PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunny Wailer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wailer's choice of entrance music: Soul Rebel. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maynard
vs
Wailer

188 cm
24
197 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
200 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bunny Wailer!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Maynard.
Wailer misses with a body shot
and Maynard counters with an inside leg kick.
Wailer misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Maynard finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wailer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maynard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maynard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maynard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wailer tries to clinch there but Maynard circles away.
Wailer looks to land a left hand but Maynard moved out of range nicely.
Wailer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maynard misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wailer cracks Maynard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wailer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maynard is out of range.
Maynard lands a glancing blow to the side of Wailer's head.
Sloppy strikes from Maynard. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wailer moves out of range as Maynard strikes.
Wailer jabs at Maynard's body.
Wailer throws a right hand that Maynard ducks under and follows up with a left that Maynard also avoids with ease.
A leg kick checked by Wailer.
Wailer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Maynard cracks a nice hook into Wailer's ribs.
Maynard tries to bum rush Wailer with a series of wild strikes but Wailer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wailer moves out of range of the body kick.
Wailer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maynard.
Maynard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wailer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maynard.
Wailer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wailer scores with a jab to the head.
Maynard thuds his right hand into Wailer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wailer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard takes a swing at Wailer's ribcage but misses.
Wailer throws a hook but Maynard blocks it.
Wailer looks to score with a jab to the body but Maynard is just out of range.
Maynard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wailer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maynard connects with a crisp jab.
Maynard misses with a lunging right hand
and Wailer counters with a nice uppercut.
Wailer throws a poor cross that misses
and Maynard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wailer's knee momentarily.
Maynard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maynard.
Wailer connects with a looping right hand.
Maynard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wailer manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard ducks under a wild hook from Wailer.
Wailer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maynard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maynard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wailer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wailer is looking to clinch but Maynard is avoiding it.
Maynard staying out of range there.
Wailer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wailer looks to throw the jab but Maynard is out of range.
Wailer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wailer moves in looking to clinch but Maynard pushes him off.
Wailer misses with a head kick.
Wailer throws out a loose jab but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wailer misses the jab.
Wailer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wailer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wailer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wailer looks gassed!
Wailer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maynard is looking to chop away at Wailer's legs.
Maynard blocks a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wailer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Maynard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maynard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maynard lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wailer scoring well with a low kick there.
Maynard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Maynard.
A big right from Wailer misses.
Maynard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wailer scores with a kick to the body.
A big right from Wailer misses.
Alexander Maynard is winning the standup battle so far.
Wailer cracks a nice hook into Maynard's ribs.
Wailer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wailer swings for the body but Maynard moves out of range.
Wailer misses with a hook
and Maynard counters with a straight right hand.
That kick from Wailer tenderised Maynard's leg. Maynard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maynard moves out of range as Wailer strikes.
Maynard misses with a straight left.
A nice combination there by Maynard.
Maynard just misses with a punch to the body.
Wailer misses with a low kick.
Wailer ducks right into an uppercut from Maynard.
A swing and a miss from Wailer.
Maynard tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wailer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wailer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maynard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maynard is looking to land body kicks.
Maynard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wailer throws out the jab.
Wailer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Wailer.
Wailer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maynard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maynard throws a sloppy head kick and Wailer moves out of range easily.
Maynard throws a low kick but Wailer avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Wailer. That snapped Maynard's head back.
Maynard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wailer in his tracks.
Maynard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands with a good body shot.
Wailer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wailer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maynard.
Maynard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wailer.
Wailer misses with a looping left.
Maynard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maynard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wailer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wailer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wailer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maynard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wailer.
Maynard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wailer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Wailer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard scores with a jab to the head.
Wailer fails to land with a series of punches.
Wailer is breathing heavily.
Maynard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wailer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A left and a right from Maynard both land. Nice combination.
Wailer slips under a jab.
Maynard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wailer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maynard manages to avoid it.
Maynard throws a hook to the side of Wailer's head but Wailer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wailer throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maynard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wailer's calf.
Nice defenses there by Maynard.
Maynard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard takes a swing at Wailer's ribcage but misses.
Maynard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maynard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Maynard.
Maynard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wailer moves away.
Maynard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wailer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maynard.
Wailer throws a low kick but Maynard moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard connects with a solid leg kick.
Wailer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maynard is able to avoid easily.
Maynard misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Maynard dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Maynard lands a jab to the head.
Wailer throws out a loose jab but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maynard moves out of range of the strikes.
Wailer ducks under a wild hook from Maynard.
Wailer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wailer takes a swing at Maynard's ribcage but misses.
Wailer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Wailer closes the distance and clinches.
Maynard is looking to control Wailer's arms but Wailer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maynard has his back to the cage.
Wailer tries to throw a body punch but Maynard avoids it by throwing Wailer back against the cage.
Maynard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wailer misses with a punch on the inside.
Wailer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maynard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maynard lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard blocks an uppercut.
Maynard lands with a left to the head.

Wailer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wailer takes a swing at Maynard's ribcage but misses.
Maynard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wailer.
Wailer thows a body shot but no joy.
Wailer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maynard.
Wailer scores with a hook to the body. Maynard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wailer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maynard to score with a decent uppercut.
Wailer tests Maynard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wailer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maynard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wailer throws a leg kick but Maynard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maynard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunny Wailer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wailer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wailer throws the left hand but Maynard avoids the punch easily.
Maynard throws a leg kick which misses Wailer's front leg but catches the back leg as Wailer tries to avoid it.
Wailer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maynard connects with a leg kick. Wailer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wailer misses with a wild body shot.
Wailer wants to clinch.
Wailer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wailer swings for the body but Maynard moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wailer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wailer misses with a hook
and Maynard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maynard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alexander Maynard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wailer misses with a straight left.
Wailer throws a body punch but Maynard moves out of range.
Maynard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maynard connects with a single shot there.
Wailer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wailer takes a swing at Maynard's ribcage but misses.
Wailer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Wailer.
Wailer looks to score with a jab to the body but Maynard is just out of range.
Maynard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maynard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maynard scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Maynard. Beautiful body shot.
Wailer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maynard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wailer scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maynard staying out of range there.
Donk. Maynard catches Wailer right on the button with a cross.
Wailer misses with a shot to the body
and Maynard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maynard thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maynard.
Wailer looks to land a right hand but Maynard moved out of range.
Wailer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maynard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wailer tries a low kick but Maynard avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wailer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maynard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maynard blocks a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

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