PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Maples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Kaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Maples looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Maples
vs
Kaine

195 cm
26
255 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

197 cm
25
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Maples!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axel Kaine!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maples tries to clinch

and Kaine counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Maples looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Kaine seems to be working for a kimura but Maples defends the submission attempt.

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

Kaine is looking for a kimura but Maples is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kaine to get the leverage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaine wants to control but Maples is keeping him busy.
Maples knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kaine on the ground.

Kaine 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. Maples tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kaine!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Axel Kaine!