PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Woite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Metaxa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Metaxa has chosen •99• The Haunted🔫 as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Woite
vs
Metaxa

190 cm
28
223 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

185 cm
28
218 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Woite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Metaxa!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metaxa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woite.
Metaxa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Woite avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Metaxa scores with a one two! Woite had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Woite throws a sloppy head kick and Metaxa moves out of range easily.
Metaxa misses with a low kick.

Metaxa has managed to clinch.
Woite misses with a hook from the clinch.
Woite managing to block the knees to the body from Metaxa.
A head punch on the inside from Woite fails to land.
Woite struggles to land a body shot inside as Metaxa controls his hands.
Metaxa throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Metaxa.
Woite prevents a body shot from Metaxa.
Woite tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Metaxa blocks an elbow strike.
Woite misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Metaxa.
Knees to the body from Woite.
Woite lands a left hand that snaps the head of Metaxa backwards.
Metaxa told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Woite scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woite on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Woite missing with knees to the body.
Metaxa blocking some punches.
Metaxa lands an elbow that stopped Woite in his tracks for a moment.
Metaxa scores with a shot to the side of Woite's head.
Woite lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Martin Metaxa has been cut.
Woite's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Metaxa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Woite blocking some punches.
Metaxa misses with a punch to the body.
Woite comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Woite scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Metaxa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Metaxa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Woite.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Metaxa blocks an elbow strike from Woite.
Woite misses with a hook from the clinch.
Woite blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Metaxa throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa blocks an uppercut.
Metaxa struggles to land a body shot inside as Woite controls his hands.
Woite lands a hook to the side of the head.
Metaxa is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Metaxa.
Woite has Metaxa pressed against the cage.
Metaxa takes an elbow to the temple.
Metaxa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Metaxa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Woite comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Woite misses with a hook to the ribs.
Woite lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Metaxa backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Metaxa.
Woite lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Metaxa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Woite blocks a body shot from Metaxa.
Woite avoids the elbow strike from Metaxa, against the cage.
Woite working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woite blocks an elbow strike from Metaxa.
Metaxa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Metaxa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Metaxa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Metaxa blocks an elbow strike.
Woite lands an uppercut.
Metaxa blocks an elbow strike from Woite.
Woite prevents a body shot from Metaxa.
Woite pushes off an throws an elbow but Metaxa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Woite.
Metaxa misses with a punch on the inside.
Metaxa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Woite's elbow.
Knees to the body from Woite.
Woite lands a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Metaxa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woite leaning his opponent against the cage.
Metaxa lands a nice shot to the body.
Woite pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Woite.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa is leaning against Woite and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Metaxa can't find room to land a body shot as Woite controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Metaxa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woite creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Woite lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Woite as Metaxa tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Metaxa.
Metaxa misses with a body punch.
Woite lands an elbow inside that Metaxa shrugs off.
Metaxa pushes off an throws an elbow but Woite leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Woite on the inside.
Metaxa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Metaxa.
Woite fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Metaxa tries to throw a body punch but Woite avoids it by throwing Metaxa back against the cage.
Woite lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Woite.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Woite dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Metaxa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Metaxa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Metaxa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Metaxa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woite misses with a kick to the body.
Metaxa tries to clinch up.
Metaxa connects with a single shot there.

Woite is rocked!
Metaxa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Woite looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Woite stalks Metaxa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Metaxa's face. Metaxa staggers backwards, shaken.
Woite misses with a looping right.
Metaxa checks a leg kick.
Martin Metaxa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Woite.
Woite takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Metaxa lands a big right hand that sends Woite crashing to the mat! Metaxa stays standing though and waves Woite back to his feet!
Oh Woite is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marc Woite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Metaxa keeps Woite at a distance using the push kick.
Martin Metaxa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Woite finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Metaxa tries to clinch there but Woite circles away.
Woite throws a head kick that misses
and Metaxa counters with a huge right that knocks Woite out cold! Metaxa is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Martin Metaxa!
After winning the bout, Martin Metaxa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.