PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Peter Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjarno Lackenmeier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Maynard
vs
Lackenmeier

195 cm
36
218 lbs
15 - 19 - 0

188 cm
37
243 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

World class MT
Very quick

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Bjarno Lackenmeier!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but Maynard is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lackenmeier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bjarno Lackenmeier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lackenmeier closes the distance and clinches.
Maynard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lackenmeier missing with knees to the body.
Maynard lands an elbow just above Lackenmeier 's eye.
Lackenmeier tries to land knees in the clinch but Maynard avoids the damage to the body.
Lackenmeier missing with knees to the body.
Maynard misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Maynard.
Maynard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the head but Maynard blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maynard avoids it.
Lackenmeier working aggressively here.
Lackenmeier trying to land knees to the body.
Lackenmeier throws an elbow that misses.
Lackenmeier managing to block the knees to the body from Maynard.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maynard avoids it.
Lackenmeier pushes off an throws an elbow but Maynard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard looking to stall.
Knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
Maynard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Bjarno Lackenmeier has been cut.
Maynard is trying to stall.
Lackenmeier lands a hook that snaps the head of Maynard backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lackenmeier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lackenmeier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maynard.
Lackenmeier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maynard is keeping busy.
Lackenmeier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lackenmeier takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lackenmeier takes an elbow to the temple.
Maynard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lackenmeier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lackenmeier blocks the elbow strike.
Maynard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lackenmeier's defenses.
Maynard tries a knee to the head but Lackenmeier blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard pushes off an throws an elbow but Lackenmeier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the head but Lackenmeier blocks with his arms.
Maynard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lackenmeier avoids a wild elbow strike from Maynard.
Maynard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lackenmeier obliges.
Lackenmeier with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maynard trying to land knees to the body.
Lackenmeier missing with knees to the body.
Maynard with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Bjarno Lackenmeier's cut even more.
Lackenmeier misses with a knee to the head.
Lackenmeier missing with knees to the body.
Maynard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lackenmeier up against the cage.
Lackenmeier blocks an elbow strike from Maynard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier throws an elbow but it misses.
Lackenmeier takes an elbow to the temple.
Maynard lands an elbow inside that Lackenmeier shrugs off.
Maynard misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maynard as Lackenmeier tries to tie him up.
Maynard looking to throw knees to the head but Lackenmeier is blocking nicely.
We've been informed that Lackenmeier has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lackenmeier.
A bit of stalling here from Maynard.
A left hand lands to the body for Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow inside that Maynard shrugs off.

It looks like Peter Maynard has been cut.
Maynard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maynard trying to control the position but instead, Lackenmeier has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maynard into the cage.
Maynard taking a breather.
Lackenmeier takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lackenmeier.
Maynard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maynard avoids a wild elbow strike from Lackenmeier.
A left hand lands to the body for Lackenmeier.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard misses with an elbow strike.
Lackenmeier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maynard.
Maynard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maynard managing to block the knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
Maynard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lackenmeier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lackenmeier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maynard blocks it with crossed arms.
Lackenmeier tries a knee to the head but Maynard blocks it.
Lackenmeier stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lackenmeier avoids the elbow strike from Maynard, against the cage.
Maynard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lackenmeier blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maynard.
Lackenmeier dodges an elbow strike from Maynard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Maynard dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Maynard is looking to land body kicks.
Maynard digs a good body shot into Lackenmeier's ribs.
Maynard connects with an inside leg kick.

Lackenmeier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lackenmeier stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maynard avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maynard is looking to control Lackenmeier's arms but Lackenmeier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maynard has his back to the cage.
Maynard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maynard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maynard lands a good knee to the midsection. Lackenmeier won't want to take too many of those.
Maynard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lackenmeier misses 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 cage.
Lackenmeier lands a nice elbow.
Maynard trying to land knees to the body.
Maynard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lackenmeier tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maynard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maynard avoids a wild elbow strike from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lackenmeier avoids it.
Lackenmeier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maynard misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maynard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lackenmeier's brow.
Maynard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lackenmeier managing to block the knees to the body from Maynard.
Lackenmeier pushes off an throws an elbow but Maynard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lackenmeier lands a knee to the body.
Maynard tries a knee to the head but Lackenmeier blocks it.
Lackenmeier misses with a knee strike.
Maynard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lackenmeier's defenses.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lackenmeier takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maynard has Lackenmeier pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lackenmeier lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maynard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lackenmeier's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
Maynard managing to block the knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
Maynard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lackenmeier blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lackenmeier takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lackenmeier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lackenmeier looking to slow down the pace here.
Lackenmeier missing with knees to the body.
Maynard pushes off an throws an elbow but Lackenmeier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lackenmeier throws an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Lackenmeier.
Maynard stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses with an elbow strike.
Lackenmeier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maynard pushes off an throws an elbow but Lackenmeier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lackenmeier avoiding damage as Maynard throws knees to the body.
Lackenmeier misses with a knee strike.
Maynard trying to stall but Lackenmeier improves his position.
Lackenmeier can't find room to land a body shot as Maynard controls the action.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maynard avoids it.
Lackenmeier pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Peter Maynard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maynard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maynard avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
Lackenmeier avoids the elbow strike from Maynard, against the cage.
Lackenmeier stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lackenmeier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lackenmeier takes an elbow to the temple.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow inside that Maynard shrugs off.
Lackenmeier trying to land knees to the body.
Maynard misses with an elbow strike.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maynard stalling in the clinch but Lackenmeier improves position.
Maynard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lackenmeier dodges an elbow strike from Maynard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lackenmeier taking a breather.
Lackenmeier tries to stall but Maynard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lackenmeier utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maynard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lackenmeier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lackenmeier putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maynard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Peter Maynard will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Maynard tries to keep at a distance but Lackenmeier has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lackenmeier obliges.
Maynard misses with an elbow strike.
Lackenmeier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lackenmeier is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lackenmeier throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maynard being controlled against the cage.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maynard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lackenmeier trying to land knees to the body.
Maynard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maynard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maynard throws an elbow but misses.
Maynard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maynard.
Lackenmeier avoids the elbow strike from Maynard, against the cage.
Maynard lands a good knee to the midsection. Lackenmeier won't want to take too many of those.
Lackenmeier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maynard throws an elbow but misses.
Lackenmeier scores a nice knee to the body.
Maynard just leaning against Lackenmeier, taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lackenmeier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maynard's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maynard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lackenmeier's brow.
Maynard misses with an elbow over the top.
Lackenmeier blocks an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maynard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maynard obliges.
Maynard misses with a knee to the head.
Maynard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lackenmeier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maynard.
Lackenmeier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard stalling against the cage.
Lackenmeier takes an elbow to the temple.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maynard as Lackenmeier tries to tie him up.
Maynard pushes off an throws an elbow but Lackenmeier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lackenmeier landing knees to the body.
Maynard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maynard managing to block the knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maynard missing with knees to the body.
Lackenmeier can't find room to land a body shot as Maynard controls the action.
Lackenmeier is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lackenmeier struggles to land a body shot inside as Maynard controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier is trying to stall.
Lackenmeier throws an elbow that misses.
Maynard takes a knee to the side of the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lackenmeier lands a good knee to the midsection. Maynard won't want to take too many of those.
Lackenmeier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the head but Lackenmeier blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lackenmeier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maynard's brow.
Bjarno Lackenmeier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lackenmeier is trying to stall.
Maynard pushes off an throws an elbow but Lackenmeier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lackenmeier is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lackenmeier working Maynard over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maynard's defenses.

Peter Maynard's cut is getting worse.
Lackenmeier utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lackenmeier tries a body shot but Maynard blocks it.
Lackenmeier lands a left hand.
Lackenmeier stalling in the clinch but Maynard improves position.
Lackenmeier taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lackenmeier obliges.
Maynard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lackenmeier throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard managing to block the knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maynard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lackenmeier's brow.
Lackenmeier landing knees to the body.
Maynard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maynard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peter Maynard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lackenmeier lands a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bjarno Lackenmeier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Peter Maynard!