PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Maczynsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maczynsky comes to the cage accompanied by Hymn. Quaid has chosen Total Recall as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Maczynsky
vs
Quaid

201 cm
27
232 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

186 cm
29
260 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent
FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

SP Ultimate Nutrition
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Maczynsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Douglas Quaid!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maczynsky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quaid's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quaid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maczynsky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quaid in his tracks.
Quaid 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.
Maczynsky does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maczynsky throws a body kick that misses.
Maczynsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maczynsky explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maczynsky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quaid's calf.
A head kick from Maczynsky lands but Quaid takes it in his stride.
Quaid takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maczynsky jabs Quaid right on the nose. Quaid blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quaid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maczynsky is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice body punch from Quaid.
Maczynsky slips a straight right by Quaid.
Quaid blocks a head kick by Maczynsky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maczynsky feints and then cracks Quaid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quaid down.
Maczynsky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quaid misses with an uppercut. Maczynsky saw that one coming.
Maczynsky lands a nice looking body kick.
Quaid throws a hook to the side of Maczynsky's head but Maczynsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quaid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maczynsky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maczynsky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maczynsky misses with a leg kick

so Quaid counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Quaid being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quaid with a flurry of punches that miss.
Quaid stands and throws Maczynsky's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maczynsky is trying to get back to half guard.
Maczynsky dodges the ground and pound from Quaid.
Quaid in side control lands a decent elbow.
Maczynsky can't do much from the bottom here.
Quaid throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Quaid crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maczynsky keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maczynsky can't do much from the bottom here.
Quaid tries to advance to mount but Maczynsky denies him.
Quaid in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Quaid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maczynsky throws out the jab.
Quaid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maczynsky misses with a leg kick
and Quaid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maczynsky throws a low kick, looking for Quaid's leg but Quaid calmly moves out of range.
Maczynsky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Quaid tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maczynsky sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quaid somewhat.
Mike Maczynsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maczynsky tries a low kick but Quaid avoids it.
Quaid wants to counter with a clinch but Maczynsky pushes him away.
Maczynsky cracks the inside of Quaid's front leg.
Maczynsky misses with a low kick as Quaid jumps back.
Quaid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maczynsky misses with a left hand

and Quaid counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Quaid.
Quaid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maczynsky keeping full guard, as Quaid tries to pass.
Quaid advances position into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quaid controls the position from side control.
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 Mike Maczynsky will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Maczynsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quaid. That did some damage!
Good work by Quaid as he checks the leg kick.
Quaid takes a kick to the side of the head.
Maczynsky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Quaid takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Quaid misses with a hook.
Maczynsky misses with a head kick.
Quaid throws out a counter right but Maczynsky avoids it with no problem.
It looks like Maczynsky has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Mike Maczynsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maczynsky lands an overhand right.
Maczynsky wants to land a leg kick but Quaid is out of range.
Maczynsky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quaid can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maczynsky moves out of range as Quaid strikes.
Maczynsky throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Maczynsky.
Mike Maczynsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Quaid checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maczynsky pushes Quaid away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maczynsky scores with a hook to the body. Quaid takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maczynsky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Quaid looks to score with a jab to the body but Maczynsky is just out of range.
Maczynsky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maczynsky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maczynsky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Quaid checks a leg kick nicely.
Quaid checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Quaid tries to counter by closing the distance.
Maczynsky throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Quaid's head.
Quaid checks a leg kick.
Maczynsky takes one to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maczynsky.
Maczynsky tried to score with a low kick but Quaid checks it.
Quaid lands with an uppercut that bounces Maczynsky off the cage and back into range.
Quaid 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quaid punishes Maczynsky's body with a nice straight punch.

Quaid fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maczynsky sprawls well initially but Quaid persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maczynsky manages to get to full guard.
Maczynsky has his hands on Quaid's head, controlling the position.
Quaid throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quaid makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Quaid looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quaid accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Douglas Quaid has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Quaid won't allow Maczynsky to sweep him here.
Maczynsky controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Maczynsky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Quaid walks into a left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maczynsky.
Quaid looks to throw the jab but Maczynsky is out of range.
Maczynsky scores with a head kick.
Quaid's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quaid lands a jab to the head.
Maczynsky does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maczynsky throws a lazy head kick
and Quaid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maczynsky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maczynsky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid slips under a jab from Maczynsky.
Maczynsky throws a looping overhand right but Quaid ducks down to avoid it.
Maczynsky has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maczynsky there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maczynsky throws a head kick but Quaid moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Maczynsky.
Maczynsky sets himself, and Quaid steps forward looking for the clinch! Maczynsky avoids it this time.
A big left from Quaid misses.
Quaid connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maczynsky's hands.
Maczynsky misses with a low kick.
Maczynsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quaid looks to throw the jab but Maczynsky is out of range.
Maczynsky throws a jab when Quaid was well out of range.
Quaid lands a body shot.
Quaid avoids the head kick by Maczynsky.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quaid! But no joy.

Quaid pushes Maczynsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Maczynsky can't break the clinch.
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 Mike Maczynsky will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Quaid moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Quaid checks the leg kick.
Maczynsky throws a leg kick but Quaid moved away.
Quaid with the counter takedown but Maczynsky avoids it easily.
Quaid misses with a hook. Maczynsky ducked under it nicely.
Maczynsky throws a leg kick but Quaid moved away.
Maczynsky misses with a low kick.
Maczynsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Quaid changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Maczynsky clobbers Quaid with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Quaid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Quaid lands a jab.
Maczynsky throws a head kick but Quaid moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maczynsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quaid.
A low kick from Maczynsky misses
and Quaid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quaid digs a good hook to Maczynsky's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maczynsky moves away from the strike by Quaid.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quaid scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maczynsky throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Quaid was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Quaid instigates a clinch.
Maczynsky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maczynsky blocks a body shot from Quaid.
Quaid lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maczynsky tries to break the clinch but Quaid is controlling the position.
Quaid struggles to land a body shot inside as Maczynsky controls his hands.
Maczynsky tries to break the clinch but Quaid is controlling the position.
Quaid is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Quaid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maczynskys head.
Quaid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maczynsky backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quaid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Douglas Quaid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maczynsky's elbow.
Quaid can't find room to land a body shot as Maczynsky controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Quaid can't find room to land a body shot as Maczynsky controls the action.
Maczynsky has had enough of the clinch but Quaid keeps him there for the moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Quaid.
Quaid cracks Maczynsky with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Quaid.
Maczynsky wants to get back to striking at distance but Quaid won't allow it.
Quaid unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Maczynsky! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Quaid is unloading with more strikes now! Maczynsky drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Douglas Quaid!
Post fight, Douglas Quaid stared into the camera and said 'Ho ho ho! Some Christmas whooping!'.