PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Treaven Maluafiti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Bolen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Treaven Maluafiti has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Maluafiti
vs
Bolen

180 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Treaven Maluafiti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rich Bolen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolen throws a head kick that Maluafiti semi-blocks.
Bolen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Maluafiti shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maluafiti showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Maluafiti stands up from half guard.

Bolen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bolen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolen blocks Maluafiti's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Maluafiti tries to hold on but Bolen postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maluafiti is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Maluafiti is trying desperately to improve position.
Maluafiti wants to hold on but Bolen pushes him away.
Maluafiti wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Maluafiti tries to hold on but Bolen postures up.
Maluafiti is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maluafiti flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bolen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Maluafiti looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Maluafiti blocking the ground and pound.
Maluafiti is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bolen wants to control the pace but Maluafiti is squirming around nicely.
Maluafiti really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Bolen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Maluafiti is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Maluafiti and Bolen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bolen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maluafiti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maluafiti tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bolen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bolen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Maluafiti has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bolen but great work by Maluafiti.
Bolen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Maluafiti in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Maluafiti working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bolen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maluafiti controlling from side mount.
Maluafiti has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bolen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maluafiti controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Treaven Maluafiti dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Maluafiti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bolen swivels and escapes.

Bolen gets caught napping as Maluafiti dives in and scores a takedown. Bolen manages to retain guard.
Maluafiti is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Maluafiti works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bolen trying to control but Maluafiti postures up.
Bolen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maluafiti.
Maluafiti looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bolen wants to control the action here but instead Maluafiti manages to pass to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maluafiti tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bolen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Maluafiti landing strikes from the mount.
Treaven Maluafiti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maluafiti landing shots from mount.
Maluafiti looking to control and managing it successfully.

Maluafiti quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Maluafiti but it's paid off an Bolen is forced to tap! Nice work by Maluafiti.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Treaven Maluafiti!