PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Maestre (ranked 1044 p4p, 51 weight class) and James Fusi (ranked 1692 p4p, 82 weight class). James Fusi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Maestre
vs
Fusi

225 cm
20
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

191 cm
20
276 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

RESISTANCE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Fusi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestre throws a looping overhand right but Fusi ducks down to avoid it.
Fusi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Fusi misses with a left hand
enabling Maestre to counter with a crisp jab.
Maestre misses with the combination.
Fusi misses with a looping left.
Maestre looks to land a right hand but Fusi moved out of range.
Fusi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maestre looks to land a left hand but Fusi moved out of range nicely.
Maestre misses with a looping right.
Maestre misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fusi loads up on a big right hand but Maestre slips the punch.
Fusi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maestre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maestre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maestre connects with a single shot there.
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!
Fusi moves away from the strike by Maestre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fusi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fusi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fusi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maestre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maestre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maestre tries to clinch up but Fusi circles away and keeps his distance.
Maestre misses with a hook
and Fusi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maestre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut there from Maestre.

That has opened up James Fusi's cut even more.
Maestre lands a nice hook to Fusi's body. Fusi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maestre ducks under a wild hook from Fusi.
Fusi throws a shot from downtown. Maestre moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fusi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maestre avoids the body shot from Fusi.
Maestre scores with a hook to the body. Fusi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fusi swings for the body but Maestre moves out of range.
Maestre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fusi throws a body punch but Maestre moves out of range.
Fusi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maestre moves away.
Fusi lands with a right hand.
Maestre moves out of range of the strikes.
Fusi scores with a body shot.
Fusi misses with a looping right.
Fusi throws out a loose jab but Maestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Maestre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maestre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maestre throws a combination that misses
and Fusi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fusi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fusi misses with a shot to the body
and Maestre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Maestre misses with a looping right.
Maestre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maestre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maestre throws a lazy right hand but Fusi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maestre misses with a hook. Fusi ducked under it nicely.
Fusi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fusi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

The cut above James Fusi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Maestre misses with a few strikes there.
Fusi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maestre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maestre throws a poor cross that misses
and Fusi counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.

Maestre drives through and clinches with Fusi against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Maestre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maestre lands with an uppercut that bounces Fusi off the cage and back into range.

Fusi is rocked!
Maestre cracks Fusi with a hook to the temple - Fusi is on wobbly legs here! Maestre swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Fusi falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Maestre wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Luis Maestre!
Luis Maestre retains his super heavyweight title!
A victorious Luis Maestre thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.