PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre St Ives (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray Maynard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, hollywood undead - undead. St Ives is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In a Big Country by Big Country. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Gray Maynard
vs
St Ives

173 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

170 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bradley Gray Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pierre St Ives!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray Maynard fails with the takedown
and St Ives counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gray Maynard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
St Ives bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
St Ives dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from St Ives does no damage.

St Ives forces Gray Maynard back against the cage and clinches.
Gray Maynard has St Ives pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. St Ives manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

St Ives works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gray Maynard trying to strike off his back.

St Ives is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Gray Maynard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

St Ives thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Ives connects with a couple of short punches.
St Ives advances to half guard.
St Ives takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

St Ives is looking for a kimura here.
Gray Maynard tries to get to full guard but St Ives has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Ives is looking to advance position but Gray Maynard won't allow it.
Gray Maynard trying to control but St Ives postures up.
St Ives uses his free foot to push down on Gray Maynard's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gray Maynard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Ives looking to secure an arm triangle but Gray Maynard defends it well.
St Ives scoring with strikes but Gray Maynard is staying in there.
St Ives connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gray Maynard tries to lock up and control but St Ives gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gray Maynard is in all sorts of trouble here.
St Ives drops a big elbow. That's hurt Gray Maynard! More shots from St Ives and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre St Ives!