PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damen Mayer (ranked 1513 p4p, 177 weight class) and Bob The Man (ranked 798 p4p, 100 weight class). Bob The Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mayer
vs
The Man

170 cm
34
150 lbs
21 - 14 - 1

160 cm
31
155 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Threads of HARDCORE
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Damen Mayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob The Man!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Mayer. Beautiful body shot.
The Man scores with a kick to the midsection.
The Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab from Mayer.
Mayer throws an overhand right that lands on The Man's shoulder, as The Man tries to avoid the shot.
The Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mayer throws a good cross that connects.
The Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayer was well out of range. Poor timing from The Man.
Mayer tries for a takedown but The Man sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Man's corner calls for a 1-2. The Man obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayer misses the jab.
The Man connects with a jab.
Mayer darts in trying to clinch
and The Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The Man tries to sprawl but Mayer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The Man is refusing to be controlled, as Mayer sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mayer seems to be working for a kimura but The Man defends the submission attempt.
The Man is trying to get back to full guard.

Mayer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The Man is looking for a sweep. Mayer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Man works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mayer looking to pass the guard.
The Man has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mayer has passed into side control.
The Man is trying to control Mayer's posture but Mayer avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Man is looking to regain half guard here but Mayer keeps moving and retains side control.
The Man on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Mayer tries for a kimura but The Man is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer has control of an arm but The Man manages to advance to Mayer's back!
Mayer is in bad spot here.
The Man wants to control but Mayer manages to buck him off and is now in The Man's guard! Nice work there by Mayer!
Mayer wants to control from the top but The Man keeps moving.

The Man working for a triangle but Mayer defends it easily.
The Man is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Man is trying to keep Mayer in close.

The Man has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mayer is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Mayer lands a hook that snaps the head of The Man backwards.
Mayer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Man's elbow.

Mayer is fighting off a takedown attempt but The Man is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mayer to the mat. Mayer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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!

Mayer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Man defends it easily.
Mayer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The Man lands a couple of decent looking shots.

The Man avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bob The Man will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A low kick from The Man is predictable there

and Mayer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

The Man is defending against the submission attempts here by Mayer.

Mayer wants to work for an arm triangle but The Man is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The Man trying to control from the bottom.
Mayer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Man does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayer stops The Man from getting back to his feet.
The Man moves into full guard.

The Man is looking for a triangle but Mayer pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer throws a big elbow that misses.
The Man lands a good elbow from the bottom.
The Man is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Mayer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mayer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Man.

The Man is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mayer keeping control of the position.
The Man lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man winds up and cracks Mayer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bob The Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mayer wants to control but The Man is keeping busy.
The Man is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The Man is trying to control. Mayer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Man trying to control from Mayer's half guard. Mayer has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The Man with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mayer is trying to keep The Man in close.
Mayer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Mayer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Man slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man postures up and lands a big shot to Mayer's brow.

Mayer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Mayer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Man with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Man trying to control but Mayer is working from the bottom.
The Man throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mayer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Man chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man chips away with some ground and pound.
The Man works over Mayer with some ground and pound from guard.
The Man postures up in Mayer's guard and throws a big left but Mayer blocks it.
The Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Man is working Mayer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Mayer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Man is aware though and is defending well.
The Man's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mayer controls The Man momentarily but The Man frees himself.

Mayer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mayer wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The Man thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Man trying to control but Mayer is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob The Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

A punch combination from The Man misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Man.
Mayer wants to clinch up but The Man keeps it at a distance.
Mayer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mayer wants it to stay on the feet.
Mayer tries to clinch up.
Mayer cracks The Man with an open hand slap.
The Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayer.
The Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Mayer.
The Man wants to counter with a clinch but Mayer pushes him away.

The Man drives through and clinches with Mayer against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Man misses with a hook to the ribs.

Mayer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. The Man is trying to keep an underhook but Mayer manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The Man is looking to improve his position.
The Man felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Mayer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man is looking to control Mayer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Man avoid being mounted?

Mayer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The Man wants to get back to his feet.
The Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mayer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Man does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Man misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The Man gets back to full guard.

The Man is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mayer is aware though and is defending well.
Mayer wants to control from the top but The Man keeps moving.
The Man is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The Man bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mayer's guard.

Mayer wants to sweep here but The Man controlling him for the moment.

Mayer throws his legs up looking for a submission but The Man uses it to pass to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer is trying to get back to half guard.
Mayer is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on The Man's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mayer wants to get back to full guard.
The Man is thwarting Mayer's attempts to control the position.
Mayer wants to improve his position but The Man is controlling well.
Mayer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Man scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mayer is trying to maintain the position but The Man is very close to passing his half guard.
The Man working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from The Man.
The Man takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Man lands a nice short elbow.
Mayer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mayer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mayer is keeping the position for now.
Damen Mayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Man makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayer doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The Man trying to control but Mayer is working from the bottom.
The Man pushes down on Mayer's leg and manages to get into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob The Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Man winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob The Man!