PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renato Klobucar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell has chosen Basket Case as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Klobucar
vs
Maxwell

165 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renato Klobucar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell misses with a body kick.
Maxwell tries to clinch but Klobucar is having none of it.
Klobucar shoots for a double leg takedown but Maxwell sprawls well. He's pushed Klobucar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maxwell with a lazy takedown attempt

and Klobucar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maxwell's guard.
Maxwell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maxwell managing to control the position.

Maxwell is looking for a triangle but Klobucar pushes his legs off easily.
Maxwell trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Klobucar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maxwell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maxwell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Klobucar wants to control from the top but Maxwell keeps moving.
Klobucar throwing strikes from guard but Maxwell blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell keeping moving, preventing Klobucar from controlling successfully.
Maxwell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klobucar is one step ahead there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Klobucar scores with a takedown into Maxwell's guard.
Klobucar tries to free his leg and advance position but Maxwell is retaining full guard.
Klobucar trying to control the position from guard on top but Maxwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klobucar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Klobucar won't allow Maxwell to get back to his feet.
Klobucar trying to control but Maxwell is working from the bottom.

Klobucar is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maxwell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maxwell has escaped and now he's on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell won't allow Klobucar to sweep him here.
Maxwell advances position into side control!
Maxwell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Klobucar keeps working.
Klobucar tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Maxwell trying to control but Klobucar is having none of it.
Klobucar is desperately trying to improve his position but Maxwell has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell landing shots from mount.
Klobucar tries to control the position but Maxwell now has his back.
Klobucar staying busy and making it hard for Maxwell to control.
Klobucar tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klobucar is keeping busy.
Klobucar wants to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Maxwell looking for the choke but no joy.
Maxwell looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Klobucar trying to control the hands but Maxwell breaks the grip.
Maxwell is trying to stick to Klobucar's back but Klobucar is turning into Maxwell. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Maxwell's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Klobucar.
Klobucar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maxwell is keeping the position for now.
Maxwell looking to control.
Maxwell keeping moving, preventing Klobucar from controlling successfully.

Klobucar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Maxwell dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Renato Klobucar will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A nice combination there by Maxwell.
Klobucar misses with a takedown

and Maxwell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Maxwell trying to control but Klobucar is working from the bottom.

Maxwell gets to his feet. Klobucar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Maxwell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Maxwell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Klobucar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Klobucar tries to lock up and control but Maxwell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maxwell wants to control the pace but Klobucar is squirming around nicely.
Maxwell controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell prevents Klobucar from getting the reversal.
Klobucar tries to improve his position but instead Maxwell has taken his back!
I really don't envy Klobucar right now.
Maxwell really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Klobucar.
Maxwell softening up his opponent with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maxwell doesn't have the hooks in and Klobucar manages to turn into his guard.
Maxwell will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Maxwell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Klobucar drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Maxwell manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Klobucar has Maxwell in his guard.
Maxwell trying to control but Klobucar is working from the bottom.
Klobucar has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Maxwell has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klobucar tries to buck Maxwell off but Maxwell is having none of it.
Maxwell lands a few punches from side control.

Maxwell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Klobucar wants to control but Maxwell postures up.
Klobucar looks to move to half guard but instead Maxwell has passed into mount! Damn!
Maxwell looking to control but Klobucar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Klobucar working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Klobucar has given up his back here.
You can see the frustration on Klobucar's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Maxwell is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Klobucar up.

Maxwell has got one arm under Klobucar's chin. This could be trouble... Klobucar trying to control the other hand but Maxwell gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Klobucar has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Juan Maxwell!