PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onnixx Guftasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Maes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leon Maes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Guftasson
vs
Maes

195 cm
24
211 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Onnixx Guftasson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon Maes!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maes scores with a jab. Guftasson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Guftasson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guftasson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Guftasson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Guftasson shoots and misses
and Maes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guftasson walks into a jab.
Maes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Guftasson misses with a left hand
and Maes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guftasson circles away quickly and effectively.
Maes throws a series of punches but Guftasson moves out of range.
Maes throws a right and a left that Guftasson avoids nicely.
Guftasson throws a sloppy head kick
and Maes counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guftasson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guftasson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Guftasson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Guftasson misses with a head kick.
Maes scores with a decent looking hook.
Maes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maes scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Guftasson.
Guftasson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maes misses with a two punch combination.
Maes fails to land with a series of punches.
Guftasson tries for a takedown but Maes circles away easily
and Maes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Onnixx Guftasson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guftasson is breathing heavily.
Guftasson swings widly with a right hand
and Maes counters with a one-two to the body.

It looks like Onnixx Guftasson has been cut.
Maes connects with an inside leg kick.
Guftasson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maes lands a nice shot that snaps Guftasson's head back.
Maes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Maes lands a jab to Guftasson's midsection.
Onnixx Guftasson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guftasson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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!
Guftasson misses with a head kick.
Maes misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guftasson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Guftasson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Some wild striking there from Maes.
Maes thumps Guftasson with a low kick.
Maes throws a series of punches but Guftasson moves out of range.
Maes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Guftasson.
A combination from Maes does no damage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Guftasson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Guftasson throws a sloppy head kick and Maes moves out of range easily.
Maes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice body punch from Maes.
Maes stalks Guftasson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Guftasson's face. Guftasson staggers backwards, shaken.
Maes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Guftasson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Guftasson does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maes.
Maes with a hook.

Guftasson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Maes!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Maes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Guftasson looking to control but Maes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Guftasson looking to ground and pound but Maes is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maes regains half guard.
Guftasson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maes is trying to stand back up but Guftasson is controlling him
Maes is trying to get back to full guard.
Guftasson is trying to control. Maes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Maes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Guftasson pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Guftasson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Guftasson's back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maes is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Maes thows a strike but Guftasson uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Guftasson as he ends up in Maes 's guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Maes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Onnixx Guftasson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Maes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guftasson throws out the jab.
Maes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Maes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Guftasson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maes swivels and escapes.
Guftasson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Guftasson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maes as he jumps to the side.
Guftasson fails with the takedown
and Maes counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Onnixx Guftasson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maes cracks a nice hook into Guftasson's ribs.
Maes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Maes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guftasson tries a head kick but it misses.
Maes swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Maes both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guftasson shoots in but Maes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Guftasson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Guftasson back to the cage. Maes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Maes feints a jab promting Guftasson to slip. Maes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Guftasson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Maes.
Maes throws a right and a left that Guftasson avoids nicely.
A lazy left from Maes finds it's target.
Maes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Guftassons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maes pushes Guftasson away with a front kick.
Guftasson fails with the takedown
and Maes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maes lands a body shot.
Maes throws a combination. Guftasson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guftasson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maes as he avoids it easily.
Maes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Guftasson throws a combination that misses
and Maes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maes with a hook.
Guftasson fails with the takedown.
Guftasson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maes!
Maes throws a right and a left that Guftasson avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Maes as Guftasson shoots in.
Guftasson walks into a stiff left hand from Maes.
Maes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guftasson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Guftasson swings for the body but Maes moves out of range.
Maes is working the combinations to good effect here.
Guftasson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maes cracks Guftasson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maes scores with a one two! Guftasson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Guftasson shoots in for a takedown but Maes shows good takedown defense.
Leon Maes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maes works over Guftasson's head and body with a nice combination.
Horrible takedown by Guftasson or perhaps it was just good defense by Maes which made him look bad.
Guftasson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Guftasson fails with the takedown
and Maes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guftasson slips a jab and a cross from Maes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guftasson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guftasson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maes throws a right and a left that Guftasson avoids nicely.
Guftasson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maes sprawls well. Maes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Guftasson gets slowly back to his feet.
Maes cracks Guftasson with an open hand slap.
Guftasson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maes's head backwards.
Guftasson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maes lands with a nice combination. Guftasson backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maes lands a leg kick that knocks Guftasson off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guftasson. Maes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guftasson's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Maes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Onnixx Guftasson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Maes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maes throws out a powerful jab.
Maes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Guftasson throws a lazy head kick
and Maes counters with a straight right hand.
Guftasson moves out of range of the leg kick from Maes.
Maes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Maes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Guftasson throws a jab but it's blocked by Maes.
Leon Maes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guftasson shoots in for a takedown but Maes shows good takedown defense.
Guftasson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Guftasson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Guftasson.
Nice cross by Maes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maes lands with a hook. Guftasson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maes throws out a powerful jab.
Maes scores with a nice right hand.
Guftasson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Onnixx Guftasson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guftasson.
A right-left combo lands from Maes.
Maes lands a jab-cross combination.
Maes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Guftasson misses with a head kick.
Guftasson shoots and misses
and Maes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maes duly obliges.
Guftasson misses with a takedown
and Maes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Guftasson. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guftasson walks into a stiff left hand from Maes.
Guftasson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maes as he jumps to the side.
A right-left combo lands from Maes.
Guftasson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maes.
Onnixx Guftasson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leon Maes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Guftasson throws a head kick that misses
and Maes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Guftasson back to the cage. Maes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Guftasson lands a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guftasson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danga de danga de dang - Maes scores with a four punch combination!
Guftasson scores with a punch to the head.
Maes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guftasson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Maes both land. Nice combination.
Guftasson shoots in for a takedown but Maes shows good takedown defense.
Maes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maes leaves Guftasson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Maes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Guftasson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maes sprawls well. Maes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Guftasson gets slowly back to his feet.
Guftasson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guftasson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Guftasson scrambles back to his feet.
Maes misses with the combination.

Guftasson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Maes is trying to stand up here but Guftasson is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maes wants to stand back up but Guftasson manages to pass into side control.
Maes takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Guftasson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Guftasson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Maes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Maes!
Leon Maes thanked the fans post fight for their support.