PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archer Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayhem has chosen Bullet With A Name by Nonpoint as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Christian
vs
Mayhem

190 cm
31
193 lbs
19 - 10 - 2

186 cm
27
195 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Archer Christian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem slips a jab and a cross from Christian.
Christian slips under a jab.
Mayhem misses with a low kick as Christian jumps back.
Christian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mayhem.
Christian wants to land a leg kick but Mayhem is out of range.
Christian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mayhem at a distance.
Mayhem looks to land a left hand but Christian moved out of range nicely.
Christian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Christian throws a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Christian.
Christian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mayhem.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Christian lands a nice looking body shot.
Mayhem is looking to chop away at Christian's legs.
Christian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Christian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mayhem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mayhem blocks a low kick nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mayhem.
Christian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian throws a lazy right hand but Mayhem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christian throws a leg kick but Mayhem sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mayhem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christian misses with a series of wild punches.
John Mayhem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christian wants to land a leg kick but Mayhem is out of range.
Mayhem throws a hook but Christian avoids it easily.
Christian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Christian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christian tries to bum rush Mayhem with a series of wild strikes but Mayhem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayhem throws a leg kick but Christian moved away.
Christian blocks a low kick nicely.
Christian tries to bum rush Mayhem with a series of wild strikes but Mayhem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayhem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Christian. That did some damage!
Mayhem tries to work over Christian's front leg with a kick but Christian checks it.
Mayhem connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Christian's hands.
Christian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayhem.
Archer Christian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mayhem moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayhem has a couple of punches blocked by Christian.
Mayhem managing to block the knees to the body from Christian.
A nice left hand lands by Christian.

Mayhem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayhem moves away.
Mayhem lands with a hook. Christian tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Christian misses with a body shot.
Christian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mayhem blocks a low kick nicely.
Christian lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Christian.
Christian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mayhem, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christian. Mayhem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mayhem keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Christian thumps Mayhem with a low kick.
Christian cracks Mayhem with a good jab.
Christian scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayhem.
Mayhem slips a jab and a cross from Christian.
Mayhem lands with a shot to the body.
Mayhem throws a lazy right hand but Christian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mayhem takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Christian throws a leg kick but Mayhem sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Mayhem.
Christian swings for the body but Mayhem moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christian. Mayhem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christian is looking to wear down Mayhem with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Christian takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayhem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christian fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mayhem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Christian is breathing heavily.
Christian cracks Mayhem with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Christian takes a jab right on the kisser.
Christian fails to land the takedown.
Christian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christian is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mayhem sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Archer Christian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Christian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christian connects with a solid leg kick.
Mayhem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Christian. That did some damage!
Christian tried to score with a low kick but Mayhem checks it.
Mayhem walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Christian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Christian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Christian throws a right and a left that Mayhem avoids nicely.
Mayhem connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Christian misses
and Mayhem counters with a crisp right that sends Christian to the canvas! Mayhem follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Mayhem!
A victorious John Mayhem thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.