PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Pettis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pettis
vs
Maia

175 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very confident

Hardcore Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Maia!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pettis closes the distance and clinches up with Maia, looking for a takedown. Pettis pushes Maia against the cage but Maia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anthony Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia tries to clinch but Pettis is having none of it.

Pettis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Maia tries to get to full guard but Pettis has control of the leg.

Pettis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Maia sees it coming and defends easily.
Pettis slows the pace down in half guard.
Maia gets back to full guard.
Maia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pettis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maia wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Pettis is now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pettis uses his free foot to push down on Maia's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Maia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pettis content just to control the position here.
Pettis dominating with strikes here.
Pettis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maia's face.
Pettis working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettis breaks from Maia's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Maia is rocked!

Pettis is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Pettis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anthony Pettis!