PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Woody May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). May comes to the cage accompanied by Watch you Bleed by FFDP. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

May
vs
Mahoney

190 cm
21
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

198 cm
25
223 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

The Adrenaline Matrix
Bellum Dominum

Bellum Dominum

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Woody May!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney shoots in for a takedown but May shows good takedown defense.
May has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
May just misses with a punch to the body.

May has Mahoney up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahoney is trying to break the clinch but May has him pressed against the cage.
Mahoney tries to break free but May pushes him back against the cage.
May prevents Mahoney from breaking the clinch.

May breaks from the clinch.
Mahoney closes this distance looking for a takedown but May circles away.

May gets a clinch.
Mahoney jumps guard but May turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Woody May has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Mahoney.
Mahoney managing to block the knees to the body from May.
A body shot lands from May.
May works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. May just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mahoney is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables May to keep the fight standing.
May pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mahoney jumps guard but May turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mahoney is trying to pull guard but May has him pressed against the cage.
May lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mahoney backwards.

It looks like John Mahoney has been cut.
Mahoney tries to pull guard but May forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mahoney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mahoney is trying to force a seperation but May has the dominant position.

May breaks the clinch.
Mahoney fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
May tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mahoney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
May cracks Mahoney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mahoney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says May as he avoids it easily.

May clinches up against the cage.
May keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mahoney's efforts to push away.
May prevents Mahoney from breaking the clinch.
Mahoney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
May effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
May keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mahoney's efforts to push away.
Mahoney fails to pull guard.
Mahoney is trying to pull guard but May has him pressed against the cage.
Mahoney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mahoney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mahoney fails to pull guard.
Mahoney jumps guard but May stands there with Mahoney around his waist. Mahoney gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney is trying to break the clinch but May has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. May obliges.
May content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mahoney is trying to force a seperation but May has the dominant position.
Mahoney tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
May manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
May lands a good knee to the midsection. Mahoney won't want to take too many of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
May lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Woody May dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Mahoney's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

May moves into the clinch.
Mahoney tries to break the clinch but May is controlling the position.
Mahoney has had enough of the clinch but May keeps him there for the moment.
May makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mahoney tries to circle away but May has him pinned against the cage.

May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John Mahoney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mahoney throws a wild body kick that May sees coming a mile off.
May ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Mahoney out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Woody May!
Woody May is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Woody May made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors The Adrenaline Matrix and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.