PBP Commentary

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

Maia
vs
Prohaska

183 cm
23
200 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

186 cm
25
195 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very strong

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Janos Prohaska!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia misses with a left hand
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prohaska thows a body shot but no joy.
Prohaska misses with a few strikes there.

Prohaska shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Maia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Prohaska scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Prohaska is landing with some decent strikes but Maia is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Prohaska has control of Maia's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Maia regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prohaska looking to finish Maia with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maia!
Prohaska scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maia?
Maia tries to lock up and control but Prohaska gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Prohaska trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Prohaska landing strikes from the mount.
Prohaska landing punches.
Maia slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Prohaska scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Prohaska.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prohaska throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Prohaska scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Prohaska throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Prohaska lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Maia is staying active underneath Prohaska, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska lands strikes from half guard.

Maia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Prohaska drops an elbow to the side of Maia's head.
Prohaska controlling the pace.
Prohaska is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Prohaska slips a nice elbow through Maia's hands, connecting with Maia's forehead.
Maia won't allow Prohaska to pass to mount.
Maia is not content to let Prohaska control the position.
Maia trying to control but Prohaska postures up.
Prohaska working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska working the head and body with strikes.

Maia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Prohaska winds up and cracks Maia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Prohaska looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Prohaska is trying to control the action in half guard but Maia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Maia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Prohaska wants to control but Maia is keeping him busy.
Prohaska is thwarting Maia's attempts to control the position.
Prohaska is trying to control the action in half guard but Maia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Prohaska working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska is thwarting Maia's attempts to control the position.
Prohaska controlling the pace.

Maia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Prohaska is trying to control the action in half guard but Maia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maia has hold of Prohaska's hands but Prohaska slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Prohaska is trying to control the action in half guard but Maia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Maia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maia is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Prohaska connects with a nice short shot to Maia's temple.
Prohaska is keen to just control but Maia is a slippery customer.
Prohaska is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janos Prohaska dominated that round.
That's time! Maia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Prohaska lands a nice shot to the body.
Prohaska scores with a punch to the head.

Prohaska shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Maia's guard.
Prohaska wants to control from the top but Maia keeps moving.
Prohaska must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Prohaska is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Prohaska is pushing down on Maia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maia is fighting to maintain full guard but Prohaska has managed to sneak the leg through.
Prohaska working the head and body with strikes.
Prohaska seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Prohaska missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Prohaska slips a nice elbow through Maia's hands, connecting with Maia's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prohaska trying to control the action but Maia is working from the bottom.
Prohaska not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Prohaska is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nice strikes from Prohaska there.
Maia is trying to control but can't.
Prohaska throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Prohaska.
Maia is looking to control Prohaska's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maia avoid being mounted?
Prohaska trying to control the action but Maia is working from the bottom.
Prohaska works his foot free and advances to mount.
Prohaska lands a big shot there that rocks Maia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

It looks like Bruno Maia has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Maia that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Maia can't escape the position.
Maia is working hard here to advance position.
Prohaska is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Maia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Prohaska has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prohaska lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maia hang on?
Prohaska fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Prohaska controlling the pace for now.
Prohaska lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Prohaska lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maia hang on?
Prohaska lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maia hang on?

Maia is rocked!

Bruno Maia's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Maia taking shots to the head.
Oh Maia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia is bucking up trying to escape but Prohaska cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Prohaska cracks Maia with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Janos Prohaska!