PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arona Blackburns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maia
vs
Blackburns

183 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
183 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 Rio de Janeiro, Demian Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arona Blackburns!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackburns fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blackburns.
Blackburns looks for a takedown but Maia sprawls well.
Maia dives in and grabs Blackburns's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blackburns pushes down on Maia's head and hops out.

Maia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Maia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Blackburns is defending against the submission attempts here by Maia.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Maia is working for a kimura but Blackburns is defending it quite comfortably.
Blackburns tries to roll over but Maia keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maia in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Blackburns tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Maia!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Demian Maia!