PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Bower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bower comes to the cage accompanied by Triple H Theme Song. Mayfield has chosen Dean Martin - Ain't That a Kick in the Head as his entrance music. Tyler Mayfield has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bower
vs
Mayfield

175 cm
25
192 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

185 cm
29
190 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Bower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Mayfield!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayfield misses with a body shot.
Mayfield throws a push kick but Bower slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Mayfield is predictable there
and Bower counters with a stiff right hand.
Mayfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mayfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bower.
Mayfield throws a jab when Bower was well out of range.
Bower digs a good hook to Mayfield's body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mayfield checks a leg kick.
Bower tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bower throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mayfield blocks a leg kick.

Bower looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mayfield wants to stand but Bower is controlling the position.
Bower pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mayfield is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayfield wants to sweep here but Bower controlling him for the moment.
Bower in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mayfield keeping moving, preventing Bower from controlling successfully.
Bower preventing the sweep.
Mayfield wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bower manages to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bower is thwarting Mayfield's attempts to control the position.
Bower tries to stand and escape but Mayfield is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bower sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mayfield defending well though.
Mayfield manages to get to full guard.
Bower pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mayfield is keeping the position for now.
Mayfield lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bower!
Mayfield is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bower can't escape the position.
Mayfield lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mayfield unloading with bombs!
Bower keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mayfield with shots to the head and body - Bower looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bower slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayfield takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mayfield wants to stand but Bower has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Mayfield is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bower gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield tries to stand but Bower is controlling from the bottom.

Bower looking for a triangle here. Mayfield is fighting it but it looks tight! Bower pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Mayfield is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dave Bower!