PBP Commentary

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

Sanosuke
vs
Maia

190 cm
25
199 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

182 cm
28
188 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI
Conviction

REAL LIFE CLOTHING LINE - 90% Laundry

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 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sagara Sanosuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Maia!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanosuke moves away.
Sanosuke checks a leg kick.
Sagara Sanosuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanosuke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanosuke is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maia.
Sanosuke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sanosuke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanosuke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanosuke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maia on the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Sanosuke. Beautiful body shot.
Maia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke lands a jab.
Sanosuke throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
Maia throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke checks a leg kick nicely.
A shot to the liver by Sanosuke. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt.
Maia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanosuke moves away from the strike by Maia.
Maia lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanosuke off the cage and back into range.
Sanosuke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanosuke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maia.
Sanosuke misses with a hook.
Sanosuke misses with a left hand
and Maia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maia moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanosuke feints and then cracks Maia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maia down.
Maia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke misses with a wild body shot.
Sanosuke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maia.
Sanosuke misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Sanosuke. No joy for Maia on that attempt.
Sagara Sanosuke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Maia.
Nice sprawl there from Sanosuke as Maia shoots in.
Sagara Sanosuke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanosuke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maia scores with a body shot.
Sanosuke lands a jab to the head.
Maia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanosuke lands with a nice body punch.
Maia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanosuke throws a hook but Maia blocks it.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke is looking to score with low kicks.
Maia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maia misses with a hook. Sanosuke ducked under it nicely.
Sanosuke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Sanosuke does it's job there.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanosuke is just out of range.
Sanosuke slips under a jab.
Sanosuke wants to clinch.
Maia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch lands to the side of Maia 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maia.
Maia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanosuke was well out of range. Poor timing from Maia.
Sanosuke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanosuke throws out a leg kick but Maia moves out of range and Sanosuke only half commits.
Maia misses with an uppercut.
Maia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Maia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanosuke moves away.
Sanosuke lunges at Maia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maia's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanosuke misses with a jab to the body
and Maia counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanosuke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maia doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanosuke circles away.
Sanosuke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maia lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Maia walks into a jab.
Sanosuke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanosuke misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanosuke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maia.
Sanosuke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanosuke is just out of range.
Maia lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanosuke tries to clinch up.
Maia lands a slapping body shot.
Sanosuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sanosuke.
Sanosuke scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Sanosuke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Sanosuke does it's job there.
Sanosuke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Sanosuke is predictable there
and Maia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanosuke punishes Maia's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanosuke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanosuke misses with a straight right.
Maia tries to clinch up but Sanosuke circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanosuke misses with a body shot.
Sanosuke lands a head shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maia.
Maia is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sanosuke is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Maia.
Sanosuke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Maia.
Sanosuke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke misses with a shot to the body
and Maia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maia misses with a looping left.
Sanosuke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maia throws a jab when Sanosuke was well out of range.
Sanosuke throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Sanosuke is predictable there
and Sanosuke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maia avoids the body shot from Sanosuke.
A swing and a miss from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maia digs a good hook to Sanosuke's body.
Sanosuke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanosuke throws out a loose jab but Maia uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sanosuke is looking to improve his position.
Maia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanosuke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maia on the ground.
Sanosuke tries to get to full guard but Maia has control of the leg.
Maia is stalling here. Sanosuke is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Maia seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sanosuke has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Maia is looking to regain half guard here but Sanosuke keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke wants to control but Maia is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia struggling a bit here.
Sanosuke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maia keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia is looking to regain half guard here but Sanosuke keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sagara Sanosuke will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Maia scores with a hook to the body. Sanosuke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maia throws a shot from downtown. Sanosuke moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Maia.
Sanosuke lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Sanosuke.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanosuke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maia checks a leg kick.
Sanosuke missing with a left hand there. Maia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maia misses with a right hand
and Sanosuke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maia's knee momentarily.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanosuke moves away.
Maia slips under a jab from Sanosuke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sanosuke throws a jab but it's blocked by Maia.
Sanosuke feints and then cracks Maia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maia down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanosuke. Maia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanosuke, as that shot connected.
Sanosuke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maia wants to clinch up but Sanosuke keeps it at a distance.
Sagara Sanosuke is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanosuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanosuke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanosuke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanosuke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maia.
The fighters circling - Sanosuke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maia moves out of range as Sanosuke strikes.
Daniel Maia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sanosuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanosuke thumps Maia with a low kick.
Maia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanosuke moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia defending well as Sanosuke loads up on a big left hand.
Sanosuke checks a low kick from Maia.
Maia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanosuke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maia misses with a wild body shot.
Sanosuke throws a predictable looking body shot

and Maia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanosuke's guard.
Maia is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanosuke is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanosuke keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Daniel Maia wasn't active enough on the ground.

Maia clinches with his opponent.
Sanosuke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Maia breaks the clinch.
Sanosuke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maia swinging wildly here.
Maia tries to clinch there but Sanosuke circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanosuke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sanosuke looks to throw the jab but Maia is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Maia.
I think Sanosuke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sagara Sanosuke!
Sagara Sanosuke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.