PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andretii Kazadorez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Mayflower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kazadorez
vs
Mayflower

190 cm
24
290 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

181 cm
27
242 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andretii Kazadorez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Mayflower!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazadorez looks to throw the jab but Mayflower is out of range.
Mayflower with the counter takedown but Kazadorez avoids it easily.
Kazadorez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mayflower in his tracks.

It looks like Larry Mayflower has been cut.
Kazadorez throws a poor cross that misses

and Mayflower decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kazadorez's guard.
Kazadorez keeping full guard, as Mayflower tries to pass.
Mayflower is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayflower is fighting to break Kazadorez's control of his arms but Kazadorez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayflower won't allow Kazadorez to get back to his feet.
Mayflower preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayflower looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kazadorez trying to keep a closed guard but Mayflower is proving a slippery customer.
My spies in Russian Bears Training Center inform me that Mayflower has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mayflower wants to control from the top but Kazadorez keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kazadorez slaps away a takedown attempt from Mayflower, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kazadorez throws out a loose jab but Mayflower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayflower bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kazadorez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mayflower on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayflower displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kazadorez throws out the jab.
Mayflower wants to clinch
enabling Kazadorez to counter with a crisp jab.
Kazadorez connects with the punch.

Mayflower darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Kazadorez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayflower staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazadorez scores with a jab. Mayflower acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That has opened up Larry Mayflower's cut even more.
A jab from Kazadorez misses.
Mayflower with the counter takedown but Kazadorez avoids it easily.
Mayflower ducks under a wild hook from Kazadorez.
And Mayflower tries to counter it with a takedown but Kazadorez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mayflower tries to clinch but Kazadorez moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kazadorez misses the target.

Mayflower ducks straight into an uppercut from Kazadorez and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Mayflower manages to regain guard straight away.
Kazadorez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Mayflower looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazadorez wants to control from the top but Mayflower keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazadorez wants to stand but Mayflower is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mayflower keeping moving, preventing Kazadorez from controlling successfully.
Mayflower wants to sweep but no luck.
Kazadorez trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayflower is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayflower is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kazadorez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mayflower on the ground.
Kazadorez won't allow Mayflower to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andretii Kazadorez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larry Mayflower'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.

Mayflower misses with a series of wild punches.
Kazadorez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayflower sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mayflower with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mayflower takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mayflower shoots in looking for a takedown but Kazadorez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mayflower's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mayflower fails with the takedown
and Kazadorez counters with a straight right hand.

The cut above Larry Mayflower's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Andretii Kazadorez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Mayflower.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazadorez loads up on a big right hand but Mayflower slips the punch.
Mayflower tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kazadorez waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Mayflower. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Mayflower to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Mayflower is rocked!
Andretii Kazadorez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kazadorez's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Mayflower looking for subs off his back but Kazadorez has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kazadorez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kazadorez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayflower is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kazadorez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mayflower is trying to keep Kazadorez in close.

Mayflower is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kazadorez is aware though and is defending well.
Mayflower controlling Kazadorez's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayflower is trying to keep Kazadorez in close.
Kazadorez wants to stand and escape but instead Mayflower has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Mayflower is looking to work some ground and pound but Kazadorez has wrist control.
Mayflower trying to control but Kazadorez is working from the bottom.
Kazadorez wants to sweep but no luck.
Mayflower prevents Kazadorez from getting back to his feet.
Kazadorez is controlling Mayflower's posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four 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.
Kazadorez throws an overhand right that lands on Mayflower's shoulder, as Mayflower tries to avoid the shot.
Mayflower shoots in for a takedown but Kazadorez shows good takedown defense.
Mayflower misses with a body punch
and Kazadorez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Larry Mayflower's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Larry Mayflower's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andretii Kazadorez!