PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between mathew maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Flinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). maynard comes to the cage accompanied by do it. Flinta has chosen eye of the tiger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

maynard
vs
Eddie Flinta

182 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

181 cm
24
187 lbs
4 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Nemesis Cage Clothing

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mathew maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Flinta!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flinta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around maynard's waist but maynard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flinta off to one side.
Flinta shoots in for a takedown but maynard shows good takedown defense.
Flinta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Flinta there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Eddie Flinta has been cut.
Flinta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
mathew maynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Flinta.
Flinta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says maynard as he avoids it easily.

maynard scores with a takedown into Flinta's guard.
maynard chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
maynard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
maynard is working Flinta over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Flinta keeping full guard, as maynard tries to pass.
maynard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flinta looking to hit a scissor sweep but maynard is one step ahead there.
maynard wants to stand but Flinta has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
maynard connects with a couple of short punches.
Flinta can't keep his opponent in guard - maynard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Flinta tries to get to full guard but maynard has control of the leg.
Flinta looks gassed!
maynard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maynard working Flinta over with strikes.
maynard is trying to control the action in half guard but Flinta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
maynard working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
maynard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
maynard prevents Flinta from improving his position.
maynard wants to free his trapped foot but Flinta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Flinta tries to get to full guard but maynard has control of the leg.
maynard is trying to control the action in half guard but Flinta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
maynard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Flinta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

maynard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Flinta sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flinta flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
maynard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - maynard scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
maynard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Flinta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That has opened up Eddie Flinta's cut even more.
maynard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flinta swats him away and circles back towards the center.

maynard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Flinta looking for a sweep. Not yet Flinta, not yet.
Flinta is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

maynard decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Flinta, up you get!

maynard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Flinta's guard.
maynard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
maynard cracks Flinta with a solid left hand.
Flinta looking to hit a scissor sweep but maynard is one step ahead there.
maynard landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
maynard distracts Flinta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
maynard cracks Flinta with a solid left hand.
Flinta wants to sweep but no luck.
maynard is in close to Flinta's body, working some short punches and elbows.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
maynard lands a two punch combo.
maynard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Flinta has time to react.
maynard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
maynard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

maynard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Flinta has hold of maynard's hands but maynard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Flinta tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
maynard works his way into side control.
maynard has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Flinta!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flinta is looking to improve his position but maynard isn't that keen on the idea.
maynard landing strikes, looking to finish!
Flinta tries to reverse the position but maynard maintains control.
maynard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
maynard with shots to the head and body - Flinta looks very uncomfortable down there.
maynard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Flinta's face.
maynard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
maynard lands with some strikes.

maynard is going olschool here, as he tries to force Flinta to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Flinta shrugs it off.
maynard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Flinta can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

maynard is going olschool here, as he tries to force Flinta to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Flinta shrugs it off.

maynard looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
maynard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mathew maynard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Flinta's cut.
That's time! maynard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

maynard misses with a wild body shot.
Flinta doesn't succeed with the takedown

and maynard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Flinta keeping moving, preventing maynard from controlling successfully.
Flinta striking off his back but it's not causing maynard any problems.
maynard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Flinta's head.
Flinta wants to sweep but no luck.
maynard stands up over Flinta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
maynard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flinta can do to turn this around?
maynard is pushing down on Flinta's leg trying to pass to half guard. Flinta is fighting to maintain full guard but maynard has managed to sneak the leg through.
mathew maynard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flinta is in trouble now - maynard has advanced to mount!
The referee warns Flinta that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

maynard working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Flinta throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
maynard 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.
maynard cracks Flinta with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flinta regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
maynard blocks the strikes from Flinta.
maynard passes to side control.
maynard avoids the strikes from the bottom by Flinta.
maynard working the body and head with strikes.
maynard in side control lands a decent elbow.
maynard has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Flinta!
maynard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
maynard is landing with some decent strikes but Flinta is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
maynard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
maynard scoring with strikes but Flinta is staying in there.
maynard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Flinta in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
maynard working Flinta over with strikes here.
maynard tries to control but Flinta wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
maynard thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
maynard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Flinta because maynard loaded up on that one.
maynard scores with a couple of good head shots there.

maynard is working for a guillotine from mount but Flinta frees his head quite easily.
Flinta regains half guard.
maynard thows a huge punch but Flinta dodges it nicely.
maynard is trying to control. Flinta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Flinta taking some punishment here, with maynard in his half guard.
maynard prevents Flinta from improving his position.

maynard is trying to work for a kimura but Flinta is defending well.
Flinta wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
maynard works his way into side control.
maynard lands some shots froms side control.
Flinta is not content to let maynard control the position.
Flinta regains half guard.
maynard moves into full mount! Flinta won't be happy about that!

maynard has hold of Flinta's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Flinta manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
maynard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Flinta is desperately trying to improve his position but maynard has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
maynard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Flinta is trying to escape the mount.

maynard has hold of Flinta's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Flinta manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
maynard breaks from Flinta's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Flinta is working to get back to half guard.
maynard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
maynard lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, maynard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
maynard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
maynard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Flinta?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by maynard.
Flinta gets back to half guard.
maynard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
maynard working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
maynard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
maynard wants to control but Flinta is keeping him busy.
maynard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
maynard lands strikes from half guard.
maynard frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Flinta tries to reverse the position but maynard maintains control.
maynard punishing his opponent with strikes.
Flinta gets back to half guard.
maynard working over Flinta with some ground and pound. Flinta looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
maynard moves nicely into side control.
Flinta regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maynard passes the guard and advances to mount!
maynard with good strikes from the mount here!

maynard is working for a guillotine from mount but Flinta frees his head quite easily.
Flinta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

maynard is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! maynard extends the arm and Flinta is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). mathew maynard!