PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacare Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joey maitland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). maitland is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hatebreed - I will be heard. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gracie
vs
maitland

185 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
184 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacare Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, joey maitland!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
maitland circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. maitland sprawls well.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by maitland.
maitland avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gracie blocks a head kick by maitland.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
maitland scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but maitland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacare Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maitland lands a nice looking body shot.
maitland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
maitland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
maitland swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

maitland gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now maitland is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
maitland is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
maitland slips nicely into half guard.
maitland is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that maitland has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
maitland is taking a breather. Gracie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
maitland prevents Gracie from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
maitland slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

joey maitland dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

maitland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
maitland throws a one two combo.
maitland scores with a nice body kick.
maitland throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.

It looks like Jacare Gracie has been cut.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
maitland misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
maitland slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Gracie pushes maitland up against the cage in a clinch.
maitland wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gracie has maitland pressed against the cage, preventing maitland from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
maitland displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the cage.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
maitland manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gracie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
maitland wants to break free but Gracie has control.
Gracie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning maitland up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
maitland slows down the pace here.
maitland lands a body shot.

maitland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gracie pushes maitland up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie looking to stall.

maitland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
maitland will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

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.
maitland fails to land with a series of punches.
maitland delivers a nice body kick.
maitland misses with a low kick.
maitland tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
maitland thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
maitland is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

joey maitland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacare Gracie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
maitland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maitland keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
maitland manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

maitland looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie can't escape the position.
joey maitland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
maitland sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie can't escape the position.

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.
maitland controlling his opponent.
Jacare Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jacare Gracie.
I think maitland has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... joey maitland!