PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bum Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes to the cage accompanied by I got a Feeling. Demian Maia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Maia
vs
Love

178 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
154 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bum Love!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maia closes the distance and clinches.
Maia is trying to drag Love to the mat but Love just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Love pulls his leg out and moves away.
Maia shoots in and drives through. Love sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Maia scores a takedown into full mount!

Maia moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Love has worked his arm free - good work by Love!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maia is trying to get an arm triangle but Love is defending well.
Love wants to control but Maia postures up.

Maia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia working away.
Love sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Love looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Maia seems to be looking for submissions.

Maia seems to be looking for submissions.
Maia is breathing heavily.

That's two 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.
Maia is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Love!

Maia goes for an armbar but Love turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Love.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Love from controlling successfully.
Maia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Love wants to control from the top but Maia keeps moving.
Love passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Maia is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Love is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Maia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Maia is defending against the submission attempts here by Love.
Maia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Love is trying to work for a kimura but Maia is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Maia looking for submissions off his back.
Maia is staying active underneath Love, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maia is trying to stand up here but Love is controlling him well.
Love trying to control the action but Maia is working from the bottom.
Maia is looking for a sweep. Love is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Love misses with a takedown attempt

and Maia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Love won't be happy with that.
Love is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Maia wants to work for an arm triangle but Love is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Love trying to control but Maia postures up.

Maia is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Demian Maia will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Love fails with the takedown

and Maia counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Love!

Maia jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Love is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Love and Maia has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Love is looking to reverse the position.

Maia is trying to get an arm triangle but Love is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Love manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Love pulls his head out easily.
Love has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maia is wriggling around trying to escape.

Love looking for a guillotine from mount but Maia is having none of it.
Maia holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Love tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Maia working to try and regain half guard.

Love 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.
Maia is looking to improve his position but Love isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Love wants to finish this one by submission but Maia is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Love.
Maia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maia sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Maia gets full guard.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Love from controlling successfully.

Maia looking for a guillotine here but Love defends easily.

Maia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Maia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Love can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Maia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Love throwing strikes but missing.
Love slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Maia manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Love is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maia's back!
Maia tries to escape the position.
Love gets his hands free as Maia looks to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Love controlling from the back.
Maia turns into Love and is now in his guard.
Maia wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.

Love is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Maia frees his head nicely. Oh but Love has switched to an armbar! Maia is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Bum Love!