PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grey Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Maynard
vs
Alkofer

177 cm
25
157 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

170 cm
21
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grey Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Alkofer!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alkofer throws out a loose jab but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alkofer wants to clinch.
Maynard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maynard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alkofer.

Alkofer moves into the clinch.
Maynard is looking for a takedown.
Maynard prevents Alkofer from breaking the clinch.
Alkofer working hard to break the clinch.
Maynard tries to pull guard but Alkofer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Alkofer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alkofer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maynard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alkofer tries to clinch up.
Maynard keeps the fight on the outside.
Alkofer wants to clinch but Maynard slips to the side
and Maynard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shinya Alkofer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maynard ducks under a wild hook from Alkofer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer throws a lazy uppercut
and Maynard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alkofer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alkofer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alkofer throws a lazy right hand but Maynard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alkofer tries to clinch up
and Maynard counters with a nice uppercut.
Maynard slips a straight right by Alkofer.
Alkofer scores with the left hand. Maynard knows he should have avoided that one.
Alkofer moves away from the strike by Maynard.
Alkofer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maynard has time to react.
Alkofer tries to clinch there but Maynard circles away.
Alkofer swings widly with a right hand
and Maynard counters with a left and a right that stings Alkofer.
Alkofer is looking to clinch.
Alkofer tries to clinch up but Maynard circles away and keeps his distance.
Alkofer tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alkofer tries to clinch up.
Maynard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alkofer misses with a right hand
and Maynard counters with a nice body shot.
Maynard slips a jab from Alkofer.
Alkofer is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Alkofer throws a poor cross that misses
and Maynard counters with a series of strikes. Alkofer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maynard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alkofer.
Alkofer tries to clinch there but Maynard circles away.
Alkofer tries to clinch up but Maynard circles away and keeps his distance.
Alkofer throws a hook but Maynard blocks it.
Maynard ducks under a wild hook from Alkofer.
Alkofer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maynard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Maynard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shinya Alkofer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Alkofer moves into the clinch successfully.
Alkofer prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grey Maynard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard tries to pull guard but Alkofer won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Maynard is breathing heavily.
Maynard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alkofer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Alkofer breaks from the clinch.
Alkofer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alkofer moves to clinch but Maynard breaks away
and Maynard counters with a series of strikes. Alkofer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alkofer misses with a looping right.
Alkofer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maynard.
A telegraphed right hand from Alkofer misses the target.
Alkofer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alkofer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Alkofer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maynard slips under a jab.
Alkofer throws a hook but Maynard avoids it easily.
Alkofer doesn't manage to clinch there - Maynard circles away.
Alkofer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maynard.
Alkofer scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alkofer throws a jab but it's blocked by Maynard.
Alkofer throws a looping overhand right but Maynard ducks down to avoid it.

Alkofer forces Maynard back against the cage and clinches.

Alkofer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maynard keeps the fight on the outside.
Alkofer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maynard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alkofer missing with a left hand there. Maynard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Alkofer closes the distance and pushes Maynard back into the cage.

Alkofer breaks from the clinch.

Alkofer clinches.

Alkofer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Alkofer gets caught flat footed, as Maynard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Alkofer has his feet on Maynard's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A slow jab from Alkofer misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinya Alkofer 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 lazy right hand but Alkofer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Alkofer has managed to clinch.

Alkofer breaks from the clinch.
Alkofer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alkofer moves in looking to clinch but Maynard pushes him off.
Alkofer tries to clinch up
and Maynard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alkofer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alkofer doesn't manage to clinch there - Maynard circles away.
Alkofer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maynard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alkofer circles away quickly and effectively.
Maynard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alkofer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maynard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alkofer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alkofer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Maynard gets tackled into the cage by Alkofer. Alkofer maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alkofer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alkofer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maynard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alkofer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maynard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maynard misses with a wild combination.
Maynard slips a straight right by Alkofer.
Alkofer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maynard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maynard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maynard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Alkofer finds it's target.

Alkofer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alkofer stops a takedown attempt from Maynard.
Maynard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Alkofer breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer tries to clinch up.
Alkofer tries to clinch up
and Maynard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Maynard gets tackled into the cage by Alkofer. Alkofer maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Maynard gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Alkofer wriggles free and stands up.
Alkofer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maynard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alkofer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maynard throws a body punch but Alkofer moves out of range.
Alkofer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maynard paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maynard.
Shinya Alkofer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alkofer throws the left hand but Maynard avoids the punch easily.

Alkofer takes the fight into the clinch.

Alkofer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alkofer swings widly with a right hand
and Maynard counters with a left and a right that stings Alkofer.
Maynard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alkofer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alkofer throws a hook to the side of Maynard's head but Maynard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Alkofer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alkofer tries to circle away but Maynard has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Alkofer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maynard looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grey Maynard. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Alkofer breaks from the clinch.
Alkofer throws out a loose jab but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alkofer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maynard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer moves to clinch but Maynard breaks away
and Maynard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alkofer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard misses with an uppercut.
Maynard takes one to the side of the head.
Maynard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alkofer throws out a loose jab but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.

Alkofer clinches.

Alkofer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Alkofer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Maynard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard misses with the combination.
Alkofer misses the jab.
Alkofer throws a hook but Maynard avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinya Alkofer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Alkofer tries to clinch but Maynard moves out of range.
Alkofer throws the left hand but Maynard avoids the punch easily.
Alkofer tries to clinch but Maynard is having none of it.
Alkofer throws a jab when Maynard was well out of range.
Alkofer loads up on a big right hand but Maynard slips the punch.
Alkofer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alkofer moves in looking to clinch but Maynard pushes him off.
Alkofer wants to clinch up but Maynard keeps it at a distance.
Alkofer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maynard.
Alkofer tries to close the distance and clinch but Maynard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alkofer throws a right hand that misses
and Maynard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alkofer misses with a lunging right hand
and Maynard counters with a straight right hand.
A jab lands there for Alkofer.

Alkofer drives through and clinches with Maynard against the cage.

Alkofer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maynard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer tries to clinch but Maynard is having none of it.
A big left from Alkofer misses.
Alkofer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alkofer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maynard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maynard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alkofer.
Alkofer throws a shot from downtown. Maynard moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Maynard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Maynard keeps the fight on the outside.
Alkofer throws a lazy right hand but Maynard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alkofer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maynard counters with a three punch combo that has Alkofer backing up. Alkofer nods at Maynard to acknowledge the strikes.
Alkofer wants to clinch.
Alkofer darts in trying to clinch
and Maynard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alkofer moves in looking to clinch but Maynard pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer is looking to clinch.
Maynard lands with a nice combination. Alkofer backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alkofer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alkofer thuds his right hand into Maynard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Maynard.

Alkofer has closed the distance and engaged Maynard in a clinch.

Alkofer manages to break the clinch.
Alkofer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alkofer slips a straight right by Maynard.
Alkofer misses with a looping left.
Maynard scores with a jab. Alkofer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alkofer scores with a nice strike.

Maynard gets tackled into the cage by Alkofer. Alkofer maintains the clinch.

Alkofer breaks the clinch.
Maynard connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Alkofer misses.
Maynard misses with a wild body shot.
Alkofer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alkofer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maynard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alkofer tries to clinch up.
Alkofer swings widly with a right hand
and Maynard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maynard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maynard throws an overhand right that lands on Alkofer's shoulder, as Alkofer tries to avoid the shot.
Maynard works Alkofer's body with a nice hook.
Maynard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alkofer cracks Maynard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maynard takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Maynard is rocked!
Alkofer tries to clinch there but Maynard circles away.
Oh Maynard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alkofer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alkofer scores with a sloppy right hand. Maynard should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alkofer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alkofer fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alkofer gets a clinch.

Alkofer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maynard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alkofer pounces like a tiger and cracks Maynard with a vicious hook! Maynard is down but not out! Alkofer follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shinya Alkofer!