PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bay Mai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Kindbom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Mai
vs
Kindbom

178 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

183 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bay Mai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Kindbom!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kindbom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kindbom looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kindbom doesn't manage to clinch there - Mai circles away.

Kindbom has closed the distance and engaged Mai in a clinch.
Mai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mai misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mai fails to land.
Mai holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kindbom fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Mai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Mai looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mai trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kindbom's guard.
Kindbom can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mai controls the pace.
Mai is pushing down on Kindbom's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kindbom is fighting to maintain full guard but Mai has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mai looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mai moves into full mount! Kindbom won't be happy about that!
Mai looking to control but Kindbom is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mai connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kindbom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mai raining down shots from the mount!
Mai takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mai tries to control but Kindbom wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kindbom tries to reverse the position but Mai maintains control.
Kindbom has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mai tries to get the hooks in deep but Kindbom pushed the leg off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kindbom is trapped and Mai is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Kindbom holding both Mai 's hands and preventing any damage.
Kindbom tries to roll but Mai sticks to his back.
Mai trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Kindbom fending off the submission attempt from Mai.
Kindbom looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mai lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Mai tries to keep control of the position but Kindbom is staying busy.
Kindbom breaks Mai's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mai tries to pass to full mount but Kindbom defends it.
Mai passes to full mount!
Kindbom is squirming around, avoiding Mai's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mai avoids the attempt from Kindbom to control.
Kindbom has given up his back.

Kindbom is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Mai throws strikes from the back but Kindbom rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Kindbom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bay Mai dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mai looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kindbom!

Mai get's back to his feet.
Mai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kindbom as he jumps to the side.
Kindbom shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mai counters with a shoot takedown. Kindbom fights it but they end up in guard.
Mai scoring with some ground and pound.

Kindbom is rocked!
Mai with a nice head shot there.
Kindbom is still in real trouble! Can Mai finish him?
Mai controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Mai gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mai has Kindbom up against the cage in a clinch.
Kindbom is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Mai.

Mai breaks the clinch.

Mai gets a big slam - oh, Kindbom is out! Kindbom is out! That's a nasty KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Bay Mai!