PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinister Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinister Mayhem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fighter
vs
Mayhem

186 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Global Empire MMA Gear

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sinister Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fighter wants it to stay on the feet.
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Mayhem drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fighter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mayhem controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mayhem throws a big right hand that misses.
Fighter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mayhem is controlling him.
Mayhem throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayhem looking to pass the guard.
Mayhem stops Fighter from standing up.
Mayhem wants to control from the top but Fighter keeps moving.
Fighter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter keeping moving, preventing Mayhem from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mayhem avoids the body shot from Fighter.
Mayhem closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fighter connects with a right hand. Mayhem shakes it off.
Mayhem misses with a wild body shot.
Mayhem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fighter.
Fighter lands a body shot.
Mayhem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Fighter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayhem makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fighter looking for a sweep. Not yet Fighter, not yet.
Mayhem throws an elbow that misses. Fighter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mayhem's guard. Nice move by Fighter!
Mayhem trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayhem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fighter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mayhem swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fighter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fighter catches Mayhem with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fighter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayhem gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fighter misses with a series of wild punches.
Fighter is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mayhem darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mayhem lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fighter is looking for a sweep. Mayhem is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fighter is trying to maintain the position but Mayhem is very close to passing his half guard.
Mayhem with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mayhem looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fighter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fighter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fighter trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem is looking to take a break and control but Fighter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mayhem throws a strike but Fighter avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mayhem loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mayhem is looking to work some ground and pound but Fighter has wrist control.
Mayhem with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter keeping moving, preventing Mayhem from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mayhem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fighter is looking to stand up but Mayhem isn't so interested in that idea.
Fighter can't keep his opponent in guard - Mayhem advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sinister Mayhem dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mayhem closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mayhem lands in his opponent's guard.
Mayhem wants to control from the top but Fighter keeps moving.
Mayhem with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fighter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mayhem content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayhem wants to pass the guard but Fighter is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mayhem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mayhem is one step ahead there.
Mayhem cracks Fighter with a solid left hand.
Mayhem scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fighter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mayhem must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mayhem content to stall in guard here.
Fighter wants to stand up but Mayhem is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayhem with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a big elbow that misses.
Mayhem throwing strikes from guard but Fighter blocks nicely.
Mayhem trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mayhem throws a big right hand that misses.
Mayhem passes Fighter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fighter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mayhem scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mayhem working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fighter is staying active underneath Mayhem, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fighter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fighter.
Mayhem chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fighter's head.
Fighter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fighter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mayhem throws a big right hand that misses.
Mayhem trying to control the position from guard on top but Fighter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayhem throws a big elbow that misses.
Mayhem is looking to work some ground and pound but Fighter has wrist control.
Mayhem connects with a couple of short punches.
Mayhem forces his way into half guard.
Fighter is trying to stand back up but Mayhem is controlling him
Fighter tries to get to full guard but Mayhem has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is looking to control Mayhem's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fighter avoid being mounted?
Mayhem not doing much here.
Mayhem lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mayhem wants to control but Fighter is keeping him busy.
Sinister Mayhem has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayhem throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mayhem.
Mayhem seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sinister Mayhem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mayhem drops his hands momentarily and Fighter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mayhem takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mayhem connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Mayhem scores a takedown into full mount!
Mayhem dominating with strikes here.
Mayhem looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayhem fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fighter wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mayhem.
Fighter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayhem working the ground and pound effectively.
Mayhem lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fighter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mayhem.
Mayhem is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fighter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mayhem is working away from the top position though.
Fighter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mayhem.
Mayhem missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fighter wants to control but Mayhem is keeping busy.
Mayhem content to control rather than advance.

Mayhem looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fighter taking shots to the head.
Fighter is looking to get to half guard.
Fighter is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem breaks from Fighter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mayhem is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fighter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fighter is bucking up trying to escape but Mayhem cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mayhem cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mayhem landing punches.
Mayhem is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mayhem scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fighter?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter is in a horrible position here. Mayhem smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fighter is squirming around, avoiding Mayhem's attempts to control the action.
Mayhem scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fighter?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fighter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Fighter is rocked!
Mayhem lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oh Fighter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mayhem working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mayhem takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mayhem unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Fighter wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Mayhem celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sinister Mayhem!
A victorious Sinister Mayhem thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.