PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry Maan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aoi Ichiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ichiro has chosen My Sacrifice - Creed as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Barry Maan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Barry Maan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Maan
vs
Ichiro

185 cm
20
199 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very confident

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Maan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aoi Ichiro!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichiro connects with a solid leg kick.
Ichiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ichiro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maan blocks a head kick by Ichiro.
Maan leaves Ichiro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ichiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maan moves forwards but Ichiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Ichiro has closed the distance and engaged Maan in a clinch.
Ichiro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maan is defending well for now.
Maan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ichiro has him pressed against the cage.
Ichiro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ichiro tries to pull guard but Maan holds him up against the cage and eventually Ichiro drops back down to his feet.
Barry Maan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aoi Ichiro.

Ichiro breaks the clinch.
Ichiro is looking to clinch.
Ichiro walks into a jab.
Ichiro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maan tries to avoid it but Ichiro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maan to the ground. Maan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ichiro throws a sloppy head kick and Maan moves out of range easily.
Maan lands a nice looking body shot.
Maan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ichiro's head.
Ichiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichiro tries to clinch up but Maan circles away and keeps his distance.
Ichiro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maan counters with a three punch combo that has Ichiro backing up. Ichiro nods at Maan to acknowledge the strikes.
Ichiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ichiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ichiro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Maan misses.
Donk. Maan catches Ichiro right on the button with a cross.
Ichiro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maan swivels and escapes.
Maan lands with a right hand.
Ichiro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maan counters with a nice uppercut.
Ichiro looks gassed!
Ichiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maan throws out a powerful jab.
Ichiro throws a sloppy head kick and Maan moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Maan misses
and Ichiro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ichiro just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maan tests Ichiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Ichiro is rocked!
Ichiro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ichiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Maan finish him?
Maan drops Ichiro with a huge uppercut! Ichiro drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Maan is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Maan!