PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Maynard (ranked 8177 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Malkova (ranked 5406 p4p, 352 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maynard
vs
Malkova

169 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Micheal Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Malkova!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maynard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Malkova on his heels. He'll look to pass Malkova's guard now, I'm sure.
Maynard stays in close to Malkova's body and controls the position.
Malkova wants to stand up but Maynard is controlling him.
Maynard with a nice head shot there.
Malkova looking to control.
Maynard is working Malkova over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maynard works over Malkova with some ground and pound from guard.
Malkova wants to sweep but no luck.
Malkova wants to control but Maynard passes easily into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maynard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Malkova with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Maynard is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Maynard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkova on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Malkova wants to improve his position but Maynard is controlling well.
Maynard working the head and body with strikes.
Maynard working the head and body with strikes.
Malkova has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maynard is working away from the top position though.
Maynard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maynard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Malkova is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard blocks the strikes from Malkova.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Malkova taking some punishment here, with Maynard in his half guard.
Malkova is looking to get back to full guard here but Maynard has managed to pass to side control instead.
Maynard working the head with strikes.
Maynard working the ground and pound.
Maynard in side control lands a decent elbow.
Malkova on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Maynard cracks Malkova with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malkova on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard in side control lands a decent elbow.
Maynard scoring with punches from side control.
Maynard cracks Malkova with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Malkova's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Malkova is looking for a sweep.
Maynard working away.
Malkova misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Maynard is putting a hurting on Malkova here, landing some big shots from side control.
Maynard working away.
Maynard in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malkova is working to avoid the ground and pound but Maynard connects with a decent elbow.
Maynard working the body and head with strikes.
Malkova is looking for a sweep.
Malkova taking a bit of punishment here - Maynard scoring with strikes.
Maynard scores with a couple of short elbows.
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.
Malkova is trying to buck Maynard off.
Maynard works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Malkova is trying to improve his position.
Maynard landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Maynard dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Malkova has taken the fight to the clinch.
Malkova tries to pull guard but Maynard won't allow it.
Malkova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maynard can't get the takedown.
Malkova looking for a takedown.
Malkova is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Micheal Maynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Malkova.
Malkova wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maynard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maynard managing to block the knees to the body from Malkova.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maynard is looking to take this one to the mat.
Maynard is looking for a takedown.
Maynard looking for a takedown.
Malkova tries to circle away but Maynard has him pinned against the cage.
Malkova has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Maynard after a bit of a struggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkova can't get the takedown.
Maynard can't find room to land a body shot as Malkova controls the action.

Malkova jumps guard and drags Maynard to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Maynard won't allow Malkova to sweep him here.
Maynard scoring with some ground and pound.
Maynard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Micheal Maynard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maynard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maynard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Malkova trying to control the position.
Maynard chips away with some ground and pound.
Malkova is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard chips away with some ground and pound.
Maynard working some strikes from top position.
Malkova wants to stand up but Maynard is controlling him.
Maynard trying to control but Malkova is working from the bottom.
Maynard with a nice head shot there.
Maynard lands a couple of digs.
Maynard landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malkova working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard scoring with some ground and pound.
Maynard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maynard scoring with some ground and pound.
Malkova preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maynard throwing strikes from guard but Malkova blocks nicely.
Maynard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malkova works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maynard with a nice head shot there.
Malkova is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard won't allow Malkova to get back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Malkova shoots in looking for a takedown but Maynard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Malkova's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Micheal Maynard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Malkova lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Malkova throws a sloppy head kick and Maynard moves out of range easily.
Malkova pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Maynard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maynard cracks Malkova with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Maynard works to advance to full mount. Malkova defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Maynard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Maynard dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Maynard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Malkova is trying to defend but Maynard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Maynard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Maynard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maynard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maynard controlling the pace.
Malkova is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maynard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Malkova manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard landing with the ground and pound.

Malkova looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Maynard passes into side control.
Malkova can't do much from the bottom here.
Maynard grinds an elbow into Malkova's temple.
Malkova manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkova tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maynard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Maynard is looking to improve his position.
Malkova is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Malkova wants to take a breather but Maynard is having none of it.
Malkova is looking to stall here but Maynard recovers full guard.
Malkova trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard pulls Malkova in to control the position.
Maynard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Malkova trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malkova wanted to stand there but Maynard had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maynard is adopting a defensive guard.
Maynard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Malkova's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Malkova duly obliges.

It looks like Micheal Maynard has been cut.
Malkova throws a head kick that half lands.

Maynard is rocked!
Nice sprawl there from Maynard as Malkova shoots in.
Maynard tries to counter by clinching up but Malkova breaks away and moves out of range.
Oh Maynard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malkova takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malkova cracks Maynard with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladimir Malkova!