PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shnashnushni Shnanknerabner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maynard
vs
Shnanknerabner

186 cm
26
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

181 cm
20
183 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shnashnushni Shnanknerabner!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shnanknerabner misses with a right hand

and Maynard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shnanknerabner's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Shnanknerabner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maynard stands and throws Shnanknerabner's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shnanknerabner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Maynard stands up.
Shnanknerabner throws a looping overhand right but Maynard ducks down to avoid it.
Maynard lands a glancing blow to the side of Shnanknerabner's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shnanknerabner pinned against the cage. Shnanknerabner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shnanknerabner misses with a lunging right hand

and Maynard counters by moving into the clinch.
Shnanknerabner is trying to force a seperation but Maynard has the dominant position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maynard.
Maynard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maynard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shnanknerabner blocks it with crossed arms.
Shnanknerabner tries to break the clinch but Maynard is controlling the position.
Maynard has Shnanknerabner pressed against the cage, preventing Shnanknerabner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maynard breaks the clinch.
We've been informed that Shnanknerabner has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Maynard misses with a few strikes there.
Maynard lands with a right hand.
Shnanknerabner 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.
Maynard moves out of range of the strikes.
Maynard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shnanknerabner throws a right hand that misses
and Maynard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maynard cracks Shnanknerabner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shnanknerabner walks into a jab.
Shnanknerabner misses the jab.
Shnanknerabner throws a shot from downtown. Maynard moves away and avoids it.
Maynard slips under a jab from Shnanknerabner.
Shnanknerabner throws a body punch but Maynard moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shnanknerabner.
Maynard moves out of range as Shnanknerabner strikes.
Shnanknerabner misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shnanknerabner swings widly with a right hand
enabling Maynard to counter with a crisp jab.
Maynard staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Shnanknerabner.

Maynard gets a double leg takedown into Shnanknerabner's guard.
Maynard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Maynard gets to his feet. Shnanknerabner looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Maynard scores with a sloppy right hand. Shnanknerabner should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Maynard.
Maynard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shnashnushni Shnanknerabner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shnanknerabner misses with an uppercut
and Shnanknerabner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shnashnushni Shnanknerabner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Shnanknerabner gets tackled into the cage by Maynard. Maynard maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Maynard - that landed with a thud.

Maynard manages to break the clinch.
Shnanknerabner missing with a left hand there. Maynard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shnanknerabner throws out a loose jab but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shnanknerabner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maynard throws out the jab.
Maynard throws a chopping leg kick but Shnanknerabner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shnanknerabner misses with an uppercut
and Maynard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Maynard.

Shnanknerabner is rocked!

Maynard shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shnanknerabner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Shnanknerabner is still in real trouble! Can Maynard finish him?
Shnanknerabner manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Shnanknerabner seems to have recovered his senses.
Maynard is controlling the pace.

Maynard is trying to work for a kimura but Shnanknerabner is defending well.
Shnanknerabner moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Shnanknerabner has his foot on Maynard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maynard works his way back into a safe position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shnanknerabner being controlled here, momentarily.
Shnanknerabner keeping moving, preventing Maynard from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shnanknerabner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maynard is one step ahead there.
Maynard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shnanknerabner's guard.
Shnanknerabner is looking to improve his position.

Shnanknerabner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Maynard there.
Maynard is keen to just control but Shnanknerabner is a slippery customer.

Shnanknerabner looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shnanknerabner tries to roll over but Maynard keeps him under control.
Shnanknerabner looks winded!
Maynard is keen to just control but Shnanknerabner is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Maynard dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Shnanknerabner misses with a straight left.
Maynard misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maynard.
Maynard slips under a jab from Shnanknerabner.
Maynard motions for Shnanknerabner to come forward. Maynard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Shnanknerabner.
Shnanknerabner misses with a hook. Maynard ducked under it nicely.
Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shnanknerabner.
Shnanknerabner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shnanknerabner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shnanknerabner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maynard manages to avoid it.
Maynard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shnanknerabner manages to avoid it.
Shnanknerabner swings widly with a right hand
and Maynard counters with a low kick, right behind Shnanknerabner 's knee.
Maynard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circling - Shnanknerabner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shnanknerabner throws a poor cross that misses
and Maynard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maynard.
Shnanknerabner missing with a left hand there. Maynard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maynard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shnanknerabner.
Shnanknerabner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shnanknerabner blocks the body kick.
Maynard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shnanknerabner.
Shnanknerabner throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maynard misses with a low kick.
Mark Maynard is winning the standup battle so far.
Shnanknerabner lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Shnanknerabner.
Shnanknerabner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Maynard has managed to clinch.

Maynard breaks the clinch.
Maynard throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Maynard gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Maynard has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Shnanknerabner is trying to keep an underhook but Maynard manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Maynard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shnanknerabner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maynard.

Shnanknerabner looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shnanknerabner manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maynard won't allow Shnanknerabner to sweep him here.

Maynard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shnanknerabner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maynard has managed to get both his arms back between Shnanknerabner's legs - danger averted.
Shnanknerabner is breathing heavily.
Maynard passes 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.
Shnanknerabner gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Maynard stands up and waves to Shnanknerabner to follow him.

Maynard gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Shnanknerabner is fighting off a takedown attempt but Maynard is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Shnanknerabner to the mat. Shnanknerabner regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mark Maynard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Shnanknerabner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Shnanknerabner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maynard is stalling in the full guard.
Maynard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is pushing down on Shnanknerabner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shnanknerabner is fighting to maintain full guard but Maynard has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Maynard is looking for a kimura here.
Maynard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shnanknerabner is not content to let Maynard control the position.
Maynard works his way into side control.
Shnanknerabner tries to improve position but can't.

Maynard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maynard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Maynard has hold of Shnanknerabner's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Shnanknerabner tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Maynard cranks the arm and Shnanknerabner screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Shnanknerabner, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mark Maynard!
Mark Maynard very nearly forgot to thank Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.