PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chris ownage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maynard comes to the cage accompanied by Madcon Beggin. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maynard
vs
ownage

173 cm
23
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

167 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gray Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, chris ownage!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ownage looks for a takedown but Maynard sprawls well.
Maynard misses with a takedown attempt

so ownage counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Maynard looking to hit a scissor sweep but ownage is one step ahead there.
Maynard throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Maynard looking for a sweep. Not yet Maynard, not yet.
Maynard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
ownage looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maynard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from ownage.
ownage trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
ownage passes Maynard's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maynard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for ownage on the ground.
Maynard is trying to control but ownage passes into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard tries to buck ownage off but ownage is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Maynard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maynard tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but ownage presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Maynard working to try and regain half guard.
Maynard tries to lock up and control but ownage gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
ownage takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
ownage looking to finish Maynard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maynard!
Maynard wants to control but ownage is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Maynard is trying to escape the mount.
ownage landing strikes, looking to finish!
ownage dominating with strikes here.
ownage controlling from mount.

ownage is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Maynard can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
ownage unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ownage controlling the position easily from mount.
Maynard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
ownage blocks Maynard's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Maynard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Maynard throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Maynard wants to control but ownage is having none of it.
Maynard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
ownage avoids the attempt from Maynard to control.
Maynard is desperately trying to improve his position but ownage has a good base and remains in mount.
ownage lands a heavy elbow.
Maynard wants to hold on but ownage pushes him away.
ownage lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Maynard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
BOOM! ownage connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maynard throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Maynard is looking to get to half guard.
Maynard wants to hold on but ownage pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

chris ownage dominated that round.
That's time! Maynard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

ownage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gray Maynard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Maynard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for ownage!
Maynard avoids the attempt from ownage to control.
ownage sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Maynard stalling away here and it's allowed ownage to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
ownage manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
ownage controlling from mount.
Maynard tries to lock up and control but ownage gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ownage landing strikes from the mount.
ownage avoids the attempt from Maynard to control.
Maynard tries to reverse the position but ownage maintains control.
Maynard tries to hold on but ownage postures up.
ownage looking to finish Maynard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maynard!
Maynard tries to lock up and control but ownage gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maynard tries to reverse the position but ownage maintains control.
Maynard tries to hold on but ownage postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maynard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maynard is bucking up trying to escape but ownage cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ownage can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maynard is looking to escape.
Maynard is in a horrible position here. ownage smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

ownage is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Maynard has managed to escape the submission attempt.
ownage unloading with bombs!
Maynard is wriggling around trying to escape.
ownage controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maynard is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
ownage looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Maynard tries to hold on but ownage pushes him away.
Maynard is desperately trying to improve his position but ownage has a good base and remains in mount.
Maynard wants to hold on but ownage pushes him away.
ownage trying to control but he's not successful this time.
ownage postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maynard looks a forlorn figure.

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.
Maynard tries to reverse the position but ownage maintains control.
Maynard swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Maynard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
ownage controlling from mount.
BOOM! ownage connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

chris ownage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

ownage moves in looking to clinch but Maynard pushes him off.
Maynard doesn't succeed with the takedown

and ownage counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maynard's guard now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gray Maynard.
Maynard tries for a takedown but ownage circles away easily

and ownage counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maynard's guard now.
ownage stands and throws Maynard's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maynard is not content to let ownage control the position.
ownage throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
ownage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A control attempt from Maynard but he's now mounted!
ownage lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ownage takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
ownage trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maynard is trying desperately to improve position.
Maynard is squirming around, avoiding ownage's attempts to control the action.
Maynard working to try and regain half guard.
ownage trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maynard wants to hold on but ownage pushes him away.
Maynard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because ownage is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Maynard throwing hammer fists to the chest of ownage. What's that going to do exactly?
ownage trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maynard wants to control but ownage is having none of it.
Maynard is trying desperately to improve position.
Maynard wants to hold on but ownage pushes him away.
ownage punishing his opponent with strikes.
ownage avoids the attempt from Maynard to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ownage 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 tries to hold on but ownage postures up.
Maynard manages to control the position for a moment.
Maynard tries to hold on but ownage pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by ownage.
Maynard tries to hold on but ownage postures up.
ownage fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

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.
Maynard wants to control but ownage is having none of it.
ownage trying to control but Maynard is having none of it.
Maynard is working to get back to half guard.
Maynard wants to hold on but ownage pushes him away.
ownage is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Maynard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Maynard tries to hold on but ownage pushes him away.
Gray Maynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
chris ownage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
chris ownage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got ownage winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... chris ownage!