PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Maldonado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Cronan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Matt Cronan enters the cage!

Maldonado
vs
Cronan

195 cm
25
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sergio Maldonado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Cronan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cronan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maldonado tries to pull guard but Cronan holds him up against the cage and eventually Maldonado drops back down to his feet.
Maldonado fails to pull guard.
Maldonado jumps guard but Cronan stands there with Maldonado around his waist. Maldonado gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Maldonado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maldonado tries to pull guard but Cronan holds him up against the cage and eventually Maldonado drops back down to his feet.
Maldonado jumps guard but Cronan stands there with Maldonado around his waist. Maldonado gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Cronan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Maldonado bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cronan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cronan struggling a bit here.
Cronan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Maldonado wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cronan, who protects the arm well.
Maldonado working away.

Maldonado tries for a kimura but Cronan is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Maldonado is controlling him well.

Maldonado is trying to get an arm triangle but Cronan is defending well.

Maldonado tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cronan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maldonado. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Maldonado thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Maldonado in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cronan is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergio Maldonado!