PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mr Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Maignon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Maignon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jobber
vs
Maignon

150 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 18 - 0

180 cm
23
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Jobber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Maignon!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jobber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Maignon gets the takedown into side control.

Maignon decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jobber wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jobber.
Maignon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jobber could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jobber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Maignon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jobber looks to clinch
and Maignon counters with an outside leg kick.

Maignon forces Jobber back against the cage and clinches.
Jobber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jobber misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jobber.
Jobber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Maignon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jobber uses from the top position.
Jobber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maignon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber thows a big elbow that misses.

Jobber has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Maignon to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Jobber is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Maignon pulls down on the head and he's put Jobber to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Josh Maignon!