PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuiskaaja Rajantakaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Makers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kuiskaaja Rajantakaa has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kuiskaaja Rajantakaa seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Rajantakaa
vs
Makers

225 cm
22
260 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

200 cm
22
275 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuiskaaja Rajantakaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Makers!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Makers misses with a wild body shot.
Makers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Makers. Those never looked like landing.
Rajantakaa walks into a jab.
Rajantakaa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Makers misses with a hook. Rajantakaa ducked under it nicely.
Rajantakaa wants to land a leg kick but Makers is out of range.
Rajantakaa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Makers swings widly with a right hand
and Rajantakaa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rajantakaa throws a front kick aimed at Makers's knee but Makers avoids it well.
Makers misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Makers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Makers throws a lazy right hand but Rajantakaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajantakaa tries a low kick but Makers avoids it.
Rajantakaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Rajantakaa.
Nice uppercut lands for Rajantakaa. That snapped Makers's head back.
Rajantakaa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rajantakaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mark Makers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rajantakaa. That one must have hurt.
Rajantakaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makers.
Makers misses with a hook to the body
and Rajantakaa counters with a nice leg kick.
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!
Rajantakaa throws a good cross that connects.
Rajantakaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Rajantakaa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rajantakaa is looking to advance position but Makers won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajantakaa is trying to control the action in half guard but Makers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rajantakaa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rajantakaa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Makers tries to kick Rajantakaa off but Rajantakaa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rajantakaa content to control rather than advance.
Makers is trying to control but can't.
Rajantakaa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Rajantakaa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Makers has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajantakaa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rajantakaa controlling the action here.
Makers is looking to improve his position.
Makers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rajantakaa.

Rajantakaa wants to work for an arm triangle but Makers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Makers is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajantakaa working the head and body with strikes.
Makers is looking for a sweep. Rajantakaa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rajantakaa is keen to just control but Makers is a slippery customer.
Makers has his hands clasped together around Rajantakaa's back. He's all about the action.
Makers won't allow Rajantakaa to pass to mount.
Rajantakaa stops Makers from getting back to his feet.
Rajantakaa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Makers knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rajantakaa wants to take a breather but Makers is having none of it.
Rajantakaa thows a huge punch but Makers dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuiskaaja Rajantakaa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rajantakaa lands a high kick!
Makers wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rajantakaa.
Rajantakaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rajantakaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some bone on bone action there as Makers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Makers throws a body punch but Rajantakaa moves out of range.
A big right from Makers misses.
Makers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rajantakaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Makers is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Makers tries to clinch there but Rajantakaa circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajantakaa thumps Makers with a low kick.
Makers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rajantakaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Makers is breathing heavily.
Rajantakaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Makers tries to clinch but Rajantakaa moves out of range.
Makers looks to score with a jab to the body but Rajantakaa is just out of range.
Makers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rajantakaa.
Rajantakaa wants to slow Makers down by chopping away at his legs.

Rajantakaa scores with a takedown into Makers's guard.
Rajantakaa won't allow Makers to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajantakaa stopping the sweep attempt from Makers.
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!
Rajantakaa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Makers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rajantakaa wants to control from the top but Makers keeps moving.
Rajantakaa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Makers can't keep his opponent in guard - Rajantakaa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kuiskaaja Rajantakaa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rajantakaa moves nicely into side control.
Rajantakaa misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajantakaa lands an elbow.
Rajantakaa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Makers is avoiding damage well.
Rajantakaa misses with the ground and pound.
Rajantakaa working away.
Rajantakaa trying to control the position but Makers is working away.
Makers keeping his opponent close.
Makers is trying to get back to his feet.
Rajantakaa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Makers is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Makers's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rajantakaa tries to score with some ground and pound. Makers controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rajantakaa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajantakaa working the head and body with strikes.
Rajantakaa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rajantakaa wants to control but Makers is keeping him busy.
Rajantakaa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rajantakaa is looking to take a break and control but Makers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Rajantakaa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ground and pound from Rajantakaa seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuiskaaja Rajantakaa dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Makers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rajantakaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left lands for Rajantakaa.
Rajantakaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rajantakaa throws a big shot that misses.
Makers tries to clinch up.
Makers tries to clinch
and Rajantakaa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Makers moves in looking to clinch but Rajantakaa pushes him off.
Rajantakaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makers throws out the jab.
Rajantakaa ducks under a wild hook from Makers.
Rajantakaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makers.
That kick from Rajantakaa tenderised Makers's leg. Makers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rajantakaa circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajantakaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kuiskaaja Rajantakaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Makers misses the shot to the body.
Rajantakaa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Makers avoids a kick to the body.
Makers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rajantakaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makers throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rajantakaa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Makers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rajantakaa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rajantakaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Makers lands with an uppercut that bounces Rajantakaa off the cage and back into range.
Makers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rajantakaa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rajantakaa throws a leg kick which misses Makers's front leg but catches the back leg as Makers tries to avoid it.
Mark Makers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makers misses with a straight right.
Rajantakaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Makers's calf.
Makers leaves Rajantakaa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Makers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makers slips under a jab from Rajantakaa.
Rajantakaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Makers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rajantakaa.
Makers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rajantakaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Makers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajantakaa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Makers avoids it really well and circles away.

Makers tries to sprawl but Rajantakaa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rajantakaa throwing shots but Makers is blocking nicely.
Rajantakaa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rajantakaa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rajantakaa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kuiskaaja Rajantakaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Makers wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajantakaa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rajantakaa wants to pass to mount but Makers is defending the position.
Rajantakaa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kuiskaaja Rajantakaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rajantakaa 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Kuiskaaja Rajantakaa!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Kuiskaaja Rajantakaa!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Kuiskaaja Rajantakaa!

Kuiskaaja Rajantakaa wins by unanimous decision!