PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Soplamocos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayfield kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dean Martin - Ain't That a Kick in the Head. Soplamocos has chosen Rain Forest !!! By Biddu. Sweet !!! That`s what I call MUSIC !!! as his entrance music. 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.

Mayfield
vs
Soplamocos

185 cm
32
190 lbs
22 - 13 - 1

170 cm
25
196 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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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 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Mayfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Soplamocos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soplamocos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mayfield counters with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mayfield.
Mayfield throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Soplamocos.
Soplamocos blocks a low kick nicely.
Soplamocos misses with a hook. Mayfield ducked under it nicely.
Mayfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soplamocos.
Soplamocos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayfield with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soplamocos tries to clinch but Mayfield moves out of range.
Tyler Mayfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mayfield. That's going to slow Soplamocos down.
Soplamocos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mayfield.

Soplamocos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayfield manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Soplamocos manages to get himself to full guard.
Soplamocos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mayfield trying to control but Soplamocos is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soplamocos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mayfield controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayfield stopping the sweep attempt from Soplamocos.
Mayfield stands and throws Soplamocos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Soplamocos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mayfield's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Soplamocos gets back to full guard.
Mayfield won't allow Soplamocos to sweep him here.
Soplamocos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soplamocos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mayfield manages to get himself to full guard.
Mayfield has his hands on Soplamocos's head, controlling the position.
Mayfield keeping full guard, as Soplamocos tries to pass.
Mayfield not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mayfield keeping moving, preventing Soplamocos from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayfield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soplamocos is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mayfield misses with a head kick.
Soplamocos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mayfield.
Mayfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Mayfield as Soplamocos shoots in.
Soplamocos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Soplamocos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Tyler Mayfield has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soplamocos.
Mayfield pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A good leg kick by Mayfield.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Soplamocos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Soplamocos blocks the body kick.
Soplamocos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mayfield lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Soplamocos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soplamocos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mayfield moves out of range as Soplamocos throws a body kick.
Soplamocos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mayfield eats them both and turns towards Soplamocos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mayfield looks to land a body kick but Soplamocos moved away.
Mayfield throws out a loose jab but Soplamocos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soplamocos tries to land a leg kick but Mayfield saw it coming and moves away.
Soplamocos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soplamocos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soplamocos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Mayfield clinches up against the cage.
Mayfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mayfield gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Kid Soplamocos has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Soplamocos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mayfield dodges the punch combination from Soplamocos.
Soplamocos shoots in and drives through. Mayfield sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tyler Mayfield will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mayfield is looking to slow Soplamocos down with leg kicks.
Mayfield looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mayfield throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Soplamocos fails to land the takedown.
Soplamocos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mayfield throws out a leg kick but Soplamocos moves out of range and Mayfield only half commits.
Soplamocos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soplamocos throws a right and a left that Mayfield avoids nicely.

Mayfield gets a clinch.
Mayfield gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Soplamocos.
Tyler Mayfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Soplamocos.
Mayfield has Soplamocos pressed against the cage, preventing Soplamocos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mayfield throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Soplamocos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soplamocos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mayfield throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kid Soplamocos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mayfield instigates a clinch.
Soplamocos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mayfield fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Soplamocos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soplamocos blocks a head kick by Mayfield.
Soplamocos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mayfield connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick from Mayfield misses

and Soplamocos counters by moving into the clinch.
Soplamocos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soplamocos.

Soplamocos manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Mayfield misses
and Soplamocos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mayfield thinking.
Mayfield avoids the head kick by Soplamocos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soplamocos looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayfield is just out of range.
Mayfield is looking to clinch.
Soplamocos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mayfield displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Soplamocos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soplamocos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyler Mayfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayfield lands a leg kick that knocks Soplamocos off balance momentarily.
Mayfield wants to clinch up but Soplamocos keeps it at a distance.
Soplamocos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mayfield cracks Soplamocos with a good jab.
Sloppy strikes from Soplamocos. Those never looked like landing.
Mayfield misses with a low kick.
Soplamocos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Soplamocos blocks a head kick by Mayfield.
Soplamocos shoots for a double leg takedown but Mayfield sprawls well. He's pushed Soplamocos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soplamocos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Soplamocos checks a leg kick nicely.
Mayfield scores with a sloppy right hand. Soplamocos should have avoided that one.
Soplamocos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mayfield throws a quick inside leg kick.

Soplamocos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mayfield on his heels. He'll look to pass Mayfield's guard now, I'm sure.
Mayfield is trying to keep Soplamocos in close.
Soplamocos wants to control from the top but Mayfield keeps moving.
Mayfield is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mayfield holds on and takes a little breather.
Soplamocos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mayfield is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soplamocos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mayfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mayfield is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Soplamocos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Soplamocos.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Soplamocos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mayfield trying to control but Soplamocos is working from the bottom.
Mayfield will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Soplamocos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Soplamocos looking for a guillotine here but Mayfield defends easily.
Soplamocos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mayfield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Mayfield dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Mayfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mayfield lands with a cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Mayfield blocks the leg kick.
Soplamocos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Soplamocos looks to land a body kick but Mayfield moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mayfield.
Soplamocos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mayfield throws a body kick the misses
and Soplamocos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mayfield.
Mayfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Soplamocos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soplamocos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Soplamocos misses with a body shot.
Mayfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Soplamocos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mayfield uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soplamocos has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayfield lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soplamocos's sensitive parts.
Soplamocos tries for a takedown but Mayfield sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mayfield works Soplamocos's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayfield stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mayfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soplamocos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soplamocos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Soplamocos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mayfield shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mayfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Mayfield finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Soplamocos just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayfield is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mayfield lands with a kick to the temple. Soplamocos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Soplamocos wants to land a leg kick but Mayfield is out of range.
Soplamocos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mayfield but Mayfield pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tyler Mayfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Soplamocos.
Soplamocos wants to slow Mayfield down by chopping away at his legs.
Mayfield looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mayfield is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mayfield lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soplamocos's sensitive parts.
Kid Soplamocos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler Mayfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Mayfield misses
and Soplamocos counters with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayfield uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of Soplamocos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Mayfield finds it's way through Soplamocos's defenses.
Mayfield lands a jab to the nose.

Soplamocos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mayfield looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mayfield is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Soplamocos off and has taken his back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Mayfield controlling the positon.
Mayfield avoiding Soplamocos 's attempts to control his hands.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Soplamocos's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soplamocos is trapped and Mayfield is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Soplamocos is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Soplamocos turns into Mayfield and is now in his guard.
Soplamocos lands a couple of digs.
Soplamocos tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayfield is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mayfield is on top in guard.

Mayfield stands up and waves to Soplamocos to follow him.
Soplamocos throws out a loose jab but Mayfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayfield fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soplamocos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Mayfield closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soplamocos blocks an elbow strike from Mayfield.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soplamocos avoiding damage as Mayfield throws knees to the body.
Soplamocos is trying to break the clinch but Mayfield has him pressed against the cage.
Mayfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soplamocos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mayfield is defending well.

Soplamocos lands a takedown into guard.
Soplamocos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mayfield is keeping the position for now.
Mayfield controlling Soplamocos's posture.
Soplamocos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mayfield's guard.
Mayfield gets back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayfield working a defensive guard here.
Soplamocos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Mayfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mayfield, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Mayfield!
Tyler Mayfield managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q+Laundry!, into his post fight interview.