PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Obworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miko Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia has chosen Hells Bells as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Obworth
vs
Maia

199 cm
44
261 lbs
37 - 21 - 1

196 cm
40
267 lbs
40 - 27 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Obworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miko Maia!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obworth throws a lazy uppercut
and Maia counters with a nice body shot.
Jacob Obworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia throws a leg kick but Obworth moved away.
Obworth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Obworth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Obworth misses its intended target.
Maia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Obworth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A big left from Obworth misses.
Maia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch lands to the side of Maia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Obworth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maia was well out of range. Poor timing from Obworth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obworth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obworth swats away the attempt to clinch by Maia.
Obworth clobbers Maia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Obworth misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maia misses the shot to the body.

Obworth gets a takedown into half guard.
Maia moves into full guard.
Obworth throws a strike but Maia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Obworth looking for a sweep. Not yet Obworth, not yet.
Obworth seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Maia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Obworth has momentary wrist control but Maia slips an elbow through the middle.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Obworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maia pushes down on Obworth's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Maia wants to free his trapped foot but Obworth is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Maia working Obworth over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obworth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Obworth is looking to control Maia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Obworth avoid being mounted?
Obworth is looking to improve his position.
Obworth gets full guard.
Obworth wants to sweep here but Maia controlling him for the moment.
Obworth can't keep his opponent in guard - Maia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Maia working over Obworth with some ground and pound. Obworth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Obworth actively working from the bottom here.
Obworth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Obworth tries to get to full guard but Maia has control of the leg.
Maia trying to control the action but Obworth is working from the bottom.
Maia is nestled in close to Obworth, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Obworth is staying active underneath Maia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maia prevents Obworth from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Maia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Obworth manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Obworth trying to keep a closed guard but Maia is proving a slippery customer.
Maia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Obworth is keeping the position for now.

Maia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Obworth is keeping the position for now.
Obworth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Obworth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Obworth's guard.
Obworth trying to control but Maia postures up.
Maia is trying to control. Obworth wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miko 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.

Obworth lands a nice shot that snaps Maia's head back.
Obworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maia takes a swing at Obworth's ribcage but misses.
Maia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Obworth doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maia counters with a nice body shot.
Maia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Obworth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Jacob Obworth has been cut.
Obworth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maia as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Obworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia dodges the punch combination from Obworth.
Maia throws out a counter right but Obworth avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Obworths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch lands to the side of Obworth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obworth throws an off balance right hand
enabling Maia to counter with a crisp jab.
Maia throws a head kick but Obworth moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia throws out a powerful jab.
Obworth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maia.
Maia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Obworth is looking for a counter combo.
Maia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miko Maia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maia misses with a body shot.
Maia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Obworth misses its intended target.
Obworth loads up on a big right hand but Maia slips the punch.
Maia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obworth.
Obworth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Obworth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maia throws the left hand but Obworth avoids the punch easily.
Obworth lands with a good body shot.
Maia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Obworth throws a lazy uppercut
and Maia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obworth throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Maia to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Maia misses its intended target.
Obworth throws a big counter combination but Maia scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Obworth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maia throws an overhand right that lands on Obworth's shoulder, as Obworth tries to avoid the shot.

Obworth shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Obworth showed some decent athleticism there.
Obworth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Obworth working over Maia with some ground and pound. Maia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Obworth working the head and body with strikes.
Obworth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Obworth seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Obworth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obworth working the head and body with strikes.
Obworth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maia defending well though.

Obworth is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Obworth is working for a kimura but Maia is defending it quite comfortably.
Maia is trying to maintain the position but Obworth is very close to passing his half guard.
Obworth wants to pass to mount but Maia is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Maia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Obworth.
Obworth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Obworth throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Maia to regain full guard.
Obworth throws a big right hand that misses.
Obworth tries to free his leg and advance position but Maia is retaining full guard.
Jacob Obworth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Obworth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Obworth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Obworth is working Maia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Maia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Obworth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Obworth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Miko Maia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jacob Obworth's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Obworth misses with a hook
and Maia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obworth drops down looking for a counter takedown but Maia sprawls and moves away.
Obworth checks a leg kick.
Obworth throws a series of strikes that have Maia backpedaling.
Obworth throws a combination that misses
and Maia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Maia.
Maia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Obworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maia.
Jacob Obworth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Obworth momentarily.
Obworth throws a hook but Maia avoids it easily.
Obworth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maia.
Maia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obworth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maia throws a body punch but Obworth moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth throws a nice looking combination but Maia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maia stuffs the takedown.
Obworth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No luck for Obworth with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Obworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obworth misses with a straight right.
Maia tried to score with a low kick but Obworth checks it.
That kick from Maia tenderised Obworth's leg. Obworth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maia throws a low kick but Obworth avoids it.
Maia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maia looks to land a left hand but Obworth moved out of range nicely.
Obworth misses with a hook. Maia ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obworth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maia but Maia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Obworth throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
Obworth displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Maia as Obworth shoots in.
Maia jabs Obworth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Obworth misses.
Maia lands a nice shot to the body.
Maia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Obworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maia.
Maia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Obworth misses its target.
Obworth misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Maia.
Obworth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Obworth is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Maia clinches up against the cage.
Maia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Obworth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obworth jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maia walks away with a smile on his face. Obworth gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Maia lands a nice looking body shot.
Maia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maia scores with a nice right hand.
Obworth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Obworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Maia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maia throws a jab when Obworth was well out of range.
Obworth throws a lazy right hand but Maia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
Obworth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No joy there for Obworth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maia loads up on a big right hand but Obworth slips the punch.
Obworth walks into a straight right hand from Maia.
Obworth throws a jab but it's blocked by Maia.
Maia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maia clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maia throws a head punch that misses.
Maia throws a punch but it's blocked by Obworth.
Obworth tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maia pushes Obworth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maia throws a head punch that misses.
Obworth tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maia smiles and moves away.
Maia lands with a kick to the temple. Obworth shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Obworth is just out of range.
Obworth is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obworth.
Maia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Obworth.
Obworth tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maia defends well and Obworth ends up having to push Maia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Obworth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maia.
Obworth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maia.
Maia misses with a looping left.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Obworth is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miko Maia really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Obworth's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Obworth misses with a body shot.
Maia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Obworth shoots for a takedown but Maia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obworth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Obworth jabs at Maia's body.
Maia misses with a hook. Obworth ducked under it nicely.
Obworth connects with a jab.
Obworth misses with a wild combination.
Maia digs a good body shot into Obworth's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Obworth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maia swings for the body but Obworth moves out of range.
Obworth staying out of range there.
Obworth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia moves out of range as Obworth strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maia! But no joy.
Maia misses with a body shot
and Obworth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Obworth tries for a takedown but Maia circles away easily
and Maia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Maia does no damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Obworth misses its target.
Maia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Obworth misses the target.
Obworth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obworth shoots for a double leg takedown but Maia sprawls well. He's pushed Obworth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Obworth backing away here, and Maia unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Obworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia looks to throw the jab but Obworth is out of range.
Maia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Obworth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Obworth there as he acknowledges the shot.
Obworth closes the distance and clinches up with Maia, looking for a takedown. Obworth pushes Maia against the cage but Maia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maia! But no joy.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Obworth fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maia sprawls well initially but Obworth persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Maia looking for submissions off his back.
Maia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Obworth slips a nice elbow through Maia's hands, connecting with Maia's forehead.
Obworth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Obworth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Obworth with a nice head shot there.
Maia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obworth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Obworth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Maia has momentary wrist control but Obworth slips an elbow through the middle.
Obworth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Obworth stands up over Maia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Obworth stands up over Maia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Obworth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Obworth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Obworth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Maia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obworth.
Obworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maia was well out of range. Poor timing from Obworth.

Obworth looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Maia!
Maia struggling a bit here.
Obworth is working Maia over with some ground and pound from side control.
Maia can't do much from the bottom here.

Obworth tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Obworth has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Obworth had his way with Miko Maia in that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Obworth's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Maia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obworth.
Obworth looks to land a combination. Maia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Maia moves away from the strike by Obworth.
Obworth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maia takes a swing at Obworth's ribcage but misses.
Maia misses with a straight left.
Maia connects with a leg kick. Obworth looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Obworth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obworth swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Obworth lands a nice shot to the body.
Obworth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Obworth cracks Maia with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth misses with a takedown
letting Maia counter with a right hand.
Maia slips a jab from Obworth.
Maia throws a shot from downtown. Obworth moves away and avoids it.

Obworth bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Obworth tries to advance to mount but can't.
Maia tries to buck Obworth off but Obworth is having none of it.
The ground and pound from Obworth seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Obworth throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Obworth throwing strikes but Maia manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Maia misses with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obworth takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obworth is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Maia is looking to advance position but Obworth won't allow it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Maia prevents Obworth from improving his position.
Maia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Obworth gets back to full guard.

Obworth is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maia trying to control but Obworth is working from the bottom.
Maia throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Obworth had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Maia defends it easily.
Maia trying to control but Obworth is working from the bottom.
Obworth 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.

Obworth is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maia is aware though and is defending well.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Obworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obworth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maia wants to control from the top but Obworth keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maia postures up.
Maia landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia wants to control from the top but Obworth keeps moving.

Obworth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Obworth is adopting a defensive guard.

Obworth is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Obworth working a defensive guard here.
Maia throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Obworth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:48
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47

The fight is ruled a draw!