PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronin Fujimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell's entrance music is Basket Case. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maxwell
vs
Fujimoto

185 cm
24
150 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

180 cm
21
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronin Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimoto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maxwell will feel that in the morning.
Fujimoto scores with a punch to the head.

Fujimoto rushes Maxwell and presses him up against the cage.
Fujimoto lands an elbow just above Maxwell 's eye.
Fujimoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fujimoto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Maxwell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fujimoto missing with knees to the body.
Maxwell fails to pull guard.
Maxwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fujimoto has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Fujimoto.
Maxwell tries for a takedown but Fujimoto manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Maxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fujimoto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fujimoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fujimoto lands a nice elbow.
Maxwell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fujimoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maxwell misses with a body punch.
Fujimoto lands a knee to the head.
Fujimoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maxwell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fujimoto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fujimoto throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fujimoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fujimoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maxwell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fujimoto lands an elbow that stopped Maxwell in his tracks for a moment.
Maxwell is trying to break the clinch but Fujimoto has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto with a knee to the head.
Fujimoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fujimoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maxwell's defenses.
Nice elbow from Fujimoto.
Maxwell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Maxwell takes an elbow to the temple.
Fujimoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Maxwell won't want to take too many of those.
Maxwell is breathing heavily.
Fujimoto lands a damaging elbow.
Fujimoto lands an elbow inside.
Maxwell wants a takedown but no success here.
Maxwell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fujimoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fujimoto.
Fujimoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fujimoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Maxwell won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujimoto slows down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Fujimoto.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fujimoto.
Fujimoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fujimoto working Maxwell over with knees to the body.
Fujimoto connects with a knee to the head.
Fujimoto lands an elbow just above Maxwell 's eye.
Fujimoto lands an elbow that stopped Maxwell in his tracks for a moment.
Fujimoto crunches a lovely knee into Maxwell's ribcage.
Fujimoto with a knee to the head.
Fujimoto with a knee to the head.
Maxwell takes an elbow to the temple.
Stalling in the clinch from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fujimoto scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fujimoto lands an elbow that stopped Maxwell in his tracks for a moment.
Fujimoto lands a nice elbow.
Fujimoto connects with a knee to the head.
Fujimoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maxwell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fujimoto lands an elbow inside that Maxwell shrugs off.
Fujimoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fujimoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maxwell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fujimoto lands an elbow inside that Maxwell shrugs off.
Fujimoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Fujimoto.
Maxwell being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fujimoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fujimoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Maxwell won't want to take too many of those.
Fujimoto tries to land a knee to the head but Maxwell blocks with his arms.
Fujimoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fujimoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Maxwell won't want to take too many of those.
Fujimoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maxwell's defenses.
Fujimoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maxwell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Fujimoto.
Maxwell wants to break free but Fujimoto has control.
Knees to the body from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto with a knee to the head.
Maxwell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fujimoto walks away with a smile on his face. Maxwell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Fujimoto closes the distance and pushes Maxwell back into the cage.
Fujimoto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fujimoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronin Fujimoto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fujimoto pushes Maxwell up against the cage in a clinch.
Fujimoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fujimoto crunches a lovely knee into Maxwell's ribcage.
Fujimoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fujimoto working Maxwell over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fujimoto.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fujimoto lands a damaging elbow.
Fujimoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Fujimoto landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Fujimoto.
Maxwell takes an elbow to the temple.
Fujimoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Fujimoto lands an elbow inside that Maxwell shrugs off.
Fujimoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fujimoto lands a knee to the body.
Fujimoto controlling the action here for a moment.
Fujimoto lands a knee to the head.
Fujimoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fujimoto lands an elbow inside.
Maxwell fails to pull guard.
Fujimoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maxwell's defenses.
Maxwell fails to pull guard.
Fujimoto lands a knee to the head.
Maxwell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Maxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maxwell being controlled against the cage.
Fujimoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maxwell tries to pull guard but Fujimoto holds him up against the cage and eventually Maxwell drops back down to his feet.
Ronin Fujimoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fujimoto with a knee to the head.
Maxwell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fujimoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fujimoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fujimoto lands an elbow inside.
Fujimoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maxwell's face.
Maxwell takes an elbow to the temple.
Maxwell takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto lands an elbow inside that Maxwell shrugs off.
Fujimoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fujimoto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fujimoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fujimoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Maxwell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fujimoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fujimoto landing knees to the body.
Maxwell takes an elbow to the temple.
Fujimoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Fujimoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fujimoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fujimoto scores with a knee to the head.
Fujimoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maxwell tries to break the clinch but Fujimoto is controlling the position.
Fujimoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maxwell tries to pull guard but Fujimoto holds him up against the cage and eventually Maxwell drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Fujimoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maxwell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fujimoto uses from the top position.

Fujimoto postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Maxwell is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fujimoto, into his guard.
Fujimoto keeping moving, preventing Maxwell from controlling successfully.
Fujimoto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maxwell stopping the sweep attempt from Fujimoto.

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.

Fujimoto is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Maxwell has his hands clasped together but Fujimoto extends an breaks Maxwell's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Fujimoto.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronin Fujimoto!