PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Champion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Maake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Champion
vs
Maake

188 cm
27
187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
24
180 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Champion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cedric Maake!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maake.
Champion slips a jab from Maake.
Champion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maake throws out the jab.
Champion throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maake throws a hook but Champion avoids it easily.
Maake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Champion.
Maake swinging wildly here.
Maake throws a big shot that misses.
Maake throws a hook but Champion blocks it.
Maake misses with a straight left.
Maake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Champion manages to avoid it.
Champion moves out of range of the strikes.
Maake cracks Champion with a good jab.
Nice shot by Maake.
A leg kick checked by Maake.
A slow jab from Maake misses its intended target.
A big left from Maake misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maake takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Champion tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Champion feints a jab promting Maake to slip. Champion then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maake slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake blocks a head kick by Champion.
Maake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Champion moves out of range of the strikes.
Champion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maake.
Champion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maake needs to keep his hands up - Champion had a free shot at his head there.
Champion throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maake.
Champion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Champion defending well as Maake loads up on a big left hand.
Maake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Champion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Champion looks to land a left hand but Maake moved out of range nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maake checks a leg kick.
Champion moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Champion moves out of range as Maake strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maake. Champion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Champion moves away from the strike by Maake.
Champion cracks Maake with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Champion gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Champion is rocked!

Champion instigates a clinch.
Oh Champion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maake has had enough of the clinch but Champion keeps him there for the moment.
Champion seems to have got his legs back now.
Champion putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Maake breaks the clinch.
Maake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Champion.
Champion throws a head kick that misses.

Champion closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Champion is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Champion.
Maake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Champion unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Champion using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maake lands a nice uppercut.

Champion breaks the clinch.
Champion lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champion cracks Maake with a good jab.
Maake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maake keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Maake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Champion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Champion slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Maake.
Champion slips under a jab.
Champion connects with a jab.
Champion ducks under a wild hook from Maake.
Maake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Champion takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Champion lands with a kick to the temple. Maake shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maake is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Champion tries to clinch up but Maake circles away and keeps his distance.
Champion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Champion is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Champion lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Champion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maake missing with a left hand there. Champion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maake feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Champions jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champion throws a nice looking combination but Maake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maake sizes up Champion with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Champion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Champion slips a straight right by Maake.
Champion staying out of range there.
Maake takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Champion takes one to the chin there.
Champion tries to clinch
enabling Maake to counter with a crisp jab.
Champion takes a swing at Maake's ribcage but misses.
Champion takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maake avoids a kick to the body.
Maake misses the jab.
Maake throws an overhand right that lands on Champion's shoulder, as Champion tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maake throws a jab but it's blocked by Champion.
Nice defenses there by Maake.
Maake misses with a hook.
Champion's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maake under the eye.
Maake throws a hook to the side of Champion's head but Champion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 Bob Champion will probably get the nod.
That's time! Champion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A combination from Champion does no damage.
Cedric Maake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Champion tries to bum rush Maake with a series of wild strikes but Maake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maake swats away the attempt to clinch by Champion.
Maake throws a jab but it's blocked by Champion.
Champion lands a jab.
Maake connects with a body shot that sends Champion's belly button to the back.
Champion fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Champion lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maake doesn't seem phased though.
Champion throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maake lands a jab.
Champion tries to close the distance and clinch but Maake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maake looks to land a right hand but Champion moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Champion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Champion slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Champion throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maake on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Champion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maake circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Maake.
Maake throws an overhand right that lands on Champion's shoulder, as Champion tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Champion misses its intended target.
Maake throws the left hand but Champion avoids the punch easily.

Maake sends Champion crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Maake is motioning to the referee to let Champion up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Champion.
Champion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maake misses with an uppercut.
Maake throws a hook to the side of Champion's head but Champion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Champion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Champion throws out a powerful jab.
Maake looks to throw the jab but Champion is out of range.

Champion closes the distance and pushes Maake back into the cage.
Maake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Champion pressing his opponent against the cage.
Champion putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champion lands an elbow inside.
A right hand to the body from Maake.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Champion obliges.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maake in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A short left from Maake.
Maake is trying to push Champion away but Champion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Champion prevents a body shot from Maake.
Maake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Champion is looking to control Maake's arms but Maake gets an underhook and turns him. Now Champion has his back to the cage.
Maake working aggressively here.
Maake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maake.
A right hand to the body from Maake.
Maake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maake lands with a left to the head.
Champion lands a nice knee to the body.
Maake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champion creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maake's defenses.
Maake lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Champion pushes off an throws an elbow but Maake leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Champion tries to land knees in the clinch but Maake avoids the damage to the body.
Maake avoids a wild elbow strike from Champion.
Champion tries to land knees in the clinch but Maake avoids the damage to the body.
Maake is trying to break the clinch but Champion is controlling him.
Champion tries to land knees in the clinch but Maake avoids the damage to the body.
Champion tries to land knees in the clinch but Maake avoids the damage to the body.
Champion holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Maake.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Champion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maake's brow.
Champion with a knee to the head.
Maake digs a right hand underneath Champion's ribcage. Champion let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maake is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maake throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maake.
Maake working aggressively here.
Maake managing to block the knees to the body from Champion.
Bob Champion has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maake avoids the elbow strike from Champion, against the cage.
Maake has a couple of punches blocked by Champion.
Maake is trying to push Champion away but Champion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Champion misses with an elbow over the top.
Champion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Maake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maake misses the jab.
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.
Maake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Maake misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Champion throws the left hand but Maake avoids the punch easily.
Champion darts in trying to clinch
and Maake counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Champion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cedric Maake will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Maake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Champion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maake drops Champion with a naaaaasty hook - Champion is in real trouble here! Maake dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric Maake!
After the fight, Cedric Maake was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.