PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Yudi Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Maze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yudi Honda
vs
Maze

190 cm
20
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Yudi Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse Maze!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maze looks to land a combination. Honda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Maze tries to clinch

and Honda counters with a single leg into guard. Maze 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.
Honda throws a big right hand that misses.
Maze is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Honda sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Victor Yudi Honda wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Honda dives in and grabs Maze's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maze pushes down on Honda's head and hops out.
Maze wants to clinch

and Honda counters with a single leg into guard. Maze didn't expect that.

Honda decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Maze, up you get!

Honda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Honda is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Maze is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Maze flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Honda anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Maze and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Honda slips an arm under Maze chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Honda has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Honda is squeezing on Maze like an anaconda would it's prey. Maze fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Victor Yudi Honda!