PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Maverick (ranked 757 p4p, 875 weight class) and Kaven May Jr (ranked 107 p4p, 127 weight class). May Jr has chosen HonestKey- Self Discovery as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maverick
vs
May Jr

172 cm
23
161
10 - 3 - 0

171 cm
23
160
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Maverick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaven May Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maverick throws a leg kick but May Jr moved away.
May Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Maverick shakes him off and moves away.
Maverick lands a high kick!

It looks like Kaven May Jr has been cut.
May Jr scores with a nice strike.
Maverick moves out of range of the body kick from May Jr.
May Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Maverick moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick from May Jr, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from May Jr misses its intended target.
Maverick moves forwards but May Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maverick misses with a low kick as May Jr jumps back.
Maverick moves out of range of the body kick from May Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maverick misses with a body kick.
May Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maverick throws a lazy body kick
and May Jr counters with a series of strikes. Maverick will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maverick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but May Jr manages to avoid it.
A jab from May Jr does it's job there.
Maverick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maverick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maverick delivers a nice body kick.
May Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maverick lands a head shot.
Maverick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits May Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maverick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
May Jr scores with a shot to the body.
May Jr tries to clinch but Maverick moves away
and Maverick counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maverick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and May Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maverick scrambles back to his feet.
May Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Maverick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maverick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maverick throws a lazy right hand but May Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
May Jr wants to counter the offense by Maverick and move into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maverick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May Jr.
May Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
May Jr throws a head kick that misses.
May Jr digs a good hook to Maverick's body.
May Jr sizes up Maverick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maverick lands a jab to the nose.
A combination from Maverick does no damage.
May Jr wants to counter the offense by Maverick and move into the clinch position.
May Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maverick keeps the fight on the outside.
May Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maverick had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Maverick throws a half hearted mid kick.
May Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Maverick wants to slow May Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Maverick throws the kick towards the body but May Jr avoids it.
May Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Maverick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maverick connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by May Jr.
Maverick just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from May Jr.
Maverick throws a half hearted mid kick.

May Jr closes the distance and clinches.

May Jr jumps guard and drags Maverick to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Maverick trying to control but May Jr is working from the bottom.

May Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
May Jr keeping moving, preventing Maverick from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

May Jr working for a triangle but Maverick defends it easily.

May Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maverick engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
May Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Maverick pulls May Jr in to control the position.
May Jr looking to pass the guard.
May Jr throws an elbow that misses. Maverick uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in May Jr's guard. Nice move by Maverick!

May Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maverick's guard.

May Jr preventing the sweep.
Maverick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maverick keeping full guard, as May Jr tries to pass.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
May Jr stands and throws Maverick's legs to the side, diving into side control.
May Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maverick keeps working.
Maverick stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
May Jr wants to control but Maverick is keeping him busy.

May Jr wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maverick, who protects the arm well.

May Jr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maverick tries to improve position but can't.

May Jr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maverick knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Maverick can't do much from the bottom here.

May Jr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no May Jr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

May Jr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's eight 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.
May Jr wants to control but Maverick is keeping him busy.

May Jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Maverick is defending well.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
May Jr working away.
Maverick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for May Jr on the ground.

May Jr tries for a kimura but Maverick is defending well.

May Jr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maverick knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
May Jr looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Maverick is avoiding damage well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kaven May Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaven May Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

May Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Maverick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maverick lands with an overhand left.
Maverick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
May Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maverick takes a step back to recover.
May Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
May Jr blocks a head kick by Maverick.
May Jr lands the left hand.
May Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maverick tries a head kick but it misses.
May Jr throws a hook to the side of Maverick's head but Maverick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maverick is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maverick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from May Jr.
A little feinted left hand from Maverick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maverick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - May Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May Jr avoids the body shot from Maverick.
Nice shot by May Jr.
May Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A shot to the body from May Jr misses
and Maverick counters with a slapping leg kick.
May Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Maverick should have avoided that one.
Maverick takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maverick avoids the head kick by May Jr.
Maverick misses with a wild body shot.
May Jr throws a fast counter high kick but Maverick manages to duck under it in time.
Kaven May Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
May Jr moves forwards but Maverick connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maverick throws the left hand but May Jr avoids the punch easily.
May Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
May Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
May Jr throws out a counter right but Maverick avoids it with no problem.
May Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maverick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick looks to land a body kick but May Jr moved away.
May Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Maverick shakes him off and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maverick throws out a loose jab but May Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
May Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maverick in his tracks.
May Jr lands a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from May Jr.
Nice straight punches there by May Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of May Jr.
May Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
May Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maverick lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
May Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Maverick.
May Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maverick's hands.
The fighters circling - Maverick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
May Jr tries to work over Maverick's front leg with a kick but Maverick checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from May Jr, right into the meat of the thigh.
May Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maverick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before May Jr can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from May Jr.
Maverick throws a head kick that May Jr semi-blocks.
Maverick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
May Jr swings for the body but Maverick moves out of range.
May Jr looks for the body kick but Maverick saw that one coming.
May Jr misses with a low kick as Maverick jumps back.
May Jr throws a push kick but Maverick slaps the foot to one side.
May Jr throws a shot to the body.
May Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
May Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Maverick.
Maverick lunges at May Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by May Jr's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Maverick.
May Jr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Maverick.
Maverick throws a hook to the side of May Jr's head but May Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
May Jr looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Maverick moves out of range of the body kick.
May Jr avoids the head kick by Maverick.
May Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Maverick shakes him off and moves away.
May Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Maverick circles away.
May Jr with a nice cross.
Maverick moves out of range as May Jr throws a body kick.
May Jr lands a jab to the nose.
May Jr tried to score with a low kick but Maverick checks it.
May Jr misses with a right hand
and Maverick counters with a thumping low kick.
May Jr lands a high kick!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Maverick on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maverick throws a body punch but May Jr moves out of range.
May Jr swings for the body but Maverick moves out of range.
May Jr slips a jab and a cross from Maverick.
May Jr tries to land a leg kick but Maverick saw it coming and moves away.
Maverick throws the left hand but May Jr avoids the punch easily.
Maverick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from May Jr does it's job there.
May Jr is looking to clinch but Maverick is avoiding it.
May Jr misses with a few strikes there.
May Jr throws a body punch but Maverick moves out of range.
May Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maverick. That one must have hurt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
May Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maverick.
A head kick misses from Maverick.
May Jr lands with a good body shot.
May Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Maverick moves out of range easily.
Maverick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!

May Jr drives through and clinches with Maverick against the cage.
Maverick prevents a body shot from May Jr.
May Jr fails to pull guard.
May Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maverick just stands there and leans against the cage.

Maverick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
May Jr throws a leg kick
and Maverick counters with a left and a right that stings May Jr.
May Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maverick at a distance.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
May Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maverick's hands.
May Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Maverick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by May Jr.
Maverick lands a jab-cross combination.
Maverick tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maverick throws a hook but May Jr blocks it.
May Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maverick lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Maverick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
May Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Maverick tenderised May Jr's leg. May Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maverick.
Maverick keeps the fight on the outside.
May Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
May Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maverick manages to avoid it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Maverick throws a low kick, looking for May Jr's leg but May Jr calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from May Jr.
May Jr tries to work over Maverick's front leg with a kick but Maverick checks it.
A shot to the body from May Jr misses
and Maverick counters with a good low kick that May Jr was not able to check.
Maverick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

May Jr drives through and clinches with Maverick against the cage.
May Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
May Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maverick just stands there and leans against the cage.
Daniel Maverick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaven May Jr.
May Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
May Jr lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by May Jr.
Maverick lands a body shot in the clinch.
May Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Maverick breaks from the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Maverick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
May Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid body kick from Maverick.
May Jr is breathing heavily.
Maverick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
May Jr misses with a head kick.
Maverick is looking to counter with head kicks.
May Jr throws a body kick that misses
and Maverick counters with a nice body kick.
May Jr throws a head kick that misses.
May Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
May Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maverick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maverick throws a head kick but May Jr moves out of range.
Maverick throws a head kick but May Jr moves out of range.
May Jr looks to throw a body kick
and Maverick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kaven May Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kaven May Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Maverick displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
May Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Maverick.
May Jr thinks about the counter body kick.
May Jr thows a leg kick but Maverick checks it
and Maverick counters with a left and a right that stings May Jr.
Maverick takes one to the side of the head.
May Jr looks to throw a body kick
and Maverick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
May Jr avoids the head kick by Maverick.
Maverick sets himself, and May Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Maverick avoids it this time.
May Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maverick throws out a loose jab but May Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
May Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
May Jr tries to clinch there but Maverick circles away.
Maverick misses with a body punch
and May Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
May Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maverick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
May Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maverick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
May Jr just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMaverick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May Jr slips a jab from Maverick.

May Jr moves into range and clinches up with Maverick.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maverick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
May Jr works on Maverick's body with a couple of short punches.
Maverick stalls.
May Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Maverick controls his hands.
Maverick stalling the fight.
Maverick prevents a body shot from May Jr.
Maverick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
May Jr jumps guard but Maverick turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
May Jr blocks an uppercut.
Maverick looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick can't break the clinch.
Maverick is looking to break free of the clinch but May Jr has double underhooks.
Maverick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maverick blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by May Jr.
May Jr tries to pull guard but Maverick forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
May Jr jumps guard but Maverick turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Daniel Maverick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaven May Jr.
May Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
May Jr misses with the head strike.
May Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Maverick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but May Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Kaven May Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, May Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
May Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maverick lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

May Jr jumps into guard, dragging Maverick to the mat.
May Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maverick trying to control the position from guard on top but May Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maverick stopping the sweep attempt from May Jr.
Maverick wants to stand but May Jr is controlling his posture from full guard.

May Jr working for a triangle but Maverick defends it easily.
Maverick controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

May Jr has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Maverick doesn't defend quickly enough and May Jr has managed to lock this one up! Can Maverick escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to May Jr on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kaven May Jr!
Kaven May Jr is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Kaven May Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.