PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demian Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Rudirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rudirez's choice of entrance music: "Bulls on parade" Rage Against The Machine. Demian Mayo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mayo
vs
Rudirez

176 cm
24
170 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
182 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Mayo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Rudirez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudirez throws a chopping leg kick but Mayo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mayo tries to clinch but Rudirez is having none of it.
Rudirez throws a leg kick that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rudirez tries a low kick but Mayo avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mayo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudirez looks to clinch

and Mayo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rudirez's guard.
Mayo wanted to stand there but Rudirez had control of the position.
Rudirez keeping moving, preventing Mayo from controlling successfully.
Rudirez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Rudirez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mayo looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo passes Rudirez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rudirez is trying to maintain the position but Mayo is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rudirez is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mayo is staying active.

Mayo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rudirez punching from the bottom.
Mayo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mayo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo is looking to pass Rudirez's guard but actually Rudirez recovers to full guard.
Rudirez keeping full guard, as Mayo tries to pass.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mayo moves out of range of the body kick.
Mayo blocks a low kick nicely.
Rudirez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rudirez throws a front kick aimed at Mayo's knee but Mayo avoids it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Mayo blocks the leg kick.
Mayo checks a leg kick.
Mayo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rudirez as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Mayo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rudirez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demian Mayo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rudirez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mayo moves out of range as Rudirez throws a body kick.
Rudirez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mayo. That did some damage!
Marco Rudirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rudirez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mayo is looking to get to half guard.
Mayo is working hard here to advance position.

Mayo bucks Rudirez off and manages to get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rudirez. Mayo shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Rudirez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rudirez lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Demian Mayo has been cut.

Rudirez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rudirez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mayo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rudirez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rudirez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mayo trying to control but Rudirez is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rudirez lands a decent shot there.
Mayo trying to control the position from guard on top but Rudirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rudirez misses with the combination.

Rudirez closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rudirez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayo's defenses.
Rudirez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mayo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mayo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rudirez pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rudirez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayo moves out of range of the leg kick from Rudirez.
Mayo fails with the takedown
and Rudirez counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Rudirez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Demian Mayo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mayo moves out of range of the leg kick from Rudirez.
Mayo fails with the takedown
and Rudirez counters with a body kick.
Demian Mayo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayo moves out of range of the leg kick from Rudirez.
Good standup being displayed there by Rudirez as he connects with a hook.
Rudirez throws a chopping leg kick but Mayo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudirez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mayo circles away quickly and effectively.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rudirez, right into the meat.
Rudirez misses with a body kick.
Mayo checks the leg kick.
Rudirez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez throws a front kick aimed at Mayo's knee but Mayo avoids it well.
Rudirez throws a leg kick but Mayo checks it.
Rudirez throws a leg kick but Mayo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rudirez tries to bum rush Mayo with a series of wild strikes but Mayo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayo blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rudirez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mayo won't allow Rudirez to sweep him here.
Mayo looking to pass the guard.

Mayo has gone for a leg lock! Rudirez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mayo's guard.
Mayo wants to stand but Rudirez is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rudirez tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayo is retaining full guard.

Mayo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rudirez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rudirez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rudirez controls from within his opponent's guard.

Mayo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rudirez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Rudirez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Rudirez really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demian Mayo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rudirez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mayo misses with a takedown
and Rudirez counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudirez looks for the body kick but Mayo saw that one coming.

Rudirez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mayo tries to buck Rudirez off but Rudirez is having none of it.
Mayo can't do much from the bottom here.
Rudirez scoring with punches from side control.
Mayo gets back to half guard.
Rudirez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rudirez prevents Mayo from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez is keen to just control but Mayo is a slippery customer.
Rudirez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mayo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mayo wants to control but Rudirez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mayo is refusing to be controlled, as Rudirez sits in half guard.

Mayo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rudirez misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rudirez takes the fight into the clinch.

Rudirez manages to break the clinch.
Mayo checks a leg kick.
Rudirez wants to land a leg kick but Mayo is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rudirez is looking to chop away at Mayo's legs.
Mayo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rudirez counters with a nice body kick.
Rudirez misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Rudirez dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Demian Mayo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mayo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rudirez throws a wild body kick that Mayo sees coming a mile off.
Rudirez misses with a low kick as Mayo jumps back.
Mayo checks a low kick from Rudirez.
Rudirez moves out of range as Mayo strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudirez clinches but Mayo breaks the clinch

and Mayo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Mayo looking for a submission but Rudirez manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.

Mayo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rudirez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mayo, into his guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Mayo has an active guard here but Rudirez has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez wants to take a breather but Mayo is having none of it.
Rudirez drops an elbow to the side of Mayo's head.
Mayo is looking for a sweep. Rudirez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rudirez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mayo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rudirez.

Mayo looking for submissions off his back.
Rudirez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mayo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo is trying to maintain the position but Rudirez is very close to passing his half guard.
Mayo is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rudirez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mayo is trying to get back to full guard.
Rudirez throwing shots but Mayo is blocking nicely.
It looks like Rudirez is going to stand back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mayo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Marco Rudirez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Mayo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rudirez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mayo working a defensive guard here.
Rudirez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Mayo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rudirez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mayo wants to sweep but no luck.
Demian Mayo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rudirez wants to control from the top but Mayo keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Rudirez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rudirez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Rudirez!
Marco Rudirez is the new welterweight champion!