PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryann Hazzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazzard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, We Will Rock You. Maynard has chosen Kickstart as his entrance music. Bryann Hazzard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hazzard
vs
Maynard

185 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

172 cm
24
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryann Hazzard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gray Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazzard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maynard.
Maynard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hazzard defends it nicely.
Hazzard misses with a takedown attempt - Maynard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Maynard drives through with a takedown into Hazzard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maynard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Maynard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hazzard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hazzard is adopting a defensive guard.
Maynard looking to sit in guard and control but Hazzard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazzard throws a strike but Maynard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maynard looking to sit in guard and control but Hazzard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Maynard is working an open guard so Hazzard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Maynard swats away the attempt to clinch by Hazzard.
Maynard swats away the attempt to clinch by Hazzard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard slaps away a takedown attempt from Maynard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bryann Hazzard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gray Maynard.
Hazzard scores with a jab.
Maynard wants to clinch.
Hazzard throws a right hand that Maynard ducks under and follows up with a left that Maynard also avoids with ease.
Maynard moves out of range of the strikes.
Maynard takes a swing at Hazzard's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hazzard as he avoids it easily.
Maynard fails to land with a series of punches.
Hazzard is looking to clinch but Maynard is avoiding it.
Hazzard throws a right hand that Maynard ducks under and follows up with a left that Maynard also avoids with ease.

Hazzard drives through and clinches with Maynard against the cage.
Maynard is working for takedown but Hazzard is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maynard managing to block the knees to the body from Hazzard.
Maynard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hazzard prevents it.
Hazzard tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maynard tries for a takedown. No joy.

Hazzard manages to break the clinch.
Maynard throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hazzard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maynard's guard now.
Hazzard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hazzard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maynard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Hazzard from controlling successfully.
Hazzard stops Maynard from standing up.
Hazzard is looking to work some ground and pound but Maynard has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hazzard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maynard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hazzard throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryann Hazzard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice body punch from Hazzard.
Maynard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hazzard wants to clinch up but Maynard keeps it at a distance.
Maynard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hazzard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maynard throws a push kick but Hazzard slaps the foot to one side.
Maynard misses with a takedown attempt - Hazzard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maynard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hazzard.
Maynard scores with a three punch combo!
Hazzard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maynard.
Bryann Hazzard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gray Maynard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazzard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hazzard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maynard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hazzard tries to clinch up but Maynard circles away and keeps his distance.
Hazzard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maynard lands a jab.

Hazzard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Maynard is trying to defend but Hazzard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hazzard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard wants to control but Hazzard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hazzard throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Maynard to regain full guard.
Maynard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hazzard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maynard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hazzard is looking to stand up but Maynard won't let him.
Hazzard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hazzard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Maynard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hazzard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hazzard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Maynard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hazzard, who protects the arm well.
Hazzard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maynard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hazzard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hazzard wants to get back to full guard.
Maynard trying to control the action but Hazzard is working from the bottom.

Hazzard actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard is looking to control Maynard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hazzard avoid being mounted?
Maynard controlling the pace.
Hazzard gets full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maynard trying to control the position from guard on top but Hazzard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hazzard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Maynard postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hazzard is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Maynard, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryann Hazzard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Maynard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Maynard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Maynard is trying to control the action in half guard but Hazzard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maynard has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hazzard 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 control but Hazzard is keeping him busy.
Hazzard is positioning himself well to prevent Maynard advancing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazzard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hazzard.
Hazzard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bryann Hazzard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maynard controlling from the top position.
Maynard preventing the sweep.
Hazzard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Maynard postures up.
Hazzard keeping moving, preventing Maynard from controlling successfully.
Maynard's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bryann Hazzard wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Maynard shoots in but Hazzard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab from Maynard.
Hazzard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maynard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Hazzard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Maynard quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard tries to get to full guard but Hazzard has control of the leg.
Hazzard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hazzard is looking to take a break and control but Maynard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hazzard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hazzard has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hazzard 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.
Hazzard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Maynard is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Maynard because Hazzard loaded up on that one.
Gray Maynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maynard is trying to escape the mount.
Hazzard thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bryann Hazzard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maynard wants to control but Hazzard is having none of it.
Hazzard controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bryann Hazzard.
Well Hazzard 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryann Hazzard!
Bryann Hazzard decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.