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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adolph Maynard (ranked 23893 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slava Mne (ranked 5201 p4p, 0 weight class). Adolph Maynard has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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25
140 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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150 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident |
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adolph Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slava Mne!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mne shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Mne has eaten all the pies!
Mne tries to stand and escape but Maynard is controlling the position.
Mne working over Maynard with some ground and pound. Maynard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Maynard throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Maynard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mne.
Mne trying to control from Maynard's half guard. Maynard has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Maynard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mne wants to control from the top but Maynard keeps moving.
Maynard looking for a sweep. Not yet Maynard, not yet.
Mne looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mne trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mne 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mne stays in close to Maynard's body and controls the position.
Maynard wants to control but Mne passes easily into half guard.
Mne trying to control the action but Maynard is working from the bottom.
Maynard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mne is working away from the top position though.
Mne is looking to take a break and control but Maynard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maynard taking some punishment here, with Mne in his half guard.
Maynard tries to get to full guard but Mne has control of the leg.
Mne keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maynard controlling the position for now.
Mne wants to pass to mount but Maynard is defending the position.
Mne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maynard keeps working.
Maynard tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mne seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mne is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mne tries to close the distance and clinch but Maynard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mne is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maynard's half guard.
Maynard is looking to control Mne's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maynard avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mne is trying to control the action in half guard but Maynard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mne is looking for a kimura here.
Maynard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mne on the ground.
Mne perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Maynard is looking to improve his position.
Maynard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mne is trying to control the action in half guard but Maynard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mne controlling the pace.
Maynard wants to improve his position but Mne is controlling well.
Well, if Mne is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Maynard tries to roll over but Mne keeps him under control.
Mne working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maynard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mne.
Mne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maynard defending well though.
Mne is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Maynard is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slava Mne dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maynard gets caught flat footed, as Mne shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Maynard manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Mne has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Maynard is trying to keep an underhook but Mne manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Maynard is trying to escape back to his feet but Mne uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mne prevents Maynard from escaping the position.
Maynard is looking to regain half guard here but Mne keeps moving and retains side control.
Mne working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Maynard is rocked!
Mne scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Maynard to see if he's OK.
Oh Maynard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mne looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maynard on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Mne grinds an elbow into Maynard's temple.
Mne tries for a kimura but Maynard is defending well.
Mne tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Mne looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mne is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maynard has escaped the position, nice work there.
Maynard tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Mne is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard wants to control but Mne is having none of it.
Mne is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Maynard throws up some feeble strikes from the bottom. Mne smiles and locks on to an arm, pivoting beautifully as he drops to the side for an armbar. Maynard tries momentarily to escape but he knows he's done and taps furiously to avoid injury. Confident submission skills displayed there by Mne.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Slava Mne!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
44% |
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