PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 4670 p4p, 4700 weight class) and Vaunhg Jeremaia (ranked 237 p4p, 240 weight class). Power comes to the cage accompanied by Keep it 99. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Power
vs
Jeremaia

180 cm
18
135
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
145
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vaunhg Jeremaia!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jeremaia pushes Power up against the cage in a clinch.
Power goes for a takedown attempt but Jeremaia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Power circles away from the clinch attempt.
Power is looking to counter with head kicks.

Power shoots in and bounces Jeremaia off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jeremaia being controlled here, momentarily.
Power tries to free his leg and advance position but Jeremaia is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power slips nicely into half guard.

Power is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Power looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Power decides to stand up.
Power fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jeremaia wants to clinch.
Jeremaia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jeremaia wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Power. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Power circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vaunhg Jeremaia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Jeremaia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jeremaia's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremaia tries a body shot but Power blocks it.
Power keeps control of Jeremaia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jeremaia stops a takedown attempt from Power.
Power misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Power is trying to drag Jeremaia to the mat but Jeremaia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Power pulls Jeremaia into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jeremaia wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Power's closed guard. He's half up but Power has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Power pivots and extends the arm, Jeremaia falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Power! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max Power!
During a confident post fight interview, Max Power thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.