PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khadaffy Janjalani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Maustemakkara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janjalani comes to the cage accompanied by The Final Bell. Khadaffy Janjalani had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Janjalani
vs
Maustemakkara

183 cm
24
178 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

177 cm
23
180 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Khadaffy Janjalani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Maustemakkara!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maustemakkara tries to clinch but Janjalani moves out of range.
Janjalani moves out of range of the strikes.
Maustemakkara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Janjalani.
Janjalani throws a half hearted mid kick.
Janjalani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maustemakkara.
Janjalani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maustemakkara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Janjalani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maustemakkara scores with a jab. Janjalani acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Janjalani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Janjalani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maustemakkara throws a head kick but Janjalani moves out of range.
Janjalani misses with a body kick.
Maustemakkara moves out of range of the body kick from Janjalani.
Maustemakkara throws a body kick that misses.
Maustemakkara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Janjalani counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maustemakkara tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janjalani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maustemakkara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Janjalani. That did some damage!
Janjalani blocks a head kick by Maustemakkara.
Maustemakkara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Janjalani pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maustemakkara back to the cage. Janjalani follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Maustemakkara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Janjalani misses with a body kick.
Maustemakkara looks to land a combination but Janjalani avoids it well.
Janjalani throws a body punch but Maustemakkara moves out of range.
Maustemakkara cracks Janjalani with an open hand slap.
Maustemakkara misses with a hook.
Maustemakkara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Janjalani. Maustemakkara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Janjalani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Janjalani misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janjalani digs a good body shot into Maustemakkara's ribs.
Maustemakkara throws a hook but Janjalani blocks it.
Marcelo Maustemakkara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janjalani throws a looping overhand right but Maustemakkara ducks down to avoid it.
Janjalani jabs Maustemakkara right on the nose. Maustemakkara blinks but takes it well.
Janjalani fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A thudding body kick lands there by Maustemakkara!
Janjalani lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maustemakkara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maustemakkara blocks a leg kick.
Janjalani tries a head kick but it misses.
Maustemakkara misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Maustemakkara does no damage.
Maustemakkara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maustemakkara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Janjalani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Janjalani is looking to wear down Maustemakkara with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Janjalani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Janjalani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maustemakkara tries to bum rush Janjalani with a series of wild strikes but Janjalani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Janjalani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Janjalani catches Maustemakkara right on the button with a cross.
Janjalani takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from Janjalani does no damage.
Janjalani takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maustemakkara lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maustemakkara throws a head kick that misses.
Janjalani takes a kick to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Janjalani scores with a four punch combination!
Janjalani throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maustemakkara looks gassed!
Janjalani thows a body kick. Maustemakkara tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janjalani tries to score with a low kick but Maustemakkara moves his leg out of the way.
Maustemakkara tries to land a front kick but Janjalani steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maustemakkara looks to land a left hand but Janjalani moved out of range nicely.
Janjalani staying out of range there.
Maustemakkara looks to land a left hand but Janjalani moved out of range nicely.
Janjalani throws a head kick that misses.
Maustemakkara connects with a solid leg kick.
Janjalani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Janjalani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maustemakkara throws out the jab.
Maustemakkara misses with a looping right.
Maustemakkara throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janjalani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maustemakkara moves away.
Maustemakkara misses with a hook. Janjalani ducked under it nicely.
Janjalani takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcelo Maustemakkara will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Maustemakkara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Janjalani lands a front kick.
Maustemakkara thuds his right hand into Janjalani's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Janjalani throws a combination. Maustemakkara tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Maustemakkara lands with an overhand left.
Maustemakkara scores with a push kick.
Maustemakkara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Janjalani.
Janjalani bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maustemakkara.
Maustemakkara misses with a hook. Janjalani ducked under it nicely.
Maustemakkara blocks a head kick by Janjalani.
Maustemakkara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Janjalani throws a half hearted mid kick.
Janjalani misses with a body kick.
Janjalani lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janjalani throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Janjalani throws a head kick but Maustemakkara moves out of range.
Maustemakkara looks to throw the jab but Janjalani is out of range.
Maustemakkara thuds his shin into the meat of Janjalani's side.
Maustemakkara throws a lazy right hand but Janjalani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maustemakkara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maustemakkara takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Janjalani misses with a body kick.
Janjalani throws a low kick but Maustemakkara moves out of range easily.
Janjalani misses with an attempted mid kick.
Janjalani cracks Maustemakkara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Janjalani takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Janjalani walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janjalani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maustemakkara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maustemakkara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maustemakkara tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Janjalani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maustemakkara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maustemakkara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Janjalani works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Janjalani blocks a head kick by Maustemakkara.
Maustemakkara misses with a hook. Janjalani ducked under it nicely.
Janjalani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Janjalani.
Janjalani moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maustemakkara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maustemakkara throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janjalani ducks under a wild hook from Maustemakkara.
Maustemakkara lands a nice hook to Janjalani's body. Janjalani takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Janjalani throws a wild body kick that Maustemakkara sees coming a mile off.
Maustemakkara fails to land with a series of punches.
Donk. Maustemakkara catches Janjalani right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Janjalani finds it's way through Maustemakkara's defenses.

Maustemakkara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Maustemakkara on the inside.
Janjalani managing to block the knees to the body from Maustemakkara.
Janjalani is trying to maintain a safe position but Maustemakkara gets an underhook and turns Janjalani into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Maustemakkara misses with a knee strike.
Janjalani is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maustemakkara to keep the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janjalani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Janjalani can't find room to land a body shot as Maustemakkara controls the action.
Maustemakkara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maustemakkara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Janjalani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maustemakkara avoids it.
Maustemakkara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Janjalani has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maustemakkara scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maustemakkara throws a head punch that misses.
Janjalani goes for a takedown attempt but Maustemakkara pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Janjalani slips a jab from Maustemakkara.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janjalani is looking to land body kicks.
Janjalani will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Maustemakkara moves into range and clinches up with Janjalani.
Janjalani wants to break the clinch but can't.
Janjalani misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marcelo Maustemakkara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Janjalani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Janjalani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maustemakkara.
Janjalani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maustemakkara.
Maustemakkara throws a head kick but Janjalani moves out of range.
Maustemakkara tries to close the distance and clinch but Janjalani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Janjalani ducks under a wild hook from Maustemakkara.
Janjalani lands a glancing blow to the side of Maustemakkara's head.
Maustemakkara throws a hook to the side of Janjalani's head but Janjalani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Maustemakkara.
Janjalani misses with a body shot.
Maustemakkara misses with a head kick.
Janjalani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Janjalani throws a sloppy head kick and Maustemakkara moves out of range easily.
Maustemakkara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Janjalani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maustemakkara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maustemakkara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Janjalani throws a sloppy head kick and Maustemakkara moves out of range easily.
Khadaffy Janjalani is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Maustemakkara misses.
Janjalani with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maustemakkara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maustemakkara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maustemakkara throws a lazy head kick
enabling Janjalani to counter with a crisp jab.
Janjalani lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Maustemakkara can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Janjalani and Maustemakkara drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Janjalani.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khadaffy Janjalani!
After winning the bout, Khadaffy Janjalani thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.