Mayhem Miller's new show "Bully Beatdown" debuts tonight on MTV.
Dave Meltzer explains the show's format and premise:
“Bully Beatdown,” debuting this Sunday on MTV, is the newest Mark Burnett (“Survivor,” “The Apprentice,” “The Contender”) reality show and combines mixed martial arts, a whacky host and a simple concept. People who are being picked on write letters to Jason “Mayhem” Miller, show host and MMA star, who meets the victims, hears their stories, then confronts the perpetrators, offering them a proposition: They can make some money fighting someone who can dish it out, or they can back down on national television.
If they accept, the bully gets into the ring with one of Miller’s friends and/or training partners, an MMA fighter who is roughly the same size as the bully. Miller sits with the victim, and they watch as the bully is put in the position as the victim.
“I’m the superhero who confronts the bullies,” said Miller. “I offer $10,000 to the bully to fight an MMA fighter of his weight.”
But it’s not MMA fighting.
The fights consist of two three-minute rounds. The first round is submission grappling. The bully starts with $5,000 and for every time he taps during the three minutes, $1,000 goes to the victim.
The second round is kickboxing. The bully is allowed to wear headgear, and the two fight with heavily padded gloves. This is a $5,000, winner-take-all round. If the bully can survive without being put down for the 10 count, he gets the money. If he’s knocked out, the victim gets the money. The end of the show is a resolution as, in theory, the bully learns a lesson when the shoe is on the other foot.
