PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Maia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harrison
vs
Maia

193 cm
21
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
200 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Powerful

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 Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Maia!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maia tries to keep at a distance but Harrison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harrison lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Bruno Maia has been cut.
Harrison is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Harrison for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Maia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maia fails to pull guard.
Harrison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maia's defenses.
Harrison is stalling here.
Nice elbow from Harrison.
Harrison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harrison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harrison has Maia pressed against the cage.
Harrison seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harrison.

That has opened up Bruno Maia's cut even more.
Maia tries to pull guard but Harrison won't allow it.
Ryan Harrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Maia.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice elbow from Harrison.

Maia has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Harrison uses from the top position.

Harrison gets to his feet. Maia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Maia keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrison tries to clinch

and Maia counters with a single leg into guard. Harrison didn't expect that.
Maia advances to half guard.
Harrison is trying to control but can't.

Maia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison wants to get back to his feet.

Maia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Maia is trying to control. Harrison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harrison is looking to improve his position.
Maia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harrison's head.
Harrison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maia on the ground.

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.

Maia is working for a kimura but Harrison is defending it quite comfortably.
Harrison is trying to get back to full guard.

Maia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Maia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harrison keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Harrison will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruno Maia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Maia swings widly with a right hand
and Harrison counters with a left to the body.
Harrison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harrison throws an overhand right that lands on Maia's shoulder, as Maia tries to avoid the shot.
Nice cross by Harrison.
Harrison throws the left hand but Maia avoids the punch easily.
Maia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
Harrison darts in trying to clinch
and Maia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harrison thinking.
Ryan Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia tries for a takedown but Harrison circles away easily
and Harrison counters with a straight right hand.
Harrison moves in looking to clinch but Maia pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia misses with a right hand
and Harrison counters with a stiff right hand.

The cut above Bruno Maia's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Harrison closes the distance looking to clinch

and Maia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harrison won't be happy with that.

Maia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Harrison has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harrison manages to get back to half guard.
Harrison wants to control the action here but instead Maia manages to pass to full mount!

Maia is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Harrison to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Harrison shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison prevents Maia from taking his back.

Maia jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Harrison is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Harrison and Maia has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrison manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Maia trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harrison in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia wants to control but Harrison is keeping busy.
Harrison is taking a breather. Maia 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.

Maia actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harrison wants to free his trapped foot but Maia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Harrison keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Maia looking for subs from the bottom but Harrison mounts him!
Harrison tries to control but Maia wriggling away.
Harrison takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Harrison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Maia'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!

Harrison tries to clinch up.
Harrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot lands for Harrison.
Harrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Harrison gets a clinch.
Harrison is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Maia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrison stalling.
Harrison gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harrison obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison has Maia pressed against the cage.
Maia avoiding damage as Harrison throws knees to the body.
Harrison lands a knee to the body.
Harrison lands a damaging elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Harrison.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harrison.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruno Maia's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryan Harrison!