PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Fontaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia has chosen Stranglehold-Ted Nugent as his entrance music. David Maia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Fontaine
vs
Maia

190 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ain't Skeered Apparel

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonny Fontaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Maia!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Fontaine does no damage.
A punch combination from Fontaine misses.
Fontaine lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fontaine.

It looks like David Maia has been cut.
Fontaine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fontaine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fontaine misses with a two punch combination.
Maia swats away the attempt to clinch by Fontaine.
Fontaine tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maia shoots in but Fontaine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fontaine tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fontaine is breathing heavily.

Maia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fontaine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maia on the ground.
Fontaine is trying to control the position but Maia postures up.

Maia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fontaine keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Maia tries for a kimura but Fontaine is defending well.
Fontaine is pushing Maia's head away, looking to escape. Maia manages to hold on to the position though.
Maia tries to score with some ground and pound. Fontaine controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Maia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Maia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fontaine has escaped the position, nice work there.

Maia stands up and beckons Fontaine to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fontaine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it.
Fontaine misses with a wild combination.

Maia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maia wants to control from the top but Fontaine keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia wants to pass the guard but Fontaine is keeping the position.
Fontaine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maia is controlling him.
Fontaine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maia drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fontaine dives on top into guard.
Fontaine slips nicely into half guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fontaine stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Maia to get to his feet.
Fontaine looks to land a combination but Maia avoids it well.
Fontaine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Fontaine takes the fight into the clinch.
Maia tries a body shot but Fontaine blocks it.
Fontaine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maia has him pressed against the cage.
Fontaine is trying to stall.
Fontaine wants to get back to striking at distance but Maia won't allow it.

Fontaine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fontaine misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Maia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Maia tries to control but Fontaine wriggling away.
Fontaine is looking to get to half guard.
Fontaine is working hard here to advance position.
Fontaine squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Maia is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fontaine has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fontaine working to try and regain half guard.

Maia stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Fontaine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but David Maia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Maia's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fontaine throws a series of punches but Maia moves out of range.
Maia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fontaine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fontaine misses with a wild combination.

Maia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Maia drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fontaine looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fontaine looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fontaine!
Maia gets back to half guard.

Maia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fontaine tries to stand and escape but Maia is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontaine prevents Maia from standing back up.
Maia is breathing heavily.
It looks like Fontaine is going to stand back up.
Maia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fontaine.
Fontaine tries to stand and escape but Maia is controlling the position.

Maia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maia fails to land the takedown.

Fontaine closes the distance and clinches.
Fontaine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fontaine prevents the takedown attempt.
Maia has had enough of the clinch but Fontaine keeps him there for the moment.
Fontaine stops a takedown attempt from Maia.
Jonny Fontaine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Maia.

Fontaine breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fontaine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fontaine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maia shoots in but no luck this time.

Fontaine darts in and clinches Maia up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Fontaine.

Fontaine breaks from the clinch.
Fontaine looks to clinch

and Maia counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Fontaine kicks Maia off and gets to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Fontaine scores with a four punch combination!
Fontaine misses with a double jab

and Maia counters with a single leg into guard. Fontaine didn't expect that.
Maia wants to control from the top but Fontaine keeps moving.
Fontaine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maia is one step ahead there.
Maia slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia prevents Fontaine from escaping the position.
Maia works to advance to full mount. Fontaine defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Maia won't let Fontaine get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Fontaine is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maia won't let Fontaine get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Maia is standing up, even though he is in mount.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Maia. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Fontaine misses with a series of wild punches.
Maia wants to clinch.
Fontaine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine throws a right hand that Maia ducks under and follows up with a left that Maia also avoids with ease.
Fontaine throws a series of punches but Maia avoids them all with ease.
A good leg kick by Fontaine.
Fontaine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jonny Fontaine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fontaine swivels and escapes.
Jonny Fontaine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fontaine misses with the combination.

Fontaine gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maia advances position into side control!
Maia trying to control the position but Fontaine is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Maia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fontaine knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Maia tries to stand but Fontaine is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Maia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Maia's cut.
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!

Fontaine misses with a two punch combination.
Fontaine is looking to slow Maia down with leg kicks.
Fontaine misses with a few strikes there.
Maia is looking to clinch but Fontaine is avoiding it.
Maia wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Fontaine. No joy for Maia on that attempt.
Fontaine fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fontaine closes the distance and clinches.
Maia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Fontaine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Fontaine clinches with his opponent.
Maia fails to pull guard.
Maia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fontaine is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jonny Fontaine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Maia.

Fontaine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Fontaine throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fontaine tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown by Maia or perhaps it was just good defense by Fontaine which made him look bad.
Maia swats away the attempt to clinch by Fontaine.
Nice sprawl there from Fontaine as Maia shoots in.
Fontaine throws a nice looking combination but Maia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fontaine misses with a few strikes there.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but Fontaine shows good takedown defense.

Maia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Maia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Maia moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Fontaine has worked his arm free - good work by Fontaine!
Fontaine is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Maia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fontaine is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fontaine tries to escape but Maia is in control.

Maia stands up.
Fontaine stalks Maia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maia's face. Maia staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia has a takedown stuffed.

Maia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Maia works to advance to full mount. Fontaine defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Maia stands up from mount. Strange move.

Fontaine rushes Maia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Fontaine manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Fontaine does no damage.
Maia has a takedown stuffed.
Fontaine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Maia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maia showed some decent athleticism there.
Fontaine wants to get back to his feet.

Fontaine is defending against the submission attempts here by Maia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia passes to full mount!
Fontaine wants to get back to his feet.

Maia gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Fontaine tries to clinch but Maia is having none of it.
Fontaine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jonny Fontaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Fontaine.
Jonny Fontaine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fontaine throws a series of punches but Maia avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fontaine is looking to clinch but Maia is avoiding it.
Fontaine throws a nice looking combination but Maia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Maia scores a takedown into full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Maia.
I've got Maia 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Maia!