PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Torres might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to El Rey. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mayo's choice of entrance music: Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever. Chris Mayo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Torres
vs
Mayo

178 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
142 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Mayo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mayo gets a clinch.
Torres has had enough of the clinch but Mayo keeps him there for the moment.
Mayo leaning against his opponent.

Torres manages to break the clinch.
Torres thuds his shin into the meat of Mayo's side.
Torres stuffs the takedown.
Mayo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Torres as he jumps to the side.
Torres tries to clinch up.
Mayo looks for a takedown but Torres sprawls well.
Miguel Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Mayo.

Torres closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Torres lands in his opponent's guard.
Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mayo is keeping the position for now.
Torres advances to half guard.
Mayo trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Torres lands with some strikes.
Mayo looks gassed!
Torres raining down shots from the mount!
Mayo is looking to improve his position but Torres isn't that keen on the idea.
Mayo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Torres tries to control but Mayo wriggling away.
Mayo can't escape the position.
Torres controlling from the full mount.
Mayo is squirming around, avoiding Torres's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Torres.
Mayo tries to hold on but Torres pushes him away.
Mayo is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres raining down shots from the mount!
Torres pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mayo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Torres can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mayo is looking to escape.
Torres controlling the pace for now.
Torres trying to control but Mayo is having none of it.

Torres has hold of Mayo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mayo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

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.
Mayo can't escape the position.

Torres looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mayo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Torres sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mayo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mayo won't allow Torres to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Torres dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Torres connects with a high kick.
Torres with a lazy takedown attempt

so Mayo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Torres really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Torres is trying to control the position but Mayo postures up.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Mayo from controlling successfully.
Mayo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mayo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mayo pushes down on Torres's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
Mayo thows a huge punch but Torres dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mayo in particular looking to stall.

Torres looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo trying to control from half guard but Torres is working away.
Torres manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayo tries to free his leg and advance position but Torres is retaining full guard.
Mayo preventing the sweep.
Torres wants to improve his position but instead Mayo has moved into half guard.
Torres is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Torres trying to hold on to Mayo's head to control him but Mayo postures up.
Mayo passes to full mount!
Mayo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mayo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Torres in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mayo scoring with strikes but Torres is staying in there.
Chris Mayo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Torres regains half guard.
Torres tries to roll over but Mayo keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Torres has one foot on Mayo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Torres gets the takedown into side control.
Torres working the body and head with strikes.
Torres working the ground and pound from side control.
Torres taking a breather here.
Mayo is trying to control Torres's posture but Torres avoids it.
Torres scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mayo to see if he's OK.
Mayo striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Mayo is trying to control Torres's posture but Torres avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo is trying to improve his position.
Mayo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Torres's best efforts.
Torres tries to pass to full mount but Mayo defends it.
Mayo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Torres's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Torres's back!
Mayo lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mayo lands shots from the back.
Mayo lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayo trying to control.
Mayo scores with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Mayo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Torres's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mayo throws a looping overhand right but Torres ducks down to avoid it.

Torres is rocked!
A choreographed right hand from Mayo misses the target.
Oh Torres is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayo throws a looping overhand right but Torres ducks down to avoid it.
Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayo throws the left hand but Torres avoids the punch easily.
Mayo waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Torres.
Mayo throws a jab when Torres was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Mayo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torres fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torres seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres moves in looking to clinch but Mayo pushes him off.
Torres tries to clinch up
and Mayo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mayo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torres.
Mayo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torres fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mayo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Torres is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Torres looking to control.
Mayo trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres looking for a sweep. Not yet Torres, not yet.
Mayo lands a couple of elbows.
Mayo postures up.
Mayo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.

Torres looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mayo passes into half guard.
Mayo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Torres tries to roll over but Mayo keeps him under control.
Torres taking some punishment here, with Mayo in his half guard.
Torres is trying to maintain the position but Mayo is very close to passing his half guard.
Torres gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to hit a switch here but Mayo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Torres there!
Mayo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mayo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mayo avoids the attempt from Torres to control.
Mayo lands a big elbow.
Torres tries to hold on but Mayo pushes him away.
Mayo unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo raining down shots from the mount!
Torres is in a horrible position here. Mayo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mayo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Mayo.
Mayo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mayo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Torres looks a forlorn figure.
Mayo looking to control but Torres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Torres regains half guard.
Torres on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mayo lands with a punch from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Mayo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mayo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Mayo!