PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro De La Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maynard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kickstart. Alejandro De La Barrera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

De La Barrera
vs
Maynard

170 cm
21
156 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

172 cm
28
155 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Hopkins Athletics

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alejandro De La Barrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gray Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard misses with a head kick.
Barrera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barrera misses with a wild combination.
Barrera shoots for a takedown but Maynard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maynard with a nice cross.
Maynard misses with an uppercut.
Barrera moves out of range as Maynard strikes.

Barrera gets caught napping as Maynard dives in and scores a takedown. Barrera manages to retain guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Maynard looking to pass the guard.
Maynard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maynard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barrera in his tracks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maynard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barrera's head backwards.
Barrera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a hook. Barrera ducked under it nicely.
Barrera throws a series of punches but Maynard moves out of range.
Barrera moves in looking to clinch but Maynard pushes him off.
Maynard misses with an uppercut. Barrera saw that one coming.
Barrera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maynard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Maynard closes the distance and clinches.
Maynard misses with a punch to the body.
Maynard blocks a body shot from Barrera.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maynard.
Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barrera is trying to drag Maynard to the mat but Maynard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maynard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Maynard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maynard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maynard connects with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Maynard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro De La Barrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barrera tries to break the clinch but Maynard is controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Barrera jumps guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Maynard throws an elbow that misses. Barrera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maynard's guard. Nice move by Barrera!
Barrera trying to stand up but can't free himself from Maynard's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maynard wants to sweep here but Barrera controlling him for the moment.
Maynard has a closed guard, preventing Barrera from standing up.
Maynard lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barrera!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard looking to land elbow strikes but Barrera uses the position to regain half guard.
Barrera keeping control of the position.
Maynard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard winds up and cracks Barrera with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barrera is not content to let Maynard control the position.
Barrera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maynard is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gray Maynard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barrera throws a nice looking combination but Maynard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barrera has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maynard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maynard presses Barrera against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maynard gets through Barrera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barrera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Maynard gets through Barrera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maynard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barrera is looking to take this one to the mat.
Maynard misses with a body punch.
Maynard struggles to land a body shot inside as Barrera controls his hands.
Barrera wants to take the fight to the mat but Maynard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Maynard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barrera wants to break free but Maynard has control.
Maynard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrera's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a knee strike.
Maynard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barrera has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maynard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro De La Barrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard lands a nice uppercut.
Maynard lands a hook that snaps the head of Barrera backwards.
Maynard lands a good knee to the midsection. Barrera won't want to take too many of those.
Maynard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barrera.
Barrera is trying to break the clinch but Maynard is controlling him.
Maynard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maynard tries a body shot but Barrera blocks it.
Maynard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gray Maynard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barrera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maynard scores a nice knee to the body.
Maynard gets through Barrera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good body shot from Maynard.
Maynard lands with a left to the head.
Maynard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maynard tries to throw a body punch but Barrera avoids it by throwing Maynard back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maynard.
Maynard lands with a short shot to the head.
Maynard scores with a shot to the side of Barrera's head.
Barrera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Barrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maynard punishes Barrera's body with a nice straight punch.
Barrera keeps the fight on the outside.
Gray Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Barrera tries to keep at a distance but Maynard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maynard trying to stall but Barrera improves his position.
Barrera takes a shot to the head.
Maynard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maynard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maynard looking to stall.
Maynard prevents Barrera from breaking the clinch.
Maynard keeps control of Barrera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maynard.
A short right from Maynard on the inside.
Maynard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Maynard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Barrera is rocked!
Maynard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Barrera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maynard lands a shot to the body.
Maynard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barrera seems to have got his legs back now.
Maynard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Maynard trying to stall but Barrera improves his position.
A shot in the inside from Maynard.
Maynard throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maynard.

Barrera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maynard misses with a double jab.
Barrera throws a nice looking combination but Maynard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maynard feints a jab promting Barrera to slip. Maynard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barrera slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maynard doesn't manage to clinch there - Barrera circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maynard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barrera backs up against the cage.
Maynard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maynard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maynard lands a jab-cross combination.
A big right from Maynard misses.
Maynard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrera manages to avoid it.
Maynard scores with a nice head shot.
Barrera keeps Maynard at a distance using the push kick.
Maynard misses with an uppercut. Barrera saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maynard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Maynard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barrera shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maynard counters with a straight right hand.
Barrera shoots in for a double leg but Maynard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maynard.
Barrera with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maynard to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gray Maynard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Barrera tried to score with a low kick but Maynard checks it.
A slow jab from Maynard misses its intended target.
Maynard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barrera in his tracks.
Barrera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maynard pinned against the cage. Maynard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maynard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maynard.
A leg kick checked by Maynard.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maynard, as that shot connected.
Alejandro De La Barrera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Maynard moves into the clinch.
Maynard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barrera.
Maynard looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maynard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barrera backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maynard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maynard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maynard is stalling here.
Maynard stops a takedown attempt from Barrera.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro De La Barrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard looking to throw knees to the head but Barrera is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maynard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barrera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maynard scores with a hook to the body.
Maynard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maynard is pushing Barrera up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Maynard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Maynard - that landed with a thud.
Maynard taking a breather.
Maynard tries to throw a body punch but Barrera avoids it by throwing Maynard back against the cage.
Maynard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maynard pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gray Maynard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Maynard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maynard lands a hook that snaps the head of Barrera backwards.
Maynard prevents Barrera from breaking the clinch.
Barrera tries to pull guard but Maynard won't allow it.
Maynard keeps control of Barrera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maynard keeps control of Barrera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Barrera's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barrera tries to break free but Maynard pushes him back against the cage.
Maynard lands a left hand.
Maynard creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Barrera with a big uppercut! Barrera tries to clinch up but Maynard pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Barrera to the mat! Barrera covers up and Maynard unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gray Maynard!
After the big win, Gray Maynard made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hopkins Athletics and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.