PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Maxis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnus Maxis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Long
vs
Maxis

208 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

163 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emerson Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Magnus Maxis!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Long gets caught flat footed, as Maxis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maxis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Long tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maxis wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
Maxis with a nice head shot there.
Long really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Maxis postures up in Long's guard and throws a big left but Long blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Maxis tries to move to mount but Long blocks the move with his legs.
Maxis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Long keeps working.
Maxis scoring with punches and elbows.
Maxis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maxis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Long keeps working.
Maxis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Maxis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Long looks to move to half guard but instead Maxis has passed into mount! Damn!

Maxis has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Long is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Magnus Maxis!