PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osulf Durin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Durin
vs
Maia

185 cm
23
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

178 cm
26
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Osulf Durin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demian Maia!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durin swinging wildly here.
Durin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from Durin does no damage.
Maia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Durin counters with a three punch combo that has Maia backing up. Maia nods at Durin to acknowledge the strikes.
Durin throws a series of punches but Maia avoids them all with ease.
Durin tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Durin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maia.
Durin looks for the body kick but Maia saw that one coming.
Durin scores with a jab to the head.
Maia misses with a straight left.
Durin scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Durins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Durin throws a nice head kick!
Maia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Durin swinging wildly here.
Durin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Durin takes a swing at Maia's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia avoids the head kick by Durin.
Durin misses with a double jab.
Durin misses with a series of wild punches.
Durin misses with a two punch combination.
Durin misses with a two punch combination.
Durin swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Maia misses with a hook. Durin ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Durin throws a right hand that misses
and Maia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maia dodges the punch combination from Durin.
Durin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Maia eats them both and turns towards Durin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Durin misses with a few strikes there.
Durin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maia throws out the jab.
Durin misses with a wild combination.
Durin scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Durin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Durin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maia circles away quickly and effectively.
Durin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Durin throws a combination that misses
and Maia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia wants to clinch.
Durin takes a swing at Maia's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osulf Durin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Durin throws a nice looking combination but Maia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Osulf Durin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durin lands with a nice body punch.
Durin lands a head shot.
Durin lands a head shot.
Maia dodges the punch combination from Durin.
Durin scores with a head kick.
Durin throws a right and a left that Maia avoids nicely.
Durin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Durin duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia misses with a looping right.
Durin fails to land with a series of punches.
Durin misses with a wild body shot.
Durin throws a combination that misses
and Maia counters with a nice uppercut.
Durin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Durin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maia's head.
Durin misses with a wild combination.
Osulf Durin is winning the standup battle so far.
Durin swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Durin does no damage.
Osulf Durin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maia throws a hook to the side of Durin's head but Durin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maia blocks a jab.
Durin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice combination there by Durin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Durin throws a combination that misses
and Maia counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Osulf Durin has been cut.
Maia is looking to clinch.
Durin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maia moves to clinch but Durin breaks away
and Durin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Durin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maia.
Durin lands a nice shot to the body.
Durin throws a right hand that Maia ducks under and follows up with a left that Maia also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Durin misses.
Maia misses with a wild combination.
A left and a right from Durin both land. Nice combination.
Durin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maia lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durin swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Durin misses with a combination
and Durin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Maia slips a jab and a cross from Durin.
Durin misses with a double jab.
Durin misses with a few strikes there.
Durin throws a nice looking combination but Maia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maia might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Durin misses with a two punch combination.
Durin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Durin misses.
Durin misses with a double jab
and Maia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Durin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Durin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maia.
Maia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durin.
Durin misses with a series of wild punches.
Maia tries to clinch up but Durin circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Durin.
Maia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch but Durin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durin fails to land with a series of punches.
Durin misses with a series of wild punches.
Maia wants to clinch
and Durin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Durin tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Durin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Durin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Maia might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Durin has got the better of the exchanges.
Durin connects with a nice looking jab.
Durin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durin misses with a hook
and Maia counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Durin!
Durin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maia circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osulf Durin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durin 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osulf Durin!