PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Maia
vs
Waters

185 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rickson Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Waters!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Waters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Waters scores with a nice head shot.

Waters fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maia, pushing him back against the cage.
Waters lands an uppercut.

Maia has clasped his hands together around Waters's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Waters to see if he's OK.
Maia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Maia working away.
Maia tries to move into full mount but can't pass Waters's legs.
Maia tries to score with some ground and pound. Waters controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Waters struggling a bit here.

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!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks Maia politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Maia prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia tries to score with some ground and pound. Waters controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Maia trying to control the position but Waters is working away.

Maia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Maia working the body and head with strikes.
Waters managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Maia.
Maia landing strikes.
Maia cracks Waters with a big elbow.
Waters takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Maia trying to control the position but Waters is working away.
Maia cracks Waters with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Waters knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Maia landing a few strikes.
Waters tries to bench press Maia off him but Maia keeps the position.
Maia landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Maia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maia postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Maia scores with punches from side control.

Maia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Waters is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maia in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia cracks Waters with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Maia creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Waters can do anything to dispel that myth.
Maia lands a decent elbow from side control.
Waters is trying to control Maia's posture but Maia avoids it.
Maia works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Maia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Waters keeps working.
Maia grinds an elbow into Waters's temple.
Maia lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Waters down.
Maia is putting a hurting on Waters here, landing some big shots from side control.
Maia grinds an elbow into Waters's temple.
Maia scoring with punches and elbows.

Waters is rocked!
Waters is not content to let Maia control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia controls the position.
Maia trying to control the position but Waters is working away.
Waters wants to control but Maia postures up.
Maia scoring with punches from side control.
Maia wants to control but Waters is keeping him busy.
Maia working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia landing a few strikes.
Maia is working Waters over with some ground and pound from side control.
Waters takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Waters is still in real trouble! Can Maia finish him?
Maia lands an elbow.
Maia lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Waters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Waters can do to turn this around?
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Waters counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Waters seems to have recovered his senses.
Waters moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Waters fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Waters drives through and clinches with Maia against the cage.
Maia wants to take the fight to the mat but Waters manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Waters.
Waters is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Waters is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Maia gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rickson Maia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Maia throwing strikes from guard but Waters blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia postures up and lands a big shot to Waters's brow.

Maia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maia being controlled here momentarily.
Maia wants to control from the top but Waters keeps moving.
Maia is working Waters over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Waters avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Maia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Waters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Maia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Waters swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Waters's head.
Maia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Waters wants to stand and escape but Maia is having none of it.

Maia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maia throws a big right hand that misses.
Waters tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maia is pushing down on Waters's leg trying to pass to half guard. Waters is fighting to maintain full guard but Maia has managed to sneak the leg through.
Waters trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Waters does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Waters is breathing heavily.
Waters is trying to get back to full guard.

Maia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Waters doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maia.
Maia looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Maia is trying to control. Waters wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Maia.
Waters is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maia scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia is trying to control. Waters wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maia passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Waters!
Maia connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Maia connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maia with a couple of short strikes.
Waters tries to reverse the position but Maia maintains control.
Maia with shots to the head and body - Waters looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia landing strikes, looking to finish!
Maia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maia lands a couple of good shots and Waters has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Maia scores with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickson Maia dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Maia darts in looking for a takedown but Waters gets double underhooks and turns Maia into the cage.
Waters lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Waters throws a shot to the body.
Waters scores with a sloppy right hand. Maia should have avoided that one.
Waters digs a good body shot into Maia's ribs.
Waters lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Waters throws a one two combo.
Waters lands with a right hand.
Waters fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia closes the distance and clinches up with Waters, looking for a takedown. Maia pushes Waters against the cage but Waters circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Waters swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maia.
Horrible takedown attempt by Maia or perhaps it was just good defense by Waters, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters scores with a hook to the body. Maia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Waters fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maia, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Waters.
Waters lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maia backwards.
Waters lands a left hand.
Maia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Waters is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Waters lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Maia is rocked!
Waters throws a punch but it's blocked by Maia.
Oh Maia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Waters misses with the head strike.
Maia seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Waters creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Waters dips a shoulder and cracks Maia with a mighty uppercut! Maia falls back against the cage and Waters unloads with a barrage of strikes! Maia is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Waters screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duncan Waters!