PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guru Majja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Majja comes to the cage accompanied by Afroman - Because I Got High. Maya has chosen The Omen as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Majja
vs
Maya

182 cm
24
187 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

186 cm
22
182 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guru Majja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien Maya!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maya moves into the clinch.

Majja manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Majja is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maya trying to control but Majja is working from the bottom.
Maya throws and elbow that misses. Majja uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maya's guard. Nice move by Majja!
Maya wants to sweep but no luck.

Maya isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Majja stacks Maya on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Majja!
Majja tries to advance to mount but Maya denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maya can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya is looking for a sweep.
Maya struggling a bit here.
Maya is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Majja is staying active.
Maya might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Majja kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Maya is looking to regain half guard here but Majja keeps moving and retains side control.
Majja is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Maya will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maya is looking to regain half guard here but Majja keeps moving and retains side control.
Maya struggling a bit here.
Maya tries to control but Majja manages to take his back.
Maya manages to reverse the position and now he's in Majja's guard. Nice work there by Maya.
Maya postures up in Majja's guard and throws a big left but Majja blocks it.
Maya throwing strikes from guard but Majja blocks nicely.
Majja working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Majja swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maya pushes down on Majja's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Maya throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maya throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maya winds up and cracks Majja with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maya trying to control from half guard but Majja is working away.
Maya has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maya missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maya is looking to take a break and control but Majja is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maya is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Maya performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Maya working the head and body with strikes.
Maya moves into full mount! Majja won't be happy about that!
Majja holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Maya tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maya thowing shots but they're missing.
Maya looking to control but Majja is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Maya dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Maya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Majja manages to avoid it.
Maya pushes Majja away with a front kick.
Maya connects with an inside leg kick.
Majja throws a leg kick
and Maya counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Majja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maya was well out of range. Poor timing from Majja.
Maya attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An inside leg kick lands from Maya.
Maya attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Majja on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maya throws a head kick but Majja moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maya throws a head kick but Majja moves out of range.
Majja comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Majja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Majja avoids the body shot from Maya.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Maya does it's job there.
Maya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Majja checks a low kick from Maya.
Maya looks for the body kick but Majja saw that one coming.

Maya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Majja blocks an elbow strike from Maya.

Majja decides to pull guard.
Maya wants to pass the guard but Majja is keeping the position.
Maya postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maya looking to sit in guard and control but Majja gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majja wanted to stand there but Maya had control of the position.
Maya looking for a sweep. Not yet Maya, not yet.

Majja got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maya has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Majja has managed to get both his arms back between Maya's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Majja is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Maya wants to sweep but no luck.
Maya controlling Majja's posture.
Damien Maya has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maya throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Maya looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Maya is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Majja defends well.
Majja preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maya lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Majja!
Majja is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maya throws some wild stikes that Majja manages to avoid easily.
Maya pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Majja tries to reverse the position but Maya maintains control.
Maya misses with a head shot.
Maya cracks Majja with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Maya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Maya shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Majja's guard.
Maya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Majja keeping moving, preventing Maya from controlling successfully.
Maya won't allow Majja to sweep him here.
Maya trying to control but Majja is working from the bottom.
Maya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Majja is keeping the position for now.
Maya wants to control from the top but Majja keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Majja keeping full guard, as Maya tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Damien Maya has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maya checks a low kick from Majja.

Maya closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Majja wants to control but Maya postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Majja keeps working.
Majja is trying to buck Maya off.
Maya controlling the position from side mount.
Majja sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majja is refusing to be controlled, as Maya sits in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Majja avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maya.
Maya not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Majja keeps working.

Maya is looking for a kimura here.
Maya not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maya is working for a kimura but Majja is defending it quite comfortably.
Maya thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Guru Majja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maya thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Majja's head.
Maya thows a huge punch but Majja dodges it nicely.

Maya is looking for a kimura but Majja is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maya to get the leverage.
Maya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Majja keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maya thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Majja's head.
Majja has hold of Maya's hands but Maya slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Maya misses with a head shot. Majja uses the momentum to regain guard.
Maya passes Majja's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maya is looking to take a break and control but Majja is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Maya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maya has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Maya!
Damien Maya tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.