PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bada Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bing kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallica - All Nightmare Long. Mayo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bing
vs
Mayo

168 cm
35
142 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

170 cm
34
142 lbs
19 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bada Bing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Mayo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bing swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mayo throws a looping overhand right but Bing ducks down to avoid it.
Mayo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bing.
Bing ducks under a wild hook from Mayo.
Mayo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bing paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mayo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Mayo.
Bing moves away from the strike by Mayo.
A swing and a miss from Mayo.
Nice defenses there by Bing.
Bing just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Mayo. That snapped Bing's head back.
Mayo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bing lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mayo loads up on a big right hand but Bing slips the punch.
Mayo tries for a takedown but Bing circles away easily
and Bing counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo slips under a jab from Bing.
Mayo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mayo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bing.
Mayo takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Mayo pushes Bing up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mayo.
Mayo throws an elbow that misses.
Mayo misses with an elbow strike.
Bing is working for takedown but Mayo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mayo missing with knees to the body.
Mayo slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bing blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Mayo.
Bing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mayo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bing blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Mayo.
Mayo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bing jumps guard but Mayo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mayo leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo lands a left hand.
Bing blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bing tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mayo just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bada Bing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mayo is stalling here.
Mayo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mayo has a couple of punches blocked by Bing.
Bing tries for a takedown but Mayo manages to get underhooks.
Mayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the head but Bing blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mayo.
A knee to the head by Mayo.
Mayo just leaning against Bing, taking a breather.
Bing avoiding damage as Mayo throws knees to the body.
Mayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bing takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mayo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Bing manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bing dives in and grabs Mayo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mayo pushes down on Bing's head and hops out.

Mayo darts in and clinches Bing up against the cage.
Bing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Mayo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mayo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bing paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mayo avoids the body shot from Bing.
Mayo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
No joy there for Bing, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mayo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mayo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Mayo misses.
Mayo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayo slips under a jab.
Mayo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bing takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mayo lands a jab to the head.
Mayo tests Bing's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mayo moves in looking to clinch but Bing pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo connects with a right hand. Bing shakes it off.

Bing is rocked!
Bing ducks under a wild hook from Mayo.
Oh Bing is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Mayo closes the distance looking for a takedown. Mayo picks Bing up and slams him brutally to the floor. Bing is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Chris Mayo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chris Mayo made sure he mentioned Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service), along with how happy he was to win his fight.