PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd Mayweather is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Damme
vs
Mayweather

165 cm
23
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

164 cm
24
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Floyd Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Damme avoids them all with ease.
Mayweather throws a head kick but Damme moves out of range.
Mayweather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mayweather misses with the body kick
and Damme counters with a left and a right that stings Mayweather.
Crunch! Mayweather slams his shin into Damme's torso.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mayweather delivers a nice body kick.
Floyd Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damme misses with a kick to the body.
Mayweather scores with a one two! Damme had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayweather throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Damme wants to clinch.
Damme throws a left and a right that both miss

and Mayweather counters by moving into the clinch.
Damme fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Damme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mayweather working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Damme breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Damme moves into the clinch.

Damme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayweather has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Damme takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Damme blocks a head kick by Mayweather.
Mayweather lands a two punch combo.
Damme is looking to land body kicks.
Mayweather misses with a low kick.

Damme instigates a clinch.
Mayweather lands with a left to the head.

Damme drags the fight down to the ground.
Damme tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Damme looking to control.
Mayweather wants to stand but Damme is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mayweather prevents Damme from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Damme has his foot on Mayweather's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mayweather works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayweather wants to stand but Damme is controlling his posture from full guard.

Mayweather decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses.
Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.

Damme shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Damme showed some decent athleticism there.
Mayweather is trying to stand back up but Damme is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Damme stands up and beckons Mayweather to join him on the feet.
Mayweather tries a head kick but it misses.
Mayweather throws a left and a right that both miss
and Damme counters with a nice body kick.
Mayweather looks winded!
Mayweather throws a sloppy head kick and Damme moves out of range easily.
Damme looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damme lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Damme scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mayweather keeps Damme at a distance using the push kick.
Mayweather misses with a double jab
and Damme counters with a nice body shot.
Mayweather throws a head kick but Damme moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damme changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mayweather tries to avoid it but Damme manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mayweather to the ground. Mayweather escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mayweather pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Damme!
Damme throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mayweather's head.
Mayweather throws a head kick but Damme moves out of range.

Damme clinches up with Mayweather and pushes him back against the cage.

Damme manages to break the clinch.
Mayweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Damme closes the distance and clinches.
Damme keeps control of Mayweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Damme is trying to pull guard but Mayweather turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Van Damme will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Damme shoots in looking for a takedown. Mayweather tries to sprawl out of it but Damme keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mayweather manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mayweather works over Damme's head and body with a nice combination.
Damme misses with a body kick.
Mayweather takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Damme closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mayweather pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mayweather throws a front kick that sends Damme stumbling back into the cage.
Mayweather throws a sloppy head kick and Damme moves out of range easily.
Mayweather takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Damme throws a combination that misses
and Mayweather counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Damme is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damme shoots in for a double leg but Mayweather sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Damme blocks a head kick by Mayweather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather falls off balance throwing a combination
and Damme counters with a head kick.
Damme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mayweather manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mayweather scores with a three punch combo!
Floyd Mayweather seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Mayweather.
Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mayweather misses with a body kick.
Mayweather keeps the fight on the outside.

Damme closes the distance and pushes Mayweather back into the cage.

Damme breaks the clinch.
Damme ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Damme throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme looks to land a body kick but Mayweather moved away.
Mayweather misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Damme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayweather is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Damme.
Damme could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Damme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mayweather manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mayweather misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayweather scores with a push kick.
Mayweather with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Damme misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damme lands with a nice combination. Mayweather backs away looking to recover.
Damme wants to clinch.
Damme fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mayweather throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mayweather throws a sloppy head kick and Damme moves out of range easily.
Damme throws a nice looking combination but Mayweather bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mayweather shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Damme eats them both and turns towards Mayweather to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Damme misses with a head kick.
Mayweather throws a head kick that Damme semi-blocks.
Damme lands a high kick!
Mayweather swinging wildly here.
Mayweather misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme tries to clinch there but Mayweather circles away.
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Damme.
Damme misses with a few strikes there.
Damme avoids a kick to the body.
Damme throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayweather lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Damme backs up against the cage.

Mayweather tries to keep at a distance but Damme has taken the fight into the clinch.
Damme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damme tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mayweather just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Damme. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Damme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Van Damme will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick by Mayweather misses
and Damme counters with a series of strikes. Mayweather will be more careful next time no doubt.
Damme blocks a head kick by Mayweather.
Damme avoids a kick to the body.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mayweather throws a sloppy head kick and Damme moves out of range easily.
Mayweather throws a leg kick which misses Damme's front leg but catches the back leg as Damme tries to avoid it.
Mayweather fails to land with a series of punches.
Damme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mayweather throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Damme throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayweather throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damme moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mayweather misses with a double jab
and Damme counters with a solid body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Damme digs a good hook to Mayweather's body.
A head kick by Mayweather misses
and Damme counters with a nice uppercut.
Damme lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Damme scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mayweather throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Damme!
Damme blocks a head kick by Mayweather.
Damme lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mayweather will feel that in the morning.
Mayweather scores with a head kick.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses
and Damme finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Damme throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme throws a nice looking combination but Mayweather bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mayweather has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Damme.
A punch combination from Damme misses.
Damme takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Damme clinches with his opponent.
Damme leaning his opponent against the cage.
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!
Damme tries to break free but Mayweather pushes him back against the cage.
Mayweather tries to throw a body punch but Damme avoids it by throwing Mayweather back against the cage.
Mayweather slows down the pace here.

Damme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Damme. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Mayweather.
Mayweather takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mayweather misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damme goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Damme throws a right hand that Mayweather ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayweather also avoids with ease.
Mayweather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Floyd Mayweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left and a right from Damme both land. Nice combination.
Mayweather looks to land a body kick but Damme moved away.
Damme tries to clinch up but Mayweather circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Damme blocks the low kick.
Damme throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mayweather looks to land a body kick but Damme moved away.
A head kick misses from Damme.
Damme throws a body kick that misses.
Mayweather looks to land a combination. Damme sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mayweather takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mayweather misses with a head kick.
Mayweather tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses
and Damme counters with a series of strikes. Mayweather will be more careful next time no doubt.
Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Damme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mayweather.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Van Damme.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Damme, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Floyd Mayweather!
An out of breath Floyd Mayweather thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.