PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damage has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ysdbj-WzvI as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Maynard
vs
Damage

186 cm
28
185 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

175 cm
27
185 lbs
12 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Damage!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A low kick from Maynard misses

and Damage counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Damage from controlling successfully.
Maynard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Damage throwing strikes from guard but Maynard blocks nicely.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Damage from controlling successfully.
Damage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damage must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Damage 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damage sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maynard's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard trying to control here.
Maynard tries to roll over but Damage keeps him under control.
Damage wants to control but Maynard is keeping him busy.
Maynard is trying to stand.
Damage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Damage wants to take a breather but Maynard is having none of it.
Damage with the ground and pound but Maynard uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Damage trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damage throws a big elbow that misses.
Maynard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Damage 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.
Damage manages to get to full guard.
Maynard postures up.
Maynard wants to pass the guard but Damage is keeping the position.
Maynard trying to control but Damage is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard throwing strikes but missing.
Maynard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maynard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Damage looking for a sweep. Not yet Damage, not yet.
Maynard looking to sit in guard and control but Damage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Damage throws a strike but Maynard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maynard trying to control but Damage is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Maynard stands up.
Maynard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maynard 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 Damage has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Damage and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maynard. Damage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maynard misses with a lunging right hand

and Damage counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maynard's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Maynard throws a lazy uppercut

and Damage counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Damage wants to control from the top but Maynard keeps moving.
Damage is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ultimate Damage has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maynard keeping full guard, as Damage tries to pass.
Maynard pulls Damage in close to his closed guard and prevents Damage from doing any damage or advancing position.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Damage from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ultimate Damage was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Maynard throws the left hand but Damage avoids the punch easily.
Damage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maynard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damage moves away.
Maynard throws a jab but it's blocked by Damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Damage blocks the leg kick.
Maynard shoots in for a double leg but Damage sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maynard swings for the body but Damage moves out of range.
Maynard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard cracks Damage with an open hand slap.
Maynard fails with a takedown attempt.
Maynard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Maynard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard looks to clinch
and Damage counters with a leg kick.
Maynard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damage's coach down at Soul Supremacy - UK was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Damage's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Some wild striking there from Maynard.
Maynard lands with a nice combination. Damage backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Maynard does no damage.
Maynard throws a lazy right hand but Damage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maynard misses with a straight left.
Maynard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Maynard. Those never looked like landing.
Maynard misses with a jab to the body
and Damage counters with a three punch combo that has Maynard backing up. Maynard nods at Damage to acknowledge the strikes.
Maynard throws a sloppy head kick and Damage moves out of range easily.
Maynard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maynard duly obliges.
Sloppy strikes from Maynard. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damage slaps away a takedown attempt from Maynard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maynard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Maynard tries to land a body kick
and Damage counters with a head kick. That will keep Maynard thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Maynard with a poor takedown
and Damage counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Maynard misses.
Maynard swings widly with a right hand
and Damage counters with a right hand to the body.
Mark Maynard is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damage slips a jab from Maynard.
Damage stuffs the takedown.
Maynard moves in looking to clinch but Damage pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Maynard dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A low kick from Maynard is predictable there
and Damage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maynard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maynard takes a swing at Damage's ribcage but misses.
Damage avoids the body shot from Maynard.
Maynard lands an overhand right.
Damage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maynard is looking to clinch.
Ultimate Damage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maynard.
Maynard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damage slips a jab from Maynard.
Mark Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maynard.
Maynard looks to land a body kick but Damage moved away.
Maynard misses the shot to the body.
Maynard lands with a nice combination. Damage backs away looking to recover.
Maynard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Damage counters with a nice uppercut.
Maynard throws a jab but it's blocked by Damage.
Maynard throws a lazy body kick

and Damage decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maynard's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damage wants to pass the guard but Maynard is keeping the position.
Damage passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Damage controlling from side mount.

Damage decides to stand back up. Damage steps back and let's Maynard get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Damage is out of range.
Maynard throws a right hand that misses

and Damage counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Damage.
Maynard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damage tries to stall but Maynard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Damage managing to block the knees to the body from Maynard.
Damage tries for a takedown. No joy.
Damage can't get the takedown.
Damage dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Maynard can't find room to land a body shot as Damage controls the action.

Damage is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Maynard can't fight it off and eventually Damage manages to take the fight to the floor. Maynard looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Damage trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
Maynard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damage lands a couple of digs.
Damage cracks Maynard with a solid left hand.
Damage wants to stand but Maynard is controlling his posture from full guard.
Damage works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damage trying to mount his opponent but Maynard defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ultimate Damage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Damage 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ultimate Damage!