PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sawyer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, None. 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.

Sawyer
vs
Maia

188 cm
24
194 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

182 cm
24
196 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Crippler's Corner

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Sawyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Maia!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Maia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sawyer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Sawyer moves into the clinch.

Sawyer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Maia can't fight it off and eventually Sawyer manages to take the fight to the floor. Maia looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sawyer is stalling in the full guard.
Sawyer trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sawyer stopping the sweep attempt from Maia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer cracks Maia with a solid left hand.
Sawyer trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
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.
Sawyer looking to pass the guard.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sawyer ducks under a wild hook from Maia.
Sawyer throws a right hand that Maia ducks under and follows up with a left that Maia also avoids with ease.
Maia misses with a wild body shot.
Maia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maia drops Sawyer with a nice combination! Maia dives into Sawyer's guard, looking to finish!

Sawyer is rocked!

It looks like Thomas Sawyer has been cut.
Maia controls from within his opponent's guard.
Oh Sawyer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sawyer keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
Maia stopping the sweep attempt from Sawyer.
Sawyer seems to have got his legs back now.
Sawyer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sawyer is trying to keep Maia in close.
Sawyer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maia is one step ahead there.
Maia wants to control from the top but Sawyer keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maia misses with a looping right.
Maia tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sawyer counters with a takedown into side control.
Sawyer just content to control the position.
Maia takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sawyer working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sawyer working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Sawyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Sawyer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Maia with a poor takedown
enabling Sawyer to counter with a crisp jab.
Sawyer fails to land the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Maia.
Maia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sawyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sawyer throws the left hand but Maia avoids the punch easily.
Sawyer misses with the combination.
Sawyer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maia.

Maia is rocked!
Sawyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sawyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maia is still on wobbly legs! Can Sawyer finish him?
Sawyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sawyer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sawyer shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Maia takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Sawyer sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Maia bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Sawyer!