PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Veenis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Maximov (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.

Veenis
vs
Maximov

186 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 Los Angeles, Nolan Veenis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Maximov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veenis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A combination from Maximov does no damage.

Maximov shoots in and gets a takedown into Veenis's guard.
Veenis wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Maximov manages to pass to side control.
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.

Maximov is trying to control the action in half guard but Veenis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Veenis trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

Maximov 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 Maximov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ivan Maximov!