PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demon Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solido Bato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes into the arena with Numb/Encore blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Maia
vs
Bato

183 cm
21
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demon Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Solido Bato!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bato thows a body shot but no joy.

Bato shoots in and bounces Maia off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Maia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bato gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bato missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Bato from controlling successfully.
Maia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bato trying to control the position from guard on top but Maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Maia is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bato has his hands clasped together but Maia extends an breaks Bato's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Maia.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demon Maia!