PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dana White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

White
vs
Maia

187 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

175 cm
27
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dana White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Maia!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

White drives through and clinches with Maia against the cage.
Maia goes for a takedown attempt but White pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Maia gets tackled into the cage by White. White maintains the clinch.
White prevents a takedown attempt there.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Maia gets caught napping as White dives in and scores a takedown. Maia manages to retain guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maia is keeping the position for now.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
White trying to hold on to Maia's head to control him but Maia postures up.
White is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maia scores with a couple of nice shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White wants to get back to his feet.

Maia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maia is trying to work for a kimura but White is defending well.

Maia seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. White is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

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