PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Merceli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ai Kido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Merceli
vs
Kido

180 cm
18
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maximus Merceli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ai Kido!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kido showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Merceli.
Kido tries to close the distance and clinch up but Merceli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kido tries to close the distance and clinch up but Merceli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Merceli fails to land with a series of punches.

Kido looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Merceli!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kido landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kido throws some wild stikes that Merceli manages to avoid easily.
Kido looking to control but Merceli is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kido controlling the pace for now.

Kido is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Kido!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ai Kido!