PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Santos De Arroyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Santos De Arroyo
vs
Maynard

179 cm
29
156 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

172 cm
22
155 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Hopkins Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Santos De Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gray Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos De Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Maynard.
Maynard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maynard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santos De Arroyo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maynard throws an off balance right hand
enabling Santos De Arroyo to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maynard. Santos De Arroyo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maynard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo with a hook.
Santos De Arroyo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos De Arroyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maynard manages to avoid it.
Maynard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santos De Arroyo finds it's way round the side to connect with Maynard's head.
Santos De Arroyo looks to land a left hand but Maynard moved out of range nicely.
Santos De Arroyo slips a straight right by Maynard.
Maynard slips under a jab from Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo misses the shot to the body.
Santos De Arroyo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maynard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard tries to bum rush Santos De Arroyo with a series of wild strikes but Santos De Arroyo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maynard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos De Arroyo.
Maynard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos De Arroyo.
Maynard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos De Arroyo backs up against the cage.
Maynard misses with an uppercut.
Santos De Arroyo throws a right hand that Maynard ducks under and follows up with a left that Maynard also avoids with ease.
Santos De Arroyo throws a right and a left that Maynard avoids nicely.
Maynard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maynard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Maynard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos De Arroyo throws a hook but Maynard blocks it.
A slow jab from Santos De Arroyo misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard takes a swing at Santos De Arroyo's ribcage but misses.
Santos De Arroyo thuds his right hand into Maynard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maynard lands with a right hand.
Santos De Arroyo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos De Arroyo swings for the body but Maynard moves out of range.
Santos De Arroyo thuds a left hand into Maynard's body.
Maynard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos De Arroyo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos De Arroyo loads up on a big right hand but Maynard slips the punch.
Santos De Arroyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hector Santos De Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos De Arroyo lands with a cross.
Santos De Arroyo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maynard throws an overhand right that lands on Santos De Arroyo's shoulder, as Santos De Arroyo tries to avoid the shot.
Maynard misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Arroyo throws a jab but it's blocked by Maynard.
Santos De Arroyo staying out of range there.
Santos De Arroyo with a hook.
Maynard misses with a shot to the body
and Santos De Arroyo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos De Arroyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maynard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos De Arroyo misses with a combination
letting Maynard counter with a right hand.
Santos De Arroyo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab lands there for Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo staying out of range there.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a hook.
Maynard slips a straight right by Santos De Arroyo.
Maynard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maynard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Arroyo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maynard on the side of the head.
Maynard misses with the combination.
Santos De Arroyo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos De Arroyo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maynard throws a right and a left that Santos De Arroyo avoids nicely.
Maynard drops his hands momentarily and Santos De Arroyo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Santos De Arroyo scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Santos De Arroyo.
Maynard works Santos De Arroyo's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos De Arroyo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maynard.
Maynard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Santos De Arroyo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Maynard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos De Arroyo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Maynard misses.
Maynard sizes up Santos De Arroyo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maynard misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Maynard - just one landing.
Santos De Arroyo punishes Maynard's body with a nice straight punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santos De Arroyo, as that shot connected.
Santos De Arroyo throws a shot from downtown. Maynard moves away and avoids it.
Jab by Santos De Arroyo.
Maynard misses with a hook.
A jab from Santos De Arroyo finds it's way through Maynard's defenses.
Nice uppercut lands for Maynard. That snapped Santos De Arroyo's head back.
Maynard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos De Arroyo just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos De Arroyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maynard moves away.
Maynard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Santos De Arroyo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maynard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maynard blocks a jab.
Maynard moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos De Arroyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maynard.
A big left from Maynard misses.
Maynard looks to land a right hand but Santos De Arroyo moved out of range.
Maynard swings for the body but Santos De Arroyo moves out of range.
Santos De Arroyo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maynard sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hector Santos De Arroyo is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos De Arroyo scores with the left hand. Maynard knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Maynard misses.
Maynard loads up on a big right hand but Santos De Arroyo slips the punch.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maynard.
Nice jab there from Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maynard backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maynard throws a jab when Santos De Arroyo was well out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santos De Arroyo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Arroyo slips a jab from Maynard.
Santos De Arroyo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maynard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo slips under a jab from Maynard.
The fighters circling - Santos De Arroyo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos De Arroyo clobbers Maynard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maynard staying out of range there.
Maynard moves out of range of the strikes.
Maynard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maynard.
Maynard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maynard misses with a body shot.
Santos De Arroyo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maynard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Santos De Arroyo looks to land a left hand but Maynard moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard defending well as Santos De Arroyo loads up on a big left hand.
Maynard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santos De Arroyo throws an overhand right that lands on Maynard's shoulder, as Maynard tries to avoid the shot.
Maynard misses with a hook. Santos De Arroyo ducked under it nicely.
Santos De Arroyo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos De Arroyo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos De Arroyo cracks Maynard with an open hand slap.
Santos De Arroyo swings widly with a right hand
and Maynard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo lunges at Maynard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maynard's hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab by Santos De Arroyo.
Maynard lands a jab to the nose.
Maynard lands with a straight right. Santos De Arroyo didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Santos De Arroyo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Maynard slips under a jab from Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maynard. Maynard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Santos De Arroyo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Santos De Arroyo throws a body punch but Maynard moves out of range.
Maynard thuds a left hand into Santos De Arroyo's body.
Maynard misses with a looping right.
Santos De Arroyo dips to his left and cracks Maynard with an uppercut!
Santos De Arroyo misses with a wild combination.
Maynard throws a hook but Santos De Arroyo avoids it easily.
Santos De Arroyo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Santos De Arroyo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Santos De Arroyo throws a big shot that misses.
Maynard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos De Arroyo. Santos De Arroyo obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos De Arroyo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santos De Arroyo throws a lazy right hand but Maynard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos De Arroyo connects with a crisp jab.
Maynard throws a shot from downtown. Santos De Arroyo moves away and avoids it.
Maynard throws a hook to the side of Santos De Arroyo's head but Santos De Arroyo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maynard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo jabs at Maynard's body.
Santos De Arroyo throws a lazy right hand but Maynard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos De Arroyo avoids the body shot from Maynard.
Maynard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo lands with a good body shot.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maynard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Arroyo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos De Arroyo slips a jab from Maynard.
Maynard misses with an uppercut
and Santos De Arroyo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maynard looks to land a left hand but Santos De Arroyo moved out of range nicely.
Santos De Arroyo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a hook.
Santos De Arroyo scores with a punch to the head.
Santos De Arroyo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Santos De Arroyo.
Maynard thows a body shot but no joy.
Maynard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos De Arroyo jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Arroyo throws a lazy right hand but Maynard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos De Arroyo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maynard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maynard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maynard misses the jab.
Maynard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Santos De Arroyo takes one to the side of the head.
Gray Maynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maynard cracks a nice hook into Santos De Arroyo's ribs.
Maynard misses with a straight right.
Maynard scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot by Santos De Arroyo.
Maynard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos De Arroyo.
Hector Santos De Arroyo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maynard needs to keep his hands up - Santos De Arroyo had a free shot at his head there.
Santos De Arroyo misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maynard throws a right hand that Santos De Arroyo ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos De Arroyo also avoids with ease.
Santos De Arroyo misses with an uppercut
enabling Maynard to counter with a crisp jab.
Maynard misses with an uppercut
and Santos De Arroyo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maynard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maynard.
Santos De Arroyo looks to land a right hand but Maynard moved out of range.
Santos De Arroyo cracks Maynard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santos De Arroyo dips to his left and cracks Maynard with an uppercut!
Santos De Arroyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard throws an overhand right that lands on Santos De Arroyo's shoulder, as Santos De Arroyo tries to avoid the shot.
Maynard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos De Arroyo.
Maynard cracks Santos De Arroyo with a right hand to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hector Santos De Arroyo.
Well Santos De Arroyo 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Santos De Arroyo!
Hector Santos De Arroyo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.