PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eskil Lemmelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lemmelin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fönt ja en körv. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mayer's choice of entrance music: I´m shipping out to Boston - Dropkick Murphys. John Mayer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lemmelin
vs
Mayer

193 cm
29
240 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

212 cm
22
280 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

ProNutes London
ProNutes London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Eskil Lemmelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayer swings for the body but Lemmelin moves out of range.
Lemmelin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mayer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lemmelin circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lemmelin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mayer wants to get back to his feet but Lemmelin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mayer controls Lemmelin momentarily but Lemmelin frees himself.
Lemmelin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mayer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lemmelin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lemmelin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mayer working a defensive guard here.
Lemmelin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lemmelin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lemmelin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayer is retaining full guard.

Mayer pushes Lemmelin off and scrambles back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Lemmelin.
John Mayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayer dodges the punch combination from Lemmelin.
Lemmelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayer manages to avoid it.
Mayer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Lemmelin gets a takedown into half guard.
Mayer is staying active underneath Lemmelin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer controlling the position well.
Lemmelin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mayer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lemmelin.
Lemmelin winds up and cracks Mayer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayer trying to control from the bottom.
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. Lemmelin connects with a nice short shot to Mayer's temple.
Mayer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mayer wants to stand but Lemmelin is controlling the position.
Mayer wants to sweep but no luck.
Mayer is controlling Lemmelin's posture.
Mayer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mayer controlling the position.
Lemmelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Eskil Lemmelin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lemmelin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mayer circles away quickly and effectively.
Lemmelin cracks Mayer with a good jab.
Mayer slips a jab from Lemmelin.
Mayer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lemmelin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Mayer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mayer.
Lemmelin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mayer tries to close the distance and clinch but Lemmelin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mayer slips a jab and a cross from Lemmelin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemmelin walks into a stiff left hand from Mayer.
Mayer ducks under a wild hook from Lemmelin.
Mayer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
John Mayer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lemmelin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like John Mayer has been cut.
Lemmelin lands an overhand right.
A bone on bone clash there as Lemmelin blocks the leg kick.
Lemmelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayer manages to avoid it.
Lemmelin misses with a double jab.
Lemmelin tries to clinch but Mayer is having none of it.
Lemmelin tries to clinch up but Mayer circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lemmelin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Mayer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mayer thumps Lemmelin with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eskil Lemmelin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Mayer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lemmelin misses with a body shot.
Lemmelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayer manages to avoid it.
Mayer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lemmelin.
Lemmelin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lemmelin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayer.
Mayer wants to clinch.
Mayer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lemmelin connects with a nice looking jab.
Lemmelin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Lemmelin misses.
Lemmelin lands with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Lemmelin.
Lemmelin misses with a body shot
and Mayer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer lands a slapping body shot.
Mayer is looking to land body kicks.
Mayer misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Lemmelin. Those never looked like landing.
Lemmelin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lemmelin looks to land a combination. Mayer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mayer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lemmelin is out of range and Mayer settles back down.
Mayer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayer slips under a jab from Lemmelin.
Lemmelin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayer lands with a hook. Lemmelin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lemmelin throws a jab when Mayer was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayer moves away.
Mayer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lemmelin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That has opened up John Mayer's cut even more.
Lemmelin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mayer.
Mayer swings for the body but Lemmelin moves out of range.
Mayer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lemmelin at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayer scores with a body shot.
Mayer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lemmelin rather than just go for the knockout.
Mayer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayer catches Lemmelin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lemmelin misses with a takedown
and Mayer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lemmelin fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eskil Lemmelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayer thuds a left hand into Lemmelin's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer scores with a hook to the body. Lemmelin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mayer lands a nice hook to Lemmelin's body. Lemmelin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mayer fails to land with a series of punches.
Lemmelin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mayer leaves Lemmelin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lemmelin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lemmelin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mayer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lemmelin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mayer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mayer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Mayer has knocked Lemmelin down with a huge combo! Mayer steps away and waves a wobbly Lemmelin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Lemmelin is rocked!
Mayer connects with a body shot that sends Lemmelin's belly button to the back.
Oh Lemmelin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lemmelin is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Mayer just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Lemmelin has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Mayer!