PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martez Cortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayo has chosen Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever as his entrance music. Martez Cortega has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Cortega
vs
Mayo

185 cm
39
219 lbs
14 - 23 - 0

170 cm
48
142 lbs
37 - 36 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 14 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martez Cortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 36 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Mayo!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Mayo catches Cortega right on the button with a cross.

Mayo instigates a clinch.
Mayo lands a good knee to the midsection. Cortega won't want to take too many of those.
Mayo throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortega.
Mayo leaning against his opponent.
Mayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortega wants to take the fight to the mat but Mayo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mayo stops a takedown attempt from Cortega.

Cortega breaks the clinch.
Cortega fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martez Cortega. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cortega drives through and clinches with Mayo against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayo throws an elbow but it misses.
Mayo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mayo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mayo is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting on Mayo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo looking to throw knees to the head but Cortega is blocking nicely.
Our sources have told us that Cortega has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Mayo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mayo.
Cortega drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mayo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mayo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mayo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cortega stalling against the cage.
Cortega dodges an elbow strike from Mayo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mayo throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo missing with knees to the body.
Mayo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortega.
Cortega jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mayo walks away with a smile on his face. Cortega gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Good work by Cortega as he checks the leg kick.
Cortega misses with a double jab
and Mayo counters with a straight right hand.
Mayo throws out a powerful jab.

Cortega moves into range and clinches up with Mayo.
Mayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mayo tries to land knees in the clinch but Cortega avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mayo misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortega dodges an elbow strike from Mayo.
Mayo lands with a right to the head.
Mayo landing knees to the head.
Cortega tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mayo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mayo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mayo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cortega blocks an elbow strike from Mayo.
Mayo connects with a knee to the head.
Mayo just leaning against Cortega, taking a breather.
Mayo misses with the head strike.
Cortega blocks an elbow strike from Mayo.
Mayo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cortegas head.
Mayo misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo tries a knee to the head but Cortega blocks it.
Cortega blocking some punches.
Mayo controlling the action here for a moment.
Mayo trying to stall but Cortega improves his position.
Mayo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cortega drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mayo gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Cortega is trying to trip Mayo. He has hold of a leg but Mayo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cortega persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Mayo has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Cortega is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Mayo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cortega throws out a loose jab but Mayo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martez Cortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayo leaves Cortega with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Mayo scores with a four punch combination!
Cortega with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mayo counters with a nice uppercut.
Cortega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayo throws a body punch but Cortega moves out of range.

Cortega has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Mayo.
Cortega blocks an elbow strike.
Mayo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cortega backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortega has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mayo after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martez Cortega. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayo throws an elbow that misses.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cortega avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo trying to land knees to the body.
Cortega managing to block the knees to the body from Mayo.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mayo tries to land knees in the clinch but Cortega avoids the damage to the body.
Mayo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cortega avoids the elbow strike from Mayo, 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.
Mayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mayo stops a takedown attempt from Cortega.
Chris Mayo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mayo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mayo has a couple of punches blocked by Cortega.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mayo has a couple of punches blocked by Cortega.
Come on Mayo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mayo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cortega obliges.
A bit of stalling here from Mayo.
Mayo misses with some punches.
Cortega is trying to force a seperation but Mayo has the dominant position.
Mayo looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo trying to control the position but instead, Cortega has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mayo into the cage.
Mayo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cortega is looking for a takedown.

Cortega has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mayo uses from the top position.
Mayo scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayo chips away with some ground and pound.

Cortega looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mayo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cortega will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cortega trying to control the position.
Mayo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cortega swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mayo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cortega works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo throws a big right hand that misses.
Mayo looking to pass the guard.
Cortega keeping moving, preventing Mayo from controlling successfully.
Mayo tries to free his leg and advance position but Cortega is retaining full guard.
Cortega seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cortega wants to stand and escape but Mayo is having none of it.
Cortega is trying to hold Mayo in close to prevent damage but Mayo has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayo trying to control from half guard but Cortega is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortega on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cortega works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Mayo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cortega lands a head kick!
Cortega lands a leg kick that knocks Mayo off balance momentarily.
Cortega shoots in and drives through. Mayo sprawls well.
Martez Cortega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Cortega forces Mayo back against the cage and clinches.
A short uppercut from Mayo.
Cortega is trying to drag Mayo to the mat but Mayo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the head but Cortega blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cortega.
Mayo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cortega can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martez Cortega. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the head but Cortega blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo lands with a left to the head.
Mayo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortega's elbow.
Mayo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mayo lands a right hand.
Mayo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mayo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cortega blocks an elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Mayo.
Mayo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cortega takes a shot to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mayo obliges.

Cortega tightens his grip and picks Mayo up, before dumping him to the ground. Mayo manages to land in guard.

Mayo pushes Cortega off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayo connects with a body shot that sends Cortega's belly button to the back.
Mayo fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Cortega.
Mayo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mayo digs a good body shot into Cortega's ribs.
Mayo tries a head kick but it misses.

Cortega closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mayo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cortega has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mayo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cortega looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortega tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cortega as Mayo tries to tie him up.

Cortega jumps guard.
Martez Cortega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mayo distracts Cortega with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mayo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mayo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Cortega escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mayo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mayo passes Cortega's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mayo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mayo is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo avoids the attempt from Cortega to control.
Mayo is landing with some decent strikes but Cortega is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mayo landing strikes from the mount.
Cortega is desperately trying to improve his position but Mayo has a good base and remains in mount.
Mayo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cortega?
Cortega is looking to get to half guard.
Mayo looking to finish Cortega with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cortega!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayo lands a big elbow.
Mayo with the ground and pound from mount.

Cortega is rocked!
Mayo drops a big elbow. That's hurt Cortega! More shots from Mayo and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Mayo!
Chris Mayo gave a mention to Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).