PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maynard has chosen do it as his entrance music. 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!

East
vs
Maynard

181 cm
27
201 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

182 cm
28
190 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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, Andrei East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mathew Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East swings widly with a right hand
and Maynard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps East thinking.
East throws an off balance right hand
and Maynard counters with a series of strikes. East will be more careful next time no doubt.

East looking to score a takedown here. Maynard is defending well but East drives through and ends up in Maynard's guard.
East showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Maynard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maynard misses with a head shot. East uses the momentum to regain guard.
Maynard is working East over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maynard trying to control but East is working from the bottom.

East is looking for a triangle but Maynard pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard stopping the sweep attempt from East.
Maynard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maynard trying to control but East is working from the bottom.
Maynard stays in close to East's body and controls the position.
East looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maynard is one step ahead there.
Maynard works over East with some ground and pound from guard.
Maynard tries to free his leg and advance position but East is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
East looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maynard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maynard trying to control the position from guard on top but East is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maynard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. East swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maynard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
East tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maynard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maynard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
East looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maynard is one step ahead there.
Maynard throws and elbow that misses. East uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maynard's guard. Nice move by East!
Maynard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
East looking to pass the guard.
East trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
East tries to free his leg and advance position but Maynard is retaining full guard.

Maynard working for submissions but it's allowed East to get to half guard.
Maynard tries to roll over but East keeps him under control.
Maynard moves into full guard.
Maynard wants to sweep here but East controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
East throwing strikes from guard but Maynard blocks nicely.

That's four 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.
East postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maynard wants to sweep here but East controlling him for the moment.
Maynard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Maynard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
East preventing the sweep.
East trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
East throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Maynard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maynard wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and East is now in half guard.
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.

East throws a lazy uppercut
and Maynard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maynard throws a jab but it's blocked by East.
Maynard misses with an uppercut

and East counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Maynard has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but East has passed into side control.
Maynard is trying to get back to half guard.
East working the head and body with strikes.
Maynard wants to control but East postures up.
Maynard is not content to let East control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard tries to bench press East off him but East keeps the position.
East cracks Maynard with a big elbow.
East working away.
Maynard is not content to let East control the position.
Maynard tries to buck East off but East is having none of it.
East misses with the ground and pound.
East controlling from side mount.

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.
East lands an elbow.
Maynard tries to bench press East off him but East keeps the position.
Maynard manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
East is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
East trying to pass the guard but Maynard defending well.
East is trying to control the action in half guard but Maynard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
East missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maynard is looking to improve his position.
East wants to take a breather but Maynard is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maynard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

East got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maynard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, East has managed to get both his arms back between Maynard's legs - danger averted.
Maynard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Maynard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maynard looking to hit a scissor sweep but East is one step ahead there.
Maynard is breathing heavily.
Maynard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andrei East overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maynard is pulling down on East's head. It's preventing any offense from East, at least for the moment.
East stays in close to Maynard's body and controls the position.

Maynard has his foot on East's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. East works his way back into a safe position though.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing East from controlling successfully.
East throws a strike but Maynard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maynard passes East's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei East dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

East walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
East tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
East swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maynard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
East with a poor takedown
and Maynard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
East swinging wildly here.
East clobbers Maynard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East missing with a left hand there. Maynard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Maynard.
East tries for a takedown but Maynard circles away easily
and Maynard counters with a nice uppercut.
East tries to clinch but Maynard is having none of it.
Maynard lands a nice shot that snaps East's head back.
East misses with a takedown attempt
and Maynard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei East. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands the left hand.
East wants to clinch.
East looks to clinch
and Maynard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
East fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for East with that takedown attempt.
East throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

East gets caught napping as Maynard dives in and scores a takedown. East manages to retain guard.
Maynard working some strikes from top position.
East preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
East not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maynard is in close to East's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maynard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maynard is pushing down on East's leg trying to pass to half guard. East is fighting to maintain full guard but Maynard has managed to sneak the leg through.

Maynard is trying to work for a kimura but East is defending well.
Maynard drops an elbow to the side of East's head.
Maynard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but East does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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. Maynard connects with a nice short shot to East's temple.
East has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maynard is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Maynard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maynard looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
East wants to control but Maynard is keeping busy.
East is trying to get back to full guard.
East is working hard here to advance position.
Maynard works his way into side control.
East tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mathew Maynard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maynard 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathew Maynard!