PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Fisher will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Maia
vs
Fisher

182 cm
21
188 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

170 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Conviction

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot lands for Fisher.
Maia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fisher but Fisher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fisher loads up on a big right hand but Maia slips the punch.
Fisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it.
Fisher looks to land a right hand but Maia moved out of range.
Maia moves out of range as Fisher strikes.
Fisher throws a looping overhand right but Maia ducks down to avoid it.
Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fisher jabs at Maia's body.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but Fisher shows good takedown defense.
Maia ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maia.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fisher throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher misses with a hook. Maia ducked under it nicely.
Fisher misses with a looping right.
Fisher tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Fisher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice takedown defense from Fisher. No joy for Maia on that attempt.
Fisher is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fisher throws a shot from downtown. Maia moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Maia.
Fisher throws a lazy right hand but Maia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fisher throws a hook but Maia avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fisher. Maia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fisher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maia throws a looping overhand right but Fisher ducks down to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Fisher as Maia shoots in.
Fisher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maia sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maia slips under a jab from Fisher.
Maia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fisher avoids it really well and circles away.

Maia closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fisher did well to prevent Maia getting side control.
Maia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fisher's head.
Maia is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fisher tries to get to full guard but Maia has control of the leg.
Fisher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maia scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maia works his way into full mount!
Maia lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia controlling his opponent.
Maia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Maia punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fisher tries to hold on but Maia pushes him away.
Maia is trying to take his opponent's back.
Maia tries to control but Fisher wriggling away.
Maia scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maia is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Fisher is surviving well by controlling Maia's body position as best he can.
Fisher is trying to reverse the position but instead Maia has taken his back - oops!
Fisher turns into Maia and is now in his guard.
Maia lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fisher!
Maia avoids the attempt from Fisher to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Maia looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Maia dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fisher stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maia moves away.
Gary Fisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fisher misses with a straight left.
Maia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fisher is fending him off so far but Maia persists. Nope, Fisher circles away and we're back to standing.

Maia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Maia trying to control the position but Fisher is working away.
Maia in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ground and pound from Maia seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Maia landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fisher struggling a bit here.
Maia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher is trying to get back to half guard.
Maia trying to control the action but Fisher is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fisher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Maia drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maia wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
Maia pushes down on Fisher's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Maia trying to control the action but Fisher is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Maia.
Maia is stalling in the full guard.
Maia slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Maia looking to pass the guard.
Maia throwing strikes but missing.
Fisher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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.
Maia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fisher's guard.
Maia performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Maia is trying to work for a kimura but Fisher is defending well.
Maia seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fisher is staying active underneath Maia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Maia dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Maia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fisher swivels and escapes.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but Fisher shows good takedown defense.
Maia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fisher misses with the combination.
Fisher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maia shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fisher lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Maia. That snapped Fisher's head back.
Fisher swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.

Fisher gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Maia to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fisher is pulling down on Maia's head. It's preventing any offense from Maia, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maia drops back looking for a leg! Fisher is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fisher manages to kick Maia off! Maia jumps back into Fisher's guard.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
Fisher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fisher is keeping the position for now.

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.
Maia slips nicely into half guard.
Maia is looking to take a break and control but Fisher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Maia uses his free foot to push down on Fisher's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fisher.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia tries to control but Fisher wriggling away.
Maia throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fisher is working to get back to half guard.

Maia goes for an armbar but Fisher turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fisher.
Daniel Maia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four 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 working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fisher has passed into half guard!
Maia tries to get to full guard but Fisher has control of the leg.
Fisher is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Maia manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Maia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fisher is aware though and is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Maia.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Daniel Maia!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Daniel Maia!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Daniel Maia!

Daniel Maia wins by unanimous decision!