PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cory Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fatih Tekke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cory Maia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Maia
vs
Tekke

189 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cory Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fatih Tekke!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Maia.
A swing and a miss from Tekke.
Maia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tekke looks to land a right hand but Maia moved out of range.
Tekke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tekke throws a jab but it's blocked by Maia.
Maia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maia staying out of range there.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch but Tekke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Maia.
Tekke is looking to clinch.
Maia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tekke.
Maia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maia wants to clinch up but Tekke keeps it at a distance.
Maia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tekke misses with a straight right.
Maia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tekke's head.
Tekke throws a jab but it's blocked by Maia.
Tekke looks to land a left hand but Maia moved out of range nicely.
Maia lands with a hook. Tekke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maia stalks Tekke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tekke's face. Tekke staggers backwards, shaken.
Tekke misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tekke.
Maia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tekke.
Maia throws a sloppy head kick and Tekke moves out of range easily.
Maia throws a right and a left that Tekke avoids nicely.
Tekke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maia throws a head kick that misses.
Maia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tekke.
Maia's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Maia duly obliges.
A telegraphed right hand from Tekke misses the target.
Tekke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tekke throws a shot from downtown. Maia moves away and avoids it.
Maia connects with a crisp jab.
Tekke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maia finds it's way round the side to connect with Tekke's head.
Maia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tekke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maia throws the kick towards the body but Tekke avoids it.
Maia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tekke.
A lazy left from Tekke finds it's target.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tekke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tekke throws an overhand right that lands on Maia's shoulder, as Maia tries to avoid the shot.
Tekke scores with a sloppy right hand. Maia should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tekke throws the left hand but Maia avoids the punch easily.
Maia lands with an overhand left.
Maia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Maia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tekke throws a looping overhand right but Maia ducks down to avoid it.
Maia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Maia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maia lunges at Tekke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tekke's hand.
Maia throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Tekke misses.
Maia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tekke throws a shot from downtown. Maia moves away and avoids it.
Maia thuds his right hand into Tekke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tekke jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Tekke tries to keep at a distance but Maia has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tekke can't break the clinch.
Maia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tekke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maia.
Tekke is trying to break free.
Tekke can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tekke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maia has him pressed against the cage.
Maia landing knees to the head.
Maia keeps control of Tekke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tekke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tekke or not.
Tekke wants to get back to striking at distance but Maia won't allow it.
Tekke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tekke wants to break free but Maia has control.
Tekke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tekke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tekke takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Fatih Tekke has been cut.
Tekke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tekke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tekke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tekke wants to get back to striking at distance but Maia won't allow it.
Tekke tries to break the clinch but Maia is controlling the position.
A right hand to the body from Maia.
Maia lands a nice shot to the body.
Maia prevents Tekke from breaking the clinch.
Tekke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tekke is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tekke is looking to break free of the clinch but Maia has double underhooks.
Maia keeps control of Tekke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tekke looks gassed!
Maia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tekke wants to break free but Maia has control.
Tekke wants to get back to striking at distance but Maia won't allow it.
Maia landing knees to the body.
Maia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maia.
A right hand to the body from Maia.
Maia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tekke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maia has him pressed against the cage.
Tekke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tekke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maia prevents Tekke from breaking the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Maia lands with a left to the head.
Tekke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Maia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cory Maia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fatih Tekke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

An inside leg kick lands from Maia.
Tekke throws a hook to the side of Maia's head but Maia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maia moves out of range as Tekke strikes.
Tekke is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maia.
Cory Maia is winning the standup battle so far.
Tekke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tekke in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Maia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tekke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters circling a little - Maia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Maia lands with a straight right. Tekke didn't see that one coming.
Maia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maia tries to clinch but Tekke moves out of range.
Tekke looks to land a left hand but Maia moved out of range nicely.

Tekke tries to keep at a distance but Maia has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maia.

Tekke breaks the clinch.
Cory Maia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maia stalks Tekke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tekke's face. Tekke staggers backwards, shaken.
Tekke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tekke is breathing heavily.
Maia tries to clinch up.

Maia has Tekke up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Maia prevents Tekke from breaking the clinch.
Tekke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tekke wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Maia as the two fighters clinch.
Tekke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maia lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maia.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tekke is trying to break free.
Maia prevents Tekke from breaking the clinch.
Maia presses Tekke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tekke can't break the clinch.
Maia lands a nice knee to the body.
Maia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tekke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maia.
Tekke is trying to break the clinch but Maia has him pressed against the cage.
Maia with a knee to the head.
Maia lands a body punch.
Maia pressing his opponent against the cage.
Maia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tekke letting Maia take a breather here.
Tekke can't break the clinch.
Tekke wants to get back to striking at distance but Maia won't allow it.
Maia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right handed body shot lands from Maia.
Tekke is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Maia.
Maia keeps control of Tekke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maia keeps control of Tekke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Maia.
Tekke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tekke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A hook to the body from Maia.
Maia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tekke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maia with a knee to the head.
Tekke wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Maia.
Maia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tekke or not.
Maia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tekke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short body shot lands from Maia as the two fighters clinch.
Maia crunches a lovely knee into Tekke's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maia.
Maia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maia lands a hook that snaps the head of Tekke backwards.
Maia lands a right hand.
Tekke wants to get back to striking at distance but Maia won't allow it.
Maia presses Tekke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maia lands a nice shot to the body.
Maia scores a nice knee to the body.
Tekke letting Maia take a breather here.
Maia lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Maia.
Tekke tries to break the clinch but Maia is controlling the position.
Maia scores with a hook to the body.
Tekke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maia scores with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Fatih Tekke's cut even more.
Maia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Maia on the inside.

Tekke is rocked!
Tekke wants to break free but Maia has control.
Tekke is still on wobbly legs! Can Maia finish him?
Maia scores with a knee to the head.
Tekke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maia has him pressed against the cage.
Maia is leaning against Tekke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maia landing knees to the head.
Maia lands a big knee! That's hurt Tekke! Oh, he's all over the place! Maia lands another knee that sends Tekke to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cory Maia!