PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amin Asikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Maake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Asikainen
vs
Maake

182 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Hardcore Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amin Asikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cedric Maake!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asikainen wants to land a leg kick but Maake is out of range.
Asikainen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Asikainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Asikainen ducks under a wild hook from Maake.
Sloppy strikes from Asikainen. Those never looked like landing.
Asikainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Asikainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Maake misses.
Maake dips to his left and cracks Asikainen with an uppercut!
Asikainen defending well as Maake loads up on a big left hand.
Asikainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asikainen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice straight punches there by Maake. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Asikainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maake misses with an uppercut
and Asikainen counters with a two punch combo.
Asikainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asikainen is looking to clinch.
Maake slips a jab and a cross from Asikainen.
Amin Asikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asikainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Asikainen scores with a three punch combo!
Maake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asikainen moves away.
Asikainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Asikainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Asikainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maake.
Asikainen misses with a wild combination.
Asikainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Asikainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maake lands with a cross.
Maake scores with a hook.

Asikainen is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maake loads up on a big right hand but Asikainen slips the punch.
Oh Asikainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asikainen scores with a one two! Maake had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Asikainen seems to have got his legs back now.
Asikainen is breathing heavily.
Asikainen ducks under a wild hook from Maake.
A slow jab from Maake misses its intended target.
Maake throws a shot from downtown. Asikainen moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Maake. Those never looked like landing.
Asikainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maake.
A big left from Maake misses.
Asikainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Maake.
Maake cracks Asikainen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Asikainen misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Maake.
Asikainen is looking to clinch.
Maake cracks a nice hook into Asikainen's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asikainen slips a jab from Maake.
Maake misses with an uppercut. Asikainen saw that one coming.
Asikainen misses with a two punch combination.
Asikainen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maake scores with a hook to the body. Asikainen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maake clobbers Asikainen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maake lands with a good body shot.
Asikainen defending well as Maake loads up on a big left hand.
Maake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Asikainen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

Maake drops Asikainen with a beautiful combination! Asikainen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Maake is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Maake misses its intended target.
Maake cracks Asikainen with a hook to the temple - Asikainen is on wobbly legs here! Maake swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Asikainen falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Maake wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cedric Maake!
Our winner, Cedric Maake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.