PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and THE HULK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maynard comes to the ring accompanied by thunderstruck. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maynard
vs
HULK

201 cm
24
270 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

211 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

[†]FALCON CLOTHING[†]
Bird Of Prey Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brad Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, THE HULK!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard shoots for a double leg takedown but HULK sprawls well. He's pushed Maynard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

HULK closes the distance and clinches.
HULK gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maynard.

Maynard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

HULK scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
HULK stops Maynard from getting back to his feet.
HULK missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
HULK working over Maynard with some ground and pound. Maynard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
HULK is looking to take a break and control but Maynard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
HULK is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Maynard trying to hold on to HULK's head to control him but HULK postures up.
HULK prevents Maynard from standing back up.
Maynard trying to control from the bottom.
HULK throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maynard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maynard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and HULK counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Maynard. That's going to take a lot out of him.

HULK clinches up against the ropes.

HULK gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Maynard regains guard.
HULK chips away with some ground and pound.
HULK throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maynard thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
HULK throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Maynard working for a triangle but HULK defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as HULK accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
HULK trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for HULK!
Maynard lands a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Maynard is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, HULK has managed to escape the submission attempt.
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.
Maynard looking to control but HULK is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maynard prevents HULK from getting the reversal.

Maynard looking to isolate an arm here. HULK doesn't see it coming and as Maynard extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Maynard!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brad Maynard!