PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Tyco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tyco
vs
Maia

182 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Tyco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Maia!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyco tries a head kick but it misses.

Maia looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Maia wants to control from the top but Tyco keeps moving.
Maia won't allow Tyco to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyco trying to keep a closed guard but Maia is proving a slippery customer.
Maia stands and throws Tyco's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tyco is looking to reverse the position.
Tyco being controlled for a moment.

Maia stands up and beckons Tyco to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia fails with an attempt to clinch.

Maia scores a takedown into full mount!
Tyco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tyco taking shots to the head.
Maia tries to control but Tyco wriggling away.
Maia with shots to the head and body - Tyco looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tyco is looking to get to half guard.
Tyco throwing hammer fists to the chest of Maia. What's that going to do exactly?
Tyco taking shots to the head.
Maia is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia working Tyco over with strikes here.
Tyco tries to hold on but Maia postures up.
Tyco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tyco tries to control Maia's body but Maia pushes him off. Tyco squirms to his side and now Maia has his back!
Tyco tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Tyco is breathing heavily.
Tyco is squirming around, avoiding Maia's attempts to control the action.
Tyco tries to hold on but Maia pushes him away.
Tyco working to try and regain half guard.
Tyco wants to hold on but Maia pushes him away.
Tyco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Maia moves to the back.
Maia is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Maia gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Maia gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Maia apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Maia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No joy there for Maia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maia fakes the leg kick and cracks Tyco in the body.
Maia shoots in and drives through. Tyco sprawls well.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Maia.
Tyco is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyco is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Maia's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tyco gets back to full guard.
Maia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Tyco working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Maia has passed into half guard!
Maia tries to stand but can't do so whilst Tyco controls his leg.
Tyco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyco regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tyco is looking to sweep but instead, Maia has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Maia dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tyco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson Tyco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Maia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tyco gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nice strikes from Maia there.
Tyco is not content to let Maia control the position.
Tyco wants to get back to full guard.
Tyco gets back to full guard.
Maia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Tyco pushes Maia off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tyco stuffs the takedown attempt from Maia. Maia gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyco thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia has his takedown stuffed

and Tyco decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maia's guard.

Tyco is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Maia has Tyco pulled in close to control his posture.
Maia working a defensive guard here.
Maia throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tyco throws a strike but Maia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maia stopping the sweep attempt from Tyco.
Maia advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tyco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tyco trying to control here.
Tyco tries to roll over but Maia keeps him under control.
Tyco moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tyco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Tyco in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Maia tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Tyco!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anderson Tyco!