PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Tosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tosh's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Big Ass Bear. Daniel Tosh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gray Maynard's chin.

Tosh
vs
Maynard

175 cm
26
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

172 cm
20
155 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Tosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gray Maynard!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tosh wants to clinch but Maynard slips to the side
and Maynard counters with a two punch combo.
Maynard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maynard misses with a wild combination.
Tosh looks to clinch
enabling Maynard to counter with a crisp jab.

Tosh is rocked!

Maynard shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oh Tosh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tosh is looking to escape.

Maynard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tosh is trying to stand up here but Maynard is controlling him well.
Tosh seems to have got his legs back now.
Maynard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tosh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tosh won't allow Maynard to pass to mount.
Maynard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tosh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tosh wants to get back to his feet.

Maynard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tosh doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maynard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh wants to get back to his feet.
Maynard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tosh defending well though.
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 takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosh tries to roll over but Maynard keeps him under control.
Tosh pushes Maynard off looking to stand but Maynard dives back in and keeps control.
Tosh is breathing heavily.
Maynard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tosh defending well though.

Maynard is looking for a kimura here.
Maynard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Maynard prevents Tosh from standing back up.
Maynard is trying to control the action in half guard but Tosh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maynard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Maynard working Tosh over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a head shot. Tosh uses the momentum to regain guard.

Tosh wriggles free and stands up.
Maynard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maynard.
Maynard tests Tosh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tosh tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Maynard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maynard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Maynard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tosh's head.
Maynard wants to take a breather but Tosh is having none of it.
Maynard slips a nice elbow through Tosh's hands, connecting with Tosh's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maynard connects with a nice short shot to Tosh's temple.
Tosh looks like he's trying to stand up.
Maynard is trying to control. Tosh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Maynard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tosh has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tosh pushes Maynard off looking to stand but Maynard dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gray Maynard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Maynard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tosh tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Maynard counters with a series of strikes that sends Tosh to the canvas! Maynard follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Maynard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tosh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maynard wants to control from the top but Tosh keeps moving.
Tosh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maynard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Maynard is trying to ground and pound but Tosh uses the momentary lack of control by Maynard to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh is trying to stand up here but Maynard is controlling him well.
Tosh is staying active underneath Maynard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maynard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tosh's head.
Tosh is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maynard works his way into full mount!
Maynard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Tosh defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Maynard.
Maynard tries to control but Tosh wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosh squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gray Maynard has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard working the ground and pound effectively.
Tosh squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Maynard controlling his opponent.
Maynard wants to control the pace but Tosh is squirming around nicely.
Maynard punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maynard looking to finish with strikes here!
Maynard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maynard looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Maynard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Maynard trying to control but Tosh is having none of it.
Tosh really wants to buck Maynard off and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gray Maynard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A punch combination from Tosh misses.
Maynard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tosh tries to clinch

and Maynard counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Tosh down! Maynard is looking to finish but Tosh is intelligently defending himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard trying to control but Tosh is working from the bottom.
Tosh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maynard.
Tosh wants to stand and escape but Maynard is having none of it.
Tosh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maynard.
Maynard wants to control from the top but Tosh keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maynard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tosh kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Maynard decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Tosh can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Maynard and Tosh drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Maynard.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gray Maynard!
A very excited looking Gray Maynard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.