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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 1552 p4p, 5808 weight class) and LP Chan (ranked 234 p4p, 583 weight class). Chan has chosen Voices Rev Theory as his entrance music. Pierre Ragout Mendy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, LP Chan!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan tries to clinch but Mendy moves away
and Mendy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick by Chan misses
and Mendy counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Chan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mendy drops an elbow to the side of Chan's head.
Mendy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mendy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendy winds up and cracks Chan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mendy controlling the pace.
Mendy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chan for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chan taking some punishment here, with Mendy in his half guard.
Mendy working Chan over with strikes.
Mendy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mendy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mendy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mendy is pressing down on Chan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chan is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy lands strikes from half guard.
Mendy is controlling the pace.
Chan taking some punishment here, with Mendy in his half guard.
Chan looks winded!
Ground and pound from Mendy.
Mendy controlling the action here.
Mendy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mendy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mendy not doing much here.
Chan is not content to let Mendy control the position.
Still in half guard, Mendy seems content to control.
Mendy working the head and body with strikes.
Mendy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mendy lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mendy lands a nice short elbow.
Mendy drops an elbow to the side of Chan's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is looking for a kimura here.
Nice strikes from Mendy there.
Mendy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mendy trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Mendy there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ragout Mendy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mendy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've been informed that Chan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mendy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mendy landing some decent shots from guard.
Chan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mendy defends well.
Mendy lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendy lands a couple of digs.
Mendy stays in close to Chan's body and controls the position.
Mendy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chan's head.
Mendy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chan can do to turn this around?
Chan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mendy stays in close to Chan's body and controls the position.
Mendy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mendy is in close to Chan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mendy is in close to Chan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mendy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chan keeping full guard, as Mendy tries to pass.
Mendy connects with a couple of short punches.
Mendy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mendy postures up and lands a big shot to Chan's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy lands a couple of digs.
Mendy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mendy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mendy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chan's head.
Chan is rocked!
Pierre Ragout Mendy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mendy scoring with some ground and pound.
Chan is still in real trouble! Can Mendy finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy works over Chan with some ground and pound from guard.
Chan seems to have recovered his senses.
Chan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mendy is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Chan.
Mendy trying to control the position but Chan is working away.
Mendy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mendy controls the position from side control.
Chan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chan down.
Mendy lands some shots froms side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Mendy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mendy lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendy lands an elbow.
Mendy trying to control the action but Chan is working from the bottom.
Chan taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ragout Mendy dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Mendy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mendy blocks a head kick by Chan.
Mendy throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Chan tumbling to the canvas!
Mendy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mendy continues to stall.
Mendy scoring with some ground and pound.
Mendy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy lands a couple of elbows.
Mendy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chan has momentary wrist control but Mendy slips an elbow through the middle.
Mendy connects with a couple of short punches.
Chan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mendy landing some decent shots from guard.
Mendy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy pushing down on Chan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mendy in particular looking to stall.
Mendy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mendy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mendy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mendy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mendy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mendy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mendy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy passes to side control.
Mendy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mendy controls the position.
Chan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mendy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mendy is chipping away with strikes.
Mendy working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mendy in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Chan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendy controls the position.
LP Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre Ragout Mendy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chan taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Ragout Mendy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:24
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Ragout Mendy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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