PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tenlou Maia (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.

St Pierre
vs
Maia

188 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tenlou Maia!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia stuffs the takedown.

St Pierre gets the takedown into side control.
St Pierre prevents Maia from escaping the position.
Maia is looking for a sweep.
Maia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

St Pierre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Maia sees it coming and defends easily.
Maia missing with punches from the bottom.

Maia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Pierre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Pierre's back!
Maia trying to control momentarily.
Maia avoiding St Pierre 's attempts to control his hands.
St Pierre is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Maia gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to roll but Maia sticks to his back.
St Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maia on the ground.

Maia has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Maia misses with a punch to the head.
Maia looks gassed!
Maia keeps control of the position as St Pierre tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
St Pierre tries to roll but Maia sticks to his back.
St Pierre just trying to survive but Maia is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
St Pierre is trapped and Maia is scoring with shots to the head and body.
St Pierre trying to control the hands but Maia breaks the grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to escape the position.

Maia tightening his grip on St Pierre, looking for the choke.
St Pierre trying to control the action but Maia just sinks the hooks in.
St Pierre is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Maia is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Pierre tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Maia gets his way!
St Pierre trying to control the action but Maia just sinks the hooks in.

Maia looking for the choke but no joy.
Maia misses with a punch to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
St Pierre tries to roll but Maia sticks to his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control the hands but Maia breaks the grip.

Maia working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. St Pierre is doing well to defend. Maia seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! St Pierre is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tenlou Maia!