PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian maia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bradshaw
vs
maia

180 cm
23
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Mr Bradshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian maia!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

maia drives through and clinches with Bradshaw against the cage.
Bradshaw fails to pull guard.
maia lands an elbow inside that Bradshaw shrugs off.

It looks like Mr Bradshaw has been cut.
Bradshaw takes an elbow to the forehead.

maia manages to break the clinch.
Bradshaw closes this distance looking for a takedown but maia circles away.
Bradshaw looks for a takedown but maia sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Bradshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
maia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mr Bradshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

maia changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bradshaw looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

maia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bradshaw is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
maia trying to control the position but Bradshaw is working away.

maia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bradshaw knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bradshaw tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but maia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

maia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bradshaw gets back to half guard.
Bradshaw is looking for a sweep. maia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

maia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bradshaw sees it coming and defends easily.
maia looks gassed!
maia drops an elbow to the side of Bradshaw's head.

Bradshaw is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but maia pulls his head out easily.
maia trying to control the action but Bradshaw is working from the bottom.
Bradshaw wants to get back to full guard.
Bradshaw gets full guard.

Bradshaw is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! maia has his hands clasped together but Bradshaw extends an breaks maia's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bradshaw.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mr Bradshaw!