PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Lovell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gzrel Mephistopheles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gzrel Mephistopheles will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lovell
vs
Mephistopheles

191 cm
22
275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

196 cm
21
270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Great elbows
Good in bed

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Lovell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gzrel Mephistopheles!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mephistopheles slaps away a takedown attempt from Lovell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mephistopheles looks to land a combination but Lovell avoids it well.
Mephistopheles lands a jab-cross combination.
Lovell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mephistopheles swivels and escapes.
Mephistopheles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mephistopheles stuns Lovell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mephistopheles looks to land a combination but Lovell avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lovell. That's going to slow Mephistopheles down.
Mephistopheles feints a jab promting Lovell to slip. Mephistopheles then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lovell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mephistopheles ducks under a wild hook from Lovell.
Lovell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lovell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mephistopheles. That did some damage!

Lovell has Mephistopheles up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mephistopheles tries to pull guard but Lovell holds him up against the cage and eventually Mephistopheles drops back down to his feet.
Mephistopheles jumps guard but Lovell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lovell lands an elbow that stopped Mephistopheles in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Gzrel Mephistopheles has been cut.
Mephistopheles blocks an elbow strike from Lovell.
Lovell pushes off an throws an elbow but Mephistopheles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lovell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lovell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lovell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovell lands an elbow that stopped Mephistopheles in his tracks for a moment.
Lovell lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That has opened up Gzrel Mephistopheles's cut even more.
Lovell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mephistopheles is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Lovell fails to land.
Lovell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lovell trying to land knees to the body.
Mephistopheles tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lovell smiles and moves away.
Max Lovell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gzrel Mephistopheles.
A nice combination there by Mephistopheles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mephistopheles connects with a body shot.

Lovell rushes Mephistopheles and presses him up against the cage.
Lovell throws a head punch that misses.
Lovell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lovell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mephistopheles avoids it.
Mephistopheles tries to pull guard but Lovell holds him up against the cage and eventually Mephistopheles drops back down to his feet.
Mephistopheles avoids a wild elbow strike from Lovell.
Mephistopheles managing to block the knees to the body from Lovell.
Lovell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mephistopheles is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mephistopheles blocks an elbow strike from Lovell.
Lovell scores with a shoulder strike.
Lovell misses with an elbow over the top.
Lovell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mephistopheles is defending well for now.
Lovell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mephistopheles tries to pull guard but Lovell won't allow it.
Mephistopheles is trying to pull guard but Lovell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mephistopheles blocks an elbow strike from Lovell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot in the inside from Lovell.
Lovell misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Lovell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gzrel Mephistopheles's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lovell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mephistopheles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mephistopheles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lovell.
Lovell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mephistopheles's calf.
Mephistopheles lands the left hand.
Lovell misses with a few strikes there.
Mephistopheles swings for the body but Lovell moves out of range.
Lovell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mephistopheles.
Lovell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lovell misses with a low kick.
Mephistopheles misses the shot to the body.

Lovell rushes Mephistopheles and presses him up against the cage.
Lovell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mephistopheles is defending well for now.
Lovell lands an elbow that stopped Mephistopheles in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovell throws a head punch that misses.
Lovell lands a shoulder strike.
Lovell lands an elbow that stopped Mephistopheles in his tracks for a moment.
Lovell has a couple of punches blocked by Mephistopheles.
Lovell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Lovell.

The cut above Gzrel Mephistopheles's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mephistopheles is trying to pull guard but Lovell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mephistopheles blocks an elbow strike from Lovell.
Mephistopheles blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovell misses with the head strike.
Mephistopheles blocks an elbow strike from Lovell.
Lovell misses with an elbow strike.
Lovell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mephistopheles backwards.
Lovell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mephistopheles jumps guard but Lovell stands there with Mephistopheles around his waist. Mephistopheles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mephistopheles tries to pull guard but Lovell won't allow it.
Max Lovell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gzrel Mephistopheles.
Lovell is working Mephistopheles over against the cage.
Mephistopheles tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lovell smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovell takes a swing at Mephistopheles's ribcage but misses.
Mephistopheles with a hook.
Mephistopheles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lovell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mephistopheles misses with a series of wild punches.
Mephistopheles misses with the combination.
Mephistopheles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lovell shoots in for a double leg but Mephistopheles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mephistopheles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lovell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mephistopheles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mephistopheles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lovell.
Nice defenses there by Mephistopheles.
Lovell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mephistopheles.
Lovell shoots for a double leg takedown but Mephistopheles sprawls well. He's pushed Lovell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lovell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mephistopheles.

Lovell rushes Mephistopheles and presses him up against the cage.
Mephistopheles jumps guard but Lovell stands there with Mephistopheles around his waist. Mephistopheles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mephistopheles fails to pull guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mephistopheles jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lovell walks away with a smile on his face. Mephistopheles gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gzrel Mephistopheles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lovell throws a hook but Mephistopheles avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Lovell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gzrel Mephistopheles's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mephistopheles blocks a head kick by Lovell.
Good shot there by Lovell.

Lovell has managed to clinch.
Lovell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mephistopheles.
Lovell misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Lovell.
Mephistopheles jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lovell walks away with a smile on his face. Mephistopheles gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mephistopheles misses with a looping left.
Lovell works Mephistopheles's body with a nice hook.
Lovell stuns Mephistopheles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lovell shoots in but no luck this time.
Mephistopheles lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mephistopheles misses with the combination.
Lovell throws the left hand but Mephistopheles avoids the punch easily.
Lovell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mephistopheles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lovell connects with a right hand. Mephistopheles shakes it off.
Lovell ducks right into an uppercut from Mephistopheles.
Mephistopheles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lovell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Lovell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lovell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mephistopheles is looking to get to half guard.
Lovell controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mephistopheles bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lovell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lovell wants to stand but Mephistopheles is controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mephistopheles throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mephistopheles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mephistopheles lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mephistopheles stopping the sweep attempt from Lovell.
Lovell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mephistopheles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mephistopheles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mephistopheles throws a big right hand that misses.
Lovell keeping moving, preventing Mephistopheles from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mephistopheles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mephistopheles being controlled here momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mephistopheles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lovell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mephistopheles landing some decent shots from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mephistopheles throwing strikes but missing.
Mephistopheles has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lovell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Gzrel Mephistopheles just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Gzrel Mephistopheles's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lovell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lovell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mephistopheles lands with a good body shot.
Mephistopheles lands a nice shot that snaps Lovell's head back.
Mephistopheles throws a right and a left that Lovell avoids nicely.
Mephistopheles lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Lovell closes the distance and pushes Mephistopheles back into the cage.
Lovell throws an elbow that misses.
Lovell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mephistopheles avoids it.
Mephistopheles is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lovell to keep the fight standing.
Mephistopheles avoiding damage as Lovell throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mephistopheles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Lovell.
Lovell lands a body shot.
Mephistopheles tries to pull guard but Lovell won't allow it.
Lovell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lovell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mephistopheles avoids it.
Mephistopheles jumps guard but Lovell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Max Lovell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gzrel Mephistopheles.
Mephistopheles is trying to pull guard but Lovell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lovell throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mephistopheles jumps guard but Lovell stands there with Mephistopheles around his waist. Mephistopheles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mephistopheles tries to pull guard but Lovell won't allow it.
Mephistopheles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lovell just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lovell throws an elbow but misses.
Lovell lands with a right to the head.

Gzrel Mephistopheles's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mephistopheles avoids the elbow strike from Lovell, against the cage.
Mephistopheles prevents a body shot from Lovell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lovell.
Lovell has a couple of punches blocked by Mephistopheles.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lovell throws an elbow but misses.
Mephistopheles is trying to drag Lovell to the mat but Lovell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mephistopheles dodges an elbow strike from Lovell.
Mephistopheles avoids a wild elbow strike from Lovell.
Mephistopheles jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lovell walks away with a smile on his face. Mephistopheles gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mephistopheles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lovell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mephistopheles.
Mephistopheles looks to score with a jab to the body but Lovell is just out of range.
A left lands for Lovell.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gzrel Mephistopheles's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Max Lovell!
Max Lovell retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Max Lovell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.