PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Mayhew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Yabuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yabuki has chosen fuck you as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Mayhew
vs
Yabuki

184 cm
20
183 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

168 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Mayhew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Yabuki!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Mayhew.

It looks like Joe Yabuki has been cut.
Mayhew cracks Yabuki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yabuki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayhew looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mayhew chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yabuki can pounce on him.
Mayhew avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mayhew dives in and grabs Yabuki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yabuki pushes down on Mayhew's head and hops out.
Mayhew darts in looking for a takedown but Yabuki gets double underhooks and turns Mayhew into the cage.
Mayhew tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yabuki swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Mayhew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayhew feints a jab promting Yabuki to slip. Mayhew then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yabuki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yabuki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mayhew. That did some damage!
Yabuki throws a sloppy head kick and Mayhew moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Yabuki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mayhew throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yabuki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Yabuki drives through and clinches with Mayhew against the cage.
Mayhew tries to break free but Yabuki pushes him back against the cage.
Mayhew fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yabuki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mayhew is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Yabuki instigates a clinch.
Yabuki digs a right hand into Mayhew's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mayhew's gas tank.
Yabuki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yabuki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yabuki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yabuki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Yabuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Yabuki rushes Mayhew and presses him up against the cage.
Yabuki avoiding damage.
Mayhew tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yabuki just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabuki tries a body shot but Mayhew blocks it.
Mayhew wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mayhew is trying to push Yabuki away but Yabuki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yabuki misses with an elbow strike.
Mayhew is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mayhew is looking to break free of the clinch but Yabuki has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yabuki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mayhew or not.
A short right from Yabuki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yabuki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mayhew wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yabuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayhew fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayhew tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yabuki defends well and Mayhew ends up having to push Yabuki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yabuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mayhew looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yabuki throws a right hand that Mayhew ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayhew also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Mayhew misses the target.
Mayhew takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Mayhew. Those never looked like landing.
Mayhew is breathing heavily.

Yabuki instigates a clinch.
Mayhew wants to break free but Yabuki has control.
Nice elbow from Yabuki.
Yabuki has Mayhew pushed against the cage.
Yabuki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mayhew.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhew is looking to break free of the clinch but Yabuki has double underhooks.
Yabuki misses with an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Yabuki.
Yabuki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mayhew wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yabuki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mayhew blocks it with crossed arms.
Yabuki leaning against his opponent.
Mayhew blocks an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yabuki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mayhew wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yabuki misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Yabuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Yabuki's cut.
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.

Mayhew lands a jab-cross combination.
Yabuki stuffs the takedown attempt from Mayhew. Mayhew gets slowly back to his feet.
Yabuki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joe Yabuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yabuki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mayhew avoids the body shot from Yabuki.
Yabuki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mayhew shoots in for a double leg but Yabuki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mayhew shoots in looking for a takedown but Yabuki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mayhew's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Mayhew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yabuki lands with a nice combination. Mayhew backs away looking to recover.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yabuki.
Nice defenses there by Mayhew.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yabuki.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yabuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayhew moves away.
Yabuki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mayhew throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabuki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yabuki lands with a slapping head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Yabuki.

Mayhew drives through and clinches with Yabuki against the cage.
Yabuki misses with a body punch.
Mayhew wants to break free but Yabuki has control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mayhew wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yabuki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yabuki looking to slow down the pace here.
Mayhew tries to score a body lock takedown but Yabuki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Yabuki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Yabuki clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabuki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yabuki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mayhew blocks it with crossed arms.

Mayhew jumps guard and drags Yabuki to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mayhew is pulling down on Yabuki's head. It's preventing any offense from Yabuki, at least for the moment.

Yabuki decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mayhew, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayhew will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mayhew takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mayhew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yabuki.
Yabuki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mayhew on the side of the head.
Alexander Mayhew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabuki connects with a leg kick. Mayhew looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mayhew looks to land a combination. Yabuki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mayhew takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yabuki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mayhew fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yabuki throws a looping overhand right but Mayhew ducks down to avoid it.
Yabuki checks a low kick from Mayhew.
Mayhew throws a right hand that Yabuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Yabuki also avoids with ease.

Yabuki closes the distance and clinches.
Yabuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mayhew is looking to break free of the clinch but Yabuki has double underhooks.
Yabuki taking a breather.
Yabuki slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhew is trying to break the clinch but Yabuki has him pressed against the cage.
Yabuki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yabuki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yabuki should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mayhew wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yabuki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayhew takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mayhew tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yabuki smiles and moves away.
Alexander Mayhew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yabuki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Joe Yabuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yabuki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yabuki throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Yabuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Yabuki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A shot to the liver by Yabuki. Beautiful body shot.
Mayhew throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yabuki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That kick from Yabuki tenderised Mayhew's leg. Mayhew is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yabuki cracks the inside of Mayhew's front leg.
Yabuki throws a head kick that misses.
Yabuki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mayhew cracks Yabuki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mayhew changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yabuki tries to avoid it but Mayhew manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yabuki to the ground. Yabuki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mayhew is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yabuki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yabuki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mayhew.
Yabuki connects with a body shot that sends Mayhew's belly button to the back.
Mayhew moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook 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!
Mayhew blocks the body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayhew is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabuki connects with a high kick.

Mayhew closes the distance and clinches.

Yabuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yabuki. Mayhew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yabuki connects with a body shot that sends Mayhew's belly button to the back.
Yabuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mayhew dives in for a single leg takedown but Yabuki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Mayhew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body kick from Yabuki.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yabuki. That's going to slow Mayhew down.
Mayhew throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yabuki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mayhew thinking.
Yabuki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mayhew rather than just go for the knockout.
Yabuki lands a high kick!
Mayhew is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mayhew swinging wildly here.
Mayhew avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Mayhew, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yabuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mayhew tries to close the distance and clinch but Yabuki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yabuki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mayhew if he has to take too many more of those.
A leg kick checked by Mayhew.

Mayhew rushes Yabuki and presses him up against the cage.
Mayhew wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yabuki has him pressed against the cage.
Mayhew drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yabuki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yabuki scores with a one two! Mayhew had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yabuki throws a front kick aimed at Mayhew's knee but Mayhew avoids it well.
As Yabuki looks to move away, Mayhew throws a big counter combo but Yabuki just gets out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Mayhew.
Yabuki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mayhew scores with a sloppy right hand. Yabuki should have avoided that one.

Mayhew fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yabuki, pushing him back against the cage.

Mayhew manages to pull guard.

Mayhew is working an open guard so Yabuki takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Yabuki rushes Mayhew and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mayhew tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yabuki smiles and moves away.
Nice cross by Yabuki.
Joe Yabuki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yabuki throws a right hand that Mayhew ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayhew also avoids with ease.
It looked like Mayhew was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yabuki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mayhew.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yabuki stuffs the takedown.
Mayhew backing away here, and Yabuki unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yabuki scores with a body shot.
Yabuki fakes the leg kick and cracks Mayhew in the body.
Mayhew fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yabuki lands with a nice body punch.
Mayhew throws a right and a left that Yabuki avoids nicely.
Mayhew takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yabuki throws a wild body kick that Mayhew sees coming a mile off.
Mayhew fails with a takedown attempt.
Yabuki wants to counter with a clinch but Mayhew pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Yabuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yabuki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Yabuki!
Post fight, Joe Yabuki took to the microphone: 'you deep shit will never be better than a horse testicle.'.