PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cechini Muszyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayfield comes to the cage accompanied by Pusherman. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Mayfield
vs
Muszyna

167 cm
27
140 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

168 cm
36
143 lbs
15 - 16 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Curtis Mayfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Cechini Muszyna!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayfield cracks the inside of Muszyna's front leg.
Muszyna walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mayfield checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Muszyna thows a leg kick but Mayfield checks it

and Mayfield holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The referee calls for Muszyna to work.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mayfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mayfield stalling against the cage.
Muszyna managing to block the knees to the body from Mayfield.
Mayfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muszyna will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mayfield up against the cage.
Mayfield lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayfield has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Muszyna avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mayfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mayfield is pushing Muszyna up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mayfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muszyna working hard to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Muszyna - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mayfield misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mayfield tries to throw a body punch but Muszyna avoids it by throwing Mayfield back against the cage.
Mayfield lands with a left to the head.
Mayfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Muszyna avoids the damage to the body.
Muszyna stalls.
Muszyna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mayfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Muszyna is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mayfield effectively controlling the action here.
Muszyna throws a head punch that misses.
Mayfield has been working on his balance at Ice&Fire, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Muszyna.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mayfield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mayfield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mayfield taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mayfield taking a breather.
Mayfield gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Muszyna blocks an uppercut.
Muszyna stalling in the clinch but Mayfield improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield goes for a takedown in the clinch but Muszyna prevents it.
Mayfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Muszyna is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Muszyna displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mayfield up against the cage.
Muszyna slowing the pace effectively.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muszyna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mayfield misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Mayfield dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Muszyna avoids the head kick by Mayfield.
Muszyna missing with a left hand there. Mayfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mayfield connects with a right hand. Muszyna shakes it off.
Muszyna slips a jab and a cross from Mayfield.
Muszyna fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Muszyna defending well as Mayfield loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Muszyna darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Curtis Mayfield has been cut.
A shot to the body from Muszyna misses
and Mayfield makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Mayfield shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayfield looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mayfield throwing shots but Muszyna is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayfield is looking to advance position but Muszyna won't allow it.

Mayfield seems to be looking for submissions.
Mayfield is keen to just control but Muszyna is a slippery customer.
Mayfield tries to pass the half guard into mount. Muszyna knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mayfield is looking to take a break and control but Muszyna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Muszyna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muszyna missing with a left hand there. Mayfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mayfield throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mayfield.
Muszyna rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mayfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mayfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muszyna can do to turn this around?
Mayfield tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Muszyna counter with a right hand.
Mayfield bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Muszyna throws a series of punches but Mayfield moves out of range.
Mayfield lands a head shot.
Mayfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Mayfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muszyna looks to land a right hand but Mayfield moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Mayfield. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mayfield.
Muszyna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayfield.
Muszyna lands with a hook. Mayfield tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Muszyna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muszyna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Muszyna loads up on a big right hand but Mayfield slips the punch.
Mayfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mayfield is looking to clinch.
Muszyna now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Muszyna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mayfield misses with a looping left.
Mayfield misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Muszyna.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna misses with a looping left.

Muszyna gets tackled into the cage by Mayfield. Mayfield maintains the clinch.
Mayfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muszyna backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muszyna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mayfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muszyna.
Mayfield working aggressively here.
Mayfield has a couple of punches blocked by Muszyna.
Mayfield wants to stall.
Mayfield effectively controlling the action here.
Mayfield has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Muszyna after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Mayfield dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Mayfield's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Muszyna throws the left hand but Mayfield avoids the punch easily.
Muszyna throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayfield.
Mayfield appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mayfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muszyna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muszyna swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Mayfield closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mayfield lands in his opponent's guard.
Mayfield tries to free his leg and advance position but Muszyna is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Muszyna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mayfield keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Muszyna's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Muszyna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mayfield.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Muszyna keeping full guard, as Mayfield tries to pass.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mayfield avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Muszyna throws a lazy uppercut
and Mayfield counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mayfield throws a hook but Muszyna blocks it.
Mayfield connects with a solid leg kick.
Muszyna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mayfield connects with a solid leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Mayfield scores with a four punch combination!
Curtis Mayfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Muszyna takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mayfield moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muszyna.
Muszyna misses with a looping right.
Mayfield misses with a few strikes there.
Mayfield shoots and misses
enabling Muszyna to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Mayfield.
Muszyna stuns Mayfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Muszyna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mayfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muszyna takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Curtis Mayfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mayfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muszyna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayfield.
Cechini Muszyna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mayfield.
Mayfield throws a body punch but Muszyna moves out of range.
Muszyna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mayfield.
Mayfield tries to clinch up.
Muszyna throws a body shot but no joy.
Muszyna bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mayfield's head.
Muszyna jabs Mayfield right on the nose. Mayfield blinks but takes it well.

Mayfield is rocked!
Muszyna looks to land a left hand but Mayfield moved out of range nicely.
Mayfield swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oh Mayfield is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muszyna throws a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Mayfield on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muszyna. Mayfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mayfield throws a body punch but Muszyna moves out of range.
Muszyna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muszyna misses with a wild body shot.
Mayfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Muszyna swings for the body but Mayfield moves out of range.

Mayfield shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Muszyna's guard.
Muszyna tries to strike from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muszyna has his hands on Mayfield's head, controlling the position.
Mayfield wants to control from the top but Muszyna keeps moving.
Mayfield seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Mayfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mayfield 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Mayfield!
After winning the bout, Curtis Mayfield thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.