PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Devenay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Devenay
vs
Mayhem

185 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Devenay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem tries to clinch up.
Devenay throws a right and a left that Mayhem avoids nicely.
Mayhem walks into a straight right hand from Devenay.
Devenay avoids the head kick by Mayhem.
Devenay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Devenay misses with a two punch combination.
Devenay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Devenay.
Devenay lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Devenay scores with a one two! Mayhem had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Devenay blocks a head kick by Mayhem.
A punch combination from Devenay misses.
Devenay closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Mayhem has managed to clinch.
Mayhem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Devenay is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devenay tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mayhem just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mayhem looking to throw knees to the head but Devenay is blocking nicely.
Devenay tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Mayhem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Devenay misses with a double jab.

Mayhem fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Devenay, pushing him back against the cage.
Devenay is trying to break the clinch but Mayhem has him pressed against the cage.
Devenay drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mayhem pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Devenay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Devenay scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Devenay swats away the attempt to clinch by Mayhem.

Mayhem moves into the clinch.
Devenay wants a takedown.
Devenay drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mayhem gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mayhem looking to throw knees to the head but Devenay is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem tries a knee to the head but Devenay blocks it.
Mayhem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Devenay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Devenay drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mayhem pulls his leg out and moves away.
Devenay scores with a one two! Mayhem had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mayhem is looking to clinch but Devenay is avoiding it.
Devenay with a hook.
Devenay throws the left hand but Mayhem avoids the punch easily.
Gary Devenay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Devenay fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mayhem on the side of the head.
Devenay misses with the combination.
Devenay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayhem.
Devenay keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devenay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mayhem moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mayhem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Devenay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Devenay throws a right and a left that Mayhem avoids nicely.
John Mayhem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayhem on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mayhem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Devenay stalks Mayhem and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mayhem's face. Mayhem staggers backwards, shaken.
Devenay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Devenay sizes up Mayhem with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good shot there by Devenay.
Mayhem takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Devenay throws a series of punches but Mayhem avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Devenay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Devenay throws a right hand that Mayhem ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayhem also avoids with ease.

Mayhem moves into the clinch.

Mayhem breaks from the clinch.

Mayhem closes the distance and clinches.
Devenay fails to pull guard.
Mayhem misses with a knee strike.
Devenay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mayhem fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mayhem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Devenay was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayhem.
Devenay misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayhem tries to clinch but Devenay is having none of it.
Devenay is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mayhem takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Devenay 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.

Devenay lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mayhem backs up against the cage.
Devenay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Devenay connects with a body shot.
Devenay stuns Mayhem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mayhem is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Devenay.
Devenay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Devenay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mayhem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Devenay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Devenay moves out of range of the strikes.
Devenay scores with a one two! Mayhem had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mayhem slaps away a takedown attempt from Devenay, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Mayhem 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Horrible takedown by Devenay or perhaps it was just good defense by Mayhem which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devenay misses with the combination.
Devenay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mayhem doesn't manage to clinch there - Devenay circles away.
Devenay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Devenay throws a nice looking combination but Mayhem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mayhem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Devenay does no damage.
Mayhem is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Devenay.
Devenay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Devenay swats away the attempt to clinch by Mayhem.

Mayhem fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Devenay, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Devenay is working for takedown but Mayhem is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Devenay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Devenay is trying to drag Mayhem to the mat but Mayhem just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mayhem misses with a knee to the head.
Mayhem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mayhem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Devenay's face.
Devenay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mayhem is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mayhem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Devenay drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Devenay tries to break the clinch but Mayhem is controlling the position.
Devenay is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mayhem pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mayhem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Devenay working hard to break the clinch.
Mayhem is pressed up against the cage. Devenay has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mayhem down to the mat. Mayhem avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Devenay throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mayhem's waist but Mayhem gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Devenay off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Devenay scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Devenay misses with a body shot

and Mayhem counters by moving into the clinch.

Mayhem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gary Devenay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayhem drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Devenay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayhem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Devenay.
Mayhem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayhem misses with a body shot.
Devenay misses with the combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Devenay is defended easily by Mayhem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devenay lands the left hand.
Mayhem wants to clinch.
Mayhem tries to clinch there but Devenay circles away.
Devenay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Devenay misses with a double jab

and Mayhem counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Devenay tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Devenay tries to score a body lock takedown but Mayhem shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mayhem gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Devenay.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Devenay tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gary Devenay will probably get the nod.
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!

Devenay scores with a hook.
Devenay falls off balance throwing a combination

and Mayhem counters by moving into the clinch.
Mayhem misses with a knee strike.
Mayhem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Devenay tries for a takedown but Mayhem manages to get underhooks.
Devenay drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mayhem misses with a knee strike.
Mayhem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mayhem has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mayhem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mayhem tries a knee to the head but Devenay blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mayhem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Devenay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Devenay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Devenay scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devenay lands a jab to Mayhem's midsection.
Devenay falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mayhem counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Devenay is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A right-left combo lands from Devenay.
Mayhem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Devenay.
Devenay lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Devenay lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Devenay!
Mayhem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Devenay misses with a double jab

and Mayhem holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Devenay has Mayhem pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mayhem manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Devenay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayhem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devenay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mayhem has him pressed against the cage.
Mayhem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mayhem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Devenay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mayhem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Devenay can't get the takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Devenay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Devenay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mayhem fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mayhem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Devenay throws a right and a left that Mayhem avoids nicely.
Mayhem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Devenay throws a series of punches but Mayhem avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devenay misses with a few strikes there.
Devenay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayhem takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Devenay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayhem was well out of range. Poor timing from Devenay.
Some wild striking there from Devenay.
Devenay falls off balance throwing a combination

and Mayhem holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mayhem looking to throw knees to the head but Devenay is blocking nicely.
Mayhem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mayhem tries a knee to the head but Devenay blocks it.
Devenay tries for a takedown but Mayhem manages to get underhooks.
Devenay fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Devenay has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mayhem avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Mayhem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Devenay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devenay misses with a two punch combination.
Devenay scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Devenay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Devenay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Devenay throws a left and a right that both miss

and Mayhem counters by clinching up.
Mayhem gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Devenay.
Mayhem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Devenay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mayhem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Devenay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Devenay is trying to drag Mayhem to the mat but Mayhem just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayhem prevents a takedown attempt there.
John Mayhem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gary Devenay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mayhem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Devenay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Devenay, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Devenay!