PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Drew Sinker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsuyo Maeda has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Drew Sinker's chin.

Sinker
vs
Maeda

150 cm
23
130 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

168 cm
26
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Sinker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sinker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maeda, pushing him back against the cage.
Sinker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maeda backwards.
Sinker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sinker lands a left hand.
Sinker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sinker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maeda backwards.

It looks like Mitsuyo Maeda has been cut.
Sinker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sinker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maeda takes a shot to the head.

Maeda is rocked!
Maeda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sinker lands with a left to the head.
Maeda is still on wobbly legs! Can Sinker finish him?
Sinker misses with the head strike.
Sinker working aggressively here.
Sinker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sinker fails to land.
Sinker throws a head punch that misses.
Maeda seems to have recovered his senses.
Sinker working aggressively here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sinker has a couple of punches blocked by Maeda.
Sinker lands a big right hand that drops Maeda! The killer instinct kicks in and Sinker finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sinker!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Sinker!