PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Goldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayo comes to the cage accompanied by Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever. Goldstein has chosen Nothing to Prove by H2O as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mayo
vs
Goldstein

170 cm
25
142 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

175 cm
24
135 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Mayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sol Goldstein!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Mayo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goldstein.
Nice uppercut lands for Mayo. That snapped Goldstein's head back.
Mayo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mayo looks to land a left hand but Goldstein moved out of range nicely.
Mayo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayo throws a looping overhand right but Goldstein ducks down to avoid it.
Mayo throws a big shot that misses.

Goldstein shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mayo is trying to escape the mount.
Mayo tries to lock up and control but Goldstein gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mayo is looking to improve his position but Goldstein isn't that keen on the idea.
Goldstein lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Goldstein landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Goldstein avoids the attempt from Mayo to control.
Goldstein in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Goldstein throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Goldstein throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mayo regains half guard.
Goldstein is thwarting Mayo's attempts to control the position.
Goldstein thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Goldstein thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Goldstein thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mayo's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goldstein is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mayo sees it coming and defends easily.
Goldstein trying to control the action but Mayo is working from the bottom.
Mayo is holding on to half guard well.
Goldstein throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Goldstein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Mayo. No joy for Goldstein on that attempt.
Goldstein will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mayo misses the jab.
Goldstein slips a straight right by Mayo.
Chris Mayo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayo misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goldstein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayo throws out the jab.
Goldstein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mayo throws a big shot that misses.
Horrible takedown by Goldstein or perhaps it was just good defense by Mayo which made him look bad.
Chris Mayo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sol Goldstein.
Mayo stuffs the takedown.
Goldstein moves away from the strike by Mayo.
Goldstein shoots in for a takedown but Mayo shows good takedown defense.
Mayo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goldstein tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mayo swivels and escapes.
Goldstein blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo throws a lazy right hand but Goldstein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goldstein slips a jab from Mayo.
Mayo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mayo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goldstein will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Goldstein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mayo.
Nice takedown defense from Mayo. No joy for Goldstein on that attempt.
Chris Mayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayo throws an overhand right that lands on Goldstein's shoulder, as Goldstein tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Mayo.
Mayo swings for the body but Goldstein moves out of range.
Mayo throws a body punch but Goldstein moves out of range.
Mayo looks to throw the jab but Goldstein is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Mayo dominated that round.
That's time! Mayo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Goldstein has a takedown stuffed.
Mayo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldstein moves away.
Mayo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayo.
Mayo misses the shot to the body.
Goldstein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mayo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goldstein slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldstein closes the distance and clinches up with Mayo, looking for a takedown. Goldstein pushes Mayo against the cage but Mayo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Goldstein defending well as Mayo loads up on a big left hand.
Goldstein is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mayo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Goldstein.
Chris Mayo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sol Goldstein.
Mayo looks to land a left hand but Goldstein moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Goldstein looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mayo!
Mayo is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Mayo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mayo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mayo is working to get back to half guard.
Mayo is working hard here to advance position.
Goldstein takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mayo is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo avoids a strike by Goldstein and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Goldstein's guard! Fantastic escape!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayo forces his way into half guard.
Mayo working the head and body with strikes.
Mayo is thwarting Goldstein's attempts to control the position.
Mayo throwing shots but Goldstein is blocking nicely.
Mayo wants to stand up but Goldstein has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mayo prevents Goldstein from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Mayo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo is trying to control the action in half guard but Goldstein is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Goldstein wants to control but Mayo is keeping busy.
Mayo is keen to just control but Goldstein is a slippery customer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goldstein is defended easily by Mayo.
Mayo looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldstein is just out of range.
Goldstein shoots for a double leg takedown but Mayo sprawls well. He's pushed Goldstein's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Goldstein shoots in looking for a takedown. Mayo tries to sprawl out of it but Goldstein keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mayo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Goldstein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Goldstein is breathing heavily.

That's four 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayo. Goldstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mayo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mayo throws a jab but it's blocked by Goldstein.
Mayo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goldstein.
Goldstein ducks under a wild hook from Mayo.
Goldstein moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goldstein fails with a takedown attempt.
Goldstein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Mayo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mayo thows a body shot but no joy.
Mayo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayo thows a body shot but no joy.
Mayo throws a hook but Goldstein avoids it easily.
Mayo throws a body punch but Goldstein moves out of range.
Goldstein shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mayo defends it nicely.
Mayo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayo throws an overhand right that lands on Goldstein's shoulder, as Goldstein tries to avoid the shot.
Goldstein throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mayo's waist but Mayo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goldstein off to one side.
Mayo swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldstein ducks under a wild hook from Mayo.
Mayo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayo.
Goldstein is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mayo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chris Mayo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sol Goldstein.
Donk. Mayo catches Goldstein right on the button with a cross.
Mayo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldstein.
Mayo takes a swing at Goldstein's ribcage but misses.
Goldstein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goldstein.
Goldstein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayo.
A big left from Mayo misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mayo misses with a straight right.
Goldstein tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mayo swivels and escapes.
Mayo takes a swing at Goldstein's ribcage but misses.
Mayo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mayo throws a looping overhand right but Goldstein ducks down to avoid it.
Goldstein fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mayo throws a looping overhand right but Goldstein ducks down to avoid it.
Goldstein shoots in but no luck this time.
Goldstein takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good standup being displayed there by Mayo as he connects with a hook.
Mayo looks to throw the jab but Goldstein is out of range.
Goldstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayo.
Mayo digs a good body shot into Goldstein's ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Mayo as Goldstein shoots in.
Goldstein walks into a jab.
Goldstein changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mayo tries to avoid it but Goldstein manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mayo to the ground. Mayo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Goldstein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mayo misses with an uppercut.
Goldstein closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mayo circles away.
Goldstein ducks under a wild hook from Mayo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo throws a body punch but Goldstein moves out of range.
Mayo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Goldstein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayo throws out the jab.
Mayo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goldstein manages to avoid it.
Goldstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Mayo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayo.
Mayo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mayo cracks a nice hook into Goldstein's ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayo scores with a sloppy right hand. Goldstein should have avoided that one.

Goldstein decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mayo is concentrating on defense, preventing Goldstein from advancing position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Mayo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mayo, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Chris Mayo!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Chris Mayo!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Chris Mayo!

Chris Mayo wins by unanimous decision!