PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayo comes to the cage accompanied by Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever. Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Willie Nelson - Whiskey River . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mayo
vs
Williams

170 cm
38
142 lbs
26 - 22 - 0

174 cm
30
143 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Mayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Williams!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mayo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mayo lands with a shot to the body.
Mayo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A clash of legs there as Mayo blocks the low kick.
Mayo throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Mayo down.
Mayo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mayo checks the leg kick.

Mayo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Williams avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mayo.
Williams takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayo wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Williams is trying to improve his position.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mayo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mayo trying to control the position but Williams is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo looks up at the clock and then as Williams takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mayo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mayo slows the pace down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Williams takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mayo working the ground and pound.
Mayo working the body and head with strikes.
Mayo is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Williams avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mayo.
Williams takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Williams tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayo is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mayo working the ground and pound from side control.
Mayo lands a nice forearm strike.
A lull in the action here.
Mayo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mayo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Williams looking for a sweep but Mayo has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Williams wants to control but Mayo is having none of it.
Williams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mayo landing strikes from the mount and Williams is in trouble!
Mayo landing shots from mount.
Mayo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Williams hang on?
Mayo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mayo tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
Williams wants to control but Mayo is having none of it.
Mayo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Williams?
Mayo with shots to the head and body - Williams looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Williams is desperately trying to improve his position but Mayo has a good base and remains in mount.
Mayo avoids the attempt from Williams to control.
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mayo landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to lock up and control but Mayo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Mayo swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Mayo!
Chris Mayo made sure to mention his sponsor, Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service) in his post fight interview.