PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karlos O Fenomeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grey Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

O Fenomeno
vs
Maynard

175 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
24
164 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karlos O Fenomeno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grey Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Fenomeno has his takedown stuffed
and Maynard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Fenomeno tries for a takedown but Maynard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
O Fenomeno shoots and misses
and Maynard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karlos O Fenomeno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Fenomeno shoots and misses

and Maynard counters with a single leg into guard. O Fenomeno didn't expect that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Maynard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maynard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Maynard is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but O Fenomeno has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Maynard is looking to defend but O Fenomeno has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Maynard! O Fenomeno pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Maynard taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Karlos O Fenomeno!