PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Browder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rorion 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.

Browder
vs
Maia

172 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Hellcry Fightwear

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 Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Browder!
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, Rorion Maia!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maia looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Browder trying to stand up but can't free himself from Maia's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Browder trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Browder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Browder looking to sit in guard and control but Maia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Browder looking for a sweep. Not yet Browder, not yet.
Browder trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Browder wants to get back to his feet but Maia passes into half guard.
Browder is trying to control but can't.

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

Maia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Browder napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Browder can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browder is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Browder tries to bench press Maia off him but Maia keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Browder wants to control but Maia postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Browder tries to bench press Maia off him but Maia keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rorion Maia will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Browder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Browder wants to clinch.
Browder misses with a few strikes there.
Browder throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Rorion Maia has been cut.

Browder clinches with his opponent.

Browder breaks the clinch.
Browder scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Anthony Browder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Browder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Browder moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maia is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Browder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Browder throws a right and a left that Maia avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Browder scores with a four punch combination!
Maia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Browder can pounce on him.
Maia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Browder to score with a decent uppercut.
Browder throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Browder lands a nice hook to Maia's body. Maia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Browder misses with the combination.
Maia tries for a takedown but Browder circles away easily

and Browder counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Browder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maia on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Browder wants to pass the guard but Maia is defending well.

Maia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Maia looking for a kimura from the bottom but Browder passes into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia is looking for a sweep.
Browder is looking to take a break and control but Maia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maia is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Browder scores with punches from side control.
Browder controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Browder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maia keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Browder dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rorion Maia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Browder throws a shot to the body.

Browder gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Browder lands a body shot in the clinch.

Browder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Browder scores with a jab. Maia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Browder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Browder lands with a nice combination. Maia backs away looking to recover.
Browder swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Browder is looking to clinch.
Browder throws out a powerful jab.

Browder is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maia's half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Browder is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Maia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Browder is working away from the top position though.
Browder throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Browder sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Browder throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Browder.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browder is trying to control. Maia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Browder stalling.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Browder lands a high kick!
Maia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Browder misses with a head kick.
Maia takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Browder is looking to wear down Maia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maia shoots and misses
and Browder counters with a series of strikes. Maia will be more careful next time no doubt.
A punch combination from Browder misses.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Browder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Browder could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Browder misses the shot to the body.
Maia keeps the fight on the outside.
Maia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Maia misses with a takedown

and Browder counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Anthony Browder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rorion Maia.
Maia controls Browder momentarily but Browder frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Browder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Browder has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Browder!