PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oj Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yavor Iliev Iliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iliev has chosen Likin Park - Bleed it out as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mayo
vs
Iliev Iliev

199 cm
26
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oj Mayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yavor Iliev Iliev!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iliev tries to clinch up.
Iliev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Iliev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Iliev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Mayo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iliev is staying active underneath Mayo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mayo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mayo not doing much here.
Mayo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mayo working over Iliev with some ground and pound. Iliev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iliev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mayo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mayo works his way into side control.
Mayo landing strikes.
Iliev is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mayo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mayo is working Iliev over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mayo works to advance to full mount. Iliev defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Mayo scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iliev wants to get back to his feet.
Mayo looking to control but Iliev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mayo lands a heavy elbow.
Mayo lands a big shot there that rocks Iliev but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mayo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mayo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Iliev looks gassed!
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!
Mayo with shots to the head and body - Iliev looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayo landing strikes from the mount and Iliev is in trouble!
Mayo with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mayo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Iliev can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mayo unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mayo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mayo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mayo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Iliev tries to buck Mayo off but he can't manage it.
Mayo landing strikes from the mount and Iliev is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iliev is in a horrible position here. Mayo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mayo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mayo controlling from the full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayo with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mayo looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oj Mayo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mayo dives in and scores a takedown into Iliev's guard.
Mayo slips nicely into half guard.
Oj Mayo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mayo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mayo not doing much here.
Iliev taking some punishment here, with Mayo in his half guard.
Iliev is breathing heavily.
Mayo is taking a breather. Iliev says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mayo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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. Mayo connects with a nice short shot to Iliev's temple.
Still in half guard, Mayo seems content to control.
Mayo winds up and cracks Iliev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mayo slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mayo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mayo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Iliev!
Mayo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mayo raining down shots from the mount!
Mayo working Iliev over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo is landing with some decent strikes but Iliev is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mayo breaks from Iliev's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mayo scoring with strikes but Iliev is staying in there.
Mayo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mayo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Iliev in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mayo landing strikes from the mount.
Iliev is bucking up trying to escape but Mayo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayo looking to finish Iliev with some ground and pound. This is bad for Iliev!
Mayo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Mayo has isolated one of Iliev's arms. Iliev looking to fight him off but Mayo twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oj Mayo!