PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zab Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solidus Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Zab Mayweather could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Solidus Snake's chin.

Mayweather
vs
Snake

189 cm
20
214 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zab Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solidus Snake!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Snake's hands.
Snake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mayweather scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mayweather uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Snake.
Snake looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayweather is just out of range.
Solidus Snake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather looks to land a combination but Snake avoids it well.
Mayweather is breathing heavily.
Snake looks to land a combination. Mayweather sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Snake lands with a nice body punch.
Snake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snake scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snake scores with a shot to the body.
Snake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Snake displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Snake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mayweather at a distance.
Snake throws a right hand that misses
and Mayweather cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snake tests Mayweather's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mayweather takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Snake.
Snake throws a nice looking combination but Mayweather bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mayweather with a hook.
Snake punishes Mayweather's body with a nice straight punch.
Mayweather swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mayweather bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snake throws a looping overhand right but Mayweather ducks down to avoid it.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mayweather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mayweather takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Snake throws a combination. Mayweather tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Snake misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Mayweather. Those never looked like landing.
Snake throws a hook to the side of Mayweather's head but Mayweather sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snake lands with a cross.
Snake misses with a two punch combination.
Mayweather misses with a two punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Snake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mayweather connects with a body shot.
Snake loads up on a big right hand but Mayweather slips the punch.
Mayweather scores with a nice right hand.
Snake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayweather lands a jab-cross combination.
Snake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mayweather at a distance.
Snake catches Mayweather with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mayweather bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Snake's head backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Snake. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Mayweather misses.
Snake is looking to slow Mayweather down with leg kicks.
Snake staying out of range there.
Mayweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Snake lands with an uppercut that bounces Mayweather off the cage and back into rage.
Snake's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mayweather under the eye.
Mayweather keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mayweather.
Mayweather throws a hook to the side of Snake's head but Snake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snake is looking to land body kicks.
Snake lands a really nice looking cross but Mayweather seems unphased.
Mayweather swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snake lands a jab to Mayweather's midsection.
Mayweather throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayweather scores with the left hand. Snake knows he should have avoided that one.
Mayweather uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snake.
Mayweather misses with a double jab.
Mayweather is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Snake misses the shot to the body.
Snake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Snake misses with a double jab
and Snake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snake throws an off balance right hand
and Mayweather counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Snake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Snake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mayweather circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mayweather tries to bum rush Snake with a series of wild strikes but Snake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snake swings for the body but Mayweather moves out of range.
Mayweather is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mayweather scores with a nice right hand.
Snake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snake falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Mayweather counter with a right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mayweather.
A head kick misses from Snake.
Snake connects with the punch.
Mayweather misses with the combination.
A jab from Snake finds it's way through Mayweather's defenses.
Mayweather throws a jab but it's blocked by Snake.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snake dodges the punch combination from Mayweather.
Mayweather takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Snake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snake throws a combination that misses
and Snake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solidus Snake dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Snake ducks under a wild hook from Mayweather.
Mayweather dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mayweather defending well as Snake loads up on a big left hand.
Snake lands a slapping body shot.
Mayweather takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Snake misses its intended target.
Snake with a nice cross.
Snake misses with the combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Snake!
Mayweather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snake closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Snake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that Snake avoids nicely.
Mayweather tries to bum rush Snake with a series of wild strikes but Snake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayweather showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snake.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snake misses with a wild body shot.
Snake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake throws a sloppy body shot
and Mayweather counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snake dips to his left and cracks Mayweather with an uppercut!
Left hook, right uppercut from Mayweather.
Mayweather misses with a series of wild punches.
Solidus Snake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Snake. Those never looked like landing.
Mayweather will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snake misses with a double jab.
Mayweather misses with a two punch combination.
Snake connects with a right hand. Mayweather shakes it off.
Snake with a nice cross.
Mayweather connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mayweather has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Snake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather looks to score with a jab to the body but Snake is just out of range.
Snake moves away from the strike by Mayweather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Snake cracks Mayweather with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zab Mayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayweather waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snake.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Snake.
Snake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mayweather finds it's way round the side to connect with Snake's head.
Mayweather avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mayweather takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mayweather looks to land a combination but Snake avoids it well.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that Snake avoids nicely.
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snake throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mayweather.
A big right from Mayweather misses.
Sloppy strikes from Snake. Those never looked like landing.
Mayweather slips under a jab from Snake.
Mayweather avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snake avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Mayweather does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Snake lands with a nice body kick.
Mayweather is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Snake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mayweather counters with a three punch combo that has Snake backing up. Snake nods at Mayweather to acknowledge the strikes.
Mayweather ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Snake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mayweather counters with a one-two to the body.
Snake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mayweather slips under a jab from Snake.
Snake throws a sloppy head kick
and Mayweather counters with a straight right hand.
Mayweather takes one to the side of the head.
Mayweather misses with a looping right.
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snake.
Mayweather throws a looping overhand right but Snake ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Snake.
A punch lands to the side of Mayweather 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Snake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Snake jabs at Mayweather's body.
Snake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayweather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Snake looks to land a body kick but Mayweather moved away.
Mayweather swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snake lands the left hand.
Snake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mayweather stalks Snake and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Snake's face. Snake staggers backwards, shaken.
Snake connects with a right hand. Mayweather shakes it off.
Snake staying out of range there.
Mayweather blocks a head kick by Snake.
Snake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Snake.
Snake avoids the body shot from Mayweather.
Snake misses with a looping right.
Mayweather lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Snake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mayweather lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big right from Snake misses.
Snake throws a right hand that Mayweather ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayweather also avoids with ease.
Snake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Snake swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solidus Snake 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! And we move into the final round!

Mayweather uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Snake.
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snake.
Mayweather moves out of range as Snake strikes.
Snake throws a series of punches but Mayweather avoids them all with ease.
Snake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No joy there for Mayweather, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayweather.
Mayweather has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Snake tries to bum rush Mayweather with a series of wild strikes but Mayweather uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Snake throws a lazy uppercut
and Mayweather counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snake misses with a hook to the body
and Mayweather counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayweather lands a head shot.
Snake misses with a few strikes there.
Mayweather showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snake.
Snake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayweather misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather scores with a nice right hand.
A combination from Snake does no damage.
Snake lands an overhand right.
Mayweather misses with a double jab.
Snake scores with a one two! Mayweather had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Snake misses with a head kick.
Snake scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Snake!
Mayweather shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Snake eats them both and turns towards Mayweather to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A swing and a miss from Snake.
Snake fails to land with a series of punches.
Snake misses with a wild combination.
Snake goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Snake lands a nice hook to Mayweather's body. Mayweather takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mayweather clobbers Snake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donk. Mayweather catches Snake right on the button with a cross.
Zab Mayweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two 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.
Snake lands with an uppercut that bounces Mayweather off the cage and back into rage.
Mayweather slips a jab and a cross from Snake.
Sloppy strikes from Snake. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Mayweather, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayweather checks a leg kick.
Snake lands a nice hook to Mayweather's body. Mayweather takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Snake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Snake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snake throws a leg kick but Mayweather checks it.
Snake misses with a hook
and Mayweather counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Snake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mayweather misses with a two punch combination.
Mayweather avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mayweather needs to keep his hands up - Snake had a free shot at his head there.
Snake misses with a double jab
and Snake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mayweather moves away from the strike by Snake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Snake avoids them all with ease.
Snake scores with a nice head shot.
Snake misses with a wild combination.
Mayweather throws a right hand that Snake ducks under and follows up with a left that Snake also avoids with ease.
Mayweather displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Good shot there by Snake.
Snake misses with a combination
and Mayweather counters with a series of strikes. Snake will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mayweather fails to land with a series of punches.
Mayweather uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snake.
Snake looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayweather is just out of range.
Snake misses with a body shot
and Mayweather counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Snake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mayweather catches Snake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mayweather dodges the punch combination from Snake.
Snake ducks under a wild hook from Mayweather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A jab from Mayweather misses.
Snake misses with a wild body shot.
Snake slips under a jab.
Snake throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A combination from Snake does no damage.
Snake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Snake.
Snake scores with a nice right hand.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Snake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mayweather looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mayweather avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mayweather misses with a double jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Snake - that will leave a mark!
Snake lands a lovely overhand right.
Snake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Solidus Snake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snake 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solidus Snake!