PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Maia
vs
Barrera

175 cm
26
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Barrera!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maia closes the distance and clinches.
Maia misses with a knee to the head.

Barrera gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Maia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barrera manages to get himself to full guard.
Maia advances to half guard.
Maia works his way into side control.
Barrera is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maia taking a breather here.
Maia in side control lands a decent elbow.
Maia is looking to take a break and control but Barrera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia working the ground and pound from side control.
Barrera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Maia is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Barrera looks calm but he's in trouble here. Maia gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Barrera is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Maia lets go of the hold and Barrera can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Maia!