PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Turcios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turcios comes to the cage accompanied by Two Steps From Hell - Color the Sky. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Turcios
vs
Maia

175 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Turcios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Demian Maia!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia lands a head kick!
Turcios displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maia.
Maia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Turcios but Turcios pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Turcios defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maia.
Christopher Turcios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Maia.

Turcios darts in and clinches Maia up against the cage.

Turcios has picked Maia up - he's going for a ride! Turcios dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Turcios missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia tries to roll over but Turcios keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turcios is trying to work for a kimura but Maia is defending well.
Maia wants to get back to full guard.
Turcios stalling.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maia working a defensive guard here.

That's two 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.
Turcios throwing strikes but missing.
Maia wants to stand up but Turcios is controlling him.
Turcios content to stall in guard here.
Maia is looking to stand up but Turcios isn't so interested in that idea.
Maia trying to keep a closed guard but Turcios is proving a slippery customer.
Maia looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Turcios's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Turcios stays in close to Maia's body and controls the position.
Turcios stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Turcios decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Maia, up you get!
Turcios fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maia avoids it really well and circles away.
Turcios moves forwards but Maia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Turcios misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Turcios circles away.
Maia lands with a kick to the temple. Turcios shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt

and Turcios counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maia's guard now.
Turcios has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Turcios lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Turcios controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Turcios is working Maia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Turcios working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Turcios might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Turcios with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maia keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Turcios not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Maia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Turcios is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Turcios dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Turcios has Maia up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Turcios - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Maia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turcios avoids it.
Turcios tries to pull guard but Maia holds him up against the cage and eventually Turcios drops back down to his feet.
Turcios wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turcios wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Turcios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Turcios's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maia is trying to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turcios taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turcios's efforts to push away.

Maia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Maia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Maia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Maia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Turcios.
Turcios could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turcios looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maia shoots and misses

and Turcios counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Maia!
Maia sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
It looks like Turcios is going to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia trying to hold on to Turcios's head to control him but Turcios postures up.
Maia tries to roll over but Turcios keeps him under control.
Maia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcios passes Maia's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Turcios decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Maia scores with a three punch combo!

Maia drives through and clinches with Turcios against the cage.

Turcios manages to break the clinch.
Turcios shoots for a double leg takedown but Maia sprawls well. He's pushed Turcios's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Maia moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcios tries to pull guard but Maia holds him up against the cage and eventually Turcios drops back down to his feet.
Maia lands a knee to the body.

Maia breaks from the clinch.
Maia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Turcios's head.
Turcios falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maia counters with a big head kick but Turcios shrugs it off.
Maia fails with the takedown

and Turcios counters with a takedown into side control.
Turcios grinds an elbow into Maia's temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turcios cracks Maia with a big elbow.
Maia is working to avoid the ground and pound but Turcios connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Turcios dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Maia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Demian Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia fails with the takedown

and Turcios counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turcios controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Maia is trying to keep Turcios in close.
Turcios controlling from the top position.

Maia throws his legs up looking for a submission but Turcios uses it to pass to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Turcios scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Maia is trying to escape the mount.

Turcios is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Maia can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Turcios is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Maia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia wants to hold on but Turcios pushes him away.
Turcios in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Turcios raining down shots from the mount!
Maia throwing hammer fists to the chest of Turcios. What's that going to do exactly?
Maia is desperately trying to improve his position but Turcios has a good base and remains in mount.
Maia tries to hold on but Turcios postures up.
Turcios controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcios lands a big shot there that rocks Maia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Turcios has control of Maia's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Maia regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Turcios content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Turcios can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maia is looking to escape.
Maia regains half guard.
Turcios wants to take a breather but Maia is having none of it.
Turcios thows a huge punch but Maia dodges it nicely.
Demian Maia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christopher Turcios is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Maia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Turcios pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Turcios showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turcios, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Turcios!