PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Valesquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayo comes into the arena with Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever blaring out of the sound system. Valesquez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Ratamahatta" by Sepultura. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Mayo
vs
Valesquez

170 cm
27
142 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

167 cm
28
142 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Mayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabricio Valesquez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Valesquez.
Valesquez defending well as Mayo loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Mayo misses its intended target.
Valesquez closes the distance and clinches up with Mayo, looking for a takedown. Valesquez pushes Mayo against the cage but Mayo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mayo connects with a body shot.
Mayo misses with a wild body shot.
Valesquez staying out of range there.
Valesquez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mayo throws out a loose jab but Valesquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valesquez defending well as Mayo loads up on a big left hand.
Mayo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mayo misses with a straight left.
Mayo swings for the body but Valesquez moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo throws out a loose jab but Valesquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayo lands a body shot.
Valesquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valesquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Mayo tries to sprawl out of it but Valesquez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mayo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mayo misses with a body shot.
Valesquez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mayo misses with a wild body shot.
Mayo cracks a nice hook into Valesquez's ribs.
Valesquez moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez throws a head kick that misses.
Chris Mayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayo misses with a hook.
Valesquez avoids the body shot from Mayo.
Mayo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valesquez.
Mayo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mayo misses with a body shot.
Mayo looks to score with a jab to the body but Valesquez is just out of range.
Mayo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mayo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mayo looks to throw the jab but Valesquez is out of range.
Mayo throws a hook but Valesquez blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Valesquez blocks a jab.
Valesquez walks into a jab.
Mayo throws an overhand right that lands on Valesquez's shoulder, as Valesquez tries to avoid the shot.
Valesquez slips a jab from Mayo.
Mayo dips to his left and cracks Valesquez with an uppercut!
Mayo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mayo throws a looping overhand right but Valesquez ducks down to avoid it.
Valesquez takes one to the chin there.
Valesquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayo.
Valesquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mayo misses.
Mayo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valesquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Valesquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mayo swings for the body but Valesquez moves out of range.
Valesquez tries a head kick but it misses.
Mayo misses with a hook.
Mayo stuffs the takedown attempt from Valesquez. Valesquez gets slowly back to his feet.
Chris Mayo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio Valesquez.
Valesquez misses with a straight right.

Valesquez shoots in and gets a takedown into Mayo's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Mayo dominated that 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.

Valesquez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mayo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Valesquez thinking.
Mayo misses with a body shot
and Valesquez counters with a nice body shot.
Mayo throws a lazy right hand but Valesquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mayo throws a hook to the side of Valesquez's head but Valesquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valesquez defending well as Mayo loads up on a big left hand.
Valesquez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mayo swings for the body but Valesquez moves out of range.
Mayo scores with a body shot.
Mayo misses with a hook. Valesquez ducked under it nicely.
Mayo stuns Valesquez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Valesquez is breathing heavily.
Valesquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo misses with an uppercut.
Valesquez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good shot there by Mayo.
Valesquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Mayo tries to sprawl out of it but Valesquez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mayo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Valesquez throws a series of punches but Mayo avoids them all with ease.
Mayo throws the left hand but Valesquez avoids the punch easily.
Mayo misses with a looping left.
Valesquez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mayo counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Fabricio Valesquez has been cut.
Chris Mayo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio Valesquez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mayo misses.
Mayo throws a jab but it's blocked by Valesquez.
Valesquez with a poor takedown
and Mayo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayo looks to land a left hand but Valesquez moved out of range nicely.
Valesquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mayo throws a hook but Valesquez avoids it easily.
Mayo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Mayo.
Mayo throws a looping overhand right but Valesquez ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo throws out a powerful jab.
Mayo lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from Valesquez misses.
Mayo misses with a body shot.
Valesquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayo.
Mayo misses the body punch

and Valesquez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mayo!
Mayo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mayo prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Mayo tries to hold on but Valesquez postures up.
Mayo working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo is working hard here to advance position.
Valesquez punching from mount but Mayo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Valesquez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Valesquez punching from mount but Mayo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mayo is looking to get to half guard.
Mayo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Valesquez unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Mayo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fabricio Valesquez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mayo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Valesquez's head.
Mayo throws a hook but Valesquez blocks it.
Valesquez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Mayo counter with a right hand.
Mayo misses with an uppercut. Valesquez saw that one coming.
Chris Mayo is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayo misses with a hook. Valesquez ducked under it nicely.
Valesquez slips a straight right by Mayo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valesquez ducks under a wild hook from Mayo.
Mayo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Valesquez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mayo's knee momentarily.
Mayo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Valesquez's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valesquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayo manages to avoid it.
Valesquez takes one on the button.
Valesquez slips a jab from Mayo.
Nice defenses there by Valesquez.
Valesquez throws a leg kick
and Mayo counters with a straight right hand.
Mayo misses with a jab to the body
and Valesquez counters with a leg kick.
Mayo misses with a straight right.
Mayo throws a jab when Valesquez was well out of range.
Mayo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valesquez.
Nice defenses there by Valesquez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mayo misses.
Valesquez avoids the body shot from Mayo.
Mayo throws out a loose jab but Valesquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valesquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayo.
Valesquez staying out of range there.
Mayo cracks Valesquez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Valesquez misses with a takedown
and Mayo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mayo throws a hook but Valesquez avoids it easily.
Valesquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valesquez.
Valesquez misses with a low kick.
Valesquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayo.
Mayo throws a lazy right hand but Valesquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mayo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Valesquez.
Mayo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Valesquez on the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Valesquez.
Mayo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valesquez ducks under a wild hook from Mayo.
Mayo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mayo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mayo throws out a loose jab but Valesquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valesquez moves out of range of the strikes.
Valesquez slips under a jab.
Valesquez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mayo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mayo throws an overhand right that lands on Valesquez's shoulder, as Valesquez tries to avoid the shot.
Mayo scores with a body shot.
Mayo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayo lands a jab to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Mayo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mayo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Chris Mayo!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Chris Mayo!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Chris Mayo!

Chris Mayo wins by unanimous decision!