PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wally Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Garza
vs
Mayhem

208 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wally Garza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garza misses with a wild body shot.
Mayhem moves in looking to clinch but Garza pushes him off.
Garza moves out of range of the body kick.

Garza pushes Mayhem up against the cage in a clinch.

Mayhem pulls guard effortlessly.
Mayhem looking for a sweep. Not yet Mayhem, not yet.
Mayhem really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garza throws a big right hand that misses.
Mayhem wants to sweep but no luck.
Mayhem wants to improve his position but instead Garza has moved into half guard.
Garza takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mayhem is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Garza manages to pass to mount!
Mayhem trying desperately to get to his feet.

Garza is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mayhem can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Garza working Mayhem over with strikes here.

Garza is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mayhem has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem is wriggling around trying to escape.

Garza is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mayhem to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mayhem shrugs it off.
Garza prevents Mayhem from getting the reversal.
Garza raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mayhem in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mayhem looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mayhem tries to control Garza's body but Garza pushes him off. Mayhem squirms to his side and now Garza has his back!
Mayhem trying to control the position but Garza manages to sink in the hooks.
Mayhem is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Mayhem trying to control the action but Garza just sinks the hooks in.
Garza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mayhem breaks Garza's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Garza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mayhem.
Mayhem wants to stand but Garza is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mayhem must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garza controls Mayhem momentarily but Mayhem frees himself.
Garza throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayhem wants to get up but he can't break Garza's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mayhem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wally Garza will probably get the nod.
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 drives through and clinches with Garza against the cage.

Mayhem breaks from the clinch.
Garza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garza tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mayhem defends well and Garza ends up having to push Mayhem into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Mayhem breaks from the clinch.
Garza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mayhem lands a jab.

Garza closes the distance and pushes Mayhem back into the cage.

Mayhem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mayhem gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mayhem is trying to hold Garza in close to prevent damage but Garza has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem wants to control but Garza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Garza working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Garza prevents Mayhem from standing back up.

Garza wants to work for an arm triangle but Mayhem is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mayhem wants to get back to full guard.
Mayhem punching from the bottom.
Mayhem is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem wants to control but Garza passes into side.

Garza tries for a kimura but Mayhem is defending well.

Garza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Garza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Garza wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mayhem, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mayhem's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Garza tries for a kimura but Mayhem is defending well.
Mayhem is looking for a sweep.

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.

Garza swings around for an armbar but Mayhem sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Garza's guard.
Garza trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mayhem with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mayhem content to stall in guard here.
Garza controls Mayhem momentarily but Mayhem frees himself.
Mayhem has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Garza is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garza controls Mayhem momentarily but Mayhem frees himself.
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 Wally Garza will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Garza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mayhem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garza's defenses.

It looks like Wally Garza has been cut.
Garza is trying to pull guard but Mayhem has him pressed against the cage.
Mayhem trying to land knees to the body.
Garza tries a body shot but Mayhem blocks it.

Garza drags the fight down to the ground.
Mayhem prevents Garza from getting back to his feet.
Mayhem wants to stand but Garza is controlling his posture from full guard.
Garza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garza is pulling down on Mayhem's head. It's preventing any offense from Mayhem, at least for the moment.
Garza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mayhem!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mayhem wants to get back to his feet.
Mayhem is looking to improve his position but Garza isn't that keen on the idea.

Garza working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Garza goes for an armbar but Mayhem turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mayhem.
Garza trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garza throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mayhem is looking to work some ground and pound but Garza has wrist control.
Mayhem postures up in Garza's guard and throws a big left but Garza blocks it.
Mayhem wants to control from the top but Garza keeps moving.
Mayhem wants to pass the guard but Garza is keeping the position.
Garza lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Mayhem wants to pass the guard but Garza is keeping the position.

Garza kicks Mayhem off and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Garza if he has to take too many more of those.
Garza misses with a wild body shot.
Mayhem tries to clinch but Garza moves away

and Garza counters by moving into the clinch.

Garza pulls guard.
Mayhem wants to stand but Garza is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mayhem is looking to work some ground and pound but Garza has wrist control.
Marcus Mayhem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garza is wriggling around but Mayhem manages to pass to half guard.
Wally Garza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garza is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mayhem jumps into side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wally Garza.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wally Garza!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

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