PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bjarno Lackenmeier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lackenmeier
vs
Maynard

188 cm
36
243 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

195 cm
36
218 lbs
14 - 18 - 0

Great elbows
Cardio machine

World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Bjarno Lackenmeier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lackenmeier sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maynard.
Lackenmeier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lackenmeier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maynard lands a head kick. Lackenmeier smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Bjarno Lackenmeier has been cut.
Maynard scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up.
Maynard scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Maynard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maynard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A good leg kick by Maynard.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Maynard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maynard throws a head kick that misses

and Lackenmeier counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maynard trying to land knees to the body.
Lackenmeier pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lackenmeier tries a knee to the head but Maynard blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Lackenmeier.
Maynard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maynard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lackenmeier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maynard is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lackenmeier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maynard's brow.

Lackenmeier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maynard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maynard counters with a straight right hand.

Lackenmeier instigates a clinch.
Lackenmeier avoiding damage as Maynard throws knees to the body.
Maynard looking to throw knees to the head but Lackenmeier is blocking nicely.
Maynard misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maynard avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
Maynard is trying to stall.
Lackenmeier misses with the head strike.
Lackenmeier misses with an elbow strike.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lackenmeier avoids it.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow that stopped Maynard in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Peter Maynard has been cut.
Lackenmeier landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lackenmeier.
Nice elbow from Lackenmeier.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lackenmeier missing with knees to the body.
Maynard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lackenmeier avoiding damage as Maynard throws knees to the body.
Maynard avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
Maynard connects with a knee to the head.
Lackenmeier pushes off an throws an elbow but Maynard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lackenmeier blocks an elbow strike.
Lackenmeier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maynard looks winded!
A knee to the head by Lackenmeier.

That has opened up Peter Maynard's cut even more.
Lackenmeier with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lackenmeier is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maynard misses with a knee to the head.

Lackenmeier breaks the clinch.
Maynard swats away the attempt to clinch by Lackenmeier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bjarno Lackenmeier will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Lackenmeier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lackenmeier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maynard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maynard throws a head kick but Lackenmeier moves out of range.
Maynard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maynard throws a head kick but Lackenmeier moves out of range.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maynard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lackenmeier moves in looking to clinch but Maynard pushes him off.
Lackenmeier wants to clinch.
Lackenmeier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peter Maynard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lackenmeier blocks the body kick.
Maynard swats away the attempt to clinch by Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier misses with a wild body shot.
Lackenmeier wants to clinch up but Maynard keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maynard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lackenmeier, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lackenmeier avoiding damage as Maynard throws knees to the body.
Lackenmeier looking to stall.
Maynard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maynard throws an elbow that misses.
Maynard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Lackenmeier.
Bjarno Lackenmeier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lackenmeier blocks an elbow strike from Maynard.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow that stopped Maynard in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Peter Maynard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lackenmeier tries a knee to the head but Maynard blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maynard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lackenmeier digs a right hand into Maynard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maynard's gas tank.
Lackenmeier throws an elbow that misses.
Maynard working Lackenmeier over with knees to the body.
Lackenmeier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maynard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maynard's face.

Peter Maynard's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lackenmeier blocks the elbow strike.
Lackenmeier is trying to maintain a safe position but Maynard gets an underhook and turns Lackenmeier into the ropes.
Maynard blocks an elbow strike.
Lackenmeier tries a body shot but Maynard blocks it.
Maynard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Maynard misses with a knee strike.
Lackenmeier unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maynard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maynard is breathing heavily.
Lackenmeier avoiding damage.
Lackenmeier tries to stall but Maynard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maynard wants to stall.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lackenmeier blocks an elbow strike.
Lackenmeier is trying to stall.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow that stopped Maynard in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peter Maynard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bjarno Lackenmeier!
Bjarno Lackenmeier decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.