PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Haverford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haverford comes into the arena with Jay-Z & Kanye West - N** In Paris blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Haverford
vs
Maynard

180 cm
35
190 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

188 cm
38
197 lbs
31 - 19 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Haverford !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Maynard.
Haverford tries to land a leg kick but Maynard saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haverford . Maynard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maynard scores with a push kick.
Haverford throws out a leg kick but Maynard moves out of range and Haverford only half commits.
Maynard lands a nice hook to Haverford 's body. Haverford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maynard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maynard throws a lazy right hand but Haverford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maynard 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.
Haverford misses with a body shot.
Haverford scores with a nice right hand.
Maynard lands with a kick to the temple. Haverford shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Tom Haverford has been cut.
Maynard throws a right and a left that Haverford avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard lands with an uppercut that bounces Haverford off the cage and back into range.
Nice shot by Haverford .
We've been informed that Maynard 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 throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard throws a leg kick but Haverford checks it.
Haverford wants to clinch but Maynard slips to the side
and Maynard counters with a right hand to the body.
Maynard throws a body shot but no joy.
Maynard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haverford .
A low kick from Haverford is predictable there
and Maynard counters with a good low kick that Haverford was not able to check.
Maynard staying out of range there.
Haverford connects with a crisp jab.
Haverford doesn't manage to clinch there - Maynard circles away.
Haverford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maynard.
Maynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haverford tries to clinch but Maynard is having none of it.
A big left from Haverford misses.
Haverford swings for the body but Maynard moves out of range.
Maynard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haverford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haverford checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haverford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maynard lands with an uppercut that bounces Haverford off the cage and back into range.
Maynard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Haverford lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maynard. Haverford does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maynard.
Alexander Maynard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haverford looks to throw the jab but Maynard is out of range.
Haverford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maynard circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab by Maynard.
Maynard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maynard lands with a nice body kick.
Maynard moves out of range of the strikes.
Maynard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haverford moves away.
Maynard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haverford throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haverford checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haverford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maynard scores with a hook to the body. Haverford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab by Haverford .
Maynard slips under a jab from Haverford .
Haverford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haverford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maynard.
Maynard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haverford .
Maynard misses with a wild combination.
Haverford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maynard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Haverford shoots in but no luck this time.
Maynard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haverford at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a body shot.
Maynard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haverford doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haverford tries to move into range but Maynard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maynard cracks Haverford with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maynard - that will leave a mark!
Haverford looks to land a right hand but Maynard moved out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Haverford crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maynard - the referee stops the clock and Haverford gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maynard. Haverford manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haverford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maynard scores with a punch to the head.

Tom Haverford 's cut is getting worse.
Maynard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haverford throws a combination that misses
and Maynard makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Haverford really felt that one!
Haverford is breathing heavily.
Haverford misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Haverford misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Maynard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Haverford 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Haverford looks to land a right hand but Maynard moved out of range.
Haverford misses with a body shot.
Haverford scores with a sloppy right hand. Maynard should have avoided that one.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Haverford might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Haverford throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maynard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maynard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Maynard drops Haverford with a beautiful combination! Haverford stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Maynard is looking for the KO!

Haverford is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Haverford . Maynard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maynard lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haverford walks into a straight right hand from Maynard.
Haverford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haverford throws an overhand right that lands on Maynard's shoulder, as Maynard tries to avoid the shot.
Haverford swings widly with a right hand
and Maynard counters with a thumping low kick.
Haverford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maynard finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Maynard lands with a hook. Haverford tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Tom Haverford 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Haverford misses with a leg kick

and Maynard counters with a crisp right hand that drops Haverford ! Maynard lets Haverford back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Haverford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maynard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maynard punishes Haverford 's body with a nice straight punch.
Haverford seems to have got his legs back now.

Maynard lands a left and a right that send Haverford crashing to the mat, dazed. Maynard thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Haverford gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Maynard gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Haverford is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Maynard!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Alexander Maynard made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.