PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Scott
vs
Alavaara

185 cm
22
178 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

188 cm
28
180 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Scott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Alavaara!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alavaara throws a combination that misses
and Scott counters with a good, hard body kick but Alavaara shrugs it off.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scott lands a high kick!
Scott misses with a body shot.
Scott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alavaara throws a leg kick but Scott sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Scott stuns Alavaara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A low kick from Scott misses
and Alavaara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
Alavaara catches Scott with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alavaara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alavaara lands a jab to the nose.
Alavaara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alavaara tries to bum rush Scott with a series of wild strikes but Scott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scott misses with a low kick as Alavaara jumps back.
Alavaara throws a lazy body kick
and Scott counters with a nice uppercut.
Scott checks a low kick from Alavaara.
Alavaara throws a chopping leg kick but Scott manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara misses with a head kick.
Alavaara checks a leg kick nicely.
Alavaara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A lazy left from Scott finds it's target.
Scott tries to clinch
and Alavaara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scott misses with a leg kick.
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
Alavaara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alavaara manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Scott misses
and Alavaara counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scott. That's going to slow Alavaara down.
Alavaara avoids the body shot from Scott.
Mauri Alavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Alavaara moves out of range as Scott strikes.
Scott lands a glancing blow to the side of Alavaara's head.
Alavaara misses with a low kick.
Scott swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alavaara counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alavaara misses with a leg kick
and Scott makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Scott feints and then cracks Alavaara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alavaara down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alavaara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alavaara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Scott is able to avoid easily.
A low kick from Alavaara misses
and Scott counters with an outside leg kick.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Scott connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Scott throws a lazy uppercut
and Alavaara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Scott dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Scott throws a leg kick which misses Alavaara's front leg but catches the back leg as Alavaara tries to avoid it.
Scott looks to land a right hand but Alavaara moved out of range.
Alavaara misses with a two punch combination.
Alavaara misses with a kick to the body
and Scott counters with a nice body kick.
Alavaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott thows a body shot but no joy.
Alavaara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alavaara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
Scott lands a leg kick that knocks Alavaara off balance momentarily.
Scott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alavaara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara misses with a body shot
and Scott counters with a nice uppercut.
Maximus Scott is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the body from Alavaara misses
and Scott counters with an outside leg kick.
Alavaara slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Alavaara connects with a high kick.
Alavaara just misses with a punch to the body.
Alavaara lands a nice looking body kick.
The fighters circling - Scott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alavaara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alavaara counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott tried to score with a low kick but Alavaara checks it.
Alavaara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Scott rather than just go for the knockout.
Scott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Scott moves out of range of the body kick from Alavaara.
Alavaara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott throws a head kick that misses
and Alavaara counters with a left to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Scott.
Alavaara avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alavaara counters with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Alavaara misses
and Scott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scott lands a head kick. Alavaara smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alavaara throws a series of punches but Scott avoids them all with ease.
Scott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alavaara.
Scott misses with a shot to the body
and Scott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alavaara throws a nice looking combination but Scott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and Alavaara moves out of range easily.
Alavaara is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott slips under a jab from Alavaara.
Alavaara defending well as Scott loads up on a big left hand.
Alavaara throws a hook to the side of Scott's head but Scott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scott throws a leg kick
and Alavaara counters with a nice body shot.
Scott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scott misses with a hook to the body
and Alavaara counters with a left to the body.
Alavaara lands with an uppercut that bounces Scott off the cage and back into rage.
Scott throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alavaara scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Scott dominated that second 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.

Alavaara lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Scott backs up against the cage.
A low kick from Scott is predictable there
and Alavaara counters with a right hand to the body.
Scott scoring well with a low kick there.
A big left from Alavaara misses.
Scott throws a sloppy body shot
and Alavaara counters with a good low kick that Scott was not able to check.
Alavaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alavaara throws the kick towards the body but Scott avoids it.
Scott throws a shot from downtown. Alavaara moves away and avoids it.
Scott lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alavaara's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scott momentarily.

Scott throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Alavaara tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Scott is in Alavaara's guard.
Scott slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Alavaara controls Scott momentarily but Scott frees himself.
Alavaara can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Scott controls the pace.
Alavaara controls Scott momentarily but Scott frees himself.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alavaara stalks Scott and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Scott's face. Scott staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a leg kick that knocks Alavaara off balance momentarily.
Alavaara throws a lazy uppercut
and Scott makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Scott.
Scott throws a leg kick
and Alavaara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alavaara throws a sloppy body shot
and Scott counters with a nice body shot.
Alavaara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Scott counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Scott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alavaara.
A telegraphed right hand from Alavaara misses the target.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara lands a slapping body shot.
Alavaara misses with a hook
and Scott counters with a left to the body.
Scott throws a lazy head kick
and Alavaara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alavaara throws a combination that misses
and Scott counters with a low kick, right behind Alavaara 's knee.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alavaara moves away.
Alavaara punishes Scott's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot by Scott.
Alavaara feints and then cracks Scott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scott down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alavaara. That's going to slow Scott down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alavaara checks a leg kick.
Alavaara cracks Scott with an open hand slap.
Scott attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Scott loads up on a big right hand but Alavaara slips the punch.
A low kick from Scott is predictable there
and Alavaara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alavaara misses with a jab to the body
and Scott counters with a solid body kick.
Alavaara scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Scott finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Scott clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Scott misses with a kick to the body
and Alavaara counters with a body kick.
Scott throws a wild body kick that Alavaara sees coming a mile off.
Scott swings for the body but Alavaara moves out of range.
Scott throws a leg kick but Alavaara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alavaara.
A low kick from Scott misses
and Alavaara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott takes a swing at Alavaara's ribcage but misses.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Scott - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara cracks a nice hook into Scott's ribs.
Scott throws a leg kick that misses.
Scott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alavaara doesn't seem bothered though.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Scott misses with a shot to the body
and Alavaara counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Alavaara misses
and Scott counters with an outside leg kick.
Alavaara avoids the head kick by Scott.
Alavaara misses with a right hand
and Scott counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alavaara's knee momentarily.
Scott stalks Alavaara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alavaara's face. Alavaara staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a jab to the body
and Alavaara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scott misses with a two punch combination.
Scott lands with a good body shot.
Scott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alavaara.
Scott tests Alavaara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and Alavaara moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alavaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Alavaara slips a jab from Scott.
Scott takes one to the chin there.
Alavaara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scott.
Scott connects with a body shot.

Alavaara gets tackled into the cage by Scott. Scott maintains the clinch.
Alavaara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scott is trying to break the clinch but Alavaara is controlling him.
Scott gets through Alavaara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alavaara pushes off an throws an elbow but Scott leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alavaara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Scott breaks the clinch.
Scott throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Scott thows a leg kick but Alavaara checks it
enabling Alavaara to counter with a crisp jab.
Scott thows a leg kick but Alavaara checks it
and Alavaara counters with a thumping low kick.
Scott misses with a low kick as Alavaara jumps back.
Scott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Scott shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Scott misses with a lunging right hand
and Alavaara counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alavaara misses with a left hand
and Scott counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Scott had his way with Mauri Alavaara in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Scott tries to land a leg kick but Alavaara saw it coming and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scott.
Alavaara slips a straight right by Scott.
Scott misses with an uppercut. Alavaara saw that one coming.
Scott checks a low kick from Alavaara.
Scott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and Alavaara moves out of range easily.
Alavaara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alavaara moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
Alavaara misses with a combination
letting Scott counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Scott.
Alavaara misses with a shot to the body
and Scott counters with a nice leg kick.
Scott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alavaara misses with a body shot
and Scott counters with a stiff right hand.
Scott fakes the leg kick and cracks Alavaara in the body.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alavaara sprawls well. Alavaara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Scott gets slowly back to his feet.
Mauri Alavaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott keeps Alavaara at a distance using the push kick.
Scott walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alavaara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Scott tried to score with a low kick but Alavaara checks it.
Alavaara avoids the head kick by Scott.
Scott looks for a takedown but Alavaara sprawls well.
Maximus Scott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scott blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a head kick but Alavaara moves out of range.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alavaara.
Scott throws a leg kick
and Alavaara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Scott swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alavaara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Scott misses with a leg kick
and Alavaara counters with a nice leg kick.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scott swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alavaara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara throws a leg kick
and Scott counters with a nice leg kick.
Scott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alavaara has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Scott.
Good leg kick by Scott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alavaara swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Scott counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Scott sitting in guard, not really doing much.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scott 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Scott!
Maximus Scott retains his welterweight title!