PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayfield is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dean Martin - Ain't That a Kick in the Head. Tyler Mayfield is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Harper
vs
Mayfield

181 cm
23
197 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

185 cm
29
190 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Mayfield!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harper throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayfield.
Harper cracks Mayfield with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mayfield blocks a head kick by Harper.
Tyler Mayfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Tyler Mayfield has been cut.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harper tries to land a body kick
and Mayfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayfield looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Harper clinches up with Mayfield and pushes him back against the cage.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Mayfield tries to work over Harper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Harper breaks the clinch.
Mayfield takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mayfield wants to clinch up but Harper keeps it at a distance.
Mayfield connects with a nice looking jab.

Harper instigates a clinch.
Mayfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Harper.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper slows down the pace here.
Mayfield comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayfield scores with a shot to the side of Harper's head.
Mayfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Mayfield scores with a shot to the side of Harper's head.
Mayfield tries to land a knee to the head but Harper blocks with his arms.
Mayfield is working Harper over against the cage.
Mayfield tries to throw a body punch but Harper avoids it by throwing Mayfield back against the cage.
Mayfield pushes Harper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Mayfield scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mayfield lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Mayfield.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayfield.
Mayfield with a knee to the head.
Mayfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Mayfield missing with knees to the body.
Mayfield lands a body punch.
Mayfield misses with a body punch.
Mayfield misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayfield.
A knee to the head by Mayfield.
Mayfield keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harper's efforts to push away.
Mayfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mayfield scores with a shot to the side of Harper's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Mayfield.
Mayfield has a couple of punches blocked by Harper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harper.
Harper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mayfield.
Mayfield working aggressively here.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Mayfield blocks with his arms.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Mayfield lands a big knee! That's hurt Harper! Oh, he's all over the place! Mayfield lands another knee that sends Harper to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Mayfield!