PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edson Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and António Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perry comes to the cage accompanied by Carry On My Wayward Son by Kansas. Maia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by It's a kind of magic by Queen. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Perry
vs
Maia

180 cm
24
165 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

189 cm
29
181 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edson Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, António Maia!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia moves away from the strike by Perry.
Maia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
António Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Maia misses.
Maia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perry lands a glancing blow to the side of Maia's head.
Maia ducks under a wild hook from Perry.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but Perry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry.
Maia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Perry swivels and escapes.
Edson Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of António Maia.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maia. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maia blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away.
Perry throws a leg kick but Maia checks it.
Maia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Perry misses its intended target.
Maia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like António Maia has been cut.
Perry scores with a jab.
Maia ducks under a wild hook from Perry.
Maia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perry but Perry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
Perry digs a good body shot into Maia's ribs.
Maia defending well as Perry loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perry.
Nice defenses there by Maia.
Perry throws a hook but Maia avoids it easily.
Maia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Maia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia is controlling the pace.
Perry is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia is keen to just control but Perry is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Perry trying to control from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Perry. No joy for Maia on that attempt.
Maia shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Perry eats them both and turns towards Maia to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice cross by Maia.
Edson Perry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maia throws a leg kick but Perry checks it.
Perry misses with an uppercut
and Maia counters with a nice body shot.
Perry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maia.
Maia misses with a hook. Perry ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia is looking to score with low kicks.
Maia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perry.
Perry scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Perry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perry.
Maia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Perry rather than just go for the knockout.
Maia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maia jabs Perry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maia throws a series of punches but Perry avoids them all with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Maia there.
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 Edson Perry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on António Maia's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Perry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maia.
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maia.

Maia dives in and scores a takedown into Perry's guard.
Maia 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.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Perry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Maia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maia is just content to waste time from the top position. Perry takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Perry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Perry haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia throwing strikes from guard but Perry blocks nicely.
Perry looking to control.
Perry keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. António Maia wasn't active enough on the ground.
Perry lands a nice shot to the body.
Perry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maia. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edson Perry is winning the standup battle so far.
Perry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away.
Perry throws a hook to the side of Maia's head but Maia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Maia.
Maia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perry checks it well.
Perry ducks under a wild hook from Maia.
Maia misses with a body shot.
Maia misses with a straight left.
Maia throws a right and a left that Perry avoids nicely.
Maia slips under a jab from Perry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Maia misses its intended target.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Perry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maia slips a jab from Perry.
Perry throws a hook but Maia avoids it easily.
Maia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perry loads up on a big right hand but Maia slips the punch.
Perry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maia shoots and misses
and Perry counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Perry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maia to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

António Maia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on António Maia's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Maia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perry.
Left hook, right uppercut from Perry.
Maia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry.
Maia takes a swing at Perry's ribcage but misses.
Maia throws a jab when Perry was well out of range.
Perry looks to land a right hand but Maia moved out of range.
Maia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maia thows a body shot but no joy.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Perry to counter with a crisp jab.
Maia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perry throws a hook but Maia blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia with a nice cross.
Perry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Perry tests Maia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perry checks the leg kick.
Perry misses with a looping left.
Perry blocks a leg kick.
Perry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but Perry shows good takedown defense.
Edson Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of António Maia.
A big right from Maia misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia ducks under a wild hook from Perry.
Perry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perry as he avoids it easily.
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown. Perry tries to sprawl out of it but Maia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Perry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Perry misses with a straight left.
Perry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maia under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia thows a body shot but no joy.
Maia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perry throws a series of punches but Maia avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry misses with a straight left.
Perry dips to his left and cracks Maia with an uppercut!
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perry misses with an uppercut.
Maia slips under a jab from Perry.
Perry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maia.
Perry throws the left hand but Maia avoids the punch easily.
Perry scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Perry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry misses with a straight right.
Maia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perry.
Maia takes a swing at Perry's ribcage but misses.
Maia cracks Perry with a good jab.
Maia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maia shoots for a takedown but Perry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Perry misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry jabs Maia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maia looks for a takedown but Perry sprawls well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edson Perry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Perry 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Perry!
Edson Perry was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.