PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gonzo Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Mayflower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Mayflower acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Gonzalez
vs
Mayflower

196 cm
22
225 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

181 cm
21
242 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gonzo Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Mayflower!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gonzalez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mayflower taking a bit of punishment here - Gonzalez scoring with strikes.
Gonzalez scoring with punches and elbows.
Gonzalez trying to control the position but Mayflower is working away.
Gonzalez scores with punches from side control.
Gonzalez working the ground and pound.
Gonzalez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Gonzalez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mayflower rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gonzalez's guard! Nice work there by Mayflower!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayflower wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Mayflower won't allow Gonzalez to sweep him here.
Mayflower working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzalez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands strikes from half guard.
Mayflower gets back to full guard.

Mayflower working for a triangle but Gonzalez defends it easily.
Gonzalez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mayflower's head.
Gonzalez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mayflower looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonzalez is one step ahead there.
Gonzalez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Mayflower looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Mayflower has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Gonzalez manages to get his head free but now Mayflower has transitioned to an armbar! Gonzalez grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Mayflower! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Larry Mayflower!