PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Neto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Maltezo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Neto
vs
Maltezo

185 cm
19
204 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

191 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Neto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Maltezo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Maltezo.

It looks like Antonio Neto has been cut.
Neto wants to clinch up but Maltezo keeps it at a distance.

Maltezo clinches up against the cage.
Maltezo letting Neto take a breather here.
Neto wants to stall.
Neto has Maltezo pressed against the cage.
Maltezo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Neto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Neto is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Antonio Neto.
Maltezo throws a series of punches but Neto avoids them all with ease.
Maltezo circles away from the clinch attempt

and Maltezo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maltezo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maltezo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Maltezo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Neto's guard.
Neto is looking to stand up but Maltezo isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maltezo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Neto wants to get back to his feet but Maltezo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maltezo wants to pass the guard but Neto is keeping the position.
Maltezo won't allow Neto to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Neto stuffs the takedown attempt from Maltezo. Maltezo gets slowly back to his feet.

Neto darts in and clinches Maltezo up against the cage.

Maltezo breaks from the clinch.
Neto tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Maltezo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Neto won't be happy with that.
Neto wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neto is breathing heavily.
Maltezo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Maltezo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Neto wants to clinch but Maltezo slips to the side

and Maltezo counters with a shoot takedown. Neto fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neto wants to stand up but Maltezo is controlling him.
Maltezo looking to pass the guard.

Neto pushes Maltezo off and gets back to his feet.
Neto tries to clinch but Maltezo moves away
and Maltezo counters with a big head kick but Neto shrugs it off.
Neto looks to clinch

and Maltezo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Neto won't be happy with that.
Maltezo controls the position from side control.
Maltezo wants to control but Neto is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neto is letting Maltezo control him for a moment.
Maltezo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Neto is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Maltezo is controlling him well.

Maltezo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Neto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maltezo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neto tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Maltezo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Neto scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Neto tries to clinch
and Maltezo counters with a series of strikes. Neto will be more careful next time no doubt.

Maltezo moves into the clinch.
Maltezo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Neto smiles and moves away.
Antonio Neto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio Maltezo.
Maltezo circles away from the clinch attempt

and Maltezo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Neto's guard now.
Maltezo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Neto is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Maltezo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maltezo staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neto explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabricio Maltezo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Neto'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.

Maltezo throws a head kick that half lands.
Neto wants to clinch

and Maltezo counters by clinching up.
Neto looking to stall.
Neto controlling the action here for a moment.
Neto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Maltezo fails to pull guard.
Come on Neto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Neto is trying to maintain a safe position but Maltezo gets an underhook and turns Neto into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Antonio Neto.
Neto looks to clinch

so Maltezo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fabricio Maltezo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maltezo is controlling him.
Maltezo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Maltezo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto wants to get back to his feet but Maltezo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maltezo trying to control but Neto is working from the bottom.

Neto wriggles free and stands up.
Neto closes the distance but Maltezo moves to the side

and Maltezo moves into the clinch.

Maltezo wants the takedown. Neto is fighting it off but Maltezo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Neto's guard against the cage.
Maltezo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Maltezo wants to free his trapped foot but Neto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Maltezo is taking a breather. Neto 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltezo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Neto has one foot on Maltezo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Neto closes the distance looking to clinch

and Maltezo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maltezo trying to control the position from guard on top but Neto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neto uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Neto moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maltezo circles away from the clinch attempt

and Maltezo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Maltezo stops Neto from standing up.
Maltezo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maltezo stops Neto from standing up.
Maltezo trying to control but Neto is working from the bottom.
Neto wants to stand up but Maltezo is controlling him.
Maltezo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Maltezo wants to control from the top but Neto keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maltezo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Neto wants to clinch up but Maltezo keeps it at a distance.
Maltezo shoots for a double leg takedown but Neto sprawls well. He's pushed Maltezo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Antonio Neto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio Maltezo.
Maltezo shoots for a double leg takedown but Neto sprawls well. He's pushed Maltezo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Neto closes the distance but Maltezo moves to the side

and Maltezo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maltezo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maltezo wants to control from the top but Neto keeps moving.
Maltezo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabricio Maltezo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Neto'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. This is the final round!

Neto moves in looking to clinch but Maltezo pushes him off.

Maltezo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Neto is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Maltezo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Maltezo wants to control but Neto is keeping him busy.
Neto is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Maltezo scoring with punches from side control.

Maltezo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Neto tries to clinch

and Maltezo counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maltezo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Neto some visible discomfort.
Neto tries to escape but Maltezo is in control.

Maltezo tries for a kimura but Neto is defending well.
Neto is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Maltezo asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Maltezo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Maltezo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Neto is fending him off so far but Maltezo persists. Nope, Neto circles away and we're back to standing.
Neto tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Maltezo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maltezo.
Neto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Neto trying to stall but Maltezo improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltezo with a knee to the head.
Neto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Maltezo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Neto. No joy for Maltezo on that attempt.
Neto looks to clinch

and Maltezo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maltezo.
Maltezo prevents Neto from getting back to his feet.
Maltezo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Maltezo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maltezo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Neto is proving hard to escape from.
Maltezo stops Neto from standing up.
Maltezo tries to free his leg and advance position but Neto is retaining full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Neto closes the distance looking to clinch

and Maltezo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Neto won't be happy with that.
Neto tries to escape but Maltezo is in control.
Maltezo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maltezo controlling the position.
Maltezo advances to full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neto somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Neto tries to clinch
and Maltezo counters with a head kick. That will keep Neto thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Neto looks to clinch

and Maltezo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maltezo stops Neto from standing up.
Neto keeping full guard, as Maltezo tries to pass.
Maltezo prevents Neto from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maltezo controls the pace.
Neto wants to stand but Maltezo is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fabricio Maltezo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maltezo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabricio Maltezo!