PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between mathew maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). maynard comes into the arena with do it blaring out of the sound system. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

maynard
vs
Moses

182 cm
23
190 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
197 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mathew maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Moses!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
maynard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
maynard scores with the left hand. Moses knows he should have avoided that one.
maynard throws a right hand that Moses ducks under and follows up with a left that Moses also avoids with ease.
maynard throws a jab when Moses was well out of range.
maynard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
maynard clobbers Moses with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Moses closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Moses lands in his opponent's guard.
Moses stopping the sweep attempt from maynard.
Moses wants to pass the guard but maynard is keeping the position.
maynard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
maynard throwing strikes here but Moses is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Moses keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maynard trying to control but Moses is having none of it.
maynard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
maynard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Moses sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
maynard wants to take a breather but Moses is having none of it.
maynard drops an elbow to the side of Moses's head.
Moses keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moses blocking the ground and pound attempt from maynard.
maynard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. maynard lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. maynard lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moses blocking the ground and pound attempt from maynard.
Moses won't allow maynard to pass to mount.

maynard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Moses doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time maynard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
maynard is thwarting Moses's attempts to control the position.
Moses works his way to full guard. Good work.

maynard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
maynard being controlled here momentarily.
maynard postures up.
maynard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses 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.
maynard tries to free his leg and advance position but Moses is retaining full guard.

maynard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moses has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, maynard has managed to get both his arms back between Moses's legs - danger averted.
Moses working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from maynard.
maynard slips nicely into half guard.
Moses tries to get to full guard but maynard has control of the leg.
maynard thows a huge punch but Moses dodges it nicely.
maynard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moses does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Moses looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moses is trying to defend against the ground and pound but maynard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moses regains full guard. Nicely done.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as maynard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
maynard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
maynard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moses swivels though and keeps the full guard.
maynard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
maynard wants to pass the guard but Moses is keeping the position.
Moses controls maynard momentarily but maynard frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
maynard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moses is keeping the position for now.
Moses trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mathew maynard dominated that round.
That's time! maynard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Moses avoids the head kick by maynard.
maynard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
mathew maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Moses drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
maynard manages to get back to half guard.
maynard is looking to improve his position.
Moses seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Moses drops an elbow to the side of maynard's head.
Moses wants to pass to mount but maynard is defending the position.
Moses stops maynard from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maynard wants to get back to full guard.
maynard connecting with a few gentle strikes.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
maynard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Moses avoids it really well and circles away.

Moses closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming maynard to the mat! maynard manages to get full guard.
Moses lands a couple of elbows.
maynard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moses is one step ahead there.

maynard throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Moses escapes and throws maynard's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Moses is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, maynard has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses wants to lay and pray for a moment but maynard keeps working.
A lull in the action here as Moses stalls from top position.
Moses trying to control the action but maynard is working from the bottom.
maynard gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Moses wants to free his trapped foot but maynard is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
maynard punching from the bottom.
maynard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
maynard strikes from the bottom but Moses uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Moses looking to punish the body of his opponent here but maynard is avoiding damage well.
maynard is looking for a sweep.

Moses is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. maynard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
maynard is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

maynard is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moses pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moses is keen to just control but maynard is a slippery customer.
maynard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for maynard.
Moses won't allow maynard to sweep him here.
Moses trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moses advances to half guard.
Moses trying to control the action but maynard is working from the bottom.
maynard is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Moses showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Moses shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts maynard as he jumps to the side.
maynard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from maynard misses the target.
Moses ducks under a wild hook from maynard.
mathew maynard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
maynard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moses's head.
maynard throws a shot from downtown. Moses moves away and avoids it.

maynard scores a takedown into full mount!
maynard raining down shots from the mount!
Moses is trying desperately to improve position.
maynard with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maynard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moses's face.
BOOM! maynard connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by maynard.
maynard landing shots from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moses sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
maynard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Moses is looking for a sweep. maynard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
maynard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moses knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Moses tries to get to full guard but maynard has control of the leg.
maynard lands strikes from half guard.
Moses is trying to control but can't.
Moses wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
maynard frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
maynard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
maynard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Moses is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moses is bucking up trying to escape but maynard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Moses is wriggling around trying to escape.
mathew maynard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

maynard jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Moses manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Moses tries to get back to half guard but can't.
maynard tries to score with some ground and pound. Moses controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
maynard throws an elbow but Moses slips to the side and avoids it well.
maynard cracks Moses with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Moses tries to get back to half guard but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
maynard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by maynard.
maynard doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Moses counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for maynard!
Moses in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
maynard is trying desperately to improve position.
maynard is working hard here to advance position.
Moses looking to control but maynard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moses takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses looking to control but maynard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moses content just to control the position here.

Moses working for a guillotine from mount but maynard is in no mood to give up.
maynard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moses working the ground and pound effectively.
maynard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
mathew maynard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well maynard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mathew maynard!