PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Plank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Mays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mays has chosen Chevelle - Sleep Apnea as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Aiden Mays has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Plank
vs
Mays

188 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
192 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Plank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aiden Mays!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plank ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice takedown defense from Plank. No joy for Mays on that attempt.
Mays misses with the combination.
Plank lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mays throws a low kick but Plank avoids it.
Mays throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Plank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mays.
Mays swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mays just misses with a punch to the body.
Plank avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mays throws a right and a left that Plank avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Mays, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mays lands a jab-cross combination.
Mays misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mays throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plank throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mays looks gassed!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mays. Plank does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some wild striking there from Mays.
Mays has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Plank thumps Mays with a low kick.
A shot to de liver by Plank. Beautiful body shot.

Plank has managed to clinch.
Plank lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Plank lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Plank lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mays or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plank lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Aiden Mays has been cut.
Plank lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Plank.
Plank working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Plank lands an elbow inside that Mays shrugs off.
Plank misses with an elbow over the top.
Plank lands with a right to the head.
Plank lands a knee to the body.
Plank lands an elbow that stopped Mays in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Aiden Mays's cut even more.
Plank tries to land knees in the clinch but Mays avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plank works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Plank lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mays.
Plank lands an elbow inside that Mays shrugs off.
Plank scores with a shot to the side of Mays's head.
Mays takes an elbow to the forehead.
Plank throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mayss head.
A short left from Plank.
With the fighters up against the cage, Plank throws an elbow but misses.
Mays tries to score a body lock takedown but Plank shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Plank working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mays avoids the elbow strike from Plank, against the cage.
Plank lands a shot to the body.
Plank lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Plank unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A hook to the body from Plank.
Plank lands a hook to the side of the head.
Plank scores with a shoulder strike.
Plank lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Plank lands an elbow inside that Mays shrugs off.
Mays takes an elbow to the temple.
Plank gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plank lands an elbow inside.

The cut above Aiden Mays's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Plank lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Plank pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Plank lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Plank creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good body shot from Plank.
Plank lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Plank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Plank dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Plank lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Plank.
Plank connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mays throws an overhand right that lands on Plank's shoulder, as Plank tries to avoid the shot.
Plank scores with a hook to the body. Mays takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mays misses with an uppercut.
Mays throws a leg kick
and Plank counters with a nice body shot.
Mays shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mays takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plank swinging wildly here.
Mays misses with a jab to the body
and Plank counters with a three punch combo that has Mays backing up. Mays nods at Plank to acknowledge the strikes.
A shot to de liver by Plank. Beautiful body shot.
Plank with a hook.
Plank throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mays.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plank fails to land with a series of punches.
Mays throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Plank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Plank lands with a right hand.
Mays swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Plank counters with a stiff right hand.
Mays moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Plank does it's job there.
Mays throws a predictable looking body shot
and Plank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aiden Mays seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mays with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Plank to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Plank dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aiden Mays's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Plank moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mays misses with a leg kick
and Plank counters with a right hand to the body.
Plank cracks Mays with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mays swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Plank counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mays thinking.
Plank scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Plank connects with a body shot.
Mays takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Plank scores with a leg kick.
Mays chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Plank can pounce on him.
Aiden Mays is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plank works the jab nicely.
Plank works the jab nicely.
Plank avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mays tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mays in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mays is breathing heavily.
Mays takes a jab right on the kisser.
Plank thuds a left hand into Mays's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plank with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Plank lands with an uppercut that bounces Mays off the cage and back into rage.
Plank scores with a hook.
Mays throws a combination that misses
and Plank counters with a one-two to the body.
Jab by Plank.

Plank fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mays, pushing him back against the cage.
Plank gets through Mays's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mays blocks the elbow strike.
Mays dodges an elbow strike from Plank.
Plank comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Plank lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mays backwards.
Plank crunches a lovely knee into Mays's ribcage.
Plank lands a good knee to the midsection. Mays won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Plank.
Plank lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Plank tries to land knees in the clinch but Mays avoids the damage to the body.
Plank gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mays avoids a wild elbow strike from Plank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plank misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mays.
Plank throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mays wants a takedown.
Plank throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mayss head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Plank.
Plank using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Plank pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mays dodges an elbow strike from Plank.
Plank keeps control of Mays as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Plank using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plank misses with an elbow over the top.
Mays blocks an elbow strike from Plank.
Plank lands a hook to the side of the head.
Plank lands an elbow that stopped Mays in his tracks for a moment.

Aiden Mays's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
John Plank has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Plank throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mays avoids a wild elbow strike from Plank.
Plank is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mays can do to turn this around?
Mays avoids a wild elbow strike from Plank.
Mays working hard to break the clinch.
Mays dodges an elbow strike from Plank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plank lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Plank comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Plank.
Plank missing with knees to the body.
Plank throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mays swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plank has Mays pressed against the cage, preventing Mays from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Plank pushes Mays back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Plank pushes off an throws an elbow but Mays leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mays wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Plank has him pressed against the cage.
Plank lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mays takes a shot to the head.
Mays blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Plank on the inside.
Mays has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Plank creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mays's defenses.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aiden Mays's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Plank!