PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mayger Mayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayne has chosen The Minibosses - Mega Man 2 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wise
vs
Mayne

200 cm
27
275 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

195 cm
26
240 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dennis Wise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mayger Mayne!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wise misses with a combination
and Mayne counters with a left to the body.
Mayne misses with a looping right.
Mayne misses with a hook

and Wise counters by moving into the clinch.
Mayne scores with a hook to the body.
Wise tries for a takedown but Mayne manages to get underhooks.
A body shot lands from Mayne.
Wise wants a takedown.
Wise is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayne is pressed up against the cage. Wise has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mayne down to the mat. Mayne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Wise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wise misses with a wild body shot.
Wise on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Dennis Wise has been cut.
Mayne throws an overhand right that lands on Wise's shoulder, as Wise tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wise circles away quickly and effectively.
Mayne lands with a hook. Wise tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wise blocks a jab.
Mayne thuds a left hand into Wise's body.
Wise uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayne.
Mayne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Wise counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayne is trying to control Wise's posture but Wise avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayne is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mayne can't do much from the bottom here.

Wise goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mayne rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Wise's guard! Nice work there by Mayne!
Wise is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mayne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wise. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mayne works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mayne drops an elbow to the side of Wise's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise is trying to get back to full guard.
Mayne is thwarting Wise's attempts to control the position.
Wise flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wise tries to roll over but Mayne keeps him under control.

Wise looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mayne thows a huge punch but Wise dodges it nicely.
Mayne not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mayne tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wise knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wise trying to hold on to Mayne's head to control him but Mayne postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Wise looking for submissions off his back.
Mayne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wise defending well though.
Wise wants to get back to full guard.
Mayne not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wise slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wise is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mayne postures up in Wise's guard and throws a big left but Wise blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mayger Mayne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Wise's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wise looking to score a takedown here. Mayne is defending well but Wise drives through and ends up in Mayne's guard.
Wise throws a strike but Mayne rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Wise looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mayne with a nice head shot there.
Mayne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wise throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mayne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Wise has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mayne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wise manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wise punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mayne is squirming around, avoiding Wise's attempts to control the action.
Wise working Mayne over with strikes here.
Mayne is trying to escape the mount.
Mayne is in a horrible position here. Wise smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mayne. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayne avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wise.
Wise has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Wise connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Mayne is rocked!
Mayne tries to reverse the position but Wise maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wise lands a big elbow - Mayne is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Mayne is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dennis Wise!