PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Amadeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Maia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Maia
vs
Amadeus

182 cm
19
188 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

198 cm
22
189 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Convicted

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Amadeus!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amadeus looks for the body kick but Maia saw that one coming.

Maia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Maia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Maia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Amadeus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Maia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Amadeus is trying to control Maia's posture but Maia avoids it.

Maia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Amadeus, who protects the arm well.
Amadeus is looking to regain half guard here but Maia keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Amadeus is looking to reverse the position.
Amadeus struggling a bit here.
Amadeus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Maia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Amadeus is looking to regain half guard here but Maia keeps moving and retains side control.
Amadeus wants to control but Maia postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Maia drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Maia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Amadeus tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maia drops back looking for a leg! Amadeus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Amadeus manages to kick Maia off! Maia jumps back into Amadeus's guard.
Amadeus controls Maia momentarily but Maia frees himself.
Maia stands and throws Amadeus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maia working away.

Maia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Amadeus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Maia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Amadeus has escaped the position, nice work there.
Maia is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Amadeus might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Maia kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Maia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Amadeus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Maia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Maia tries to advance to mount but can't.

Maia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Amadeus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Amadeus throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Amadeus.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Amadeus! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tony Amadeus!