PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Bapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bapp
vs
Maynard

190 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaun Bapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard tries to clinch up.

Maynard clinches with his opponent.

Maynard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bapp uses from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Maynard pulls Bapp in close to prevent any damage.
Maynard wants to stand and escape but Bapp is having none of it.
Maynard wants to sweep here but Bapp controlling him for the moment.
Maynard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bapp really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Maynard being controlled here, momentarily.

Frankie Maynard has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bapp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bapp swinging wildly here.
Maynard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Frankie Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bapp fails to land with a series of punches.
Bapp 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.
Bapp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Maynard takes the fight into the clinch.
Bapp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard's elbow.
Maynard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Maynard manages to break the clinch.
Maynard avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Bapp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bapp slaps away a takedown attempt from Maynard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maynard throws a series of punches but Bapp avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Bapp misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maynard scores a takedown into full mount!
Bapp is breathing heavily.

Maynard with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bapp is looking to escape.
Maynard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bapp is squirming around, avoiding Maynard's attempts to control the action.
Bapp is trying to stand.
Maynard landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maynard working for a submission but Bapp is keeping him at bay.

Maynard throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Bapp has his hands clasped together but Maynard breaks the hold and Bapp is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Maynard!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frankie Maynard!