PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dowda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bulkan Mayon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dowda might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ocean- Dzień dobry. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dowda
vs
Mayon

181 cm
25
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Dowda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bulkan Mayon!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dowda shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mayon napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Dowda tries for a kimura but Mayon is defending well.

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

Dowda is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mayon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dowda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mayon has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dowda trying to control the action but Mayon is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mayon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dowda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Dowda wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mayon, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dowda is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mayon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Dowda goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mayon rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dowda's guard! Nice work there by Mayon!

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.
Mayon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dowda's guard.
Mayon is looking to work some ground and pound but Dowda has wrist control.
Mayon throws and elbow that misses. Dowda uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mayon's guard. Nice move by Dowda!
Dowda not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Dowda drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dowda jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Dowda dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mayon scores with a nice body kick.
Dowda shoots in for a double leg but Mayon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mayon lands with a kick to the temple. Dowda shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mayon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dowda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mayon throws a head kick that misses.
Mayon tries to clinch up but Dowda circles away and keeps his distance.

Dowda drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Dowda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Dowda is trying to get an arm triangle but Mayon is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayon is pushing Dowda's head away, looking to escape. Dowda manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dowda working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mayon is looking to get back to his feet here but Dowda is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mayon's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mayon prevents Dowda from getting a body triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dowda is looking for the choke from the back position but Mayon is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bulkan Mayon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mayon wants to clinch.
Mayon throws a head kick but Dowda moves out of range.
Dowda shoots in for a double leg but Mayon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mayon wants to clinch.
Dowda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mayon scores with a head kick.
Mayon wants to clinch.
Mayon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mayon - that will leave a mark!
Dowda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mayon but Mayon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Dowda. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mayon moves into range and clinches up with Dowda.
Mayon wants to break free but Dowda has control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mayon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mayon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dowda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dowda.
Mayon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dowda avoids the head kick by Mayon.
Mayon tries to clinch there but Dowda circles away.
Mayon tries to clinch there but Dowda circles away.
Mayon tries to close the distance and clinch but Dowda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Mayon rushes Dowda and presses him up against the cage.
Mayon prevents the takedown attempt.
Dowda tries for a takedown but Mayon manages to get underhooks.
Mayon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mayon is trying to break the clinch but Dowda has him pressed against the cage.
Mayon is trying to break the clinch but Dowda has him pressed against the cage.
Mayon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Dowda turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dowda manages to end up in side control.
Dowda is looking to take a break and control but Mayon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowda works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Dowda is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mayon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Dowda goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mayon has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dowda but great work by Mayon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowda is trying to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Mayon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dowda throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Mayon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dowda sneaks back into half guard.
Dowda keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mayon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Dowda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mayon connects with a nice short shot to Dowda's temple.
Mayon misses with a head shot. Dowda uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dowda is pulling down on Mayon's head. It's preventing any offense from Mayon, at least for the moment.
Mayon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dowda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dowda will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bulkan Mayon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mayon 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!