PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waclav Szbrjcik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szbrjcik kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Public Enemy ft. Anthrax : Bring The Noise. Waclav Szbrjcik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Szbrjcik
vs
Maynard

185 cm
37
221 lbs
17 - 19 - 0

195 cm
41
218 lbs
22 - 26 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Waclav Szbrjcik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Peter Maynard has been cut.
Maynard dodges the punch combination from Szbrjcik.
Szbrjcik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Szbrjcik shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maynard but Maynard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maynard appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maynard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Szbrjcik was well out of range. Poor timing from Maynard.
Maynard throws a sloppy head kick and Szbrjcik moves out of range easily.
Maynard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maynard thumps Szbrjcik with a low kick.
Szbrjcik fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szbrjcik has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waclav Szbrjcik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard moves out of range as Szbrjcik throws a body kick.
Maynard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szbrjcik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maynard throws a leg kick but Szbrjcik moved away.
Maynard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maynard. That's going to slow Szbrjcik down.
A solid body kick from Maynard.
Maynard staying out of range there.
Szbrjcik avoids the head kick by Maynard.
Maynard throws a head kick that misses

and Szbrjcik decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maynard's guard.
Szbrjcik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Szbrjcik content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Szbrjcik wants to control from the top but Maynard keeps moving.
Maynard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Szbrjcik forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard has hold of Szbrjcik's hands but Szbrjcik slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Szbrjcik lands a nice short elbow.
Maynard is staying active underneath Szbrjcik, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Szbrjcik winds up and cracks Maynard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Szbrjcik thows a huge punch but Maynard dodges it nicely.
Szbrjcik tries to pass to full mount but Maynard defends it.

Maynard is defending against the submission attempts here by Szbrjcik.
Maynard tries to kick Szbrjcik off but Szbrjcik keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Szbrjcik wants to work for an arm triangle but Maynard is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Szbrjcik 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.
Szbrjcik trying to control from half guard but Maynard is working away.
Maynard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Szbrjcik. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maynard tries to kick Szbrjcik off but Szbrjcik keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Szbrjcik lands with a punch from half guard.

Szbrjcik wants to work for an arm triangle but Maynard is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Szbrjcik throwing shots but Maynard is blocking nicely.
Maynard is trying to stand back up but Szbrjcik is controlling him
Szbrjcik seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Szbrjcik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Szbrjcik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Szbrjcik connects with a nice short shot to Maynard's temple.

Maynard is rocked!

That has opened up Peter Maynard's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szbrjcik lands a big elbow - Maynard is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Szbrjcik!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Waclav Szbrjcik!
During a confident post fight interview, Waclav Szbrjcik thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.