PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Budiman Prang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and António Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia has chosen It's a kind of magic by Queen as his entrance music. António Maia has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Prang
vs
Maia

172 cm
25
175 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

189 cm
27
181 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Brute

Brute
Happy Pills

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Budiman Prang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, António Maia!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prang connects with a body shot that sends Maia's belly button to the back.
Prang throws a looping overhand right but Maia ducks down to avoid it.
Prang throws a looping overhand right but Maia ducks down to avoid it.
Prang misses with a double jab.
Maia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prang.
Maia takes a swing at Prang's ribcage but misses.
Prang looks to score with a jab to the body but Maia is just out of range.
Prang clobbers Maia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prang tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prang throws a good cross that connects.
Prang throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Prang lands.
Prang throws a jab when Maia was well out of range.

Prang gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Prang is looking to stand up but Maia isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia tries to free his leg and advance position but Prang is retaining full guard.
Maia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Prang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by António Maia.
Maia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Prang finds it's way round the side to connect with Maia's head.
Prang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prang looks to land a left hand but Maia moved out of range nicely.
Maia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Prang avoids it really well and circles away.
A combination from Prang does no damage.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maia lands a really nice looking cross but Prang seems unphased.
Prang lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Prang.
Prang keeps the fight on the outside.
Maia misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Prang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Prang.
Maia takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prang connects with a nice looking jab.
Budiman Prang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
Maia shoots in but no luck this time.
Prang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prang throws a right and a left that Maia avoids nicely.
Maia ducks under a wild hook from Prang.
Prang tries to land a front kick but Maia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maia slips under a jab.
Prang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maia throws out the jab.
Prang looks to throw the jab but Maia is out of range.
Maia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prang.
Maia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prang.
Maia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prang was well out of range. Poor timing from Maia.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prang.
Maia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Budiman Prang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of António Maia.
Prang jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Maia fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Prang to the ground. Maia is now in Prang's guard.
Prang keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia won't allow Prang to get back to his feet.
Maia is stalling in the full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Maia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Prang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Prang throws a jab but it's blocked by Maia.
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 Budiman Prang will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Prang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Prang rather than just go for the knockout.
Prang throws a lazy right hand but Maia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prang.
Prang slaps away a takedown attempt from Maia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Prang throws a looping overhand right but Maia ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Prang misses the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Maia looks for a takedown but Prang sprawls well.
Maia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Prang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maia somewhat.
Budiman Prang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of António Maia.
Prang throws the kick towards the body but Maia avoids it.
Maia misses with an uppercut. Prang saw that one coming.
Prang takes a swing at Maia's ribcage but misses.
Budiman Prang is winning the standup battle so far.
Prang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia throws a jab when Prang was well out of range.
A punch combination from Prang misses.
Prang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Prang swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Prang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Prang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maia moves away.
Prang scores with a punch to the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maia.
Maia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Maia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prang.
A punch combination from Prang misses.
Some wild striking there from Prang.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Prang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prang throws a body kick that misses.
Prang misses with a straight right.
Maia wants to clinch.
Prang throws a looping overhand right but Maia ducks down to avoid it.
Maia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prang.
Budiman Prang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia staying out of range there.
Prang takes a swing at Maia's ribcage but misses.
Prang misses with an uppercut. Maia saw that one coming.
Maia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prang jabs at Maia's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Maia or perhaps it was just good defense by Prang which made him look bad.
Prang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Prang is just out of range.
Prang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prang.
Prang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prang looks to throw the jab but Maia is out of range.
Prang lands a nice looking body shot.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt.
Maia misses with a straight right.
Prang lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Maia.
Prang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Prang misses

and Maia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Prang's guard.
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!
Maia won't allow Prang to get back to his feet.
Maia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Maia looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Prang misses with a body shot.
Maia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Budiman Prang dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Maia throws a jab but it's blocked by Prang.
Prang looks to land a right hand but Maia moved out of range.
Prang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maia.
Maia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Prang lands a body shot.

Maia shoots in and gets a takedown into Prang's guard.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Prang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia tries to free his leg and advance position but Prang is retaining full guard.
Prang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maia on the ground.
Prang wants to stand and escape but Maia is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prang can't keep his opponent in guard - Maia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Prang blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maia.
Maia is pressing down on Prang's thigh, looking to free his foot. Prang is holding on for now.
Prang pushes Maia off looking to stand but Maia dives back in and keeps control.
Prang is not content to let Maia control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Prang is just out of range.
Prang thows a body shot but no joy.
Maia slips a jab and a cross from Prang.
Prang moves out of range of the strikes.
Maia looks to land a right hand but Prang moved out of range.

Maia dives in and scores a takedown into Prang's guard.
Maia wants to control from the top but Prang keeps moving.
Maia tries to free his leg and advance position but Prang is retaining full guard.
Prang wants to stand up but Maia is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Prang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Maia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Maia is controlling the pace.
Maia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia passes the guard and advances to mount!
Maia is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Prang because Maia loaded up on that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Prang hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

António Maia really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Prang slips a jab and a cross from Maia.
Prang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice cross by Prang.
Prang misses with a wild body shot.

Maia shoots in and gets a takedown into Prang's guard.

Prang uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Prang misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maia. Prang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Prang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Maia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Prang is trying to defend but Maia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia wants to free his trapped foot but Prang is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Maia is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Prang misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Prang looks to throw the jab but Maia is out of range.
Maia misses with a body shot.
Maia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Prang defends it nicely.
Maia moves out of range of the strikes.
Prang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prang.
Prang clobbers Maia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maia misses the shot to the body.
Maia avoids the body shot from Prang.
A combination from Prang does no damage.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch but Prang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maia slips a jab and a cross from Prang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prang.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Prang is just out of range.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but Prang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Prang misses with a wild body shot.
Maia misses with a wild body shot.
Prang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maia shoots for a takedown but Prang saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Budiman Prang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of António Maia.
Prang looks to land a combination. Maia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Maia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Prang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maia is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Prang misses with an uppercut. Maia saw that one coming.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prang.
The fighters circling - Maia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prang.
Maia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prang misses with a looping right.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt - Prang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Prang misses with a hook.
Maia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maia slips a jab and a cross from Prang.
Maia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Prang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prang.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but Prang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prang misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia is looking to clinch.
Maia misses with a two punch combination.
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown but Prang manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but António Maia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Prang slips a straight right by Maia.
Prang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prang.
Maia tries to clinch but Prang is having none of it.
Maia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prang throws a series of punches but Maia avoids them all with ease.
Maia dodges the punch combination from Prang.
Maia slips under a jab from Prang.
Prang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Prang wants it to stay on the feet.
Prang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maia dives in and grabs Prang's left leg, looking for a takedown. Prang pushes down on Maia's head and hops out.
Maia is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Some wild striking there from Maia.
A jab lands there for Prang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prang throws a series of punches but Maia moves out of range.
Prang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prang looks to land a left hand but Maia moved out of range nicely.
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown. Prang tries to sprawl out of it but Maia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Prang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Budiman Prang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of António Maia.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but Prang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Prang throws a shot from downtown. Maia moves away and avoids it.
Maia shoots for a double leg takedown but Prang sprawls well. He's pushed Maia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prang.
Maia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Prang's waist but Prang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maia off to one side.
Prang lands a slapping body shot.
Prang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prang misses the shot to the body.
Maia moves away from the strike by Prang.
Maia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Prang cracks Maia with an open hand slap.
Prang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Prang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maia scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Prang misses.
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown but Prang manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Prang tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maia doesn't seem bothered though.
Prang misses with a looping right.
Prang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Prang as he connects with a hook.
Prang misses with a body shot.
Prang looks to throw the jab but Maia is out of range.
Maia throws out a powerful jab.
Prang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Prang lands with a good body shot.
Maia shoots in for a double leg but Prang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Prang thuds his right hand into Maia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prang.
A slow jab from Prang misses its intended target.
Maia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prang.
Maia swings for the body but Prang moves out of range.
Prang just misses with a punch to the body.
Maia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Prang circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
Maia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prang.
Maia blocks a jab.
Prang keeps the fight on the outside.
Prang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prang.
Maia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Prang misses with an uppercut
and Maia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia scores with a decent looking hook.
Maia wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prang throws out a powerful jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Budiman Prang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Prang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 49:47
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Budiman Prang!