PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanford Mays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiang Chin Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xiang Chin Low will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mays
vs
Chin Low

178 cm
18
214 lbs
2 - 6 - 1

200 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Sanford Mays!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Xiang Chin Low !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chin Low shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mays napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chin Low working the strikes but Mays uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mays won't allow Chin Low to pass to mount.
Chin Low controlling the pace.

Chin Low trying to work for an americana but Mays has managed to regain full guard.
Chin Low must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chin Low sitting in guard here, content to control.

Chin Low gets to his feet - Mays follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays wants to clinch.
Chin Low fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mays has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Mays closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Chin Low 's guard.
Chin Low has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mays throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chin Low holds on and takes a little breather.
Chin Low wants to stand up but Mays is controlling him.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Xiang Chin Low was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Mays shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chin Low 's guard.
Mays working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mays connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays stops Chin Low from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chin Low working a defensive guard but Mays manages to pass into side control anyway.
Mays working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chin Low is trying to improve his position.
Chin Low is trying to control Mays's posture but Mays avoids it.
Mays creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chin Low is looking to reverse the position.
Mays working away.
Mays throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chin Low is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mays connects with a decent elbow.
Chin Low is trying to buck Mays off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Xiang Chin Low will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chin Low gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chin Low stalling the fight.
Mays tries to stall but Chin Low uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Chin Low breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chin Low keeps the fight on the outside.

Mays shoots in and bounces Chin Low off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mays keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chin Low 's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mays throwing strikes but missing.
Chin Low is looking to stand back up but Mays counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Chin Low .
Mays could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Chin Low looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chin Low is trying to stand up here but Mays is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mays missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chin Low gets back to full guard.

Chin Low looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mays passes into side control.
Chin Low is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Chin Low 's face as Mays controls the position.
Chin Low struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays grinds an elbow into Chin Low 's temple.
Mays working the head with strikes.
Chin Low is looking for a sweep.
Mays 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.
Mays lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chin Low down.
Mays controls the position.
Chin Low is looking for a sweep.
Mays is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chin Low can't do much from the bottom here.
Chin Low managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mays.
Chin Low is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mays postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chin Low tries to control but Mays manages to take his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mays throwing sloppy strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sanford Mays dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Chin Low keeps Mays at a distance using the push kick.

Chin Low closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mays sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Chin Low is looking to pass Mays's guard but actually Mays recovers to full guard.
Chin Low wants to control from the top but Mays keeps moving.
Chin Low trying to move into half guard but instead Mays has managed to sweep!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays scoring with punches to the head and body.

Chin Low isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mays stacks Chin Low on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mays!
Chin Low takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chin Low looks to move to half guard but instead Mays has passed into mount! Damn!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mays cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin Low working to try and regain half guard.
Mays is landing with some decent strikes but Chin Low is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mays connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Chin Low is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mays connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chin Low is still in real trouble! Can Mays finish him?
Chin Low wants to hold on but Mays pushes him away.
Chin Low seems to have recovered his senses.
Mays prevents Chin Low from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Mays.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays controlling the position easily from mount.
Mays lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chin Low hang on?
Mays raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mays looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mays lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mays scoring with strikes but Chin Low is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chin Low is squirming around, avoiding Mays's attempts to control the action.
Chin Low swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mays controlling from the full mount.
Mays has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sanford Mays showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mays has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sanford Mays!