PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Maradona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maradona
vs
James

196 cm
25
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Revolution Fatigues

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Maradona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan James!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maradona swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James is looking to clinch but Maradona is avoiding it.
James is looking to clinch but Maradona is avoiding it.
Maradona circles away from the clinch attempt

and Maradona counters with a single leg into guard. James didn't expect that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Maradona preventing the sweep.
James is looking to sweep but instead, Maradona has passed into half guard.
Maradona throwing shots but James is blocking nicely.
James regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Maradona.
James is trying to control the position from the bottom.
James has momentary wrist control but Maradona slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maradona postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Maradona working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
James wants to stand up but Maradona is controlling him.
James being controlled here, momentarily.
Maradona might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maradona is working James over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maradona's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Maradona throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maradona slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Maradona slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maradona landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maradona is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
James is in trouble now - Maradona has advanced to mount!
James is squirming around, avoiding Maradona's attempts to control the action.
Maradona connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
James looks gassed!
Maradona cracks James with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maradona loads up with a big shot that hurts James! He's pulled Maradona in close but Maradona has postured up and lands more strikes. Can James survive? More strikes from Maradona and James is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Diego Maradona!
A relieved looking Diego Maradona thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.