PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Axo Lotl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mathew maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). maynard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. do it kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Lotl
vs
maynard

188 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Axo Lotl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mathew maynard!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
maynard slips a straight right by Lotl.
maynard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
maynard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
maynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Lotl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Lotl 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lotl throws an overhand right that lands on maynard's shoulder, as maynard tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Lotl.
maynard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

maynard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
maynard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
maynard throwing shots but Lotl is blocking nicely.
Lotl is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lotl regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from maynard.
maynard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maynard advances to half guard.
maynard is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lotl!
maynard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
maynard has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lotl's face.

maynard has control of Lotl's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lotl regains control of the situation pretty easily.
maynard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by maynard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lotl is desperately trying to improve his position but maynard has a good base and remains in mount.
Lotl sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lotl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from maynard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
maynard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
maynard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from maynard there.
Lotl is looking for a sweep. maynard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
maynard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lotl defending well though.
maynard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
maynard misses with a head shot. Lotl uses the momentum to regain guard.
maynard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Lotl has his foot on maynard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. maynard works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
maynard with a flurry of punches that miss.
maynard works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lotl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from maynard.
maynard lands with a punch from half guard.
maynard looks to land a strike but Lotl avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lotl keeping moving, preventing maynard from controlling successfully.

Lotl is looking for a triangle here but maynard uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lotl is breathing heavily.
maynard advances to full mount.
maynard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lotl is squirming around, avoiding maynard's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
maynard dominating with strikes here.
maynard scoring with strikes but Lotl is staying in there.
maynard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by maynard.
maynard lands a nice shot to the head.
maynard tries to control but Lotl wriggling away.
maynard landing strikes, looking to finish!
maynard tries to control but Lotl wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
maynard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
maynard punishing his opponent with strikes.
maynard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mathew maynard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

maynard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lotl.
Lotl misses the shot to the body.
maynard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

maynard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lotl looking to slow down the pace here.
Lotl gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from maynard.

maynard has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lotl clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Can Lotl hold on?! maynard is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Lotl breaks maynard's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lotl forces his way into half guard.
maynard is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maynard tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Lotl has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

Lotl working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
maynard is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lotl wants to take maynard's back here but maynard is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
maynard working to try and regain half guard.
maynard tries to hold on but Lotl pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
maynard is looking to get to half guard.

Lotl looking to secure an arm triangle but maynard defends it well.
maynard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
mathew maynard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lotl avoids the attempt from maynard to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
maynard is trying to reverse the position but instead Lotl has taken his back - oops!

maynard is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
maynard trying to control but not successfully.
maynard breaks Lotl's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
maynard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lotl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
maynard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
maynard tries to free his leg and advance position but Lotl is retaining full guard.
maynard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
maynard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
maynard passes Lotl's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lotl gets full guard.

Lotl looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
maynard throws and elbow that misses. Lotl uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in maynard's guard. Nice move by Lotl!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now maynard is on top in guard.

Lotl working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because maynard has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but mathew maynard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from maynard.
maynard wants to clinch up but Lotl keeps it at a distance.
maynard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
maynard misses with a straight left.
maynard doesn't manage to clinch there - Lotl circles away.
maynard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lotl.

maynard moves into the clinch.
Lotl tries to score a body lock takedown but maynard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
maynard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
maynard goes for a takedown attempt but Lotl pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lotl misses with a double jab

and maynard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
maynard trying to control but Lotl is working from the bottom.
maynard passes Lotl's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lotl on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
maynard is keen to just control but Lotl is a slippery customer.
maynard working the head and body with strikes.
maynard tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lotl.
Lotl is looking to improve his position.
maynard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lotl tries to get to full guard but maynard has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. maynard lands a nice short elbow.
maynard passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lotl!
maynard is landing with some decent strikes but Lotl is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lotl is trying desperately to improve position.
maynard lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
maynard landing shots from mount.
maynard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lotl is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
maynard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
maynard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
maynard looking to control but Lotl is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lotl is trying desperately to improve position.
maynard with shots to the head and body - Lotl looks very uncomfortable down there.
maynard lands with some strikes.
maynard with shots to the head and body - Lotl looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lotl takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
maynard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lotl can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
maynard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
maynard working the ground and pound effectively.
mathew maynard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
maynard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lotl is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
mathew maynard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well maynard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight for mathew maynard!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for mathew maynard!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for mathew maynard!

mathew maynard wins by unanimous decision!