PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Numero Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uno has chosen lol as his entrance music. 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.

Maia
vs
Uno

185 cm
22
199 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
193 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Uno!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Uno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uno throws an off balance right hand

so Maia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Maia looking to pass the guard.
Maia looking to sit in guard and control but Uno gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Maia is looking for a triangle here but Uno uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Maia can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Maia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Uno decides to stand up, so the ref orders Maia to his feet.
Uno throws a leg kick which misses Maia's front leg but catches the back leg as Maia tries to avoid it.
Maia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uno.
Uno looks to throw the jab but Maia is out of range.
Anderson Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uno throws a big shot that misses.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maia misses with a wild body shot.
Maia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Uno.
Maia shoots and misses
and Uno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maia ducks under a wild hook from Uno.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maia throws a big shot that misses.
Maia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uno.
Maia avoids a kick to the body.
Maia fails with the takedown
and Uno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maia thinking.
A swing and a miss from Maia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Uno lands an overhand right.
Uno jabs Maia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Uno.
Maia shoots and misses
and Uno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maia has his takedown stuffed

and Uno counters by moving into the clinch.
Maia wants a takedown.
Maia can't find room to land a body shot as Uno controls the action.

Maia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Uno counters with a good low kick that Maia was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Numero Uno dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Maia tries for a takedown but Uno circles away easily
and Uno counters with a left to the body.
Maia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maia shoots and misses
and Uno counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Uno throws a leg kick but Maia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maia shoots and misses
and Uno counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uno connects with a body shot.
Uno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Uno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maia circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maia's calf.
Maia misses with a takedown
and Uno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Uno enables Maia to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Uno manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Uno is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maia is controlling him.
Maia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Uno really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Uno wants to stand up but Maia is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Uno pushes Maia off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Uno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maia.
Maia walks into a straight right hand from Uno.
Maia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Uno's waist but Uno gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maia off to one side.
Uno misses the body punch
and Maia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno misses with a hook. Maia ducked under it nicely.
Maia lands with a good body shot.
Uno throws a right and a left that Maia avoids nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Uno, right into the meat.
Maia fails with the takedown
enabling Uno to counter with a crisp jab.
Numero Uno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Numero Uno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uno misses with a lunging right hand
and Maia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Uno gets caught flat footed, as Maia shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Uno has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Maia off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uno. Maia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Uno misses with a looping right.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Uno counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Numero Uno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Maia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uno counters with a one-two to the body.
Uno throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Maia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maia.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia stops Uno from standing up.
Maia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uno wants to stand and escape but Maia is having none of it.
Maia wants to pass the guard but Uno is keeping the position.
Uno wants to stand but Maia is controlling the position.
Maia forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maia wants to advance to full mount but Uno doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Maia is looking to advance position but Uno has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Maia can't escape the position.

Uno stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Uno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maia. Maia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Uno looks to land a left hand but Maia moved out of range nicely.
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maia ducks under a wild hook from Uno.
Uno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uno throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
Maia avoids the body shot from Uno.
Anderson Maia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maia takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Uno counters with a series of strikes. Maia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Uno digs a good hook to Maia's body.
Numero Uno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Uno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maia on the side of the head.
Uno lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Maia throws a lazy uppercut
and Uno counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maia fails with the takedown
and Uno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uno thows a body shot but no joy.
Uno misses with a wild body shot.
Maia throws a right hand that misses
and Uno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Uno counters with a nice uppercut.
Uno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Uno counters with a right hand to the body.
Maia fails with the takedown
and Uno counters with a series of strikes. Maia will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Numero Uno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Uno winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Numero Uno!