PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roland Deschain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deschain comes to the cage accompanied by Giving In-- As made famous by Adema. Mayfield is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dean Martin - Ain't That a Kick in the Head. 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.

Deschain
vs
Mayfield

185 cm
31
197 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

185 cm
35
190 lbs
26 - 17 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roland Deschain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyler Mayfield!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Mayfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mayfield wants to clinch up but Deschain keeps it at a distance.
Deschain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mayfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No luck for Deschain with that takedown attempt.
Deschain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayfield.
Mayfield is looking to clinch but Deschain is avoiding it.
Mayfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Deschain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mayfield connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Deschain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mayfield misses with a looping right.
Deschain blocks a head kick by Mayfield.

Deschain shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mayfield is trying to defend but Deschain finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Deschain is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mayfield defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayfield pushes Deschain off looking to stand but Deschain dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deschain drops an elbow to the side of Mayfield's head.
Deschain throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Deschain slips a nice elbow through Mayfield's hands, connecting with Mayfield's forehead.
Mayfield wants to get back to his feet.
Deschain is keen to just control but Mayfield is a slippery customer.
Deschain drops an elbow to the side of Mayfield's head.
Deschain is trying to control. Mayfield wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Deschain seems to be looking for submissions.

Deschain is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain controlling the pace.

Mayfield manages to escape and get back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayfield lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tyler Mayfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayfield misses with a low kick.
Deschain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Tyler Mayfield has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Mayfield breaks from the clinch.
Mayfield is looking to clinch but Deschain is avoiding it.
Good standup being displayed there by Mayfield as he connects with a hook.
Deschain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield throws the left hand but Deschain avoids the punch easily.
Deschain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deschain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Deschain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayfield.
Tyler Mayfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deschain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mayfield misses the shot to the body.
Mayfield staying out of range there.
Mayfield lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Deschain scores with a jab to the head.
Mayfield is looking to clinch.
Deschain is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mayfield sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Deschain takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mayfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mayfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deschain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deschain throws a body punch but Mayfield moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deschain misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield misses with a body shot.
Mayfield misses with an uppercut. Deschain saw that one coming.
Mayfield throws a body kick that misses.
Mayfield avoids the body shot from Deschain.
Mayfield throws a head kick that misses.
Deschain with a jab.
Deschain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mayfield throws a hook but Deschain blocks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mayfield, right into the meat.
Deschain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayfield misses the shot to the body.
Mayfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Deschain.
Mayfield throws a combination. Deschain tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Deschain cracks a nice hook into Mayfield's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyler Mayfield will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyler Mayfield's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Deschain avoids the head kick by Mayfield.
Deschain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mayfield connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Deschain scrambles back to his feet.
Mayfield throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mayfield takes one to the chin there.
Deschain moves out of range as Mayfield throws a body kick.

Deschain feints and as Mayfield raises his hands in defense, Deschain changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Deschain sitting in guard here, content to control.
Deschain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayfield wants to stand but Deschain is controlling the position.
Deschain trying to control but Mayfield is working from the bottom.
Deschain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain landing with the ground and pound.
Deschain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Deschain trying to control but Mayfield is working from the bottom.
Deschain throwing strikes from guard but Mayfield blocks nicely.
Mayfield is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Deschain trying to control but Mayfield is working from the bottom.
Deschain is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Deschain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain postures up in Mayfield's guard and throws a big left but Mayfield blocks it.
Deschain throwing strikes from guard but Mayfield blocks nicely.
Deschain wants to pass the guard but Mayfield is keeping the position.
Mayfield wants to stand up but Deschain is controlling him.
Mayfield keeping full guard, as Deschain tries to pass.
Mayfield utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Deschain is looking to work some ground and pound but Mayfield has wrist control.
Mayfield working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Deschain.
Deschain is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Roland Deschain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mayfield misses with the combination.
Mayfield staying out of range there.
Mayfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deschain.
Nice straight punches there by Deschain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Deschain.
Mayfield is looking to clinch.
Mayfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deschain.
Deschain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deschain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayfield manages to avoid it.
Deschain throws a chopping leg kick but Mayfield manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mayfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Deschain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mayfield connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Deschain momentarily.
Mayfield pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Deschain throws a hook but Mayfield avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deschain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deschain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayfield manages to avoid it.
Mayfield jabs at Deschain's body.
Mayfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mayfield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayfield avoids the body shot from Deschain.

Deschain gets a takedown into half guard.
Deschain not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roland Deschain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Mayfield's cut.
That's time! Deschain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Deschain blocks a jab.
Mayfield gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Deschain.
Mayfield feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Deschain's calf.
Deschain looks to land a left hand but Mayfield moved out of range nicely.

Mayfield has Deschain up against the cage in a clinch.

Deschain breaks the clinch.
Deschain swings widly with a right hand
and Deschain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Deschain lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Mayfield.
Deschain throws a big shot that misses.
Mayfield swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Deschain.
Mayfield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deschain.
Mayfield stuffs the takedown attempt from Deschain. Deschain gets slowly back to his feet.
Deschain cracks a nice hook into Mayfield's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Deschain shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mayfield napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Deschain is looking to take a break and control but Mayfield is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Deschain prevents Mayfield from escaping the position.
Deschain throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mayfield managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Deschain.
Deschain in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Deschain misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mayfield stops Deschain from passing to mount.
Mayfield is pushing Deschain's head away, looking to escape. Deschain manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain working the head and body with strikes.
Deschain advances to mount.
Deschain throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayfield trying desperately to get to his feet.
Deschain working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Deschain in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mayfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deschain throwing strikes here but Mayfield is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Deschain thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mayfield is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Deschain putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

The cut above Tyler Mayfield's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deschain lands with some strikes.

Tyler Mayfield's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roland Deschain!
Roland Deschain decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.