PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osiris Maharajah (ranked 2419 p4p, 3868 weight class) and Gordon Ariitaia (ranked 346 p4p, 502 weight class). Gordon Ariitaia is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Maharajah
vs
Ariitaia

186 cm
23
190
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
23
195
4 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osiris Maharajah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gordon Ariitaia!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ariitaia throws a body shot but no joy.
Ariitaia with a hook.
Ariitaia just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Ariitaia.
A telegraphed right hand from Ariitaia misses the target.
Maharajah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ariitaia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maharajah moves away.
Ariitaia lands a jab to Maharajah's midsection.
Maharajah digs a good hook to Ariitaia's body.
Ariitaia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maharajah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Ariitaia there.
Maharajah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gordon Ariitaia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Maharajah pushes Ariitaia up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Maharajah.
Maharajah misses with a body punch.
Ariitaia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ariitaia looking to slow down the pace here.
Ariitaia misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maharajah has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ariitaia is trying to keep an underhook but Maharajah manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ariitaia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've been hearing good reports from Maharajah's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Maharajah prevents Ariitaia from standing back up.
Maharajah thows a huge punch but Ariitaia dodges it nicely.
Maharajah is thwarting Ariitaia's attempts to control the position.
Ground and pound from Maharajah.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ariitaia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ariitaia taking some punishment here, with Maharajah in his half guard.
Ariitaia is looking to control Maharajah's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ariitaia avoid being mounted?
Maharajah lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ariitaia is looking for a sweep. Maharajah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ariitaia is trying to control but can't.
Ariitaia is holding on to half guard well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ariitaia wants to get back to full guard.
Maharajah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ariitaia's head.
Maharajah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ariitaia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ariitaia is pulling down on Maharajah's head. It's preventing any offense from Maharajah, at least for the moment.
Maharajah passes into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice strikes from Maharajah there.
Ariitaia is looking to control Maharajah's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ariitaia avoid being mounted?
Ariitaia tries to roll over but Maharajah keeps him under control.

Maharajah wants to work for an arm triangle but Ariitaia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ariitaia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maharajah. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maharajah lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maharajah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Maharajah prevents Ariitaia from improving his position.
Maharajah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ariitaia trying to control here.
Maharajah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maharajah has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maharajah looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Ariitaia is rocked!
Maharajah has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ariitaia is looking to get to half guard.
Ariitaia is still trying to improve position.
Maharajah postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Ariitaia bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Maharajah and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osiris Maharajah!