PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vitamines Minerals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minerals comes into the arena with Centrum Silver blaring out of the sound system. Vitamines Minerals could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Damien Maia's chin.

Minerals
vs
Maia

175 cm
25
150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

173 cm
26
150 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight 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 St Petersburg, Vitamines Minerals!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damien Maia!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Minerals as he jumps to the side.
Maia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Maia fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Minerals sprawls well initially but Maia persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Minerals makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Maia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Minerals's waist but Minerals gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maia off to one side.
Vitamines Minerals has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Maia.
Maia shoots for a double leg takedown but Minerals sprawls well. He's pushed Maia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Minerals displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maia.
Minerals displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maia.

Minerals closes the distance and clinches.
Minerals lands with a left to the head.
Maia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Minerals lands a shoulder strike.
Minerals lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maia or not.
Maia blocks an uppercut.
Minerals lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maia takes a shot to the head.
Maia working hard to break the clinch.
Maia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Minerals makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Minerals misses with a hook from the clinch.
Minerals working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maia is looking to break free of the clinch but Minerals has double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Minerals.
Maia looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia can't break the clinch.
Minerals digs a right hand into Maia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maia's gas tank.
Maia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Minerals lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Minerals keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maia's efforts to push away.
Minerals lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maia backwards.
Minerals has Maia pressed against the cage, preventing Maia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Minerals lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maia backwards.
Minerals softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Minerals.

Maia is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Minerals.
Maia is still on wobbly legs! Can Minerals finish him?
Maia blocking some punches.
Minerals makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Minerals working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Minerals fails to land.
Minerals keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maia's efforts to push away.
Minerals throws a punch but it's blocked by Maia.
Minerals working aggressively here.
Maia working hard to break the clinch.
Maia seems to have recovered his senses.
Minerals throws a punch but it's blocked by Maia.
Maia blocks an uppercut.
Maia has had enough of the clinch but Minerals keeps him there for the moment.
Maia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Minerals digs a right hand into Maia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maia's gas tank.
Minerals has Maia pressed against the cage, preventing Maia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Minerals lands a left hand.
Minerals scores with a shot to the side of Maia's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia tries to break the clinch but Minerals is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Minerals.
Minerals softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Minerals tries to land a knee to the head but Maia blocks with his arms.
Minerals prevents Maia from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Minerals.
Minerals misses with the head strike.
Maia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Minerals presses Maia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Minerals lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Minerals lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Minerals lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Minerals.
A right hand to the body from Minerals.
A short right from Minerals.
Minerals lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Minerals - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Minerals.
Maia blocking some punches.
Minerals doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maia can't break the clinch.

Maia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Minerals fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minerals lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maia at a distance.

Minerals lands a big head kick that sends Maia tumbling to the mat! Minerals takes a step backwards and waves Maia back to his feet - he wants the finish!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minerals lands a shoulder strike.
Minerals prevents Maia from breaking the clinch.
Maia takes a shot to the head.
Minerals lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Minerals presses Maia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maia.
Minerals scores with a shot to the side of Maia's head.
Maia wants to get back to striking at distance but Minerals won't allow it.
Minerals lands a shoulder strike.
Minerals dips a shoulder and cracks Maia with a mighty uppercut! Maia falls back against the cage and Minerals unloads with a barrage of strikes! Maia is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Minerals screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitamines Minerals!
Vitamines Minerals is the new featherweight champion!