PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marius Cepulis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Cepulis
vs
Maynard

190 cm
23
185 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

186 cm
25
181 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marius Cepulis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard shoots in for a takedown but Cepulis shows good takedown defense.
Maynard moves in looking to clinch but Cepulis pushes him off.
Maynard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maynard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cepulis defends it nicely.
Cepulis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Cepulis lands a big head kick that sends Maynard tumbling to the mat! Cepulis takes a step backwards and waves Maynard back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Maynard is rocked!

It looks like Ray Maynard has been cut.
Maynard fails with a takedown attempt.
Maynard is still on wobbly legs! Can Cepulis finish him?
Marius Cepulis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Maynard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cepulis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maynard.
Maynard seems to have recovered his senses.
Cepulis slaps away a takedown attempt from Maynard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maynard looks gassed!
Maynard is looking to clinch but Cepulis is avoiding it.

Cepulis shoots in and bounces Maynard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cepulis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cepulis throwing strikes from guard but Maynard blocks nicely.
Cepulis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Maynard has his foot on Cepulis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cepulis works his way back into a safe position though.
Cepulis postures up in Maynard's guard and throws a big left but Maynard blocks it.
Cepulis throwing strikes from guard but Maynard blocks nicely.

Maynard has his foot on Cepulis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cepulis works his way back into a safe position though.

Maynard looking for subs off his back but Cepulis has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard tries to get to full guard but Cepulis has control of the leg.

Maynard actively working from the bottom here.
Maynard tries to get to full guard but Cepulis has control of the leg.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maynard looking for a kimura from the bottom but Cepulis passes into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard taking punishment in the form of punches.
Maynard tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Cepulis presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Cepulis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cepulis lands with some strikes.
Maynard is working to get back to half guard.
Cepulis cracks Maynard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Maynard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cepulis with a couple of short strikes.
Cepulis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maynard's face.
Maynard is looking to improve his position but Cepulis isn't that keen on the idea.
Cepulis unloading with bombs!
Maynard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cepulis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Maynard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marius Cepulis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Maynard's cut.
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.

Maynard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Cepulis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cepulis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maynard is trying to get back to full guard.
Maynard is looking to get back to full guard here but Cepulis has managed to pass to side control instead.
Maynard working to try and regain half guard.
Maynard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius Cepulis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two 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.
Cepulis working Maynard over with strikes here.
Maynard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cepulis landing strikes from the mount and Maynard is in trouble!
Cepulis scoring with strikes but Maynard is staying in there.
Maynard is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cepulis landing strikes from the mount and Maynard is in trouble!
Maynard regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cepulis prevents Maynard from improving his position.
Maynard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maynard.

Maynard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cepulis is aware though and is defending well.

Maynard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cepulis stands up over Maynard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marius Cepulis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Maynard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Maynard with a poor takedown
and Cepulis counters with a one-two to the body.
Cepulis lands with a slapping head kick.
Maynard looks to clinch

and Cepulis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maynard won't be happy with that.
Maynard manages to get back to half guard.
Maynard wants to improve his position but Cepulis is controlling well.
Maynard trying to get back to full guard but Cepulis takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Maynard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard regains half guard.
Maynard works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cepulis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Maynard working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cepulis has passed into half guard!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cepulis connects with a nice short shot to Maynard's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Cepulis jumps into side control!
Maynard tries to buck Cepulis off but Cepulis is having none of it.
Maynard is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cepulis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Maynard is trying to get back to full guard.

Maynard actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard moves into full guard.

Maynard looking for a guillotine here but Cepulis defends easily.

Maynard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cepulis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cepulis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Maynard has his feet on Cepulis's thighs here. He's pushed Cepulis off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Cepulis screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ray Maynard!