PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marty Butterfingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gueu Mayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Butterfingers
vs
Mayer

182 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

{CDEN} $45 Q156 Recovery (Cheapest in Rio)

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marty Butterfingers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gueu Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Butterfingers with that takedown attempt.
Mayer blocks the body kick.

Butterfingers is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mayer's half guard.
Mayer manages to get to full guard.
Butterfingers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mayer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Butterfingers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Butterfingers seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mayer for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterfingers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mayer is keeping the position for now.
Mayer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Butterfingers is one step ahead there.
Mayer keeping moving, preventing Butterfingers from controlling successfully.
Mayer controlling Butterfingers's posture.
Mayer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Butterfingers is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Butterfingers postures up.
Mayer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Butterfingers is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mayer slaps away a takedown attempt from Butterfingers, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Butterfingers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mayer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Butterfingers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mayer keeps working.
Mayer can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer trying to remain calm as Butterfingers controls from the top position.
Butterfingers working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Butterfingers tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Butterfingers controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Butterfingers trying to control the position but Mayer is working away.

Butterfingers stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Marty Butterfingers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butterfingers tries to clinch but Mayer moves out of range.
Mayer shoots and misses
and Butterfingers counters with a head kick.
Mayer looks gassed!
Butterfingers has his takedown stuffed

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Mayer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty Butterfingers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butterfingers trying to control but Mayer postures up.
Mayer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mayer throws a strike but Butterfingers avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mayer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Butterfingers's half guard.
Mayer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Butterfingers defending well though.
Butterfingers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Butterfingers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mayer postures up in Butterfingers's guard and throws a big left but Butterfingers blocks it.
Butterfingers is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Butterfingers keeping full guard, as Mayer tries to pass.

Butterfingers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mayer is breathing heavily.
Butterfingers controls Mayer momentarily but Mayer frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mayer throws a strike but Butterfingers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Butterfingers seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mayer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two 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.
Butterfingers wants to pass the guard but Mayer is keeping the position.
Butterfingers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Butterfingers wants to control from the top but Mayer keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butterfingers tries to stand but Mayer is controlling from the bottom.
Butterfingers trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Butterfingers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Butterfingers tries to pass to full mount but Mayer defends it.
Butterfingers takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Marty Butterfingers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butterfingers wants to free his trapped foot but Mayer is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Butterfingers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mayer is just riding it out for now. Butterfingers eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butterfingers is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marty Butterfingers dominated that second round.
That's time! Butterfingers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Butterfingers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mayer sprawls well initially but Butterfingers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Butterfingers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mayer keeps working.
Butterfingers seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Butterfingers trying to control the action but Mayer is working from the bottom.
Butterfingers is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Marty Butterfingers just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Butterfingers scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterfingers tries for a takedown but Mayer circles away easily

and Mayer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mayer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mayer throwing shots but Butterfingers is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Butterfingers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Butterfingers looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Butterfingers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Butterfingers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Butterfingers is taking a breather. Mayer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gueu Mayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butterfingers uses his free foot to push down on Mayer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mayer.
Butterfingers controlling his opponent.
Butterfingers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Butterfingers controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Butterfingers controlling his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Marty Butterfingers just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mayer with a poor takedown

and Butterfingers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Butterfingers wants to control from the top but Mayer keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butterfingers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Butterfingers trying to control but Mayer is working from the bottom.
Butterfingers sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Marty Butterfingers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mayer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Butterfingers.
Butterfingers sitting in guard here, content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marty Butterfingers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Butterfingers 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marty Butterfingers!