PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ketsuno Anajo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anajo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ghostbusters. Mayo has chosen Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever 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.

Anajo
vs
Mayo

174 cm
23
137 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

170 cm
32
142 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ketsuno Anajo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Mayo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayo looks to score with a jab to the body but Anajo is just out of range.
Anajo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mayo checks it well.
Anajo connects with a body shot.
Mayo throws a good cross that connects.
Anajo throws a body punch but Mayo moves out of range.
Mayo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anajo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mayo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayo. Anajo does a little dance to reset his feet.

Anajo gets caught napping as Mayo dives in and scores a takedown. Anajo manages to retain guard.
Mayo trying to control but Anajo is working from the bottom.
Anajo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anajo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mayo manages to get himself to full guard.
Anajo won't allow Mayo to sweep him here.
Anajo stops Mayo from standing up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayo pulls Anajo in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Anajo gets to his feet. Mayo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anajo. Anajo obviously looking to wear him down.
Mayo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anajo moves away.
Mayo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anajo manages to avoid it.
Mayo misses the shot to the body.
Anajo throws a push kick but Mayo slaps the foot to one side.
Anajo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anajo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Mayo clinches up against the cage.
Mayo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anajo backwards.
Anajo tries to work over Mayo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mayo is looking to control Anajo's arms but Anajo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mayo has his back to the cage.
Anajo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Anajo.
A right hook to the body lands for Mayo.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the head but Anajo blocks with his arms.
Anajo misses with a punch on the inside.
Mayo misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anajo can't find room to land a body shot as Mayo controls the action.
Anajo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayo backwards.
Mayo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anajo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Anajo on the inside.
Knees to the body from Mayo.
Anajo avoiding damage as Mayo throws knees to the body.
Anajo throws a head punch that misses.
Anajo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anajo is trying to break the clinch but Mayo is controlling him.
Mayo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anajo backwards.
Anajo tries to work over Mayo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mayo lands a knee to the body.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the head but Anajo blocks with his arms.
Anajo struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayo controls his hands.
Anajo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anajo throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayo.
Anajo lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anajo.
A nice left hand lands by Anajo.
Mayo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anajo is defending well for now.
Anajo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mayo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anajo's elbow.
Mayo trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Anajo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anajo working hard to break the clinch.
Mayo lands a good knee to the midsection. Anajo won't want to take too many of those.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anajo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mayo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anajo up against the cage.
Mayo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Come on Mayo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anajo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayo's elbow.
Mayo connects with a knee to the head.
Anajo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anajo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mayo up against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mayo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anajo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mayo stalling in the clinch but Anajo improves position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anajo lands with a short shot to the head.
Mayo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Anajo is working Mayo over against the cage.
A short left from Anajo.
Anajo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mayo is keeping busy.
Mayo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Ketsuno Anajo has been cut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anajo swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anajo prevents a body shot from Mayo.
A shot in the inside from Mayo.
Mayo trying to stall but Anajo improves his position.
Mayo looking to throw knees to the head but Anajo is blocking nicely.

Anajo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayo loads up on a big right hand but Anajo slips the punch.
Mayo throws a hook but Anajo avoids it easily.
Mayo tries to close the distance and clinch but Anajo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anajo feints and then cracks Mayo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mayo down.
Mayo lands a really nice looking cross but Anajo seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayo. Anajo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chris Mayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Anajo scores with a four punch combination!
Mayo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anajo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anajo is looking to clinch.
Mayo wants to clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anajo. That's going to slow Mayo down.

Anajo clinches.
Mayo is trying to stall.
Anajo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mayo misses with the head strike.
Mayo throws a head punch that misses.
Mayo trying to stall but Anajo improves his position.
Anajo tries a body shot but Mayo blocks it.
Anajo taking a breather.
Anajo taking a breather.
Anajo tries to throw a body punch but Mayo avoids it by throwing Anajo back against the cage.
Anajo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mayo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mayo misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anajo stalls.
Anajo lands a hook that snaps the head of Mayo backwards.
Anajo tries to break free but Mayo pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anajo as Mayo tries to tie him up.
Anajo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anajo struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayo controls his hands.
Anajo misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Anajo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mayo.
Anajo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Mayo is rocked!
Mayo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mayo is still on wobbly legs! Can Anajo finish him?
Anajo has a couple of punches blocked by Mayo.
Anajo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anajo lands an uppercut.
Clinched against the cage, Anajo lands a big elbow that drops Mayo! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Mayo is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ketsuno Anajo!
Our winner, Ketsuno Anajo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.