PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slavonik Powarenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffery Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Slavonik Powarenko has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Slavonik Powarenko seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Powarenko
vs
Maynard

189 cm
22
295 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

172 cm
22
290 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 Los Angeles, Slavonik Powarenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeffery Maynard !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Powarenko tries to keep at a distance but Maynard has taken the fight into the clinch.

Powarenko lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Powarenko has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Powarenko is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Maynard to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Maynard shrugs it off.
Maynard wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Maynard can't escape the position.
You get the feeling that Maynard really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Maynard tries to reverse the position but Powarenko maintains control.

Powarenko is working for a guillotine from mount but Maynard frees his head quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard tries to hold on but Powarenko pushes him away.
Maynard is desperately trying to improve his position but Powarenko has a good base and remains in mount.

Powarenko looking to secure an arm triangle but Maynard defends it well.

Powarenko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Powarenko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Maynard regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maynard wants to get back to his feet.

Powarenko is trying to work for a kimura but Maynard is defending well.
Maynard is trying to stand.

Powarenko seems to be working for a kimura but Maynard defends the submission attempt.
Maynard is looking to escape.

Powarenko seems to be working for a kimura but Maynard defends the submission attempt.

Powarenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Maynard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Powarenko seems to be looking for submissions.
Maynard felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Maynard is pressing down on Powarenko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard wants to stand and escape but Powarenko is having none of it.
Powarenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maynard wants to get back to his feet but Powarenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Powarenko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Maynard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Powarenko drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Powarenko seems to have locked his on tight now - Maynard screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Powarenko, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Slavonik Powarenko!