PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between mathew maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stelios Xenos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). maynard comes to the cage accompanied by do it. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

maynard
vs
Xenos

182 cm
27
190 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

187 cm
22
194 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, mathew maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stelios Xenos!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xenos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
maynard misses with a straight right.
Xenos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xenos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xenos throws a head kick but maynard moves out of range.
Xenos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting maynard counter with a right hand.
Xenos throws an overhand right that lands on maynard's shoulder, as maynard tries to avoid the shot.
Xenos throws an ugly left hook that misses

and maynard counters with a takedown into side control.
Xenos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xenos struggling a bit here.
The ground and pound from maynard seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Xenos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Xenos managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by maynard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maynard creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Xenos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
maynard working the ground and pound but Xenos is defending the strikes.

maynard decides to take the fight back to the feet.
maynard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
maynard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xenos manages to avoid it.
Xenos closes the distance but maynard moves to the side
and maynard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
maynard misses with a right hand
and Xenos counters with an inside leg kick.
Xenos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xenos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. maynard doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xenos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
maynard throws a hook but Xenos blocks it.
Xenos misses with a body kick.
maynard throws an overhand right that lands on Xenos's shoulder, as Xenos tries to avoid the shot.
Xenos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of maynard's head.
Xenos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stelios Xenos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xenos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xenos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and maynard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by maynard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xenos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
maynard stopping the sweep attempt from Xenos.
maynard sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
maynard throws and elbow that misses. Xenos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in maynard's guard. Nice move by Xenos!
Xenos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. maynard is keeping the position for now.
Xenos trying to control but maynard is working from the bottom.
maynard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
maynard keeping moving, preventing Xenos from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Stelios Xenos.
A telegraphed right hand from maynard misses the target.
Xenos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Xenos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
maynard jabs Xenos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Xenos. That's going to slow maynard down.
maynard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
maynard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Xenoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Xenos throws a poor cross that misses
and Xenos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xenos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Xenos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
maynard checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mathew maynard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Xenos throws a leg kick but maynard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Xenos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from maynard.
A telegraphed right hand from Xenos misses the target.
Xenos misses with a left hand
and maynard counters with a nice uppercut.
maynard defending well as Xenos loads up on a big left hand.
Xenos fakes the leg kick and cracks maynard in the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Xenos.
maynard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xenos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
maynard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Xenos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Xenos wants to clinch but maynard slips to the side
and maynard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xenos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like mathew maynard has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenos throws out a leg kick but maynard moves out of range and Xenos only half commits.
maynard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Xenos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Xenos.
Xenos pushes maynard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
maynard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
maynard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Xenos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Xenos lands a nice uppercut.
Xenos digs a right hand into maynard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on maynard's gas tank.
maynard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Xenos breaks the clinch.
Stelios Xenos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
maynard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Xenos is looking to land body kicks.
Stelios Xenos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xenos misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Xenos.
Xenos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Xenos misses with a low kick as maynard jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xenos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xenos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but maynard moves away.
maynard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xenos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Xenos tries to clinch up.
Xenos looks to land a body kick but maynard moved away.
Xenos cracks the inside of maynard's front leg.
maynard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Xenos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and maynard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Xenos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xenos thumps maynard with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Xenos.
maynard checks a leg kick.
Xenos throws a leg kick
and maynard counters with a nice uppercut.
Xenos misses with a low kick as maynard jumps back.
Xenos scores with a decent looking hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Xenos.
Xenos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xenos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Xenos misses with a shot to the body
and maynard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xenos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. maynard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Xenos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
maynard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xenos connects with a leg kick. maynard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
maynard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Xenos. That one must have hurt.
Xenos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
maynard slips a straight right by Xenos.
Xenos misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Xenos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Xenos connects with a nice looking jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xenos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. maynard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xenos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
maynard moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stelios Xenos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on mathew maynard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

maynard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
maynard blocks the body kick.
A jab from Xenos does it's job there.
Xenos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
maynard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xenos.
maynard throws a right and a left that Xenos avoids nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Xenos.
maynard misses with a looping left.
maynard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xenos manages to avoid it.
Xenos throws a leg kick that is checked
and maynard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Xenos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to maynard's calf.
Xenos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and maynard is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenos staying out of range there.
Xenos drops his hands momentarily and maynard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
maynard works Xenos's body with a nice hook.
maynard avoids a kick to the body.
maynard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Xenos misses with a low kick.
Xenos throws a front kick aimed at maynard's knee but maynard avoids it well.
Xenos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt maynard.
Xenos throws a poor cross that misses
and maynard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Xenos.
maynard checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on maynard. That did some damage!
Xenos is looking to chop away at maynard's legs.
Xenos throws out a leg kick but maynard moves out of range and Xenos only half commits.

Xenos rushes maynard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Xenos digs a right hand underneath maynard's ribcage. maynard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
maynard being controlled against the cage.
maynard throws a head punch that misses.
maynard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Xenos manages to break the clinch.
maynard moves out of range of the body kick.
Xenos pushes maynard away with a front kick.
Xenos swings for the body but maynard moves out of range.
Xenos throws a lazy uppercut
and Xenos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xenos misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by maynard.
Xenos is looking to clinch but maynard is avoiding it.
Xenos connects with a looping right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Xenos. Those never looked like landing.
Xenos wants to land a leg kick but maynard is out of range.
Xenos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Xenos fails in his attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Xenos.
maynard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Xenos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and maynard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Xenos misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xenos wants to land a leg kick but maynard is out of range.
Xenos misses with a low kick.
Xenos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Xenos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xenos throws a chopping leg kick but maynard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
maynard throws a jab but it's blocked by Xenos.
Xenos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xenos misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
maynard blocks a leg kick.
Xenos swings widly with a right hand

and maynard counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xenos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stelios Xenos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Xenos 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stelios Xenos!