PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Barreto Neto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maia
vs
Barreto Neto

183 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Likes ground

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demian Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vitor Barreto Neto!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barreto Neto as he jumps to the side.
Barreto Neto connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Demian Maia has been cut.
Barreto Neto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barreto Neto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maia moves out of range as Barreto Neto throws a body kick.
Barreto Neto ducks under a wild hook from Maia.

Maia feints and as Barreto Neto raises his hands in defense, Maia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barreto Neto is looking to stand up but Maia isn't so interested in that idea.
Maia distracts Barreto Neto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Maia is looking to stand up but Barreto Neto won't let him.

Maia drops back looking for a leg! Barreto Neto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barreto Neto manages to kick Maia off! Maia jumps back into Barreto Neto's guard.
Barreto Neto keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreto Neto keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maia tries to clinch up.
Barreto Neto thows a body kick. Maia tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maia is breathing heavily.

Barreto Neto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barreto Neto tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia is staying active underneath Barreto Neto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maia is trying to maintain the position but Barreto Neto is very close to passing his half guard.
Maia tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Maia looking for subs from the bottom but Barreto Neto mounts him!
Barreto Neto tries to control but Maia wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia is looking to get to half guard.
Barreto Neto trying to control but Maia is having none of it.
Maia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maia is working hard here to advance position.
Barreto Neto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maia flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Maia is wriggling around trying to escape.

Barreto Neto get's back to his feet.
Maia takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Barreto Neto.
Barreto Neto misses with a double jab.
Barreto Neto swats away the attempt to clinch by Maia.
Maia shoots and misses

and Barreto Neto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia looking to control.
Barreto Neto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Maia is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Barreto Neto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demian Maia's cut.
That's time! Maia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Maia with a poor takedown
and Barreto Neto counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Barreto Neto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Horrible takedown by Maia or perhaps it was just good defense by Barreto Neto which made him look bad.

Barreto Neto forces Maia back against the cage and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Maia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barreto Neto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia tries to pull guard but Barreto Neto holds him up against the cage and eventually Maia drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barreto Neto scores with a hook to the body.
Barreto Neto lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia tries to pull guard but Barreto Neto holds him up against the cage and eventually Maia drops back down to his feet.

Barreto Neto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Maia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Maia looking to secure an arm triangle but Barreto Neto defends it well.
Maia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barreto Neto is looking to escape.
Maia punching from mount but Barreto Neto doing a good job of avoiding damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barreto Neto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Maia scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barreto Neto?
Barreto Neto manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Barreto Neto, under a barage of strikes from Maia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barreto Neto is looking to escape.

Barreto Neto manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Barreto Neto throws a sloppy head kick and Maia moves out of range easily.
Demian Maia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maia shoots in but Barreto Neto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barreto Neto lands with a shot to the body.
Barreto Neto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maia misses with a straight right.
Barreto Neto throws a right hand that Maia ducks under and follows up with a left that Maia also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreto Neto misses with a two punch combination.
Maia has a takedown stuffed.
Barreto Neto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barreto Neto misses with a low kick.
Barreto Neto misses with a wild combination.
Barreto Neto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barreto Neto pinned against the cage. Barreto Neto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barreto Neto misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maia shoots for a double leg takedown but Barreto Neto sprawls well. He's pushed Maia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barreto Neto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barreto Neto.
Barreto Neto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Maia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia wants to take a breather but Barreto Neto manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Maia.
Maia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barreto Neto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Barreto Neto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Barreto Neto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Demian Maia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Barreto Neto throws a nice head kick!
Barreto Neto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barreto Neto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barreto Neto connects with a single shot there.
Vitor Barreto Neto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barreto Neto swinging wilding here.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but Barreto Neto shows good takedown defense.
Barreto Neto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barreto Neto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barreto Neto stuffs the takedown.
Barreto Neto misses with a two punch combination.
Barreto Neto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick from Barreto Neto lands but Maia takes it in his stride.
Maia misses with a takedown
and Barreto Neto counters with a nice body kick.

Barreto Neto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Maia can't do much from the bottom here.
Maia is not content to let Barreto Neto control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia wants to control but Barreto Neto postures up.
Maia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maia stops Barreto Neto from passing to mount.
Maia is trying to control Barreto Neto's posture but Barreto Neto avoids it.
Barreto Neto tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Barreto Neto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Barreto Neto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Maia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maia is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Maia is in a horrible position here. Barreto Neto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Maia gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia trying to control here.
Maia looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vitor Barreto Neto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maia wants to control but Barreto Neto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vitor Barreto Neto has got the better of the ground game so far.

Maia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barreto Neto is working away from the top position though.
Maia is looking for a sweep. Barreto Neto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Barreto Neto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barreto Neto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Barreto Neto!