PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cas Maverick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Touko Vanhanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanhanen has chosen The Huge thirst - Hick up as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Maverick
vs
Vanhanen

194 cm
21
203 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

179 cm
21
216 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cas Maverick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Touko Vanhanen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanhanen swings for the body but Maverick moves out of range.
Maverick misses with a wild body shot.
Vanhanen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Maverick is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Maverick blocks a jab.
Maverick swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vanhanen avoids the body shot from Maverick.
Maverick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maverick looks to land a combination but Vanhanen avoids it well.
Maverick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vanhanen misses with a right hand
and Maverick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vanhanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maverick moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vanhanen. Maverick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maverick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanhanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maverick manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Maverick rushes Vanhanen and presses him up against the cage.
Maverick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maverick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maverick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maverick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maverick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vanhanen backwards.
Vanhanen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maverick smiles and moves away.
Maverick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vanhanen throws a right and a left that Maverick avoids nicely.
Vanhanen throws a shot from downtown. Maverick moves away and avoids it.
Maverick cracks Vanhanen with a good jab.
Maverick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vanhanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maverick catches Vanhanen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vanhanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maverick manages to avoid it.
Vanhanen loads up on a big right hand but Maverick slips the punch.

Maverick gets a clinch.
Vanhanen fails to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maverick tries a body shot but Vanhanen blocks it.
Maverick manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanhanen tries to pull guard but Maverick holds him up against the cage and eventually Vanhanen drops back down to his feet.
Cas Maverick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Touko Vanhanen.
Maverick scores with a shoulder strike.
Maverick cracks Vanhanen with a nice body shot.
Maverick works on Vanhanen's body with a couple of short punches.
Maverick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vanhanen.
Maverick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maverick slows down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maverick.
A shot in the inside from Maverick.
Maverick slowing the pace effectively.
Vanhanen jumps guard but Maverick turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick lands a hook that snaps the head of Vanhanen backwards.
Maverick controlling the action here for a moment.
Maverick lands with a right to the head.
Maverick controlling the action here for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vanhanen.
Maverick is pressed up against the cage. Vanhanen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maverick down to the mat. Maverick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vanhanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vanhanen misses with a wild body shot.
Vanhanen throws a right hand that misses
and Maverick counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vanhanen's knee momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maverick.
Maverick tries to close the distance and clinch but Vanhanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maverick swings for the body but Vanhanen moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maverick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vanhanen's sensitive parts.
Maverick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vanhanen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maverick throws a wild body kick that Vanhanen sees coming a mile off.
Maverick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanhanen lands the left hand.
Maverick lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vanhanen misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Vanhanen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vanhanen.
Maverick misses with a low kick.
Vanhanen throws out a loose jab but Maverick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maverick lands a body shot.
Vanhanen throws a lazy uppercut
and Maverick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vanhanen misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Maverick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vanhanen misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maverick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cas Maverick dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vanhanen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maverick throws a low kick but Vanhanen moves out of range easily.
Vanhanen misses with a hook
and Maverick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vanhanen jabs at Maverick's body.
Cas Maverick is winning the standup battle so far.
Vanhanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maverick.
Maverick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vanhanen.
Vanhanen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maverick to score with a decent uppercut.
Vanhanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maverick.
Vanhanen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maverick misses with a body shot.
Vanhanen misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maverick avoids the head kick by Vanhanen.
Maverick is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maverick slips a jab from Vanhanen.
Vanhanen misses with a hook
and Maverick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maverick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vanhanen throws out the jab.
Maverick ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick scores with a nice head shot.
Vanhanen misses with a wild body shot.
Maverick ducks under a wild hook from Vanhanen.
Maverick scores with a head kick.
Vanhanen takes one to the chin there.
Maverick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vanhanen.
Maverick cracks Vanhanen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maverick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vanhanen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Maverick lands with a kick to the ribs.

Maverick instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanhanen jumps guard but Maverick stands there with Vanhanen around his waist. Vanhanen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Maverick digs a right hand underneath Vanhanen's ribcage. Vanhanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maverick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vanhanen can do to turn this around?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maverick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maverick struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanhanen controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maverick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maverick stalling against the cage.
Maverick lands a left hand.
Maverick stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Maverick.
Maverick leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vanhanen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maverick smiles and moves away.
Vanhanen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vanhanen blocks a head kick by Maverick.
Vanhanen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Vanhanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maverick misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanhanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vanhanen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maverick connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vanhanen scrambles back to his feet.
Maverick wants to land a leg kick but Vanhanen is out of range.
A lazy left from Maverick finds it's target.

Maverick forces Vanhanen back against the cage and clinches.
Maverick lands with a light punch inside.
Maverick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vanhanen tries to pull guard but Maverick forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cas Maverick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Touko Vanhanen.
Maverick stalling the fight.
Maverick leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Maverick for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Vanhanen has a couple of punches blocked by Maverick.
Maverick lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maverick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vanhanen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maverick walks away with a smile on his face. Vanhanen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big left from Vanhanen misses.
Maverick is looking to counter with a body kick.
Maverick throws a leg kick but Vanhanen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vanhanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanhanen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vanhanen connects with a nice looking jab.
Maverick staying out of range there.
Maverick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maverick punishes Vanhanen's body with a nice straight punch.
Maverick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maverick looks to land a combination. Vanhanen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vanhanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vanhanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Vanhanen is rocked!
Maverick weaves into range and cracks Vanhanen right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Vanhanen goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Maverick is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cas Maverick!
Touko Vanhanen was interviewed post fight and said 'It wasn't my day.'.