PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter O Flanigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Flanigan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Spicy McHaggis Jig. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

O Flanigan
vs
Maia

184 cm
22
193 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

183 cm
24
197 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent knees
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter O Flanigan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyoto Maia!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Flanigan.
Maia moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Maia fails to land the takedown.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but O Flanigan is just out of range.
O Flanigan blocks a head kick by Maia.
Maia lands a nice looking kick to the body. O Flanigan takes a step back to recover.
O Flanigan is breathing heavily.
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!
O Flanigan throws a big shot that misses.
O Flanigan works Maia's body with a nice hook.
Maia throws a solid leg kick but O Flanigan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maia.
Maia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Maia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Maia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maia is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, O Flanigan has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Flanigan is looking to improve his position.
O Flanigan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maia.
Maia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Flanigan's head.
O Flanigan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maia is working away from the top position though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maia tries to land a front kick but O Flanigan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Flanigan.
Maia wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
O Flanigan blocks a low kick nicely.
Maia scores with a spinning back kick!
Maia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Flanigan.
A swing and a miss from O Flanigan.
Maia throws a front kick aimed at O Flanigan's knee but O Flanigan avoids it well.
Maia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Flanigan tries to avoid it but Maia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Flanigan to the ground. O Flanigan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
O Flanigan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Flanigan misses with a body shot.
Maia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Flanigan pinned against the cage. O Flanigan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Walter O Flanigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoto Maia.
O Flanigan misses with the combination.
O Flanigan misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia thuds his shin into the meat of O Flanigan's side.
O Flanigan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch but O Flanigan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Flanigan misses the shot to the body.
Maia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maia. That's going to slow O Flanigan down.
O Flanigan misses with a double jab.
O Flanigan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maia slips a jab and a cross from O Flanigan.

Maia looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for O Flanigan!
O Flanigan tries to hold on but Maia postures up.
Maia putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
O Flanigan tries to reverse the position but Maia maintains control.
Maia lands with some vicious ground and pound - can O Flanigan hang on?
O Flanigan is trying desperately to improve position.
Maia connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia unloads with some shots from mount but O Flanigan bucks and avoids them well.

Maia jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… O Flanigan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by O Flanigan and Maia has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Flanigan dodges the ground and pound from Maia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Maia needs to keep his hands up - O Flanigan had a free shot at his head there.
O Flanigan digs a good body shot into Maia's ribs.
A right-left combo lands from O Flanigan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab-cross combination lands for O Flanigan and sends Maia crashing to the mat! O Flanigan follows him down to the mat - Maia regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Maia is rocked!
O Flanigan not doing much here.
Maia is still in real trouble! Can O Flanigan finish him?
Maia seems to have recovered his senses.
Maia is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Flanigan blocks the strikes from Maia.
O Flanigan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
O Flanigan wants to pass to mount but Maia is defending the position.
O Flanigan is controlling the pace.
O Flanigan wants to control but Maia is keeping him busy.
Maia regains full guard. Nicely done.
O Flanigan passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

O Flanigan decides to stand back up.
O Flanigan looks to land a left hand but Maia moved out of range nicely.
O Flanigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maia.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Flanigan keeps the fight on the outside.
Maia misses with a head kick.
Maia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Flanigan lands a nice shot that snaps Maia's head back.
Maia tries to clinch there but O Flanigan circles away.
Maia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A lazy left from O Flanigan finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Flanigan moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Maia goes down! Can O Flanigan finish him!?

Maia is rocked!
O Flanigan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Maia is still in real trouble! Can O Flanigan finish him?

Maia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maia seems to have recovered his senses.
O Flanigan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
O Flanigan controlling the action here.
Maia is looking for a sweep. O Flanigan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with O Flanigan in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Flanigan trying to mount his opponent but Maia defends it.
O Flanigan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
O Flanigan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Flanigan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
O Flanigan wants to control but Maia is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Maia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O Flanigan is out of range.
O Flanigan throws a nice looking combination but Maia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maia doesn't manage to clinch there - O Flanigan circles away.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Flanigan moves away.
O Flanigan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Flanigan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maia tries to clinch but O Flanigan is having none of it.
O Flanigan throws a wild body kick that Maia sees coming a mile off.
Maia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Flanigan.
Maia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walter O Flanigan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Flanigan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maia looks to land a body kick but O Flanigan moved away.
A nice combination there by O Flanigan.
O Flanigan throws a right hand that Maia ducks under and follows up with a left that Maia also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Flanigan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy left from O Flanigan finds it's target.
Maia shoots in and drives through. O Flanigan sprawls well.
Walter O Flanigan is winning the standup battle so far.
O Flanigan lands a nice hook to Maia's body. Maia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

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

Maia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. O Flanigan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Maia working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
O Flanigan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Maia's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
O Flanigan is trying to maintain the position but Maia is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Flanigan's head.
Maia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Flanigan defending well though.
O Flanigan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for O Flanigan.
O Flanigan has Maia pulled in close to control his posture.
O Flanigan has a closed guard, preventing Maia from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia is fighting to break O Flanigan's control of his arms but O Flanigan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Maia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
O Flanigan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Maia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
O Flanigan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
O Flanigan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
O Flanigan seems keen to control Maia's posture.
O Flanigan wants to sweep but no luck.
Maia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maia is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter O Flanigan clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Maia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walter O Flanigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia is looking to land body kicks.
Oooh a lovely combination from O Flanigan sends Maia down but not out. O Flanigan dives into side control looking to finish.

It looks like Lyoto Maia has been cut.
Maia is trying to work for a sweep but O Flanigan has mounted him!
Maia is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Flanigan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
O Flanigan content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by O Flanigan.
Maia is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Maia is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Flanigan controlling his opponent.
Maia is in a horrible position here. O Flanigan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
O Flanigan landing shots from mount.
O Flanigan content just to control the position here.
Maia throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia tries to reverse the position but O Flanigan maintains control.
O Flanigan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maia manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Maia punching from the bottom.
O Flanigan controlling the pace.
O Flanigan moves nicely into side control.
O Flanigan scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Flanigan slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Maia.
Maia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
O Flanigan controlling his opponent.
Maia is working to get back to half guard.
O Flanigan controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Flanigan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maia is looking to escape.
Maia can't escape the position.
O Flanigan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Maia is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter O Flanigan had his way with Lyoto Maia in that round.
The cut man is working on Lyoto Maia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

O Flanigan throws a series of punches but Maia avoids them all with ease.
O Flanigan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
O Flanigan throws a right and a left that both miss.

Maia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming O Flanigan to the mat! O Flanigan manages to get full guard.

O Flanigan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
O Flanigan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Maia drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and O Flanigan dives on top into guard.

Maia throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! O Flanigan escapes and throws Maia's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Maia tries to bench press O Flanigan off him but O Flanigan keeps the position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Flanigan advances to full mount.
Maia can't escape the position.
O Flanigan controlling the position easily from mount.
Maia is desperately trying to improve his position but O Flanigan has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Flanigan controlling from the full mount.
Maia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
O Flanigan landing shots from mount.
O Flanigan working the ground and pound effectively.
Maia is desperately trying to improve his position but O Flanigan has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
O Flanigan controlling from the full mount.
O Flanigan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
O Flanigan controlling from the full mount.
Maia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lyoto Maia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
O Flanigan controlling the pace for now.
O Flanigan prevents Maia from getting the reversal.
Walter O Flanigan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Flanigan looking to control and managing it successfully.
O Flanigan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maia is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walter O Flanigan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Flanigan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter O Flanigan!
Walter O Flanigan retains his middleweight title!