PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orsini Ange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joey maitland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orsini Ange looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Ange
vs
maitland

199 cm
19
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Orsini Ange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, joey maitland!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
maitland circles away from the clinch attempt.

maitland clinches up against the cage.
Ange wants to get back to striking at distance but maitland won't allow it.
Ange has had enough of the clinch but maitland keeps him there for the moment.
Ange letting maitland take a breather here.
Ange misses with a knee to the head.

maitland breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ange really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ange throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ange tries to land a knee to the head but maitland blocks with his arms.

maitland breaks from the clinch.

maitland closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - maitland lands in his opponent's guard.
maitland stays in close to Ange's body and controls the position.
maitland slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ange is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

maitland decides to stand back up.
Ange is breathing heavily.
Ange misses with a takedown attempt

and maitland counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
maitland leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ange is trying to maintain a safe position but maitland gets an underhook and turns Ange into the cage.

maitland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ange wants to clinch.
maitland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ange will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

maitland drives through with a takedown into guard.
maitland pushes down on Ange's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Ange has one foot on maitland's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Ange shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in maitland's guard.
Ange trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ange is looking to stand up but maitland won't let him.

maitland escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ange gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ange loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ange postures up in maitland's guard and throws a big left but maitland blocks it.
maitland lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ange!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ange gets back to half guard.

maitland seems to be working for a kimura but Ange defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
maitland lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

maitland gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
maitland misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
maitland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ange tries to clinch but maitland moves out of range.

maitland has Ange up against the cage in a clinch.
Ange is looking to break free of the clinch but maitland has double underhooks.
Ange prevents a takedown attempt there.
maitland scores a nice knee to the body.
Ange is looking to break free of the clinch but maitland has double underhooks.

maitland pulls guard successfully.

maitland is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
maitland is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
maitland is pulling down on Ange's head to control his posture.
Ange throws a big right hand that misses.
Ange in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ange in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

maitland has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ange can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ange working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

joey maitland dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice sprawl there from maitland as Ange shoots in.
maitland throws a head kick that Ange semi-blocks.
Ange fails with the takedown

so maitland counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
maitland passes easily into side control. Nice work.

maitland tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ange tries to bench press maitland off him but maitland keeps the position.

maitland has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Ange scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maitland tries to buck Ange off but Ange is having none of it.
Ange throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
maitland is looking for a sweep.
Ange cracks maitland with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ange in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Ange stands up.
Ange tries to clinch but fails miserably
and maitland counters with a big head kick but Ange shrugs it off.
Ange blocks a head kick by maitland.
Ange misses with a takedown

and maitland counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by maitland.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orsini Ange. That's going to take a lot out of him.

maitland stands up from Ange's guard - maitland perhaps looking for a knockout.

maitland clinches up against the cage.

maitland manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
maitland scoring well with a low kick there.
maitland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ange tries to clinch but maitland moves out of range.
Ange misses with a takedown

and maitland decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ange's guard.
maitland pushes down on Ange's leg and manages to get into half guard.
maitland is trying to control the action in half guard but Ange is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

maitland seems to be working for a kimura but Ange defends the submission attempt.
Ange is trying to stand back up but maitland is controlling him
maitland trying to control the pace.

maitland postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ange to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ange fails with the takedown

so maitland counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
maitland seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
maitland is pushing down on Ange's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ange is fighting to maintain full guard but maitland has managed to sneak the leg through.

maitland is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Ange has one foot on maitland's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Ange has maitland up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ange throws a knee to the head but misses.
maitland jumps guard but Ange stands there with maitland around his waist. maitland gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Ange escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orsini Ange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
maitland tries to clinch up.
maitland throws a head kick that misses.

Ange scores with a takedown into maitland's guard.
joey maitland has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
maitland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

maitland is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ange throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as maitland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

maitland has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ange off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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.
That's time! Ange's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ange shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ange was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
maitland tries to lock up and control but Ange gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
maitland keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ange will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ange thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ange working maitland over with strikes here.
maitland is in a horrible position here. Ange smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

maitland is rocked!
maitland wants to hold on but Ange pushes him away.
maitland is still in real trouble! Can Ange finish him?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ange punching from mount but maitland doing a good job of avoiding damage.
maitland seems to have recovered his senses.
maitland gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maitland won't allow Ange to pass to mount.
maitland has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ange is working away from the top position though.
maitland on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ange throwing shots but maitland is blocking nicely.
Ange thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing maitland to regain full guard.
Ange wants to stand but maitland has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ange loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

maitland has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ange can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
maitland manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ange manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
maitland slips nicely into half guard.
maitland with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

maitland stands up out of the half guard.
Ange throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around maitland's waist but maitland gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ange off to one side.
maitland throws a head kick but Ange moves out of range.
Ange misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ange tries to clinch up

and maitland counters with a takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
maitland wants to stand but Ange has his arm trapped.
maitland controls the position.
maitland wants to control but Ange is keeping him busy.

maitland is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ange knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ange is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but maitland is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

maitland looking to secure an arm triangle but Ange defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
maitland controlling his opponent.
maitland fails to take his opponent's back.
Orsini Ange has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ange tries to improve his position but instead maitland has taken his back!
maitland tries to keep control of the position but Ange is staying busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

maitland working for a choke but Ange is defending well.
Ange can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
joey maitland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well maitland has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

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