PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Aschenbreaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aschenbreaker comes to the cage accompanied by Feuer Frei. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aschenbreaker
vs
Maeda

188 cm
37
183 lbs
27 - 21 - 0

177 cm
29
177 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oleg Aschenbreaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aschenbreaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Aschenbreaker.
Maeda misses with a looping right.
Maeda avoids the body shot from Aschenbreaker.
Aschenbreaker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maeda throws a shot to the body.
Maeda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aschenbreaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Maeda.
Maeda throws a jab but it's blocked by Aschenbreaker.
Maeda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aschenbreaker.
Maeda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Oleg Aschenbreaker has been cut.
Aschenbreaker misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aschenbreaker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Aschenbreaker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maeda is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aschenbreaker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aschenbreaker's back!

Maeda is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Aschenbreaker has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Well, with Maeda on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Aschenbreaker is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

Aschenbreaker defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Maeda is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Aschenbreaker is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mitsuyo Maeda!
Our winner, Mitsuyo Maeda, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.