PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Terra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Maeda
vs
Terra

170 cm
25
142 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

170 cm
29
130 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Terra!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terra just misses with a punch to the body.
Maeda looks to land a left hand but Terra moved out of range nicely.
Terra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Terra throws a big shot that misses.
Maeda misses with a wild body shot.
Maeda dodges the punch combination from Terra.
Terra throws a series of punches but Maeda avoids them all with ease.
Maeda tests Terra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Terra does no damage.
Maeda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Terra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maeda moves away.
Maeda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Terra.
Maeda is looking to slow Terra down with leg kicks.
Maeda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maeda looks to throw the jab but Terra is out of range.
Maeda lands a jab to the nose.
Maeda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terra looks to score with a jab to the body but Maeda is just out of range.
Terra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maeda circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Terra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maeda throws a hook but Terra blocks it.
Caio Terra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terra misses with the combination.
Maeda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maeda digs a good hook to Terra's body.
Maeda misses with a few strikes there.
Maeda throws out a loose jab but Terra uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Maeda misses.
Terra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maeda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Terra swinging wildly here.
Maeda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Terra moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Maeda throws a shot from downtown. Terra moves away and avoids it.
Terra throws a right hand that Maeda ducks under and follows up with a left that Maeda also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terra tries to bum rush Maeda with a series of wild strikes but Maeda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maeda lunges at Terra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Terra's hand.
Terra moves away from the strike by Maeda.
Nice defenses there by Terra.
A right-left combo lands from Maeda.
Terra throws a nice looking combination but Maeda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Terra thuds a left hand into Maeda's body.
Terra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maeda.
Terra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Terra looks to score with a jab to the body but Maeda is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terra. Maeda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maeda is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sloppy strikes from Terra. Those never looked like landing.
Terra throws a hook but Maeda blocks it.
Maeda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Terra.
Terra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maeda.
A cross from Maeda lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terra throws a right hand that Maeda ducks under and follows up with a left that Maeda also avoids with ease.
Terra looks gassed!
Terra misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maeda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Terra throws a lazy right hand but Maeda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terra swings for the body but Maeda moves out of range.
Terra checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circling - Terra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Terra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maeda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maeda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maeda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Terra tries to bum rush Maeda with a series of wild strikes but Maeda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maeda throws a shot from downtown. Terra moves away and avoids it.
Maeda slips a jab and a cross from Terra.
A punch combination from Terra misses.
Terra on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A combination from Terra does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Terra swings for the body but Maeda moves out of range.
Maeda loads up on a big right hand but Terra slips the punch.
Terra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Terra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maeda throws a jab when Terra was well out of range.
Maeda is looking to chop away at Terra's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terra misses with a double jab.
Terra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Maeda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maeda misses with a series of wild punches.
Terra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maeda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Terra looks to land a combination but Maeda avoids it well.
Terra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Terra moves out of range of the body kick.
Maeda misses with a hook.
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 Mitsuyo Maeda will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Terra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Terra throws a right and a left that Maeda avoids nicely.
Terra misses with a two punch combination.
Terra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maeda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maeda throws a jab when Terra was well out of range.
Terra throws a jab when Maeda was well out of range.
Maeda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terra.
Terra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Terra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maeda was well out of range. Poor timing from Terra.
Terra shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Terra takes a swing at Maeda's ribcage but misses.
Terra throws a jab when Maeda was well out of range.
Terra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maeda misses with an uppercut.
Terra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Terra is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maeda rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maeda.
Terra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Terra is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda lands with a nice body punch.
Terra throws a jab but it's blocked by Maeda.
Maeda throws an overhand right that lands on Terra's shoulder, as Terra tries to avoid the shot.
Terra ducks under a wild hook from Maeda.
Maeda looks to land a left hand but Terra moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Maeda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitsuyo Maeda is winning the standup battle so far.
Terra connects with a body shot that sends Maeda's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Maeda.
Maeda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maeda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maeda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Terra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Terra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maeda.
Maeda moves away from the strike by Terra.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terra walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Terra misses with a looping right.
Terra walks into a left hand.
Maeda throws a hook to the side of Terra's head but Terra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terra swings for the body but Maeda moves out of range.
Terra misses with a two punch combination.
Maeda misses with a straight right.
Terra swings for the body but Maeda moves out of range.
Maeda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Terra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maeda.
Maeda looks to score with a jab to the body but Terra is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Maeda misses.
Terra takes a swing at Maeda's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Terra. Those never looked like landing.
Terra misses with a series of wild punches.
Maeda misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terra cracks Maeda with a good jab.
A combination from Terra does no damage.
Maeda cracks Terra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maeda connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maeda swings for the body but Terra moves out of range.
Maeda scores with a jab to the head.
Maeda with a hook.
Terra swinging wildly here.
Maeda avoids the body shot from Terra.
Terra throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Maeda to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Maeda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Terra doesn't seem phased though.
Terra misses with a series of wild punches.
Terra sizes up Maeda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Maeda misses the target.
Terra throws a nice looking combination but Maeda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Terra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maeda catches Terra with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Terra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maeda.
Maeda attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maeda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maeda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Terra's sensitive parts.
Terra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maeda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Terra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Terra takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maeda scores with a jab. Terra acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maeda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Terra throws a series of punches but Maeda moves out of range.
Terra has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Terra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maeda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitsuyo Maeda dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Maeda lands with a straight right. Terra didn't see that one coming.
Terra throws a right hand that Maeda ducks under and follows up with a left that Maeda also avoids with ease.
Maeda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Terra.
Maeda throws a hook to the side of Terra's head but Terra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caio Terra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Terra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Terra moves out of range as Maeda strikes.
Maeda misses with a looping left.
Terra throws a right hand that Maeda ducks under and follows up with a left that Maeda also avoids with ease.
Maeda throws a jab when Terra was well out of range.
Terra throws a series of punches but Maeda avoids them all with ease.
Terra defending well as Maeda loads up on a big left hand.
Terra misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Terra misses.
Terra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maeda lunges at Terra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Terra's hand.
Maeda lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terra dodges the punch combination from Maeda.
Terra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terra misses with the combination.
A combination from Terra does no damage.
Maeda throws a shot from downtown. Terra moves away and avoids it.
Terra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maeda counters with a nice body shot.
Maeda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maeda closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Terra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maeda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maeda misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Maeda.
Terra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maeda counters with a straight right hand.
Terra walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Caio Terra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda misses with a looping right.
Maeda connects with a looping right hand.
Maeda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Maeda misses.
Terra throws a right and a left that Maeda avoids nicely.
Terra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terra misses with the combination.
Terra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maeda throws an overhand right that lands on Terra's shoulder, as Terra tries to avoid the shot.
Maeda throws a leg kick but Terra moved away.
Maeda dodges the punch combination from Terra.
Terra moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Terra walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda throws an overhand right that lands on Terra's shoulder, as Terra tries to avoid the shot.
Maeda lands a nice looking body shot.
Maeda scores with a decent looking hook.
Terra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maeda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Terra throws a nice looking combination but Maeda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maeda pivots, looking for a leg kick but Terra is out of range and Maeda settles back down.
Terra misses with a jab to the body
and Maeda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Terra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terra ducks under a wild hook from Maeda.
Maeda misses with a looping right.
Terra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maeda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Terra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Terra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Maeda.
Maeda loads up on a big right hand but Terra slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maeda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maeda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Terra at a distance.
Maeda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maeda with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maeda swings for the body but Terra moves out of range.
Maeda scoring well with a low kick there.
Maeda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maeda cracks Terra with an open hand slap.
Terra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maeda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Terra on the side of the head.
Maeda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maeda slips under a jab from Terra.
Terra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mitsuyo Maeda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maeda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitsuyo Maeda!
Mitsuyo Maeda retains his bantamweight title!