PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martez Cortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever. Martez Cortega has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mayo
vs
Cortega

170 cm
47
142 lbs
35 - 36 - 1

185 cm
39
219 lbs
13 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 36 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Mayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martez Cortega!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayo looks to land a left hand but Cortega moved out of range nicely.

Cortega closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Mayo.
Cortega content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mayo tries to land knees in the clinch but Cortega avoids the damage to the body.
Mayo landing knees to the head.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mayo misses with a knee strike.
Cortega drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cortega takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayo just leaning against Cortega, taking a breather.
Mayo lands with a left to the head.
Mayo content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cortega tries to score a body lock takedown but Mayo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mayo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mayo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cortega up against the cage.
Cortega jumps guard but Mayo stands there with Cortega around his waist. Cortega gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chris Mayo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martez Cortega.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mayo throws an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Mayo to work.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mayo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cortega's brow.

Cortega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cortega misses with a takedown
and Mayo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martez Cortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortega was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayo.
Mayo moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortega misses with a straight left.

Cortega forces Mayo back against the cage and clinches.
Mayo lands with a light punch inside.
Mayo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mayo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mayo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mayo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cortega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mayo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cortega.
Cortega has Mayo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mayo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mayo looking to throw knees to the head but Cortega is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortega is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mayo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A body shot lands from Mayo.
A short right from Mayo on the inside.
Mayo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mayo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the head but Cortega blocks with his arms.
Mayo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cortega.
Mayo misses with a body punch.
Mayo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mayo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cortega blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo misses with the head strike.
Mayo avoiding damage.
Mayo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mayo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cortega up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mayo for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Cortega avoids the elbow strike from Mayo, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mayo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mayo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cortega blocks it with crossed arms.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cortega avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Mayo 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.

Cortega throws a right hand that Mayo ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayo also avoids with ease.
Mayo is looking to counter punch.

Cortega clinches up with Mayo and pushes him back against the cage.
Mayo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cortega is defending well for now.
Cortega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mayo wants to stall.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Mayo.
Mayo tries to land knees in the clinch but Cortega avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayo missing with knees to the body.
Mayo landing knees to the head.
Mayo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mayo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortega can do to turn this around?
Mayo lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cortega has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mayo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortega's elbow.
Mayo throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cortega looking for a takedown.
Mayo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mayo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cortega up against the cage.
Mayo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cortega.

Cortega ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cortega no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cortega is trying to hold Mayo in close to prevent damage but Mayo has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo uses his free foot to push down on Cortega's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cortega.
Mayo trying to control but Cortega is having none of it.
Mayo landing punches.
Cortega working to try and regain half guard.
Mayo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cortega looks a forlorn figure.
Cortega taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayo with a couple of short strikes.
Mayo lands a big shot there that rocks Cortega but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mayo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Cortega is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortega might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mayo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mayo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cortega regains half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mayo connects with a nice short shot to Cortega's temple.
Mayo working over Cortega with some ground and pound. Cortega looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mayo slips a nice elbow through Cortega's hands, connecting with Cortega's forehead.
Mayo wants to free his trapped foot but Cortega is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mayo is trying to control. Cortega wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mayo thows a huge punch but Cortega dodges it nicely.
Mayo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cortega with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cortega is staying active underneath Mayo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mayo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mayo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Mayo there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cortega taking some punishment here, with Mayo in his half guard.
Cortega wants to control but Mayo is keeping busy.
Cortega is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mayo is staying active.

Cortega actively working from the bottom here.
Mayo passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cortega takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Cortega is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Mayo! Cortega is hurt baaadly! Mayo is firing away with more strikes - Cortega is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Mayo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chris Mayo made sure he mentioned Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service), along with how happy he was to win his fight.