PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Swag Mcyoloson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swag Mcyoloson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Maynard
vs
Mcyoloson

212 cm
24
194 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwayne Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Swag Mcyoloson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcyoloson throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Maynard to counter with a crisp jab.

Mcyoloson gets a takedown into half guard.
Mcyoloson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Maynard is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maynard wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maynard holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcyoloson uses his free foot to push down on Maynard's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Maynard.
Maynard is looking to get to half guard.
Mcyoloson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mcyoloson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mcyoloson controlling from the full mount.
Mcyoloson looking to control but Maynard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcyoloson avoids the attempt from Maynard to control.
Maynard avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mcyoloson.
Mcyoloson looking to finish with strikes here!
Maynard wants to hold on but Mcyoloson pushes him away.
Mcyoloson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Maynard because Mcyoloson loaded up on that one.
Maynard wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mcyoloson.
Mcyoloson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard tries to hold on but Mcyoloson postures up.
Maynard holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mcyoloson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mcyoloson wants to control the pace but Maynard is squirming around nicely.
Maynard wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mcyoloson.
Maynard is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Maynard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mcyoloson trying to control but Maynard is having none of it.
Maynard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcyoloson controlling from the full mount.

Mcyoloson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Maynard is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Swag Mcyoloson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mcyoloson misses with a knee strike.
Mcyoloson wants to break free but Maynard has control.
Maynard is looking to take this one to the mat.

Mcyoloson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Maynard regains guard immediately.
Mcyoloson won't allow Maynard to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcyoloson wants to control from the top but Maynard keeps moving.

Mcyoloson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maynard is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maynard has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maynard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Maynard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mcyoloson wants to sweep here but Maynard controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Mcyoloson looking for a guillotine here but Maynard defends easily.
Maynard scoring with some ground and pound.
Maynard with a nice head shot there.
Mcyoloson is trying to control the position but Maynard postures up.

Mcyoloson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Maynard stacks Mcyoloson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Maynard!
Mcyoloson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Maynard is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard throws a strike aimed at the side of Mcyoloson's head but Mcyoloson avoids it well.
Mcyoloson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Maynard is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Maynard lands a couple of good shots and Mcyoloson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Mcyoloson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Maynard looking for the choke but no joy.
Mcyoloson is taking damage to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcyoloson trying to get back to his feet but Maynard is in full control for now.
Mcyoloson rolls, trying to escape but Maynard keeps control of the position.
Mcyoloson covers up after that shot from Maynard.
Mcyoloson trying to control but not successfully.
Mcyoloson tries to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maynard throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Can Mcyoloson hold on?! Maynard is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Maynard dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Maynard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Maynard stands up over Mcyoloson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maynard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mcyoloson looking for a sweep. Not yet Mcyoloson, not yet.

Mcyoloson looking for a guillotine here but Maynard defends easily.

Mcyoloson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Maynard passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maynard slips a nice elbow through Mcyoloson's hands, connecting with Mcyoloson's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcyoloson is trying to escape back to his feet but Maynard uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Mcyoloson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maynard off and has taken his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Mcyoloson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Even with his hooks in, Mcyoloson manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Dwayne Maynard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maynard is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard trying to control the position but Mcyoloson manages to sink in the hooks.
Mcyoloson missing with strikes from the back.
Maynard is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mcyoloson is not going to allow Maynard to sit and survive in this position.
Maynard tries to escape but Mcyoloson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcyoloson doesn't have the hooks in and Maynard manages to turn into his guard.

Mcyoloson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Maynard has passed into half guard!
Maynard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maynard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maynard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mcyoloson is trying to control but Maynard passes into side control!
Maynard landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcyoloson regains half guard.
Maynard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Maynard prevents Mcyoloson from improving his position.
Maynard tries to stand but can't do so whilst Mcyoloson controls his leg.
Mcyoloson is trying to maintain the position but Maynard is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcyoloson regains full guard. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Maynard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maynard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Maynard!