PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ibasour Sershurrapal (ranked 1141 p4p, 1460 weight class) and Marshal Mayhem (ranked 114 p4p, 141 weight class). Sershurrapal comes to the cage accompanied by Smoking Snakes. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mayhem's choice of entrance music: Friday Night remixed by Astrophysics. Ibasour Sershurrapal is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Sershurrapal
vs
Mayhem

175 cm
29
145
13 - 8 - 0

178 cm
29
157
23 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary
Voodoo Nutrition

Bondi MMA 🏝️
The Natural Order

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibasour Sershurrapal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshal Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sershurrapal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mayhem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sershurrapal has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sershurrapal misses with a few strikes there.
Sershurrapal throws a hook but Mayhem avoids it easily.
Sershurrapal missing with a left hand there. Mayhem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sershurrapal avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Mayhem tries to get set, Sershurrapal tries to push him back and clinch up but Mayhem manages to avoid the attempt.

Sershurrapal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mayhem, pushing him back against the cage.
Sershurrapal tries to throw a body punch but Mayhem avoids it by throwing Sershurrapal back against the cage.
Sershurrapal blocking some punches.
Sershurrapal tries to throw a body punch but Mayhem avoids it by throwing Sershurrapal back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mayhem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sershurrapal lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Mayhem as the two fighters clinch.
Sershurrapal blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Mayhem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sershurrapal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mayhem backwards.
Mayhem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sershurrapal misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Sershurrapal as the two fighters clinch.
Mayhem tries to work over Sershurrapal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mayhem blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mayhem obliges.
Sershurrapal misses with a body punch.
Mayhem misses with some punches.
Sershurrapal tries a body shot but Mayhem blocks it.
Sershurrapal lands a left hand.

Mayhem turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sershurrapal tries to improve position but can't.
Sershurrapal is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mayhem's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mayhem lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mayhem lands a nice short elbow.

Mayhem is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sershurrapal wants to improve his position but Mayhem is controlling well.
Mayhem is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mayhem in particular looking to stall.
Sershurrapal tries to roll over but Mayhem keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sershurrapal manages to get to full guard.
Sershurrapal looking to control.
Mayhem with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Mayhem avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Sershurrapal is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Mayhem frees his head nicely. Oh but Sershurrapal has switched to an armbar! Mayhem is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ibasour Sershurrapal!
Ibasour Sershurrapal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.