PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zulu Chaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Chaka
vs
Maia

193 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
27
200 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 London, Zulu Chaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyoto Maia!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaka throws a head kick but Maia moves out of range.
Maia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chaka as he avoids it easily.
Chaka throws a sloppy head kick and Maia moves out of range easily.
Maia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maia lands with a slapping head kick.
Maia misses with a body shot.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt - Chaka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maia throws a leg kick that misses.
Maia takes a swing at Chaka's ribcage but misses.
Chaka slaps away a takedown attempt from Maia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zulu Chaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoto Maia.
Chaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Chaka throws a head kick that misses.
Maia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chaka tries to avoid it but Maia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chaka to the ground. Chaka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chaka misses with a head kick.
Maia blocks a head kick by Chaka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaka throws a head kick that misses.
Maia throws a body punch but Chaka moves out of range.
Chaka is looking to chop away at Maia's legs.
Chaka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chaka stuffs the takedown attempt from Maia. Maia gets slowly back to his feet.
Maia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown. Chaka tries to sprawl out of it but Maia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Chaka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaka.
Chaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chaka throws a sloppy head kick and Maia moves out of range easily.
Chaka throws a sloppy head kick
and Maia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zulu Chaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chaka slaps away a takedown attempt from Maia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maia blocks a head kick by Chaka.
Maia misses with a head kick.
Chaka throws a head kick that misses

and Maia counters with a shoot takedown. Chaka fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chaka is controlling Maia's posture.
Chaka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maia is one step ahead there.
Chaka looking to control.

Maia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maia wants to control from the top but Chaka keeps moving.
Maia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chaka lands with a kick to the temple. Maia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maia throws a lazy head kick

and Chaka counters with a head kick that drops Maia to the mat! Maia scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Maia is rocked!
Chaka misses with a head kick.
Maia is still on wobbly legs! Can Chaka finish him?
Chaka throws a sloppy head kick and Maia moves out of range easily.
Maia seems to have recovered his senses.
Maia shoots in but Chaka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maia looks gassed!
Chaka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chaka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Maia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maia tries to work over Chaka's front leg with a kick but Chaka checks it.
Maia throws a sloppy head kick and Chaka moves out of range easily.
Maia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chaka.
Maia cracks the inside of Chaka's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown. Chaka tries to sprawl out of it but Maia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Chaka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lyoto Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaka lands with a slapping head kick.
Maia throws a head kick that misses
and Chaka counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Chaka.
Chaka scores with a head kick.
Chaka throws a sloppy head kick and Maia moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Chaka.
A low kick from Maia misses
and Chaka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Maia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Maia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chaka misses with a head kick.
Maia blocks a head kick by Chaka.

Maia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chaka's half guard.
Maia lands strikes from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chaka is not content to let Maia control the position.
Chaka missing with punches from the bottom.
Maia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zulu Chaka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maia blocks a head kick by Chaka.
Maia avoids the head kick by Chaka.
A head kick misses from Chaka.
Maia throws a leg kick but Chaka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maia throws a left and a right that both miss

and Chaka moves into the clinch.
Maia is trying to stall.
Chaka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Chaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chaka lands with a slapping head kick.
Zulu Chaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maia moves out of range as Chaka throws a body kick.
Maia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maia throws a head kick that misses
and Chaka counters with a good, hard body kick but Maia shrugs it off.
Maia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chaka circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maia throws out a leg kick but Chaka moves out of range and Maia only half commits.
Chaka leaves Maia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaka checks the leg kick.
A nice combination there by Chaka.
Maia shoots in for a double leg but Chaka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zulu Chaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoto Maia.
Chaka throws a lazy head kick
and Maia counters with a head kick. That will keep Chaka thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chaka throws a head kick but Maia moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chaka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chaka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zulu Chaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Chaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chaka rather than just go for the knockout.
Chaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chaka tries to avoid it but Maia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chaka to the ground. Chaka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chaka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maia.
Chaka throws a sloppy head kick and Maia moves out of range easily.
Maia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maia throws a leg kick
and Chaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia misses with a head kick.
Chaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chaka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maia. Maia obviously looking to wear him down.

Maia shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chaka manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chaka working a defensive guard here.
Chaka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chaka throws a couple of heel strikes.
Maia trying to control but Chaka is working from the bottom.
Chaka looking for a sweep. Not yet Chaka, not yet.
Chaka lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Maia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chaka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chaka 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Maia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chaka defends it nicely.
Chaka throws a lazy head kick

and Maia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chaka trying to hold on to Maia's head to control him but Maia postures up.
Chaka is trying to escape back to his feet but Maia uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Maia lands a few punches from side control.

Maia is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Chaka is trying to escape and Maia transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Chaka is forced to tap! Nice work there by Maia! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lyoto Maia!