PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silas Mayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

O Leary
vs
Mayne

190 cm
21
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Fighters Formula
Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry O Leary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Silas Mayne!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mayne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
O Leary is squirming around, avoiding Mayne's attempts to control the action.
Mayne lands a nice shot to the head.
O Leary is looking to get to half guard.
O Leary regains half guard.
O Leary slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mayne is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
O Leary manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mayne tries to lock up and control but O Leary gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
O Leary with the ground and pound from mount.
Mayne tries to buck O Leary off but he can't manage it.
O Leary raining down shots from the mount!
O Leary controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary landing strikes from the mount and Mayne is in trouble!
Mayne wants to control but O Leary is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Leary has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mayne's face.
Mayne is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mayne wants to get back to his feet.
Mayne throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mayne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Leary. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mayne is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Leary scoring with strikes but Mayne is staying in there.
O Leary content just to control the position here.
O Leary looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
O Leary working Mayne over with strikes here.
O Leary has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
O Leary looking to finish Mayne with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mayne!
Mayne is desperately trying to improve his position but O Leary has a good base and remains in mount.
O Leary sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mayne tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayne wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mayne tries to hold on but O Leary postures up.
O Leary is breathing heavily.
O Leary looking to control but Mayne is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
O Leary raining down shots from the mount!
Mayne is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mayne tries to hold on but O Leary postures up.
Mayne is desperately trying to improve his position but O Leary has a good base and remains in mount.
O Leary content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mayne is wriggling around trying to escape.
O Leary working the ground and pound effectively.
Mayne is trying to escape the mount.
O Leary controlling his opponent.
Mayne bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
O Leary tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry O Leary 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.

Mayne doesn't manage to clinch there - O Leary circles away.
Mayne shoots in and drives through. O Leary sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from O Leary.
Mayne misses with a wild combination.

O Leary scores a takedown into full mount!
Mayne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mayne is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Leary landing strikes from the mount and Mayne is in trouble!
O Leary is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mayne can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
O Leary can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mayne is looking to escape.
Mayne is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayne is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mayne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mayne can do anything to dispel that myth.
O Leary working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Mayne that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mayne working to try and regain half guard.
Mayne wants to control but O Leary is having none of it.
Mayne is looking to improve his position but O Leary isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
O Leary trying to control but Mayne is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayne is looking to improve his position but O Leary isn't that keen on the idea.
O Leary fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
O Leary trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mayne is looking to get to half guard.
Mayne holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as O Leary tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
O Leary looking to control but Mayne is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayne tries to buck O Leary off but he can't manage it.
Mayne wants to control but O Leary is having none of it.
O Leary 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 growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, O Leary cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
O Leary working away from the top, dropping strikes.
O Leary sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Larry O Leary overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mayne is working to get back to half guard.
O Leary controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
O Leary scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mayne?
O Leary pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
O Leary sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mayne is in a horrible position here. O Leary smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Mayne is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Leary punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mayne throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mayne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry O Leary dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

O Leary fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and O Leary counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mayne!
O Leary avoids the attempt from Mayne to control.
Mayne manages to regain half guard. Good work.
O Leary passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mayne is trying desperately to improve position.
O Leary working the ground and pound effectively.
Mayne is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mayne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary lands a big shot there that rocks Mayne but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mayne is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
O Leary is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mayne can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
O Leary landing strikes, looking to finish!
O Leary sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mayne really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
O Leary avoids the attempt from Mayne to control.
O Leary sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayne is bucking up trying to escape but O Leary cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mayne wants to control but O Leary is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by O Leary.
Mayne keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mayne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
O Leary lands a big shot there that rocks Mayne but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
O Leary landing punches.
Mayne is desperately trying to improve his position but O Leary has a good base and remains in mount.
O Leary with shots to the head and body - Mayne looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayne is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mayne is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Leary in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mayne can't escape the position.
O Leary connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mayne is looking to get to half guard.
Mayne is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
O Leary landing strikes from the mount and Mayne is in trouble!
O Leary controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mayne regains half guard.
Mayne trying to control here.
O Leary drops an elbow to the side of Mayne's head.
Mayne moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
O Leary throwing strikes from guard but Mayne blocks nicely.
Mayne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silas Mayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Mayne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
O Leary tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayne is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Larry O Leary showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Leary has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry O Leary!