PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mayhem
vs
Blake

204 cm
25
263 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

204 cm
23
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronald Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Blake!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mayhem defends well and Blake ends up having to push Mayhem into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mayhem misses with a looping left.

Blake ducks straight into an uppercut from Mayhem and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Blake manages to regain guard straight away.

Blake is rocked!

It looks like Richard Blake has been cut.
Mayhem has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mayhem tries to free his leg and advance position but Blake is retaining full guard.
Blake is still in real trouble! Can Mayhem finish him?
Mayhem trying to control but Blake is working from the bottom.
Blake seems to have recovered his senses.
Blake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blake has his hands on Mayhem's head, controlling the position.

Blake is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayhem jumps guard but Blake turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Blake keeps control of Mayhem as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mayhem misses with some punches.
Mayhem is looking to break free of the clinch but Blake has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Blake jumps guard and drags Mayhem to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Blake keeping moving, preventing Mayhem from controlling successfully.
Mayhem is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Blake has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mayhem pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blake is keeping the position for now.
Blake looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Blake striking from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayhem throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mayhem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mayhem trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blake's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blake pulls Mayhem in close to his closed guard and prevents Mayhem from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mayhem looking to sit in guard and control but Blake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mayhem lands a nice shot to the body.
Blake dodges the punch combination from Mayhem.
And Blake tries to counter it with a takedown but Mayhem pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Blake shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mayhem pushes Blake off but Blake dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem can't do much from the bottom here.
Mayhem tries to bench press Blake off him but Blake keeps the position.
Mayhem is trying to control Blake's posture but Blake avoids it.
Mayhem manages to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mayhem is looking for a sweep. Blake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mayhem strikes from the bottom but Blake uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Mayhem looking for a sweep but Blake has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mayhem is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Blake has taken his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayhem is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronald Mayhem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Blake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Mayhem. No joy for Blake on that attempt.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayhem.
Mayhem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blake moves away.

Blake closes the distance and pushes Mayhem back into the cage.

Blake decides to pull guard.
Blake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mayhem's guard.
Blake postures up.
Blake engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Blake decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mayhem, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Blake dives in and scores a takedown into Mayhem's guard.
Blake trying to move into half guard but instead Mayhem has managed to sweep!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Blake holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem throws an elbow that misses. Blake uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mayhem's guard. Nice move by Blake!
Mayhem trying to control the position.
Richard Blake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blake wants to control from the top but Mayhem keeps moving.
Mayhem not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Blake gets to his feet - Mayhem follows without any prompting.
A lazy left from Mayhem finds it's target.

Mayhem catches Blake napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Blake to the canvas!
Mayhem throws an elbow that misses. Blake uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mayhem's guard. Nice move by Blake!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayhem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayhem working a defensive guard here.
Mayhem looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blake pushing down on Mayhem's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blake looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Blake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mayhem keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem is looking to control Blake's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mayhem avoid being mounted?
Mayhem works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mayhem thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Blake trying to control but Mayhem is working from the bottom.
Blake won't allow Mayhem to sweep him here.
Blake is in close to Mayhem's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mayhem keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Blake decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mayhem, up you get!

Mayhem drops Blake with a big left hand and mounts him. Blake is in big trouble!

That has opened up Richard Blake's cut even more.
Blake is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blake is breathing heavily.
Mayhem looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

The cut above Richard Blake's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mayhem throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mayhem trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blake wants to control but Mayhem is having none of it.
Mayhem misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayhem avoids the attempt from Blake to control.
Mayhem misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronald Mayhem dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Blake's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mayhem jabs at Blake's body.
Mayhem scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mayhem pounces like a tiger and cracks Blake with a vicious hook! Blake is down but not out! Mayhem follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ronald Mayhem!