PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Katana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Katana
vs
Maia

188 cm
22
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronnie Katana !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demian Maia!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia shoots in and drives through. Katana sprawls well.
Maia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Katana but Katana pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maia looks for a takedown but Katana sprawls well.
Ronnie Katana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Maia.
Katana moves in looking to clinch but Maia pushes him off.
Maia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Katana pinned against the cage. Katana gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice sprawl there from Katana as Maia shoots in.
Katana throws a series of punches but Maia moves out of range.
Maia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Katana counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Maia down! Katana is looking to finish but Maia is intelligently defending himself.
Maia looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Katana wanted to stand there but Maia had control of the position.
Maia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Katana is one step ahead there.
Katana wants to get up but he can't break Maia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Katana wanted to stand there but Maia had control of the position.
Katana has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maia wants to clinch.
Katana fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maia is out of range.

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.
Maia misses with a takedown
and Katana counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Demian Maia has been cut.
Katana lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Katana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from Katana .
Katana throws a left that rocks Maia and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Katana dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Maia regain composure!

Maia is rocked!
Katana wants to stand but Maia is controlling his arm.
Maia is still in real trouble! Can Katana finish him?
Maia seems to have recovered his senses.

Katana has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's three minutes 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.
Katana digs a good body shot into Maia's ribs.
Katana slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Katana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Katana is looking to clinch but Maia is avoiding it.
Katana scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maia doesn't seem bothered though.
Katana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maia ducks right into an uppercut from Katana .
Ronnie Katana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Katana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maia is pressed up against the cage. Katana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maia down to the mat. Maia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Katana scores with a hook to the body. Maia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Katana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maia is trying desperately to land a takedown but Katana is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Maia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katana throws a one two combo.
A head kick misses from Katana .
Maia misses with a low kick.

Maia scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Maia is taking a breather. Katana says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Maia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia prevents Katana from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Katana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demian Maia's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Maia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Katana lands a with a good body shot.
Katana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Katana .
Ronnie Katana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Katana as he connects with a hook.

That has opened up Demian Maia's cut even more.
Katana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab lands there for Katana .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Katana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Katana connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Katana .
A punch combination from Katana misses.
Katana lands an overhand right.
Katana tries to clinch but Maia moves away
and Maia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Katana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katana lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Katana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maia swats away the attempt to clinch by Katana .
Ronnie Katana is winning the standup battle so far.
Katana displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Maia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katana scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Katana takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Katana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Katana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ronnie Katana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Maia.
Katana tries to clinch up.
Katana looks to land a combination but Maia avoids it well.
Maia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Maia clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana prevents Maia from breaking the clinch.
Maia prevents the takedown attempt.
Maia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Katana walks away with a smile on his face. Maia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Katana scores with a decent looking hook.
Katana throws a one two combo.
Maia shoots and misses
and Katana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katana is looking to clinch but Maia is avoiding it.
Katana with a nice cross.

Maia darts in and clinches Katana up against the cage.
Katana is trying to break free.

Maia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katana misses with a wild combination.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt - Katana sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Katana wants to clinch but Maia slips to the side

and Maia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Katana wants to stall.
Katana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Maia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Katana has Maia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Katana is trying to break the clinch but Maia has him pressed against the cage.
Maia fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Katana dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Demian Maia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Katana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maia closes the distance and clinches up with Katana , looking for a takedown. Maia pushes Katana against the cage but Katana circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Katana tries to clinch up

and Maia counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Katana !
You get the feeling that Katana really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Katana is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Katana is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Maia unloads with some shots from mount but Katana bucks and avoids them well.
Maia throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Maia thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Maia is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Katana is surviving well by controlling Maia's body position as best he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katana is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Katana wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maia.

Maia has hold of Katana 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Katana manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Maia looking for a guillotine from mount but Katana is having none of it.
Katana is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Maia thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Katana avoids a series of strikes thrown by Maia.
Katana 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Maia dominating with strikes here.
Maia pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Maia trying to control but Katana is having none of it.
Maia unloads with some shots from mount but Katana bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maia looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Katana trying desperately to get to his feet.
Katana trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Maia is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Maia extends the arm and Katana is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demian Maia!