PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between jack maidison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Kerestes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). maidison comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park In the End . On his way into the cage it seems that jack maidison has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily jack maidison seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

maidison
vs
Kerestes

182 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
154 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jack maidison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riley Kerestes!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerestes throws a head kick that misses.
maidison loads up on a big right hand but Kerestes slips the punch.
maidison blocks a jab.
Kerestes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by maidison.
A big left from Kerestes misses.
maidison fails to land the takedown.
Kerestes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kerestes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by maidison.
Kerestes throws a body punch but maidison moves out of range.
Kerestes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kerestes!
Oooh a lovely combination from Kerestes sends maidison down but not out. Kerestes dives into side control looking to finish.

maidison is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerestes working the body and head with strikes.
Oh maidison is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
maidison tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Kerestes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
maidison seems to have got his legs back now.
maidison is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maidison sneaks back into half guard.
maidison is looking to control Kerestes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can maidison avoid being mounted?
Kerestes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kerestes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. maidison defending well though.
Kerestes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
maidison is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kerestes in particular looking to stall.
maidison gets back to full guard.
maidison wants to sweep here but Kerestes controlling him for the moment.

That's two 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.
Kerestes is working maidison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kerestes stays in close to maidison's body and controls the position.
Kerestes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kerestes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Kerestes is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. maidison is trying to escape and Kerestes transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and maidison is forced to tap! Nice work there by Kerestes! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Riley Kerestes!