PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Homo Erectus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Erectus
vs
Mayweather Sr

180 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Homo Erectus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Floyd Mayweather Sr!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather Sr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Erectus misses with a looping right.
Erectus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayweather Sr.
Erectus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayweather Sr.
Erectus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mayweather Sr misses with a hook.
Erectus connects with a solid leg kick.
Erectus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mayweather Sr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Erectus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Erectus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Erectus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Erectus misses with a head kick.
Erectus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erectus moves out of range of the leg kick from Mayweather Sr.
Erectus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mayweather Sr on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayweather Sr. Erectus does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Erectus.
Mayweather Sr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Erectus.
Mayweather Sr walks into a stiff left hand from Erectus.
Mayweather Sr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Erectus throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather Sr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erectus moves away.
Erectus looks to throw the jab but Mayweather Sr is out of range.
Mayweather Sr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather Sr moves out of range of the body kick from Erectus.
Mayweather Sr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Erectus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mayweather Sr staying out of range there.
Mayweather Sr misses the jab.
Erectus missing with a left hand there. Mayweather Sr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Erectus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayweather Sr throws out the jab.
Erectus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mayweather Sr misses the shot to the body.
Erectus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mayweather Sr under the eye.
Mayweather Sr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Erectus finds it's way round the side to connect with Mayweather Sr's head.
Erectus connects with a high kick.
A jab from Erectus misses.
Mayweather Sr misses with a straight left.
Erectus lands a front kick.
Erectus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Sr blocks a head kick by Erectus.
The fighters circling - Erectus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Erectus throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayweather Sr.
Mayweather Sr walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Erectus.
Nice defenses there by Mayweather Sr.
Erectus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Erectus is breathing heavily.
Mayweather Sr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Erectus tries to avoid it but Mayweather Sr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Erectus to the ground. Erectus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mayweather Sr fails to land the takedown.
Mayweather Sr moves away from the strike by Erectus.
Mayweather Sr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mayweather Sr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mayweather Sr misses with a double jab.
Erectus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mayweather Sr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Erectus cracks Mayweather Sr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erectus misses with a hook
and Mayweather Sr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Erectus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Some wild striking there from Mayweather Sr.
Mayweather Sr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Erectus throws a head kick that misses.
Mayweather Sr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Erectus.
Erectus misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mayweather Sr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Erectus - the referee stops the clock and Mayweather Sr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Erectus. Mayweather Sr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mayweather Sr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Erectus.
Erectus misses with a low kick.
Mayweather Sr dips to his left and cracks Erectus with an uppercut!
Sloppy strikes from Mayweather Sr. Those never looked like landing.
Erectus throws an overhand right that lands on Mayweather Sr's shoulder, as Mayweather Sr tries to avoid the shot.
Mayweather Sr lands a slapping body shot.
Mayweather Sr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Erectus avoids the body shot from Mayweather Sr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Sr throws a shot to the body.
Erectus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mayweather Sr thows a body shot but no joy.
Mayweather Sr swings for the body but Erectus moves out of range.
Erectus avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Mayweather Sr.
Erectus misses with a hook.
Mayweather Sr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Homo Erectus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather Sr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Erectus's hands.
A big right from Erectus misses.
Erectus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayweather Sr.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayweather Sr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erectus was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayweather Sr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erectus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mayweather Sr.
Erectus misses with a straight right.
Erectus walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Homo Erectus dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mayweather Sr lands with a right hand.
Erectus throws a good cross that connects.
Mayweather Sr lands with an overhand left.
Erectus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayweather Sr fails to land with a series of punches.
Erectus lands with a slapping head kick.
Erectus misses with a hook. Mayweather Sr ducked under it nicely.
Erectus looks for the body kick but Mayweather Sr saw that one coming.
Erectus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Erectus throws a shot from downtown. Mayweather Sr moves away and avoids it.
Erectus checks a leg kick.
Erectus lands a head shot.
Mayweather Sr throws a right hand that Erectus ducks under and follows up with a left that Erectus also avoids with ease.
Erectus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Erectus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Homo Erectus is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayweather Sr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mayweather Sr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather Sr avoids the head kick by Erectus.
A slow jab from Mayweather Sr misses its intended target.
Mayweather Sr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mayweather Sr ducks under a wild hook from Erectus.
Erectus lands a lovely overhand right.
Erectus throws a head kick but Mayweather Sr moves out of range.
Mayweather Sr scores with a jab to the body.
Mayweather Sr slips a jab from Erectus.
Erectus looks to throw the jab but Mayweather Sr is out of range.
Erectus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Erectus defending well as Mayweather Sr loads up on a big left hand.
Mayweather Sr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mayweather Sr scores with a nice head shot.
Mayweather Sr connects with a jab.
Mayweather Sr is looking to chop away at Erectus's legs.
Mayweather Sr misses with a straight left.
Erectus is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Sr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Erectus throws the left hand but Mayweather Sr avoids the punch easily.
Mayweather Sr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mayweather Sr throws a hook to the side of Erectus's head but Erectus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mayweather Sr tests Erectus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Erectus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayweather Sr.
Mayweather Sr lands with a cross.
Mayweather Sr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Erectus.
Erectus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mayweather Sr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Erectus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erectus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mayweather Sr with a hook.
Mayweather Sr throws a looping overhand right but Erectus ducks down to avoid it.
Mayweather Sr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Erectus circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Mayweather Sr misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Sr lands an overhand right.
Erectus throws a jab when Mayweather Sr was well out of range.
Homo Erectus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Erectus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Erectus throws an overhand right that lands on Mayweather Sr's shoulder, as Mayweather Sr tries to avoid the shot.
Erectus moves out of range of the body kick from Mayweather Sr.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mayweather Sr.
Erectus misses the jab.
Nice cross by Mayweather Sr.
Mayweather Sr scores with a nice strike.
Erectus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Erectus wants it to stay on the feet.
Mayweather Sr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erectus.
Good work by Erectus as he checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Mayweather Sr.
Mayweather Sr ducks under a wild hook from Erectus.
Erectus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mayweather Sr misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Mayweather Sr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erectus tries to move into range but Mayweather Sr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mayweather Sr scores with a jab to the head.
Mayweather Sr misses with a straight right.
Mayweather Sr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mayweather Sr throws a lazy right hand but Erectus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mayweather Sr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Erectus throws a lazy right hand but Mayweather Sr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Erectus misses with an uppercut.
Mayweather Sr looks to land a right hand but Erectus moved out of range.
Mayweather Sr feints a jab promting Erectus to slip. Mayweather Sr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Erectus slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Erectus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Erectus lands a head kick!
Erectus moves forwards but Mayweather Sr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Floyd Mayweather Sr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mayweather Sr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mayweather Sr swings for the body but Erectus moves out of range.
Erectus staying out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Erectus checks a leg kick.
Erectus throws a hook but Mayweather Sr avoids it easily.
Erectus misses with an uppercut. Mayweather Sr saw that one coming.
Mayweather Sr tries to land a leg kick but Erectus saw it coming and moves away.
Erectus cracks the inside of Mayweather Sr's front leg.
Erectus misses with a straight right.
Erectus throws a looping overhand right but Mayweather Sr ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Erectus misses.
Erectus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mayweather Sr blocks a head kick by Erectus.
Erectus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Erectus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayweather Sr.
Erectus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mayweather Sr. That did some damage!
Mayweather Sr lands with a shot to the body.
Mayweather Sr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather Sr misses with a wild combination.
Mayweather Sr staying out of range there.
Erectus throws a sloppy head kick and Mayweather Sr moves out of range easily.
Erectus lands with a right hand.
Mayweather Sr misses with a looping left.
Mayweather Sr throws a hook to the side of Erectus's head but Erectus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Erectus misses.
Erectus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mayweather Sr throws out a powerful jab.
Mayweather Sr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Erectus lands a head kick!
Mayweather Sr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Erectus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mayweather Sr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Erectus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erectus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Erectus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Erectus takes one on the button.
Erectus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Erectus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mayweather Sr.
Mayweather Sr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mayweather Sr lands the left hand.
Erectus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mayweather Sr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erectus was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayweather Sr.
Erectus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mayweather Sr on the side of the head.
Erectus misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Erectus.
Mayweather Sr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Erectus throws a lazy right hand but Mayweather Sr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mayweather Sr slips under a jab from Erectus.
Mayweather Sr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mayweather Sr connects with a body shot that sends Erectus's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Sr misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Erectus misses the target.
Mayweather Sr misses with an uppercut.
Erectus misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Mayweather Sr.
Mayweather Sr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Erectus.
Erectus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mayweather Sr loads up on a big right hand but Erectus slips the punch.
Mayweather Sr misses with an uppercut. Erectus saw that one coming.
Mayweather Sr misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayweather Sr misses with a looping right.
Mayweather Sr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Erectus scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Sr works Erectus's body with a nice hook.
Mayweather Sr throws a big shot that misses.
Erectus misses the jab.
Mayweather Sr slips under a jab from Erectus.
Erectus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mayweather Sr slips a jab from Erectus.
Mayweather Sr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Erectus circles away quickly and effectively.
Mayweather Sr looks to land a right hand but Erectus moved out of range.
Mayweather Sr fails with a takedown attempt.
Mayweather Sr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Erectus misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayweather Sr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Erectus throws a looping overhand right but Mayweather Sr ducks down to avoid it.
Mayweather Sr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayweather Sr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Floyd Mayweather Sr.
I think Mayweather Sr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Floyd Mayweather Sr!