PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spank Crank (ranked 497 p4p, 78 weight class) and Bryan Mayhem (ranked 613 p4p, 96 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Crank
vs
Mayhem

180 cm
28
224 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

180 cm
35
224 lbs
25 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spank Crank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crank pinned against the cage. Crank gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mayhem ducks under a wild hook from Crank.
Crank loads up on a big right hand but Mayhem slips the punch.
Mayhem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crank. That did some damage!
Mayhem lands a jab.

Mayhem looking to score a takedown here. Crank is defending well but Mayhem drives through and ends up in Crank's guard.
Mayhem missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crank wants to stand and escape but Mayhem is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem postures up in Crank's guard and throws a big left but Crank blocks it.
Mayhem postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crank keeping moving, preventing Mayhem from controlling successfully.
Mayhem preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crank working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a big right hand that misses.
Mayhem throws an elbow that misses. Crank uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mayhem's guard. Nice move by Crank!

Crank postures up.
Mayhem is adopting a defensive guard.
Crank trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mayhem manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crank manages to get himself to full guard.

Crank tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crank avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem trying to control the position from guard on top but Crank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayhem controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Crank pulls Mayhem in close to his closed guard and prevents Mayhem from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mayhem looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mayhem won't allow Crank to sweep him here.
Mayhem is looking to work some ground and pound but Crank has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem trying to control but Crank is working from the bottom.
Mayhem throws a big right hand that misses.
Mayhem trying to control the position from guard on top but Crank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mayhem connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Spank Crank has been cut.
Crank throws a good cross that connects.
Mayhem misses with a looping left.
Mayhem connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mayhem slips under a jab from Crank.
Mayhem scores with a hook.
Mayhem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crank throws out the jab.
Mayhem shoots in for a takedown but Crank shows good takedown defense.
Mayhem connects with an inside leg kick.
Mayhem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mayhem cracks Crank with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayhem takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crank misses with an uppercut.
Mayhem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mayhem slips a straight right by Crank.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crank throws a hook but Mayhem blocks it.
Mayhem gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayhem moves away.
Mayhem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crank drops his hands momentarily and Mayhem takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mayhem jabs Crank to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mayhem throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Crank on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bryan Mayhem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayhem throws a head kick that misses.
Crank throws a leg kick which misses Mayhem's front leg but catches the back leg as Mayhem tries to avoid it.
Crank blocks a low kick nicely.
Crank blocks a jab.
Crank misses with a looping right.
Crank on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Mayhem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spank Crank's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mayhem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mayhem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crank throws a shot from downtown. Mayhem moves away and avoids it.
Crank gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mayhem.
A good leg kick by Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a wild body kick that Crank sees coming a mile off.
Mayhem misses with a body shot
and Crank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crank checks the leg kick.
Crank misses with a hook. Mayhem ducked under it nicely.
Mayhem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mayhem needs to keep his hands up - Crank had a free shot at his head there.
Crank throws the left hand but Mayhem avoids the punch easily.
Crank misses with a body shot.
Mayhem moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crank avoids the body shot from Mayhem.
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Crank. That snapped Mayhem's head back.
Crank connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayhem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crank.
Mayhem throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mayhem fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mayhem throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crank takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Crank misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Crank.
Crank walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mayhem lands an overhand right.
Crank tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bryan Mayhem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice sprawl there from Mayhem as Crank shoots in.
Crank swings for the body but Mayhem moves out of range.
Mayhem cracks a nice hook into Crank's ribs.
Mayhem shoots and misses
and Crank counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crank on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mayhem. Mayhem obviously looking to wear him down.
Mayhem misses with a low kick.
Crank misses with a low kick as Mayhem jumps back.
Crank misses with a hook
and Mayhem counters with a good, hard body kick but Crank shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crank.
Crank throws a body shot but no joy.
Crank drops his hands momentarily and Mayhem takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mayhem throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mayhem looks for a takedown but Crank sprawls well.
Mayhem lands an overhand right.
Mayhem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crank misses with a looping right.
Mayhem slips a straight right by Crank.
Crank misses with a low kick.
Mayhem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Mayhem.
Mayhem has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Crank blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crank scores with a sloppy right hand. Mayhem should have avoided that one.
Crank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayhem.
Mayhem misses with the body kick
and Crank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crank connects with a body shot.
Crank on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mayhem feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crank's calf.
Crank takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayhem manages to avoid it.
Crank looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayhem is just out of range.
Crank with a jab.
Mayhem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crank takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crank connects with a leg kick. Mayhem looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mayhem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crank throws a low kick but Mayhem moves out of range easily.
Crank is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mayhem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crank.
Mayhem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crank was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayhem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crank punishes Mayhem's body with a nice straight punch.
Crank tries for a takedown but Mayhem sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mayhem fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crank on the side of the head.
Crank takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mayhem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Mayhem releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mayhem moves away from the strike by Crank.
Mayhem throws a leg kick but Crank sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crank attempts a counter takedown but Mayhem avoids it well and moves away.
Good leg kick by Crank there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crank misses with a hook.
Crank throws a looping overhand right but Mayhem ducks down to avoid it.
Mayhem lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crank throws out a loose jab but Mayhem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crank is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayhem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crank looks to land a left hand but Mayhem moved out of range nicely.
Crank throws the left hand but Mayhem avoids the punch easily.
Crank throws an overhand right that lands on Mayhem's shoulder, as Mayhem tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Spank Crank will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Spank Crank's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nice body punch from Mayhem.
Mayhem connects with a jab.
Crank misses with a left hand
and Mayhem counters with a left to the body.
Crank on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mayhem is looking to land body kicks.
Mayhem lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crank at a distance.
Mayhem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mayhem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mayhem throws a leg kick
and Crank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Crank wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crank throws a leg kick that misses.
Mayhem misses with a straight right.
Crank takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Crank fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mayhem on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayhem misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crank misses with a straight left.
Crank missing with a left hand there. Mayhem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a head kick that misses.
Mayhem lands a leg kick that knocks Crank off balance momentarily.
Crank thows a leg kick but Mayhem checks it

so Mayhem counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mayhem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mayhem trying to control the position from guard on top but Crank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryan Mayhem has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mayhem with a nice head shot there.
Mayhem is looking to work some ground and pound but Crank has wrist control.
Mayhem content to stall in guard here.
Mayhem looking to pass the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mayhem takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mayhem throws a big counter head kick but Crank avoids it with no problem.
Crank jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crank buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mayhem throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crank stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crank with a hook.
Mayhem lands with a straight right. Crank didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Mayhem. That snapped Crank's head back.
Mayhem lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mayhem lands with an uppercut that bounces Crank off the cage and back into range.
Some wild striking there from Mayhem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crank throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mayhem.
Mayhem looks to score with a jab to the body but Crank is just out of range.
Mayhem scores with a nice strike.
Crank misses with a right hand
and Mayhem counters with a nice leg kick.
Crank slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab, jab by Mayhem - just one landing.
Crank misses with an uppercut.
Crank shoots in and drives through. Mayhem sprawls well.
Mayhem lands a jab to Crank's midsection.
Mayhem scores with a jab.
Mayhem lands a jab to the head.
Crank throws a front kick aimed at Mayhem's knee but Mayhem avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Mayhem.
Mayhem stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crank is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crank takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mayhem.

Crank is rocked!
Crank takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oh Crank is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mayhem fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Crank to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Crank looks to clinch but Mayhem throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Crank taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bryan Mayhem!
After winning the bout, Bryan Mayhem thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.