PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grey Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Frank
vs
Maynard

188 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

177 cm
24
164 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grey Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard misses with a double jab.
Maynard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Frank stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch but Maynard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maynard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch but Maynard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frank is looking to clinch but Maynard is avoiding it.
Maynard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maynard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frank.
Frank tries to clinch up but Maynard circles away and keeps his distance.
Frank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maynard.
Maynard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frank moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frank fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frank tries to clinch there but Maynard circles away.
Maynard swats away the attempt to clinch by Frank.
Frank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frank avoids the body shot from Maynard.
Frank tries to clinch there but Maynard circles away.
Frank doesn't manage to clinch there - Maynard circles away.
Maynard digs a good body shot into Frank's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maynard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maynard paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Frank darts in and clinches Maynard up against the cage.
Maynard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Frank gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Frank throws a head punch that misses.
Frank has a couple of punches blocked by Maynard.
Frank throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maynards head.
Maynard is working for takedown but Frank is calmly controlling the position for now.
Frank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maynard is trying to drag Frank to the mat but Frank just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jason Frank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grey Maynard.
Maynard tries to break the clinch but Frank is controlling the position.
Maynard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Frank gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Frank keeps control of Maynard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maynard working hard to break the clinch.
Frank misses with an elbow over the top.
Maynard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Frank pulls his leg out and moves away.
Frank throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maynard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maynard looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank tries to clinch up.
Frank wants to clinch up but Maynard keeps it at a distance.

Frank moves into the clinch successfully.
Frank lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Frank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Frank.
Maynard is trying to drag Frank to the mat but Frank just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Frank prevents a takedown attempt there.
Frank lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Frank lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maynard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Frank just stands there and leans against the cage.
Frank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Frank.
Frank lands a damaging elbow.
Frank lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank swings wildly with an uppercut but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frank lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Frank throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Frank lands an elbow inside.
Frank lands an elbow inside that Maynard shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frank creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Frank has Maynard pressed against the cage, preventing Maynard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frank gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Frank throws a punch but it's blocked by Maynard.
Maynard avoids a wild elbow strike from Frank.
Frank lands an uppercut.
Frank working aggressively here.
Frank prevents Maynard from breaking the clinch.
Maynard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maynard trying to stall but Frank improves his position.
Nice elbow from Frank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Frank lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Frank softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frank doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frank misses with an elbow strike.
Frank gets underhooks to prevent Maynard's takedown attempt.
Maynard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maynard wants to take the fight to the mat but Frank manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Frank really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Frank working aggressively here.
Frank misses with a punch on the inside.
Frank lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard is trying to break free.
A short left from Frank.
Frank swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Frank.
Frank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frank lands a right hand.
Maynard dodges an elbow strike from Frank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Frank dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Maynard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frank rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maynard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frank is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maynard.
Maynard throws a series of punches but Frank avoids them all with ease.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch but Maynard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frank will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frank wants to clinch.
Frank tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maynard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frank misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maynard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Frank loads up on a big right hand but Maynard slips the punch.
A punch combination from Maynard misses.
Frank 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.
Frank is looking to clinch.
Frank tries to clinch but Maynard moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a wild combination.
Frank is looking to clinch.
Maynard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maynard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frank moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frank tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frank connects with a looping right hand.

Maynard feints and as Frank raises his hands in defense, Maynard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maynard is breathing heavily.
Maynard tries to free his leg and advance position but Frank is retaining full guard.
Maynard looking to sit in guard and control but Frank gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Maynard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maynard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Frank defends well.
Frank is looking to stand up but Maynard won't let him.

Maynard throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Frank escapes and throws Maynard's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maynard is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Frank's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maynard is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Frank jumps into side control!
Maynard wants to control but Frank postures up.
Maynard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Frank wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank working away.
Maynard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Frank wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maynard manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maynard is looking for a sweep. Frank is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Maynard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grey Maynard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Frank tries to sprawl but Maynard drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Maynard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Maynard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Frank has managed to free his arm - good work.
Frank is staying active underneath Maynard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Maynard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Maynard controlling the action here.
Grey Maynard has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Grey Maynard was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Frank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maynard.
Frank 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.
Frank moves in looking to clinch but Maynard pushes him off.
Maynard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Maynard.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maynard swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Maynard feints and as Frank raises his hands in defense, Maynard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Frank wants to stand and escape but Maynard is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maynard controlling from the top position.
Frank keeping moving, preventing Maynard from controlling successfully.
Maynard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Frank. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Grey Maynard wasn't active enough on the ground.
Frank lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from Maynard.
Jason Frank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maynard throws a right and a left that Frank avoids nicely.
Frank wants to clinch up but Maynard keeps it at a distance.
Frank tries to clinch but Maynard is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Maynard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maynard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Maynard.
Frank scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maynard swinging wildly here.
Jason Frank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maynard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frank is looking to clinch but Maynard is avoiding it.

Frank gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frank prevents a takedown attempt there.
Frank lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frank comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Frank lands with a short shot to the head.
Frank lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jason Frank has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Frank misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grey Maynard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maynard 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grey Maynard!
A pretty intense looking Grey Maynard took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.