PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barry Maldano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Style (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Maldano
vs
Style

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Bio-Tech Industries

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Maldano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Style!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Style lands a two punch combo.
Style throws a head kick that half lands.

Maldano looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Style wants to sweep but no luck.
Style throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Style not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Style keeping full guard, as Maldano tries to pass.

Maldano gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Style moves away from the strike by Maldano.
Maldano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Style.
A combination from Maldano does no damage.
Maldano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maldano avoids the head kick by Style.
Maldano blocks a head kick by Style.

Maldano fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Style sprawls well initially but Maldano persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Maldano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Style's head.
Maldano working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Maldano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Style is trying to stand back up but Maldano is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldano is thwarting Style's attempts to control the position.
Style keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maldano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maldano thows a huge punch but Style dodges it nicely.

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

Maldano shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Maldano tries to pass the half guard into mount. Style knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Maldano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
It looks like Maldano is going to stand back up.
Maldano is breathing heavily.
Style tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Style has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maldano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Style does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Style has hold of Maldano's hands but Maldano slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Maldano working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Style blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maldano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldano seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Style actively working from the bottom here.
Maldano stops Style from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Style throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Maldano scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Style taking some punishment here, with Maldano in his half guard.
Style regains full guard. Nicely done.
Style trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Style is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Maldano frees his head nicely. Oh but Style has switched to an armbar! Maldano is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tim Style!
Tim Style is the new welterweight champion!