PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana comes to the cage accompanied by Duke NukemTheme. Maynard has chosen do it as his entrance music. Mathew Maynard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Santana
vs
Maynard

182 cm
28
187 lbs
20 - 16 - 1

182 cm
32
186 lbs
25 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Revolution Fatigues

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Douglas Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Santana.
Maynard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Santana misses.
Maynard looks for a takedown but Santana sprawls well.
Maynard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santana scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Maynard dives in and grabs Santana's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santana pushes down on Maynard's head and hops out.
Santana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maynard throws out the jab.
Maynard misses with a lunging right hand
and Santana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maynard.
Maynard throws a series of punches but Santana avoids them all with ease.
Santana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab by Santana.
Maynard scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maynard lands with a good body shot.
Maynard misses with a hook. Santana ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Santana finds it's way through Maynard's defenses.

It looks like Mathew Maynard has been cut.
Santana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maynard throws out the jab.
Santana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maynard.
Santana swings widly with a right hand
enabling Maynard to counter with a crisp jab.
Santana cracks Maynard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maynard ducks under a wild hook from Santana.
Santana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Maynard shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santana napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Maynard wants to control but Santana is keeping him busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Maynard scoring with punches and elbows.
Maynard throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard staying calm.
Santana is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Maynard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santana keeps working.
Maynard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Santana works his way to full guard. Good work.
Maynard slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard prevents Santana from improving his position.
Maynard trying to control from Santana's half guard. Santana has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Maynard from controlling successfully.

Maynard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santana has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maynard has managed to get both his arms back between Santana's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maynard distracts Santana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Maynard looking to sit in guard and control but Santana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santana wants to control from the top but Maynard keeps moving.
Maynard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maynard is on top in guard.

Santana is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maynard defends well.
Maynard throwing strikes from guard but Santana blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mathew Maynard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mathew Maynard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Santana stalks Maynard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maynard's face. Maynard staggers backwards, shaken.
Santana walks into a stiff left hand from Maynard.
Santana throws a looping overhand right but Maynard ducks down to avoid it.
Douglas Santana is winning the standup battle so far.
Santana tries to clinch but Maynard moves away
and Santana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Santana is rocked!

It looks like Douglas Santana has been cut.
Maynard throws a pinpoint strike between Santana's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Santana crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Maynard scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mathew Maynard!
After winning the bout, Mathew Maynard thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.