PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleveland Mayer (ranked 9563 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Harvey (ranked 6059 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mayer
vs
Harvey

156 cm
18
278 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
248 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cleveland Mayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayer throws a body shot but no joy.
Harvey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mayer defends it nicely.
Mayer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harvey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mayer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harvey somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey misses with a combination
enabling Mayer to counter with a crisp jab.
Mayer looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvey is just out of range.
Harvey feints the counter takedown.
Mayer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mayer wants it to stay on the feet.
Cleveland Mayer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Harvey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mayer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mayer wants it to stay on the feet.
Mayer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Harvey moves into range and clinches up with Mayer.

Mayer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayer slips a jab and a cross from Harvey.

Mayer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harvey avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mayer.
Mayer really is a fat lump.
Mayer misses with the ground and pound.
Mayer 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mayer decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayer moves away.
Mayer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Harvey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mayer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harvey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Harvey has closed the distance and engaged Mayer in a clinch.
Harvey tries to pull guard but Mayer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Harvey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harvey looks winded!
Mayer throws a head punch that misses.
Harvey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harvey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mayer has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey trying to stall but Mayer improves his position.

Mayer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harvey tries to clinch but Mayer is having none of it.
Mayer is looking for a counter combo.
Harvey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mayer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mayer throws a big counter combination but Harvey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Harvey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mayer swivels and escapes.
Sloppy strikes from Mayer. Those never looked like landing.
Harvey goes for a double leg but Mayer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mayer continues to drive forward.

Mayer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mayer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Mayer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayer tries a head kick but it misses.

Harvey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mayer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mayer can't find room to land a body shot as Harvey controls the action.
Mayer throws a punch but it's blocked by Harvey.
Harvey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Mayer breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mayer forces Harvey back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cleveland Mayer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Harvey shoots for a takedown but Mayer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harvey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mayer counters with a big head kick but Harvey shrugs it off.
Cleveland Mayer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayer throws a nice inside leg kick.
No luck for Harvey with that takedown attempt.
Cleveland Mayer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Harvey.
Harvey wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It appears Mayer was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mayer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harvey looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harvey tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Mayer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Harvey struggling a bit here.
Harvey is breathing heavily.
Harvey tries to bench press Mayer off him but Mayer keeps the position.
Mayer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Harvey is avoiding damage well.

Mayer stands up and beckons Harvey to his feet.
Harvey tries a head kick but it misses.
Harvey is looking to clinch.
Mayer lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey wants to slow Mayer down by chopping away at his legs.
Harvey tries for a takedown but Mayer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mayer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mayer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matthew Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayer moves out of range as Harvey throws a body kick.
Mayer throwing a counter right hand but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Harvey with a poor takedown
and Mayer counters with a series of strikes. Harvey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayer tries to land a front kick but Harvey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mayer misses with a body kick.
Harvey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayer.

Mayer rushes Harvey and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer tries to throw a body punch but Harvey avoids it by throwing Mayer back against the cage.
Mayer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harvey being controlled against the cage.
Mayer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harvey up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mayer for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A right handed body shot lands from Mayer.
Mayer effectively controlling the action here.
Mayer is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harvey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mayer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Harvey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mayer stalling against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mayer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cleveland Mayer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harvey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Harvey rushes Mayer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cleveland Mayer dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Mayer. No joy for Harvey on that attempt.
It looked like Mayer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harvey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harvey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mayer defends it nicely.
As Harvey looks to move away, Mayer throws a big counter combo but Harvey just gets out of the way.
Harvey misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Mayer to counter with a crisp jab.
Cleveland Mayer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Harvey.
Mayer stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mayer shoots in and bounces Harvey off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mayer is standing up over Harvey. Harvey looks to escape but Mayer dives into side control.
Harvey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harvey is looking for a sweep.

Mayer decides to stand up, so the ref orders Harvey to his feet.
Harvey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mayer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Harvey just manages to avoid it.
Mayer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harvey circles away quickly and effectively.

Mayer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mayer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mayer with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Mayer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mayer.

Mayer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mayer pulls guard successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Harvey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harvey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Mayer manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Harvey misses.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Harvey enables Mayer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Harvey manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mayer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harvey is wriggling around but Mayer manages to pass to half guard.
Mayer winds up and cracks Harvey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mayer working over Harvey with some ground and pound. Harvey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mayer prevents Harvey from improving his position.
Mayer not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harvey's head.
Mayer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Still in half guard, Mayer seems content to control.
Mayer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harvey's head.
Harvey is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mayer jumps into side control!
Harvey avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mayer.
Harvey looks to move to half guard but instead Mayer has passed into mount! Damn!
Matthew Harvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cleveland Mayer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mayer is landing with some decent strikes but Harvey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cleveland Mayer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mayer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cleveland Mayer!