PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lars Christiansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pispis Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Christiansen
vs
Maya

175 cm
21
166 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
158 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lars Christiansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pispis Maya!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maya is looking to clinch.
Christiansen tries to close the distance and clinch but Maya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Christiansen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Christiansen misses with a head shot. Maya uses the momentum to regain guard.
Christiansen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Christiansen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Christiansen advances to half guard.

Christiansen is trying to work for a kimura but Maya is defending well.
Maya wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiansen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maya defending well though.
Christiansen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maya leaves Christiansen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Christiansen shoots in for a double leg but Maya sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Christiansen tries to move into range but Maya moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Lars Christiansen has been cut.
Christiansen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Christiansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christiansen is breathing heavily.
Christiansen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maya but Maya pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Christiansen tries to keep at a distance but Maya has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christiansen.
Maya lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maya misses with a punch on the inside.
Christiansen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christiansen misses with some punches.
Christiansen has a couple of punches blocked by Maya.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maya.
Maya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christiansen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christiansen throws a punch but it's blocked by Maya.
Maya working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Maya.
Maya pushes Christiansen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maya scores with a shoulder strike.
Christiansen tries to circle away but Maya has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Maya - that landed with a thud.
Christiansen misses with the head strike.
Maya lands a left hand.
Christiansen throws a head punch that misses.
Maya presses Christiansen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maya.
Maya lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Maya.
Maya working aggressively here.
Maya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Maya.
Maya misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Christiansen fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maya lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maya cracks Christiansen with a nice body shot.
Christiansen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maya pushes Christiansen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Christiansen misses with the head strike.
Maya lands a nice shot to the body.
Christiansen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Maya.
Christiansen blocks an uppercut.
Maya swings wildly with an uppercut but Christiansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maya lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Christiansen misses with a punch on the inside.
Maya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maya misses with the head strike.
Christiansen has a couple of punches blocked by Maya.
Maya throws a punch but it's blocked by Christiansen.
Maya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Christiansen swings wildly with an uppercut but Maya uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Christiansen.
Christiansen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Christiansen throws a punch but it's blocked by Maya.
A head punch on the inside from Maya fails to land.
Maya throws a punch but it's blocked by Christiansen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maya lands a body shot.
Christiansen misses with a short punch on the inside.

Christiansen pulls guard.
Maya trying to stand up but can't free himself from Christiansen's guard.

Maya stands up from Christiansen's guard - Maya perhaps looking for a knockout.
Maya looks to throw the jab but Christiansen is out of range.
Christiansen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maya but Maya pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A big right from Maya misses.

Maya has managed to clinch.
Christiansen misses with a punch on the inside.
Christiansen misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maya digs a right hand underneath Christiansen's ribcage. Christiansen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maya digs a right hand underneath Christiansen's ribcage. Christiansen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maya lands a hook that snaps the head of Christiansen backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christiansen swings wildly with an uppercut but Maya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christiansen has a couple of punches blocked by Maya.
Maya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pispis Maya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lars Christiansen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Maya is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maya throws a monster overhand right that drops Christiansen! Maya follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pispis Maya!