PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Migoy Maiza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Heleko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maiza
vs
Heleko

214 cm
25
278 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
256 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Migoy Maiza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny Heleko!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maiza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Heleko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maiza.
Maiza cracks Heleko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Heleko clinches up against the cage.
Heleko lands with a right to the head.
Heleko managing to block the knees to the body from Maiza.
Heleko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maizas head.
Heleko pushes Maiza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Heleko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Heleko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heleko.
Maiza working aggressively here.
Heleko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heleko.
Heleko lands a right hand.
Maiza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heleko avoids it.
A body shot lands from Heleko.
Maiza misses with a knee strike.
Maiza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heleko avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heleko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maiza throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maiza swings wildly with an uppercut but Heleko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heleko pushes Maiza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Heleko stalling against the cage.
Heleko lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Heleko - that landed with a thud.
Maiza is breathing heavily.
Heleko lands a hook that snaps the head of Maiza backwards.
Heleko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heleko is leaning against Maiza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Heleko.
A short body shot lands from Heleko as the two fighters clinch.
Heleko lands a hook that snaps the head of Maiza backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heleko.
A short right from Heleko on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heleko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maiza backwards.
Heleko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heleko cracks Maiza with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Heleko.
Good body shot from Heleko.
A short right from Heleko.
Heleko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heleko lands a body punch.
Heleko lands a shoulder strike.

Maiza is rocked!
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Maiza pressed against the cage. Heleko frees himself up and cracks Maiza with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Maiza crumples to the floor, out cold! Heleko jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manny Heleko!