PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tenchi Mu Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Mayweather is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mu Yo
vs
Mayweather

179 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
176 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Elite Canadian Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tenchi Mu Yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mu Yo closes the distance and clinches up with Mayweather, looking for a takedown. Mu Yo pushes Mayweather against the cage but Mayweather circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mu Yo avoids the head kick by Mayweather.

Mu Yo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mu Yo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mu Yo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mayweather really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mu Yo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mayweather wants to stand and escape but Mu Yo is having none of it.
Mu Yo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mayweather is keeping the position for now.
Mayweather is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mu Yo is pushing down on Mayweather's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mayweather is fighting to maintain full guard but Mu Yo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mayweather is trying to stand.
Mu Yo controlling the action here.
Mu Yo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mu Yo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mu Yo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mayweather for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tenchi Mu Yo just wasn't active enough.
Mayweather lands a jab-cross combination.
Mu Yo shoots in looking for a takedown but Mayweather manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mu Yo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mu Yo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mayweather tries to bum rush Mu Yo with a series of wild strikes but Mu Yo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mu Yo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tenchi Mu Yo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mu Yo fails to land the takedown.

Mayweather gets tackled into the cage by Mu Yo. Mu Yo maintains the clinch.
Mu Yo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mayweather fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mu Yo closes the distance and clinches up with Mayweather, looking for a takedown. Mu Yo pushes Mayweather against the cage but Mayweather circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mu Yo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mayweather.
Mu Yo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mayweather sprawls well. Mayweather wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mu Yo gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayweather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mayweather enables Mu Yo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mayweather manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet but Mu Yo passes into half guard.
Mu Yo trying to control the pace.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mu Yo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mayweather is looking to get back to is feet but Mu Yo passes into side control.
Mayweather prevents Mu Yo from improving position.
The referee asks Mu Yo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mu Yo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mu Yo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Mu Yo content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mu Yo looking to finish with strikes here!
Mayweather wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mu Yo controlling the pace for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mayweather can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mu Yo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mayweather is surviving well by controlling Mu Yo's body position as best he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayweather is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tenchi Mu Yo 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.

Mu Yo has a takedown stuffed.
Mayweather throws a sloppy head kick and Mu Yo moves out of range easily.
Mu Yo shoots in looking for a takedown but Mayweather manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mu Yo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A shot to the liver by Mayweather. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick misses from Mayweather.
Mu Yo fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tenchi Mu Yo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mu Yo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mu Yo tries to pass to full mount but Mayweather defends it.
Mu Yo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mayweather's head.
Mu Yo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Mu Yo seems content to control.

Mu Yo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mayweather sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mu Yo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still in half guard, Mu Yo seems content to control.
Mayweather is trying to stand back up but Mu Yo is controlling him
Mu Yo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mayweather tries to kick Mu Yo off but Mu Yo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mayweather pushes Mu Yo off but Mu Yo dives into side control.

Mu Yo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mu Yo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mayweather is trying to buck Mu Yo off.
Mayweather tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Mu Yo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mu Yo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mayweather blocking the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mu Yo landing strikes from the mount.
Mu Yo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mu Yo throws some wild stikes that Mayweather manages to avoid easily.
Mayweather's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Mu Yo looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mu Yo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Mu Yo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mayweather wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mu Yo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mayweather is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tenchi Mu Yo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mu Yo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mu Yo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mayweather tries to buck Mu Yo off but he can't manage it.
Mu Yo unloads with some shots from mount but Mayweather bucks and avoids them well.

Mu Yo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mu Yo controlling the position easily from mount.
Mu Yo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Mu Yo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
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!
Mayweather squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mu Yo controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tenchi Mu Yo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Good work by Mu Yo as he checks the leg kick.
Mayweather tries a head kick but it misses.

Mu Yo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mayweather tries to kick Mu Yo off but Mu Yo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mu Yo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mayweather is looking to get back to is feet but Mu Yo passes into side control.
Mu Yo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mu Yo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mu Yo controlling the position.
Mayweather stops Mu Yo from passing to mount.

Mu Yo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Mu Yo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mayweather has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mu Yo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mayweather is pushing Mu Yo's head away, looking to escape. Mu Yo manages to hold on to the position though.
Mu Yo throws a strike aimed at the side of Mayweather's head but Mayweather avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayweather is trying to buck Mu Yo off.
Mu Yo controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayweather is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mu Yo has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mu Yo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mayweather will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mu Yo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

We're going to have a standup here because Tenchi Mu Yo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Mu Yo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mu Yo lands in his opponent's guard.
Mu Yo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mu Yo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mu Yo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mayweather is keeping the position for now.
Mayweather is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mu Yo is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mu Yo stays in close to Mayweather's body and controls the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Tenchi Mu Yo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Mayweather gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mu Yo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayweather wants to stand and escape but Mu Yo is having none of it.
Johnny Mayweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mayweather takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mu Yo passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tenchi Mu Yo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mu Yo, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tenchi Mu Yo!