PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aderbal Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Barros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barros comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Carmina burana kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Aderbal Maia has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Maia
vs
Barros

180 cm
27
218 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

188 cm
26
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
Namunamu Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aderbal Maia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Barros!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barros scores with a decent looking hook.
Maia slips under a jab from Barros.
Barros swinging wildly here.
Barros with a jab.
Maia defending well as Barros loads up on a big left hand.
Barros has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice shot by Barros.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barros lands a right hook to the body.
Barros throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Barros.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barros throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, jab by Barros - just one landing.
Barros connects with a right hand. Maia shakes it off.
Some wild striking there from Barros.
A big right from Barros misses.
Barros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barros counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barros fails to land with a series of punches.
Maia avoids the body shot from Barros.
Barros throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barros just misses with a punch to the body.
Maia fails with the takedown.
Maia takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barros cracks Maia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Barros misses its intended target.
Maia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barros.
Barros misses the shot to the body.
Barros just misses with a punch to the body.
Maia fails with the takedown
and Barros counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aderbal Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barros.
Barros is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maia moves away.
Barros lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maia at a distance.
Barros just misses with a punch to the body.
Barros jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Eduardo Barros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barros.
Maia slips under a jab from Barros.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barros stuns Maia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maia fails with the takedown

and Barros counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Maia!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Barros dominated that 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.

Barros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barros paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maia ducks under a wild hook from Barros.
Barros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maia moves away.

Maia scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ground and pound from Maia.

Maia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barros is just riding it out for now. Maia eventually gives up the hold.

Maia is working for a kimura here but Barros manages to reverse the position and he's now in Maia's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maia looking for a guillotine here but Barros defends easily.
Barros trying to control the position from guard on top but Maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Maia looking to control but Barros is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barros defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Maia.
Maia looking to finish with strikes here!

Maia is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Barros has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Barros!
Maia working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barros wants to get up but he can't break Maia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Maia 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barros wants to stand but Maia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Maia wants to sweep here but Barros controlling him for the moment.
Barros is looking to stand up but Maia won't let him.

Maia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barros is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barros has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Maia is proving hard to escape from.
Barros trying to control the position from guard on top but Maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barros is one step ahead there.
Maia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barros really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barros won't allow Maia to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia is working hard here to advance position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barros has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Maia is proving hard to escape from.

Maia is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Barros frees his head nicely. Oh but Maia has switched to an armbar! Barros is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Aderbal Maia!
Aderbal Maia retains his light heavyweight title!
Aderbal Maia seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.