PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eyesometimes Blackchicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackchicks comes into the arena with call to prayer blaring out of the sound system. Mayo has chosen Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever as his entrance music. Chris Mayo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blackchicks
vs
Mayo

169 cm
26
135 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

170 cm
35
142 lbs
21 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Eyesometimes Blackchicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Mayo!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chris Mayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackchicks walks into a jab.
Blackchicks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blackchicks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayo.
Blackchicks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mayo lands a head shot.
Blackchicks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayo.
Mayo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blackchicks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blackchicks cracks Mayo with an open hand slap.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mayo looks to land a right hand but Blackchicks moved out of range.
Mayo throws a body punch but Blackchicks moves out of range.
Mayo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackchicks.
Nice jab there from Mayo.
Mayo throws a hook but Blackchicks avoids it easily.
Mayo misses the jab.
Mayo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mayo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blackchicks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mayo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackchicks misses the target.

Mayo rushes Blackchicks and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackchicks is defending well for now.
Mayo stops a takedown attempt from Blackchicks.
Mayo stalling the fight.
Blackchicks is trying to push Mayo away but Mayo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackchicks avoids it.
Mayo stalling the fight.
Blackchicks is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mayo is defending well.
Blackchicks landing knees to the body.
Mayo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blackchicks avoiding damage as Mayo throws knees to the body.
Blackchicks is working for takedown but Mayo is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eyesometimes Blackchicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayo prevents a takedown attempt there.
A shot in the inside from Mayo.
Blackchicks managing to block the knees to the body from Mayo.

Blackchicks gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mayo regains guard.
Mayo wants to stand up but Blackchicks is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mayo has control of Blackchicks's left arm, preventing Blackchicks from doing any damage.
Blackchicks works over Mayo with some ground and pound from guard.
Mayo looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackchicks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mayo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blackchicks with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayo trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Mayo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice body punch from Blackchicks.
A lazy left from Mayo finds it's target.
Blackchicks lands a nice shot that snaps Mayo's head back.
Blackchicks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mayo's hands.
Blackchicks throws a hook but Mayo blocks it.
Blackchicks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mayo.
Mayo slips under a jab from Blackchicks.
Blackchicks moves out of range as Mayo strikes.
Blackchicks walks into a stiff left hand from Mayo.
Mayo misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Blackchicks counters with a single leg into guard. Mayo didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayo can't keep his opponent in guard - Blackchicks advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Blackchicks gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Blackchicks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayo.
Blackchicks moves away from the strike by Mayo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackchicks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayo.
Mayo misses with a right hand
and Blackchicks counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Mayo. That snapped Blackchicks's head back.
Mayo misses with a hook. Blackchicks ducked under it nicely.
Mayo throws out a loose jab but Blackchicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayo scores with a sloppy right hand. Blackchicks should have avoided that one.
Blackchicks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mayo's calf.
Blackchicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackchicks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayo.
Mayo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mayo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackchicks manages to avoid it.
Mayo cracks Blackchicks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mayo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blackchicks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mayo looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackchicks is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackchicks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayo.
Mayo blocks a jab.
Blackchicks moves out of range as Mayo strikes.
Blackchicks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Blackchicks as Mayo shoots in.
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 Eyesometimes Blackchicks will probably get the nod.
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.

Nice shot by Blackchicks.
Mayo throws a hook but Blackchicks blocks it.
Blackchicks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mayo fails with the takedown.
Blackchicks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blackchicks misses with a looping left.

Mayo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mayo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mayo scores with a hook to the body.
Blackchicks can't break the clinch.
Mayo stops a takedown attempt from Blackchicks.
The referee calls for Mayo to work.
Mayo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the head but Blackchicks blocks with his arms.
Mayo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Eyesometimes Blackchicks has been cut.
Blackchicks wants to take the fight to the mat but Mayo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eyesometimes Blackchicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo tries to stall but Blackchicks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blackchicks can't get the takedown.
Blackchicks blocks an uppercut.
Mayo trying to control the position but instead, Blackchicks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mayo into the cage.
Mayo lands a knee to the body.
Blackchicks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mayo after a bit of a struggle.
Mayo lands a hook that snaps the head of Blackchicks backwards.
Blackchicks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mayo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blackchicks blocks a body shot from Mayo.

Blackchicks lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mayo trying to control from the bottom.
Mayo moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayo has momentary wrist control but Blackchicks slips an elbow through the middle.
Blackchicks won't allow Mayo to sweep him here.
Blackchicks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mayo's head.
Blackchicks postures up.
Blackchicks cracks Mayo with a solid left hand.
Eyesometimes Blackchicks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mayo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blackchicks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blackchicks is fighting to break Mayo's control of his arms but Mayo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Blackchicks throwing strikes but missing.
Mayo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blackchicks!
Blackchicks can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo landing punches.
Blackchicks keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mayo looking to control but Blackchicks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mayo lands a nice shot to the head.
Mayo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blackchicks is looking to escape.
Blackchicks working to try and regain half guard.
Blackchicks is in a horrible position here. Mayo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mayo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Blackchicks is rocked!
Blackchicks is working to get back to half guard.
Mayo is landing with some decent strikes but Blackchicks is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Blackchicks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayo lands with some strikes.
Mayo loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Blackchicks scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Mayo land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Mayo stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Mayo!
Chris Mayo made sure to mention his sponsor, Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service) in his post fight interview.