PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Maake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lang
vs
Maake

185 cm
25
183 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

178 cm
23
180 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Cyclone Nutrition Company

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clubber Lang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cedric Maake!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang moves out of range as Maake strikes.
Lang scoring well with a low kick there.
Lang lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lang throws a leg kick which misses Maake's front leg but catches the back leg as Maake tries to avoid it.
Lang slips a jab from Maake.
Maake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
A clash of legs there as Maake blocks the low kick.
Lang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Lang - just one landing.
Lang digs a good hook to Maake's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Lang as he connects with a hook.
Maake misses the jab.
Maake misses with an uppercut. Lang saw that one coming.
Lang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maake throws out the jab.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maake staying out of range there.
Lang throws a hook to the side of Maake's head but Maake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lang scores with the left hand. Maake knows he should have avoided that one.
Lang throws an overhand right that lands on Maake's shoulder, as Maake tries to avoid the shot.
Maake slips a jab and a cross from Lang.
Clubber Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lang. That's going to slow Maake down.
Lang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maake.
Lang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lang moves out of range as Maake strikes.
Maake is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lang tries to score with a low kick but Maake moves his leg out of the way.
Maake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lang throws out the jab.
Maake throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Maake scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Maake. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maake.
Lang misses with a looping right.
Maake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lang.
Maake blocks a head kick by Lang.
Lang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lang.
Lang throws the left hand but Maake avoids the punch easily.
Lang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lang throws a leg kick which misses Maake's front leg but catches the back leg as Maake tries to avoid it.
Maake throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
Lang throws a nice head kick!
Maake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Maake fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maake scores with a nice strike.
Lang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lang.
Lang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lang connects with an inside leg kick.
Lang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maake's calf.
Lang connects with a leg kick. Maake looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maake dodges the punch combination from Lang.
Maake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maake throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Maake throws a shot from downtown. Lang moves away and avoids it.
Maake on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Maake misses.
Maake might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some bone on bone action there as Maake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maake.
Lang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maake throws a jab when Lang was well out of range.
Maake throws a hook to the side of Lang's head but Lang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maake misses with a hook.
Lang throws a good cross that connects.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lang.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maake misses with a left hand
and Lang counters with a nice body kick.
Lang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Clubber Lang will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lang misses with a body kick.
Lang cracks the inside of Maake's front leg.
Maake's corner calls for a 1-2. Maake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maake misses with a lunging right hand
and Lang counters with a good low kick that Maake was not able to check.
Maake throws a jab when Lang was well out of range.
Maake misses with an uppercut

and Lang moves into the clinch.
Lang is trying to maintain a safe position but Maake gets an underhook and turns Lang into the cage.
Lang has a couple of punches blocked by Maake.

Maake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maake lands a really nice looking cross but Lang seems unphased.
Lang throws a front kick aimed at Maake's knee but Maake avoids it well.
Lang throws a push kick but Maake slaps the foot to one side.
Lang throws a lazy right hand but Maake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lang looks to land a right hand but Maake moved out of range.
Maake thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lang there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick misses from Lang.
A telegraphed right hand from Maake misses the target.
Maake throws a hook but Lang avoids it easily.
Maake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lang with a nice cross.
Lang is looking to land body kicks.
Clubber Lang is winning the standup battle so far.
Maake steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lang. That one must have hurt.
Lang moves out of range as Maake strikes.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Maake.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Maake misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maake throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Lang pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maake back to the cage. Lang follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Maake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lang.
Lang slips a straight right by Maake.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maake.
Lang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maake misses with a double jab
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maake's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lang.
Maake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lang moves away from the strike by Maake.
Lang slips a straight right by Maake.
Maake cracks Lang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lang's hands.
Maake lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Lang misses.
Maake misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
Maake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lang.
Lang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maake if he has to take too many more of those.
Lang chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lang scores with a hook to the body. Maake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maake checks a leg kick.
Maake avoids the body shot from Lang.
Maake throws an off balance right hand
and Lang finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lang scores with a jab to the body.
Lang throws a head kick that half lands.
Lang drops his hands momentarily and Maake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maake blocks a jab.
Lang throws a body kick that misses.
Lang is looking to slow Maake down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maake's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Clubber Lang will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Maake throws a hook but Lang avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lang looks to land a left hand but Maake moved out of range nicely.
Lang tries to land a leg kick but Maake saw it coming and moves away.
Maake throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lang to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lang.
Lang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lang throws a leg kick but Maake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Maake throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
Lang scores with a nice head shot.
Lang throws a shot from downtown. Maake moves away and avoids it.
Maake misses with a looping right.
Maake slips a jab from Lang.
Maake throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake walks into a stiff left hand from Lang.
Lang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maake misses with a hook
letting Lang counter with a right hand.
Lang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maake throws out the jab.
Lang throws a hook to the side of Maake's head but Maake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Maake.
Maake throws a right hand that Lang ducks under and follows up with a left that Lang also avoids with ease.
Maake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A good leg kick by Lang.
Maake misses with a left hand
and Lang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jab by Lang.
Lang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maake has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lang.
The crowd cheers as Maake lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lang doesn't seem phased though.
Maake misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maake misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang throws out a powerful jab.
Maake misses with a right hand
and Lang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maake blocks a low kick nicely.
Maake needs to keep his hands up - Lang had a free shot at his head there.
Maake moves out of range as Lang strikes.
Lang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maake has time to react.
Maake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Lang.
Lang lands a head shot.
A swing and a miss from Maake.
Lang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lang lands a two punch combo.
Maake takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lang.
Lang thows a body kick. Maake tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maake is able to avoid easily.
Lang jabs Maake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lang throws out a leg kick but Maake moves out of range and Lang only half commits.
Lang misses with a looping left.
Lang moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Lang misses.
Lang cracks Maake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maake scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lang looks to land a right hand but Maake moved out of range.
Lang cracks the inside of Maake's front leg.
A jab from Lang misses.
Maake misses with a hook
and Lang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lang.
Maake misses with a wild combination.
Lang throws the left hand but Maake avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lang.
Maake throws a shot from downtown. Lang moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clubber Lang clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lang moves away from the strike by Maake.
Maake misses with a looping right.
Lang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maake connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lang scrambles back to his feet.
Lang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maake misses with a looping right.
Maake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maake blocks a head kick by Lang.
A jab from Maake misses.
Maake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maake throws a big shot that misses.
Good work by Maake as he checks the leg kick.
Lang staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake lunges at Lang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lang's hand.
Lang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lang throws a head kick but Maake moves out of range.
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maake misses with a straight left.
Maake misses with a straight left.
Maake scores with a punch to the head.
Jab from Lang.
Maake slips a straight right by Lang.
Lang misses with a low kick as Maake jumps back.
Lang looks to land a left hand but Maake moved out of range nicely.
Lang throws a shot from downtown. Maake moves away and avoids it.
Lang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, jab by Lang - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maake scores with a sloppy right hand. Lang should have avoided that one.
Lang loads up on a big right hand but Maake slips the punch.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Maake.
Maake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maake walks into a stiff left hand from Lang.
Lang slips under a jab.
Lang tries to work over Maake's front leg with a kick but Maake checks it.
Lang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands a body shot.
Maake connects with a right hand. Lang shakes it off.
Lang staying out of range there.
Lang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Lang finds it's way through Maake's defenses.
Maake missing with a left hand there. Lang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lang slips under a jab.
A combination from Lang does no damage.
Lang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Maake misses.
Lang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maake throws out the jab.
Donk. Maake catches Lang right on the button with a cross.
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Lang. Beautiful body shot.
Maake misses with a looping left.
Maake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lang. Lang obviously looking to wear him down.
Lang lands a leg kick that knocks Maake off balance momentarily.
Maake throws a poor cross that misses

and Lang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maake stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lang wants to stall.

Maake manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clubber Lang had his way with Cedric Maake in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Maake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lang.
Maake throws a jab when Lang was well out of range.
A big left from Lang misses.
Maake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lang.
Lang connects with a leg kick. Maake looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maake lands a nice shot that snaps Lang's head back.
Maake throws a right hand that misses
enabling Lang to counter with a crisp jab.
Maake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lang counters with a leg kick.
Lang tries to bum rush Maake with a series of wild strikes but Maake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maake looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
Lang scoring well with a low kick there.
Maake throws a series of punches but Lang moves out of range.
Lang misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake cracks Lang with a good jab.
Maake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lang moves out of range as Maake strikes.
Maake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lang.
Lang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lang misses with a low kick.
Lang throws a body punch but Maake moves out of range.
Lang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maake if he has to take too many more of those.
Lang looks to land a left hand but Maake moved out of range nicely.
Maake throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Maake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lang, right into the meat.
Cedric Maake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Maake takes one to the side of the head.
Maake misses with a right hand

and Lang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maake backwards.
Lang has Maake pressed against the cage, preventing Maake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lang throws a head punch that misses.
Lang connects with a knee to the head.
Maake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maake lands with a right to the head.
Lang has Maake pressed against the cage, preventing Maake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lang is trying to maintain a safe position but Maake gets an underhook and turns Lang into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lang obliges.

Maake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Maake misses the target.
Lang throws a shot to the body.
Lang connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab from Maake.
Lang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maake misses with a hook
and Lang counters with a low kick, right behind Maake 's knee.
Maake throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Lang thuds his right hand into Maake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
Lang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maake misses with a lunging right hand
and Lang counters with a good low kick that Maake was not able to check.
Lang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lang. Lang obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maake misses with a hook
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang throws a lazy right hand but Maake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maake just misses with a punch to the body.
Maake throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
A cross from Maake lands.
Lang blocks a jab.
Donk. Lang catches Maake right on the button with a cross.
Lang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donk. Lang catches Maake right on the button with a cross.
Maake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Lang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:45
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clubber Lang!
Clubber Lang retains his welterweight title!