PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Omar Plato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagner Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plato comes to the cage accompanied by Poker Face. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Plato
vs
Maia

200 cm
19
141 lbs
4 - 6 - 1

170 cm
22
132 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Omar Plato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Maia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Plato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maia throws a body punch but Plato moves out of range.
Plato throws a series of punches but Maia moves out of range.

Plato tries to keep at a distance but Maia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Plato really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Plato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Maia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Maia moves into the clinch successfully.
Maia is pushing Plato up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Plato is trying to break the clinch but Maia has him pressed against the cage.
Maia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Plato being controlled against the cage.
Maia works on Plato's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia just leaning against Plato, taking a breather.
Plato tries for a takedown but Maia manages to get underhooks.

Maia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Plato misses with a two punch combination.
Omar Plato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Plato swinging wilding here.

Maia has managed to clinch.
Plato is looking to break free of the clinch but Maia has double underhooks.

Maia manages to break the clinch.
Plato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch combination from Plato misses.
Maia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maia lands a left and a right that sends Plato crashing to the canvas! Maia dives into mount looking to finish!

Plato is rocked!
Plato is looking to get to half guard.
Oh Plato is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Plato wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plato is breathing heavily.

Maia stands up from mount. Strange move.
Plato seems to have got his legs back now.
Maia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Plato.
Plato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Maia moves into the clinch.

Maia breaks the clinch.

Plato clinches up with Maia and pushes him back against the cage.
Maia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Maia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maia throws a head kick that misses.
Plato tries to clinch but Maia moves away
and Maia counters with a leg kick.

Maia forces Plato back against the cage and clinches.

Maia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maia slips a jab and a cross from Plato.
Maia looks to land a combination but Plato avoids it well.
Plato throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Plato finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
No joy there for Plato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maia throws a series of punches but Plato avoids them all with ease.
Maia slips under a jab from Plato.

Maia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Maia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Maia lands a big elbow.

Plato bucks Maia off and manages to get back to his feet!
Plato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia is looking to chop away at Plato's legs.
Maia slips a jab and a cross from Plato.
Maia lunges at Plato with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Plato's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plato walks into a straight right hand from Maia.
Maia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plato.
Plato falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Maia.
Decent striking displayed by Plato there.
Plato throws a nice looking combination but Maia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maia throws a series of punches but Plato avoids them all with ease.
Maia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plato.
Plato wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plato shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wagner Maia dominated that round.
That's time! Plato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Maia misses with a double jab
and Plato counters with a one-two to the body.
Plato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Maia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maia.
Maia digs a right hand underneath Plato's ribcage. Plato let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Maia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Plato lands with a nice combination. Maia backs away looking to recover.

Maia forces Plato back against the cage and clinches.
Plato is looking to break free of the clinch but Maia has double underhooks.
Plato wants to get back to striking at distance but Maia won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Maia - that landed with a thud.
Maia lands a right hand.
Maia scores with a shot to the side of Plato's head.

Maia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Plato lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maia doesn't seem phased though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Maia gets a clinch.

Maia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plato misses with a hook. Maia ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maia connects with a solid leg kick.
Plato throws a right and a left that Maia avoids nicely.
Plato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maia.
Plato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plato falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maia counters with a good, hard body kick but Plato shrugs it off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Maia closes the distance and clinches.

Maia breaks the clinch.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maia swats away the attempt to clinch by Plato.
Plato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Maia drives through and clinches with Plato against the cage.
Plato can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maia breaks the clinch.
Plato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Plato throws a low kick but Maia avoids it.
Plato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Plato avoids the head kick by Maia.
Plato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Plato throws a combination that misses

and Maia moves into the clinch.
Plato can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Maia.
A short right from Maia on the inside.

Maia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Plato throws a right hand that Maia ducks under and follows up with a left that Maia also avoids with ease.
Maia tries to bum rush Plato with a series of wild strikes but Plato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Plato throws a series of punches but Maia moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee calls for Maia to work.
Maia looking to stall.
Plato wants to break free but Maia has control.
Plato can't break the clinch.
Plato wants to break free but Maia has control.

Maia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Plato throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Omar Plato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plato fails to land with a series of punches.
Plato tries to clinch but Maia moves out of range.

Maia pushes Plato up against the cage in a clinch.
Maia lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Maia clinches up with Plato and pushes him back against the cage.
Plato is trying to break free.
Plato changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Plato throws a right hand that Maia ducks under and follows up with a left that Maia also avoids with ease.
Maia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maia lands a right hook to the body.
Maia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Plato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Maia forces Plato back against the cage and clinches.
Maia prevents Plato from breaking the clinch.
Maia swings wildly with an uppercut but Plato uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wagner Maia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Plato stalks Maia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maia's face. Maia staggers backwards, shaken.
Plato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Maia misses.
Plato throws a push kick but Maia slaps the foot to one side.
Plato misses with a few strikes there.
Maia misses with a few strikes there.
Plato moves out of range of the leg kick from Maia.
Plato throws a push kick but Maia slaps the foot to one side.
Maia throws a head kick that misses.
Plato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maia.
Plato has his takedown stuffed
and Maia counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maia circles away quickly and effectively.
Maia scores with a three punch combo!
Maia lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Plato misses with a double jab

and Maia moves into the clinch.

Maia breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plato misses with a combination

and Maia counters by clinching up.
Maia has a couple of punches blocked by Plato.
Maia wants to stall.
Plato wants to break free but Maia has control.
Maia prevents Plato from breaking the clinch.
Maia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Plato is trying to break free.
Plato is looking to break free of the clinch but Maia has double underhooks.
Maia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Maia manages to break the clinch.

That's two 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.
Plato scores with a three punch combo!
Plato tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Plato looks to land a combination but Maia avoids it well.
Plato on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Plato tries to work over Maia's front leg with a kick but Maia checks it.

Maia forces Plato back against the cage and clinches.

Maia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Plato throws a right and a left that Maia avoids nicely.
Maia slips a jab and a cross from Plato.

Maia clinches up against the cage.
Plato wants to break free but Maia has control.

Maia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Plato is just out of range.
Plato swinging wilding here.

Plato tries to keep at a distance but Maia has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plato throws a head punch that misses.

Maia manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Plato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Plato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wagner Maia seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Maia rushes Plato and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Plato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Plato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maia just leaning against Plato, taking a breather.
Plato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Plato is trying to break free.

Maia manages to break the clinch.

Maia closes the distance and pushes Plato back into the cage.

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.
Plato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Maia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maia has a takedown stuffed.
Plato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plato shoots in but Maia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Plato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Maia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Maia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Plato throws a nice looking combination but Maia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Plato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Maia forces Plato back against the cage and clinches.
Maia leaning against his opponent.
Omar Plato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plato wants to get back to striking at distance but Maia won't allow it.
Wagner Maia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Plato misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wagner Maia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maia 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wagner Maia!