PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oj Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piero Panzanaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mayo
vs
Panzanaro

199 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
28
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oj Mayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piero Panzanaro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mayo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mayo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mayo trying to pass the guard but Panzanaro defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panzanaro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mayo trying to control from half guard but Panzanaro is working away.
Mayo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mayo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Panzanaro defending well though.
Panzanaro is trying to stand.
Mayo not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panzanaro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Mayo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Panzanaro has managed to free his arm - good work.

Mayo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mayo 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.
Mayo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Mayo escapes and gets back to his feet.
Mayo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Panzanaro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mayo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panzanaro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Panzanaro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mayo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panzanaro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayo.
Panzanaro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Panzanaro tries to bum rush Mayo with a series of wild strikes but Mayo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mayo slips a jab and a cross from Panzanaro.
Piero Panzanaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayo tries to move into range but Panzanaro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice shot by Panzanaro.
Mayo dodges the punch combination from Panzanaro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mayo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Panzanaro's half guard.
Mayo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Panzanaro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mayo throwing shots but Panzanaro is blocking nicely.
Mayo throwing shots but Panzanaro is blocking nicely.
Mayo wants to control but Panzanaro is keeping him busy.
Panzanaro is trying to stand back up but Mayo is controlling him
Mayo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Panzanaro wants to get back to his feet.
Panzanaro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mayo.
Mayo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mayo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mayo with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayo throwing strikes here but Panzanaro is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Panzanaro is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mayo working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oj 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.

Panzanaro misses with a series of wild punches.
Panzanaro lands the left hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mayo.
Panzanaro scores with a hook.
Mayo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Panzanaro but Panzanaro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mayo wants to slow Panzanaro down by chopping away at his legs.
Panzanaro misses with a few strikes there.
Panzanaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Panzanaro swinging wildly here.
Panzanaro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panzanaro looks to land a right hand but Mayo moved out of range.
Piero Panzanaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayo takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panzanaro throws a hook but Mayo blocks it.
Piero Panzanaro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mayo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Panzanaro misses with a double jab.
Mayo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Panzanaro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Panzanaro throws a one two combo.

Mayo is rocked!
Panzanaro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Mayo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mayo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Panzanaro tries to avoid it but Mayo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Panzanaro to the ground. Panzanaro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oj Mayo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panzanaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Panzanaro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mayo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panzanaro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mayo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panzanaro is breathing heavily.
Panzanaro is stalking Mayo. Mayo circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Panzanaro, and it's lights out! Mayo really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Piero Panzanaro!