PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maynard has chosen do it as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gordon
vs
Maynard

183 cm
27
182 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

182 cm
31
186 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Revolution Fatigues

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maynard throws a looping overhand right but Gordon ducks down to avoid it.
Maynard throws a hook but Gordon blocks it.
Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maynard.
Maynard fails with a takedown attempt.
Maynard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gordon defends it nicely.
Gordon wants to clinch
and Maynard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gordon scores with a sloppy right hand. Maynard should have avoided that one.
Gordon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maynard shoots in and drives through. Gordon sprawls well.
John Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Maynard.
Maynard tries a head kick but it misses.
Mathew Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Maynard does no damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gordon.
Maynard looks to land a left hand but Gordon moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard throws a big shot that misses.
John Gordon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maynard shoots in looking for a takedown but Gordon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maynard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gordon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gordon works over Maynard's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Mathew Maynard has been cut.
Gordon tried to score with a low kick but Maynard checks it.
Maynard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maynard throws a hook but Gordon avoids it easily.
Gordon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maynard throws out the jab.
Gordon misses with a wild body shot.
Maynard throws a series of punches but Gordon moves out of range.
Maynard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maynard takes a swing at Gordon's ribcage but misses.
Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maynard.
Maynard misses with a series of wild punches.
Maynard looks gassed!
Maynard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gordon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maynard shoots for a takedown but Gordon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gordon avoids the body shot from Maynard.
Maynard moves out of range as Gordon strikes.
Maynard slips under a jab.
Gordon misses with a two punch combination.
Gordon ducks under a wild hook from Maynard.
A head kick misses from Gordon.
Gordon looks for the body kick but Maynard saw that one coming.
Maynard misses with a double jab.
Gordon scores with a kick to the midsection.

Maynard scores with a takedown into Gordon's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Maynard throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gordon's head.

Gordon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maynard defends well.
Maynard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maynard throws a big right hand that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gordon holds on and takes a little breather.
Maynard throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon looking to control but Maynard passes into half guard.
Gordon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maynard on the ground.
Maynard slows the pace down in half guard.
Gordon has hold of Maynard's hands but Maynard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maynard unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mathew Maynard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mathew Maynard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gordon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maynard avoids the head kick by Gordon.
Gordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maynard moves away.
Maynard misses with a hook.
Maynard drops his hands momentarily and Gordon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maynard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maynard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gordon throws a hook to the side of Maynard's head but Maynard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maynard defending well as Gordon loads up on a big left hand.
Maynard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gordon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gordon wants it to stay on the feet.
Maynard takes one to the side of the head.
Maynard throws a shot from downtown. Gordon moves away and avoids it.
Maynard lands a body shot.
Maynard tries to score with a low kick but Gordon moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard throws a push kick but Gordon slaps the foot to one side.
Maynard misses with a wild combination.
Gordon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maynard.
Maynard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gordon avoids it really well and circles away.
John Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Maynard.
Maynard is breathing heavily.
Maynard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gordon circles away.
Gordon thumps Maynard with a low kick.
John Gordon is winning the standup battle so far.
Gordon misses with an uppercut.
Maynard throws a hook but Gordon avoids it easily.
Gordon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maynard doesn't seem bothered though.
Maynard looks to land a combination but Gordon avoids it well.
Gordon moves away from the strike by Maynard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gordon.
Gordon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gordon throws a shot from downtown. Maynard moves away and avoids it.

Gordon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maynard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.

Gordon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maynard looks to throw the jab but Gordon is out of range.
Gordon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maynard has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maynard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maynard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gordon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gordon is looking to slow Maynard down with leg kicks.
Maynard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard cracks Gordon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maynard loads up on a big right hand but Gordon slips the punch.
Gordon throws a body punch but Maynard moves out of range.
A slow jab from Maynard misses its intended target.
Maynard blocks a head kick by Gordon.
Gordon slips a jab and a cross from Maynard.
Gordon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gordon lands a right hook to the body.

Maynard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gordon can't do much from the bottom here.
Gordon is trying to improve his position.
Gordon struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is looking to regain half guard here but Maynard keeps moving and retains side control.
Maynard trying to control the position but Gordon is working away.
Gordon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gordon tries to get out of the position.
Gordon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Gordon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mathew Maynard's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Maynard looks to land a right hand but Gordon moved out of range.
Maynard clobbers Gordon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gordon connects with a high kick.

Maynard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Maynard content to stall in guard here.
Gordon is looking to stand up but Maynard isn't so interested in that idea.
Maynard stays in close to Gordon's body and controls the position.
Maynard wants to control from the top but Gordon keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon controls Maynard momentarily but Maynard frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mathew Maynard.
Gordon needs to keep his hands up - Maynard had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Maynard.
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maynard lands a nice shot to the body.
Gordon swinging wildly here.
Maynard thows a body shot but no joy.
Maynard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maynard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maynard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gordon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Gordon.
Gordon scores with a punch to the head.
Gordon looks to land a left hand but Maynard moved out of range nicely.
Gordon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maynard.
Gordon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maynard shoots in but Gordon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gordon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maynard has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big right from Gordon misses.
A head kick misses from Maynard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maynard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gordon blocks a jab.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maynard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maynard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maynard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gordon lands with an overhand left.
No joy there for Maynard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maynard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gordon.
Gordon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maynard manages to avoid it.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses.
Maynard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gordon but Gordon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maynard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon scores with a nice head shot.
Gordon misses with a body shot.
Gordon throws a body punch but Maynard moves out of range.
Maynard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gordon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maynard somewhat.
John Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Maynard.
Gordon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Gordon.
Gordon scores with a hook.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gordon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordon throws a low kick but Maynard moves out of range easily.
Maynard lands with an overhand left.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mathew Maynard.
I think Maynard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!