PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Maniek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex James has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

James
vs
Maniek

185 cm
34
182 lbs
23 - 27 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borys Maniek!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maniek in his tracks.

James closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - James lands in his opponent's guard.
James sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maniek's guard.
Maniek is trying to stand.
James is thwarting Maniek's attempts to control the position.

James is working for a kimura but Maniek is defending it quite comfortably.

James seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

James is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

James is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James stalling.

James looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

James is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Maniek has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. James lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from James there.
James looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

James is working for a submission of some sort.

James looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is keen to just control but Maniek is a slippery customer.

James is working for a submission of some sort.

James is looking for a kimura but Maniek is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for James to get the leverage.

James maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Maniek could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but James has cracked it and Maniek is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by James!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex James!
Post fight, an emotional Alex James said 'You know malaka, yes?'.