PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between D Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Wasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wasa's choice of entrance music: UK Subs - Warhead. Anton Wasa 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!

Maia
vs
Wasa

183 cm
19
183 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
165 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, D Maia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anton Wasa!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasa misses with a hook.

Wasa moves into range and clinches up with Maia.
Wasa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wasa lands a body shot.
Wasa stops a takedown attempt from Maia.
Wasa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maia has Wasa pressed against the cage.
Wasa digs a right hand underneath Maia's ribcage. Maia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wasa presses Maia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wasa tries to throw a body punch but Maia avoids it by throwing Wasa back against the cage.
Wasa struggles to land a body shot inside as Maia controls his hands.
Wasa struggles to land a body shot inside as Maia controls his hands.
Wasa tries a body shot but Maia blocks it.
Wasa is looking to break free of the clinch but Maia has double underhooks.
Maia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wasa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Maia slows down the pace here.

Wasa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wasa misses with a body shot.

Wasa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wasa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wasa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wasa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wasa tries a body shot but Maia blocks it.
Good body shot from Wasa.
Maia prevents a body shot from Wasa.
Wasa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maia.

Wasa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wasa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maia is breathing heavily.
A big right from Wasa misses.
Wasa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maia keeps the fight on the outside.
Maia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wasa tests Maia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maia walks straight into a right hand from Wasa - that's dropped him! Wasa jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Maia from any more punishment! Maia complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anton Wasa!
Anton Wasa is the new welterweight champion!