PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elton Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Patrovski (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.

Mayo
vs
Patrovski

184 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elton Mayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Patrovski!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrovski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mayo shoots in for a takedown but Patrovski shows good takedown defense.

Patrovski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Patrovski lands in his opponent's guard.
Mayo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Patrovski controls the pace.
Patrovski trying to control but Mayo is working from the bottom.
Mayo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Patrovski stops Mayo from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Patrovski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrovski trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patrovski controlling from the top position.
Patrovski looking to pass the guard.
Patrovski stops Mayo from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mayo wants to clinch.
Patrovski blocks a head kick by Mayo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mayo doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Patrovski moves into the clinch.
Mayo wants to get back to striking at distance but Patrovski won't allow it.
Patrovski is stalling here.
Patrovski tries a knee to the head but Mayo blocks it.
Mayo tries to pull guard but Patrovski won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elton Mayo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mayo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patrovski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patrovski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Patrovski swivels and escapes.
Mayo misses with the combination.

Patrovski darts in and clinches Mayo up against the cage.
Patrovski wants a takedown.

Patrovski pulls Mayo into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Patrovski holds on and takes a little breather.
Patrovski trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mayo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Patrovski on the ground.
Patrovski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mayo preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo forces his way into half guard.
Patrovski flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mayo tries to stand and escape but Patrovski actually recovers to full guard.
Mayo is breathing heavily.
Mayo wants to get up but he can't break Patrovski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patrovski controls Mayo momentarily but Mayo frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patrovski controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Patrovski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Patrovski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mayo but Mayo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Patrovski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mayo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayo misses with a takedown attempt

and Patrovski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mayo's guard now.

Mayo is working an open guard so Patrovski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Patrovski is looking to clinch.
Mayo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Patrovski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Patrovski gets caught flat footed, as Mayo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mayo wanted to stand there but Patrovski had control of the position.

Patrovski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrovski is trying to keep Mayo in close.
Mayo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Patrovski's guard.
Patrovski pulls Mayo in to control the position.

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.
Patrovski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayo tries to stand but Patrovski is controlling from the bottom.
Mayo won't allow Patrovski to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Patrovski holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Patrovski tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Mayo as Patrovski shoots in.
Elton Mayo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Patrovski.
Patrovski misses with a takedown

and Mayo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Patrovski wants to sweep but no luck.
Mayo wanted to stand there but Patrovski had control of the position.
Patrovski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mayo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrovski trying to control the position.
Mayo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Patrovski's guard.
Patrovski looking for a sweep. Not yet Patrovski, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yuri Patrovski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Patrovski instigates a clinch.
Patrovski taking a breather.
Patrovski looking for a takedown.

Mayo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Mayo as Patrovski shoots in.
Mayo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Patrovski.

Mayo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mayo landing strikes from the mount.
Yuri Patrovski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mayo is landing with some decent strikes but Patrovski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mayo looking to control but Patrovski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mayo prevents Patrovski from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo avoids the attempt from Patrovski to control.
Mayo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Patrovski is trying to escape the mount.
Patrovski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Patrovski is looking to improve his position but Mayo 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.
Mayo trying to control but Patrovski is having none of it.
Patrovski wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mayo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Patrovski is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrovski holds of for dear life.
Patrovski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mayo wants to control the pace but Patrovski is squirming around nicely.

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.
Mayo avoids the attempt from Patrovski to control.
Patrovski is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mayo is staying active.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patrovski is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Elton Mayo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuri Patrovski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mayo landing punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elton Mayo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Patrovski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Patrovski!