PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flloyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Claymore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Mayweather
vs
Claymore

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 Montreal, Flloyd Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rusty Claymore!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claymore tries to clinch but Mayweather moves out of range.
Claymore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Claymore closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Claymore gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mayweather is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Claymore pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Claymore gets underhooks to prevent Mayweather's takedown attempt.
Mayweather looking to stall.

Claymore has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mayweather uses from the top position.
Claymore has a closed guard, preventing Mayweather from standing up.
Mayweather has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claymore looking for a sweep. Not yet Claymore, not yet.
Mayweather tries to stand but Claymore is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claymore trying to keep a closed guard but Mayweather is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Claymore closes the distance but Mayweather moves to the side
and Mayweather counters with a three punch combo that has Claymore backing up. Claymore nods at Mayweather to acknowledge the strikes.

Claymore closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Claymore stands up.
Mayweather misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Mayweather, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Claymore misses with a takedown
letting Mayweather counter with a right hand.
Claymore looks gassed!
Mayweather will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Claymore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Claymore wants to clinch.
Claymore moves in looking to clinch but Mayweather pushes him off.
Mayweather lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mayweather.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayweather swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mayweather misses with a double jab
letting Claymore counter with a right hand.

Claymore moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Mayweather - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Claymore gets control of Mayweather's arms and successfully pulls guard. Claymore will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mayweather is looking to stand up but Claymore won't let him.
Claymore looking for a sweep. Not yet Claymore, not yet.
Mayweather wants to get up but he can't break Claymore's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Mayweather stands up from Claymore's guard - Mayweather perhaps looking for a knockout.
Claymore is looking to clinch but Mayweather is avoiding it.
Claymore wants to clinch but Mayweather slips to the side
and Mayweather counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mayweather misses with a two punch combination.
Claymore lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather fails to land with a series of punches.
Mayweather swats away the attempt to clinch by Claymore.
Claymore tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayweather swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Claymore swinging wildly here.
Claymore tries to clinch but Mayweather is having none of it.
Flloyd Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Claymore shoots in but Mayweather avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Claymore slips a jab and a cross from Mayweather.
Claymore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mayweather manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Claymore closes the distance but Mayweather moves to the side
and Mayweather counters with a nice uppercut.
Claymore needs to keep his hands up - Mayweather had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claymore shoots in but Mayweather avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Flloyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Claymore.
Claymore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flloyd Mayweather dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Claymore dodges the punch combination from Mayweather.
Claymore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mayweather defends it nicely.
Claymore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mayweather fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Claymore manages to avoid it.
Mayweather circles away from the clinch attempt.
Claymore wants to clinch but Mayweather slips to the side
and Mayweather counters with a one-two to the body.
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Claymore.
Claymore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mayweather has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Claymore thuds his shin into the meat of Mayweather's side.
Mayweather thuds his right hand into Claymore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mayweather keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Flloyd Mayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayweather throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mayweather tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mayweather. Those never looked like landing.
Claymore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Mayweather as Claymore shoots in.
Flloyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Claymore.
A head kick by Mayweather misses
and Claymore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Claymore fails with the takedown.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses

and Claymore counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Claymore thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Claymore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Claymore drops back looking for a leg! Mayweather is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mayweather manages to kick Claymore off! Claymore jumps back into Mayweather's guard.
Claymore trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claymore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Claymore wants to control from the top but Mayweather keeps moving.

Mayweather is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Mayweather wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Claymore has Mayweather pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mayweather manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mayweather has had enough of the clinch but Claymore keeps him there for the moment.
Claymore fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Claymore is pressed up against the cage. Mayweather has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Claymore down to the mat. Claymore avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Claymore avoids the head kick by Mayweather.

Claymore fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mayweather sprawls well initially but Claymore persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Claymore wants to take a breather but Mayweather is having none of it.

Claymore postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mayweather to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claymore tries to clinch there but Mayweather circles away.
Mayweather throws a right hand that Claymore ducks under and follows up with a left that Claymore also avoids with ease.
Claymore is looking to clinch but Mayweather is avoiding it.
Claymore shoots for a takedown but Mayweather saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Claymore tries to clinch up but Mayweather circles away and keeps his distance.
Claymore tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayweather swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayweather fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Claymore looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Claymore throws a wild body kick that Mayweather sees coming a mile off.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Claymore avoids them all with ease.
Claymore throws a series of strikes that have Mayweather backpedaling.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Claymore avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Claymore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mayweather misses with a few strikes there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mayweather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mayweather enables Claymore to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mayweather manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Claymore stops Mayweather from standing up.
Mayweather on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mayweather tries to get out of the position.
Mayweather working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Claymore.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Claymore accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Claymore wants to stand but Mayweather is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mayweather is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claymore wants to control from the top but Mayweather keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rusty Claymore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mayweather throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Claymore is looking to clinch but Mayweather is avoiding it.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses.

Claymore has Mayweather up against the cage in a clinch.
Claymore has had enough of the clinch but Mayweather keeps him there for the moment.
Mayweather drops down looking for an ankle pick but Claymore pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Claymore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claymore changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mayweather tries to avoid it but Claymore manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mayweather to the ground. Mayweather escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Claymore takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Claymore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Mayweather. Those never looked like landing.

Claymore shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Claymore showed some decent athleticism there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claymore is pressing down on Mayweather's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mayweather is holding on for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mayweather pushes Claymore off looking to stand but Claymore dives back in and keeps control.
Mayweather pushes Claymore off but Claymore dives into side control.
Mayweather tries to escape but Claymore is in control.
Claymore moves into full mount!

Mayweather defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Claymore.

That's two 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.
Claymore trying to control but Mayweather is having none of it.
Claymore unloads with some shots from mount but Mayweather bucks and avoids them well.
Claymore throws some wild stikes that Mayweather manages to avoid easily.
Mayweather is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Claymore looking to control but Mayweather is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mayweather is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claymore scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mayweather?
Mayweather is trying to stand.
Claymore can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mayweather is looking to escape.

Claymore with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mayweather wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Claymore looking to control but Mayweather is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Claymore punching from mount but Mayweather doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mayweather trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's four 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.
Claymore connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Claymore looking to secure an arm triangle but Mayweather defends it well.

Claymore is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mayweather has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mayweather wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mayweather trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Claymore lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rusty Claymore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Claymore 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusty Claymore!