PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Maxwell (ranked 5716 p4p, 5665 weight class) and Arjun Bhate (ranked 349 p4p, 348 weight class). Bhate has chosen Coming Back To You as his entrance music. Arjun Bhate told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Maxwell
vs
Bhate

176 cm
20
155
2 - 5 - 0

181 cm
21
155
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arjun Bhate!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell misses with a lunging right hand
and Bhate counters with a stiff right hand.
Maxwell misses with a double jab
and Bhate counters with a nice uppercut.
Maxwell tries to clinch but Bhate moves away
and Bhate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maxwell thinking.
Maxwell swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Bhate counters with a nice right hand that sends Maxwell toppling to the canvas! Maxwell scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bhate finish him?!

Maxwell is rocked!
Maxwell is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Maxwell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh Maxwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maxwell blocks an elbow strike.
Bhate tries to land a knee to the head but Maxwell blocks with his arms.
Bhate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maxwell.

Maxwell manages to break the clinch.
Maxwell misses with a double jab
and Bhate counters with a nice body shot.
Maxwell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bhate rattles Maxwell with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Maxwell tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Bhate dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Maxwell stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Arjun Bhate!
Our winner, Arjun Bhate, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.