PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Money May (ranked 3654 p4p, 3763 weight class) and Blazej Maleszewski (ranked 252 p4p, 255 weight class). Blazej Maleszewski has the eye of the tiger tonight.

May
vs
Maleszewski

170 cm
25
140
2 - 2 - 0

173 cm
25
131
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 The Island, Money May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blazej Maleszewski!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May tries to clinch but Maleszewski moves out of range.
Maleszewski throws a big shot that misses.
Maleszewski misses with a left hand
and May counters with a left to the body.
May definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
May swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maleszewski throws a low kick but May moves out of range easily.
Maleszewski throws a leg kick but May moved away.
Maleszewski slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for May.
Maleszewski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from May.
Maleszewski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
May tries to clinch but Maleszewski is having none of it.
Maleszewski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maleszewski throws the left hand but May avoids the punch easily.
May checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May ducks under a wild hook from Maleszewski.
Blazej Maleszewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
May fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maleszewski manages to avoid it.
Maleszewski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
May doesn't manage to clinch there - Maleszewski circles away.
Maleszewski throws a shot from downtown. May moves away and avoids it.
May misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maleszewski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming May to the mat! May manages to get full guard.
Maleszewski landing with the ground and pound.
Maleszewski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
May keeping moving, preventing Maleszewski from controlling successfully.
Maleszewski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maleszewski throws a big right hand that misses.
Maleszewski throws a big right hand that misses.
Maleszewski passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Maleszewski has hold of May's arm. He's looking for a kimura. May seems comfortable defending it but Maleszewski has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! May is real pain and he's forced to tap out! May is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Maleszewski couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blazej Maleszewski!