PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marshal Mayhem (ranked 1852 p4p, 3422 weight class) and Gervais Lavigne (ranked 167 p4p, 299 weight class). Mayhem comes to the cage accompanied by Friday Night remixed by Astrophysics. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mayhem
vs
Lavigne

178 cm
30
157
23 - 11 - 0

169 cm
33
144
21 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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The Natural Order

Conviction

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 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshal Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gervais Lavigne!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem lands a nice shot that snaps Lavigne's head back.
Marshal Mayhem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayhem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lavigne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lavigne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mayhem has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Mayhem slips under a jab.
Lavigne misses with an uppercut. Mayhem saw that one coming.
Mayhem throws a right hand that misses
and Lavigne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mayhem connects with a nice looking jab.
Lavigne slips a jab from Mayhem.
Lavigne is looking for the big counter here.
Mayhem misses with an uppercut
and Lavigne counters with a series of strikes. Mayhem will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Mayhem 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mayhem with a jab.
Mayhem throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mayhem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mayhem changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lavigne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lavigne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mayhem lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mayhem darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lavigne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mayhem swings for the body but Lavigne moves out of range.
As Mayhem backs off Lavigne throws a huge counter combo but Mayhem manages to avoid it all.
Lavigne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayhem.
Lavigne throws out a counter right but Mayhem avoids it with no problem.
Mayhem is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A swing and a miss from Mayhem.
Lavigne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mayhem with a body shot.
Donk. Mayhem catches Lavigne right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayhem misses with an uppercut.
Mayhem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lavigne.
Lavigne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Mayhem misses.
Mayhem throws a jab but it's blocked by Lavigne.
Lavigne thinks about the counter body kick.
Lavigne lands a really nice looking cross but Mayhem seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Lavigne.
Lavigne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lavigne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lavigne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mayhem throws a series of punches but Lavigne moves out of range.
Lavigne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lavigne avoids the body shot from Mayhem.
Lavigne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mayhem lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab lands there for Mayhem.
Lavigne ducks under a wild hook from Mayhem.
Mayhem backing away here, and Lavigne unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lavigne moves away from the strike by Mayhem.
Lavigne moves forwards but Mayhem connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lavigne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lavigne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lavigne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mayhem jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lavigne slips a straight right by Mayhem.
Mayhem getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mayhem lands a jab.
Lavigne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mayhem is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mayhem scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lavigne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lavigne lands a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayhem cracks Lavigne with an open hand slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marshal Mayhem dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lavigne slips a jab from Mayhem.
Mayhem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lavigne was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a looping overhand right but Lavigne ducks down to avoid it.
Lavigne let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mayhem scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Lavigne releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lavigne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lavigne scores with a punch to the head.
Lavigne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Mayhem misses the target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lavigne might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mayhem has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Mayhem misses.
Lavigne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayhem.
Lavigne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Lavigne's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lavigne throws a low kick but Mayhem moves out of range easily.
Marshal Mayhem is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayhem stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lavigne missing with a left hand there. Mayhem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lavigne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lavigne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayhem.
Mayhem misses the jab.
Lavigne motions for Mayhem to come forward. Lavigne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mayhem loads up on a big right hand but Lavigne slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne slips a straight right by Mayhem.
Lavigne moves away from the strike by Mayhem.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lavigne! But no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mayhem.
Mayhem missing with a left hand there. Lavigne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mayhem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lavigne tries a quick counter leg kick but Mayhem is wise to it.
Lavigne ducks under a wild hook from Mayhem.
Lavigne throws a leg kick
enabling Mayhem to counter with a crisp jab.
Lavigne throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayhem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayhem misses with a straight right.
Lavigne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lavigne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lavigne slips under a jab.
Lavigne throws a fast counter high kick but Mayhem manages to duck under it in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne lands a jab to Mayhem's midsection.
Lavigne moves forwards but Mayhem connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mayhem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lavigne.
A little jabbing left from Lavigne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lavigne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mayhem scores with a nice head shot.
Mayhem throws a hook but Lavigne blocks it.
Mayhem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lavigne can do to turn this around?
Mayhem rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lavigne counters with a nice body kick.
Mayhem jabs Lavigne right on the nose. Lavigne blinks but takes it well.
Mayhem throws a hook but Lavigne avoids it easily.
Lavigne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mayhem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lavigne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mayhem misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mayhem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lavigne.
Lavigne swings widly with a right hand
and Mayhem counters with a nice uppercut.
Good exchange - Mayhem coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayhem gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lavigne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mayhem moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mayhem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lavigne.
Mayhem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Lavigne responds with a good body kick, but Mayhem manages to step out the way in time.
Mayhem throws a combination. Lavigne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marshal Mayhem dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mayhem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lavigne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lavigne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayhem connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lavigne's hands.
Mayhem throws a shot from downtown. Lavigne moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Mayhem.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lavigne.
Lavigne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayhem.
Lavigne is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavigne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Lavigne misses its intended target.
Mayhem throws a right hand that Lavigne ducks under and follows up with a left that Lavigne also avoids with ease.
Lavigne takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayhem.
Lavigne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lavigne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mayhem lands a jab to the nose.
Lavigne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lavigne replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mayhem blocks it well.
Mayhem moves out of range of the body kick from Lavigne.
Mayhem is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mayhem misses with an uppercut.
Lavigne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lavigne keeps Mayhem at a distance using the push kick.
Lavigne throws a lazy uppercut
and Mayhem counters with a straight right hand.
Mayhem on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lavigne slips a straight right by Mayhem.
Gervais Lavigne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem misses with a right hand
and Lavigne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lavigne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Mayhem is rocked!
Mayhem looks to land a right hand but Lavigne moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayhem lands a nice looking body shot.
Mayhem fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mayhem misses with a looping left.
Lavigne follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lavigne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mayhem checks it well.
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
Lavigne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mayhem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lavigne.
Mayhem walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem misses with a straight left.
Lavigne is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mayhem throws a shot from downtown. Lavigne moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Mayhem misses.
Mayhem throws a hook to the side of Lavigne's head but Lavigne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lavigne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lavigne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lavigne feints a counter leg kick.
A jab from Mayhem misses.
Mayhem takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mayhem misses with a hook to the body
and Lavigne counters with a left to the body.
A big left from Mayhem misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mayhem misses.
Lavigne moves away from the strike by Mayhem.
Lavigne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mayhem wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Mayhem misses its intended target.
Mayhem misses with a body shot.
Lavigne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lavigne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a body shot but no joy.
Lavigne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayhem.
Lavigne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lavigne walks into a stiff left hand from Mayhem.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marshal Mayhem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mayhem 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshal Mayhem!
Marshal Mayhem tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.