PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cole Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuma Ozawa (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.

Maxwell
vs
Ozawa

184 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cole Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuma Ozawa!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozawa shoots in but no luck this time.
Ozawa tries to clinch there but Maxwell circles away.
Maxwell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ozawa.
Maxwell throws a series of punches but Ozawa moves out of range.

Ozawa has closed the distance and engaged Maxwell in a clinch.
Maxwell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cole Maxwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuma Ozawa.
Ozawa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ozawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maxwell.

Ozawa pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Maxwell wants to get up but he can't break Ozawa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozawa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ozawa wants to pass to mount but Maxwell is defending the position.
Maxwell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ozawa.
Ozawa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Ozawa is looking for a kimura but Maxwell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ozawa to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozawa passes the guard and advances to mount!

Ozawa looking to secure an arm triangle but Maxwell defends it well.

Maxwell defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ozawa.
Ozawa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Maxwell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ozawa on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Ozawa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Ozawa wants to finish this one by submission but Maxwell is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ozawa.
Maxwell's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ozawa controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ozawa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Maxwell has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Maxwell!
Maxwell is fighting to break Ozawa's control of his arms but Ozawa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuma Ozawa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Maxwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Ozawa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Cole Maxwell has been cut.
Maxwell misses with a two punch combination.

Ozawa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ozawa can't get the takedown.
Come on Ozawa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Ozawa drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ozawa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Maxwell!
Ozawa tries to control but Maxwell wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozawa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ozawa looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Ozawa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ozawa controlling his opponent.

Ozawa looking to secure an arm triangle but Maxwell defends it well.
Ozawa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Maxwell is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozawa throws some wild stikes that Maxwell manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maxwell squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ozawa unloads with some shots from mount but Maxwell bucks and avoids them well.
Ozawa content just to control the position here.
Maxwell is squirming around, avoiding Ozawa's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ozawa jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Maxwell is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Maxwell and Ozawa has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Ozawa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maxwell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ozawa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuma Ozawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cole Maxwell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ozawa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maxwell tries to avoid it but Ozawa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maxwell to the ground. Maxwell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maxwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Ozawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maxwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ozawa circles away quickly and effectively.
Maxwell lands a head kick!
Maxwell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Maxwell tries to keep at a distance but Ozawa has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ozawa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Maxwell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ozawa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ozawa is trying to control the position but Maxwell postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozawa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maxwell manages to get himself to full guard.
Ozawa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ozawa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Yuma Ozawa hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Maxwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Maxwell misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozawa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ozawa shoots in for a double leg but Maxwell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maxwell scores with a head kick. Ozawa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ozawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ozawa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maxwell avoids it really well and circles away.
Cole Maxwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuma Ozawa.
Nice sprawl there from Maxwell as Ozawa shoots in.
Cole Maxwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ozawa is looking to clinch but Maxwell is avoiding it.

Ozawa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maxwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Maxwell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozawa fails with a takedown attempt.
Maxwell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maxwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Ozawa dodges the punch combination from Maxwell.
Ozawa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maxwell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ozawa somewhat.
Cole Maxwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Maxwell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozawa dives in and grabs Maxwell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maxwell pushes down on Ozawa's head and hops out.
Maxwell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch combination from Maxwell misses.
Ozawa is looking to clinch.
Maxwell throws out a loose jab but Ozawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozawa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maxwell missing with a left hand there. Ozawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maxwell misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozawa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maxwell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ozawa somewhat.
Ozawa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yuma Ozawa.
I've got Ozawa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuma Ozawa!
Yuma Ozawa managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dragon, into his post fight interview.