PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Maynard (ranked 24457 p4p, 0 weight class) and K D Hunter (ranked 5115 p4p, 368 weight class). K D Hunter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Micheal Maynard's chin.

Maynard
vs
D Hunter

169 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

160 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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 2 - 4 - 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, K D Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter fails with the takedown.
Maynard is looking to counter the offense by Hunter and move into the clinch.

Maynard moves into range and clinches up with Hunter.
Hunter wants a takedown but no success here.

Hunter decides to pull guard.
Maynard landing some decent shots from guard.
Hunter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maynard is one step ahead there.
Maynard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hunter wants to stand up but Maynard is controlling him.
Hunter working a defensive guard but Maynard passes into half guard.
Hunter moves into full guard.
Maynard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Maynard from controlling successfully.
Hunter wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maynard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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.
Hunter is looking to stand up but Maynard isn't so interested in that idea.
Maynard chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maynard throwing strikes but missing.
Maynard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maynard lands a couple of digs.
Maynard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maynard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maynard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maynard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hunter is looking to stand up but Maynard isn't so interested in that idea.
Maynard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard landing with the ground and pound.
Maynard landing some decent shots from guard.
Maynard landing with the ground and pound.
Maynard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maynard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hunter looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hunter working a defensive guard here.
Hunter looks winded!
Maynard landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hunter holds on and takes a little breather.
Maynard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Maynard stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Maynard clinches up with Hunter and pushes him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maynard is looking to take this one to the mat.
Maynard stops a takedown attempt from Hunter.
Micheal Maynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of K D Hunter.
Maynard prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Maynard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hunter is fending him off so far but Maynard persists. Nope, Hunter circles away and we're back to standing.
Micheal Maynard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maynard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Maynard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hunter is not content to let Maynard control the position.
Hunter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maynard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hunter to see if he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter is looking for a sweep.
Maynard grinds an elbow into Hunter's temple.
Hunter manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hunter is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunter.
Maynard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunter.
Maynard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Maynard looking to control.
Hunter is pushing down on Maynard's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maynard is fighting to maintain full guard but Hunter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Maynard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hunter is working away from the top position though.

Maynard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Hunter looks to land a strike but Maynard avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter looking to pass the guard.
Hunter throwing strikes but missing.
Maynard keeping full guard, as Hunter tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter trying to stand up but can't free himself from Maynard's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hunter sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Hunter closes the distance and pushes Maynard back into the cage.

Hunter breaks the clinch.

That's four 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.
Hunter closes the distance and clinches up with Maynard, looking for a takedown. Hunter pushes Maynard against the cage but Maynard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maynard seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Maynard drives through with a takedown into Hunter's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Maynard connects with a couple of short punches.
Hunter throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Maynard distracts Hunter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Maynard postures up and lands a big shot to Hunter's brow.
Maynard lands a couple of digs.
Maynard landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maynard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maynard lands a couple of digs.
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 Micheal Maynard will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Maynard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunter.

Hunter closes the distance and pushes Maynard back into the cage.
Hunter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Hunter breaks the clinch.

Hunter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunter lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maynard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hunter after a bit of a struggle.
Hunter trying to control the position but instead, Maynard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hunter into the cage.
Hunter goes for a takedown attempt but Maynard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hunter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter fails with a takedown attempt.
Micheal Maynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of K D Hunter.
Maynard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hunter as he avoids it easily.

Hunter darts in and clinches Maynard up against the cage.
Maynard is trying to drag Hunter to the mat but Hunter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maynard is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hunter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hunter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maynard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maynard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hunter fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Hunter clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maynard wants the takedown. Hunter is fighting it off but Maynard persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hunter's guard against the cage.
Maynard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Maynard preventing the sweep.
Maynard trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Hunter is trying to keep Maynard in close.
Maynard distracts Hunter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Maynard pushes down on Hunter's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter manages to get to full guard.
Maynard works over Hunter with some ground and pound from guard.
Maynard works over Hunter with some ground and pound from guard.
Maynard is fighting to break Hunter's control of his arms but Hunter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Hunter looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Maynard has picked Hunter up and slammed him! Hunter can't keep hold of the triangle and Maynard manages to pass to side control!
Hunter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hunter takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hunter tries to buck Maynard off but Maynard is having none of it.
Hunter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hunter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hunter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Maynard lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hunter down.
Maynard working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maynard landing a few strikes.
Maynard scores with punches from side control.
K D Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Micheal Maynard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Micheal Maynard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maynard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

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