PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rand Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayweather is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mama said knock you out!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Paul
vs
Mayweather

187 cm
31
201 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

180 cm
29
196 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rand Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice cross by Paul.
Paul looks to land a right hand but Mayweather moved out of range.
Mayweather is looking to clinch but Paul is avoiding it.
Mayweather uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paul.
Mayweather bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Paul misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mayweather darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Mayweather closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paul lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mayweather misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Mayweather.
Mayweather lands a body punch.
Paul blocks an uppercut.
Mayweather throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pauls head.
Paul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paul throws an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Paul.
Mayweather presses Paul against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paul is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Paul.
Paul tries to work over Mayweather's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Paul on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mayweather creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paul misses with a body punch.
Paul blocks an uppercut.
Mayweather misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paul prevents a body shot from Mayweather.
Mayweather makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mayweather scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paul lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mayweather backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayweather scores with a hook to the body.
Mayweather scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paul blocking some punches.
Paul lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mayweather backwards.
Paul leaning against his opponent.
Paul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paul 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.
Paul lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mayweather lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Paul.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul prevents a body shot from Mayweather.
Mayweather working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paul throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mayweather creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mayweather misses with some punches.
Mayweather lands with a right to the head.
Mayweather fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paul can't find room to land a body shot as Mayweather controls the action.
Mayweather lands an uppercut.
Paul throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mayweather misses with a body punch.
Mayweather misses with the head strike.
Mayweather tries a body shot but Paul blocks it.
Paul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mayweather blocks a body shot from Paul.
A shot in the inside from Mayweather.
Paul tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mayweather fails to land.
Mayweather has a couple of punches blocked by Paul.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather tries a body shot but Paul blocks it.
Mayweather tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayweather misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paul is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mayweather misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Mayweather.
Paul throws an elbow that misses.
Mayweather misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paul with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mayweather tries to work over Paul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paul creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paul misses with the head strike.
Mayweather misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paul pushes Mayweather back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paul is trying to maintain a safe position but Mayweather gets an underhook and turns Paul into the cage.
Paul blocks a body shot from Mayweather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paul.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayweather is leaning against Paul and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Paul's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mayweather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Paul.
Paul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paul lands a hook that snaps the head of Mayweather backwards.
Mayweather softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayweather.
Mayweather tries to throw a body punch but Paul avoids it by throwing Mayweather back against the cage.
Mayweather tries a body shot but Paul blocks it.
Paul misses with some punches.
Paul prevents a body shot from Mayweather.
Mayweather misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paul tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayweather avoids it.
Mayweather tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayweather blocking some punches.
Mayweather tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayweather lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayweather doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mayweather lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paul trying to stall but Mayweather improves his position.
Mayweather blocks an elbow strike from Paul.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Mayweather 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.

Mayweather tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mayweather.
Mayweather uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paul.
Mayweather pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Mayweather, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paul misses with a double jab.
Paul looks to throw the jab but Mayweather is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Mayweather.
Paul throws a low kick, looking for Mayweather's leg but Mayweather calmly moves out of range.
Paul tries to score with a low kick but Mayweather moves his leg out of the way.
Mayweather tries to clinch but Paul is having none of it.
Paul slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Paul.
Paul thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mayweather.
Mayweather's corner calls for a 1-2. Mayweather obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A combination from Mayweather does no damage.
Mayweather throws out a loose jab but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayweather moves out of range of the body kick.
Mayweather lands a jab to the nose.
Paul feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mayweather's calf.
Paul tries to clinch but Mayweather is having none of it.
Paul scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Mayweather tries to keep at a distance but Paul has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paul lands a nice elbow.
Paul misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayweather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paul.
Paul is trying to stall.
Paul has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A body shot lands from Mayweather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Mayweather.
Paul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Mayweather fails to land.
Paul misses with the head strike.
Mayweather lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manny Mayweather seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mayweather blocks a body shot from Paul.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mayweather pushes Paul back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mayweather throws a punch but it's blocked by Paul.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mayweather.
Mayweather scores with a shoulder strike.
Mayweather throws a head punch that misses.
Paul throws an elbow that misses.
Mayweather misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mayweather misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mayweather tries to work over Paul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather blocks the elbow strike.
Mayweather tries a body shot but Paul blocks it.
Mayweather throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Paul lands a nice uppercut.
Mayweather struggles to land a body shot inside as Paul controls his hands.
Paul with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paul scores a nice knee to the body.
Mayweather misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mayweather swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paul scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Mayweather on the inside.
Mayweather managing to block the knees to the body from Paul.
Mayweather misses with the head strike.
Mayweather gets through Paul's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mayweather tries a body shot but Paul blocks it.
Paul blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mayweather.
Paul lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mayweather or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Mayweather fails to land.
Mayweather working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather misses with a punch to the body.
Mayweather lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paul swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayweather uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayweather misses with a punch to the body.
Mayweather has a couple of punches blocked by Paul.
Mayweather swings wildly with an uppercut but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayweather misses with the head strike.
Mayweather blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mayweather tries to throw a body punch but Paul avoids it by throwing Mayweather back against the cage.
Mayweather gets through Paul's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mayweather has a couple of punches blocked by Paul.
Mayweather swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Paul.
Mayweather tries a body shot but Paul blocks it.
Paul tries to land knees in the clinch but Mayweather avoids the damage to the body.
Paul lands an elbow that stopped Mayweather in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paul.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Mayweather showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Paul on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mayweather getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mayweather.
Mayweather throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mayweather lands with a nice body punch.
Paul is looking to land body kicks.
Mayweather catches Paul with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Paul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mayweather avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mayweather avoids the body shot from Paul.
Mayweather throws the left hand but Paul avoids the punch easily.
Paul needs to keep his hands up - Mayweather had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Paul.
Paul gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Paul. Those never looked like landing.
Mayweather tries to clinch up but Paul circles away and keeps his distance.
Mayweather lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Paul backs up against the cage.

Mayweather drops Paul with a beautiful combination! Paul stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mayweather is looking for the KO!

Paul is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paul throws a shot from downtown. Mayweather moves away and avoids it.
Oh Paul is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mayweather tries to clinch but Paul is having none of it.
Rand Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather looks to land a left hand but Paul moved out of range nicely.
Mayweather lands with a good body shot.
Mayweather cracks Paul with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Paul tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Mayweather pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Paul is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Mayweather!
Manny Mayweather very nearly forgot to thank Merciless Gladiators amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.