PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Maynard (ranked 24013 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carles Quintana (ranked 5067 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Carles Quintana enters the cage!

Maynard
vs
Quintana

169 cm
20
140 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

172 cm
18
136 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Micheal Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carles Quintana!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Quintana darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Maynard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Quintana.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quintana is stalling here. Maynard is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Quintana seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Maynard has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Quintana struggling a bit here.
Quintana is looking to regain half guard here but Maynard keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quintana manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Quintana perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Quintana is looking to stall here but Maynard recovers full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Quintana wants to stand and escape but instead Maynard has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Quintana keeping moving, preventing Maynard from controlling successfully.
Quintana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maynard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maynard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Maynard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Quintana trying to keep a closed guard but Maynard is proving a slippery customer.
Quintana might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Maynard haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maynard cracks Quintana with a solid left hand.
Maynard wants to control from the top but Quintana keeps moving.
Maynard landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maynard stands up over Quintana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Quintana is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maynard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Maynard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Maynard throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quintana has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maynard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Quintana looks winded!

Quintana has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maynard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maynard works over Quintana with some ground and pound from guard.
Quintana has momentary wrist control but Maynard slips an elbow through the middle.
Maynard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maynard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maynard scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Quintana's head.
Maynard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Quintana's head.
Maynard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Quintana's head.
Maynard works over Quintana with some ground and pound from guard.
Maynard scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maynard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maynard scoring with some ground and pound.
Maynard stands up over Quintana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maynard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Quintana's head.
Maynard chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maynard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maynard lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Maynard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Quintana tries to sprawl but Maynard drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Quintana is trying to stand.
Maynard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maynard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Maynard there.
Quintana is trying to control but can't.
Maynard stops Quintana from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maynard working the head and body with strikes.
Quintana is breathing heavily.
Quintana trying to control but Maynard postures up.
Maynard slips a nice elbow through Quintana's hands, connecting with Quintana's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Micheal Maynard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maynard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Maynard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quintana can do to turn this around?
Quintana is staying active underneath Maynard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maynard is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Maynard lands strikes from half guard.
Quintana on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Quintana taking some punishment here, with Maynard in his half guard.
Quintana trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
A nice elbow there by Maynard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard scoring with strikes but Quintana is staying in there.
Maynard working the ground and pound effectively.
Maynard working Quintana over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quintana taking shots to the head.
Quintana in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maynard with the ground and pound from mount.
Quintana keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maynard lands a nice shot to the head.
Maynard lands with some strikes.
Maynard lands a couple of good shots and Quintana has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Quintana up.
Maynard is working the ground and pound. Can Quintana escape?
Quintana is trapped and Maynard is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Maynard is landing with strikes from the back.
Maynard scores with punches and elbows.
Maynard lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Quintana grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Maynard is punishing Quintana with strikes - can he finish him?!
Quintana trying to control the hands but Maynard won't let him.
Maynard is landing with strikes. Quintana can't take much more of this.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard connects with a big shot to the side of Quintana's head.
Quintana is trapped and Maynard is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Maynard has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Quintana.
Quintana rolls, trying to escape but Maynard keeps control of the position.
Maynard lands a shot to the head.
Maynard scores with strikes from the back.
Maynard loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Quintana hold on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Maynard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Maynard shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Quintana is refusing to be controlled, as Maynard sits in half guard.
Quintana trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Quintana wants to control but Maynard is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quintana keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maynard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Quintana hang on?
Quintana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Maynard lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Maynard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Maynard prevents Quintana from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maynard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Maynard lands a couple of good shots and Quintana has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Maynard.
Quintana is trapped and Maynard is scoring with shots to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintana can't escape the position.
Quintana is taking damage to the body and head.
Maynard is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Quintana up.
Maynard gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Maynard is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Maynard gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Maynard gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Maynard apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Micheal Maynard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Quintana gets caught flat footed, as Maynard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maynard lands a couple of digs.
Maynard stands up over Quintana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Quintana is looking for a triangle but Maynard pushes his legs off easily.
Quintana tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintana keeps trying to improve his position.
Maynard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maynard scoring with some ground and pound.
Maynard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maynard scoring with some ground and pound.
Maynard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Maynard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Quintana keeping moving, preventing Maynard from controlling successfully.
Maynard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Quintana looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maynard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maynard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Maynard connects with a couple of short punches.
Maynard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Maynard slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Maynard stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Maynard shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Quintana manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Micheal Maynard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maynard 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micheal Maynard!