PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Gregorivich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorivich's entrance music is The Pot. A fine choice. Mendes has chosen Hard Hittaz by Three 6 Mafia as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gregorivich
vs
Mendes

177 cm
23
165 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

183 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Blaze Ronin Reborn
Syndicate Drugs

LHK Clothing
NATURAL BEAST

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Gregorivich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edson Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregorivich moves out of range as Mendes strikes.
Edson Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab from Mendes.
A combination from Gregorivich does no damage.
Gregorivich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gregorivich takes a swing at Mendes's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gregorivich.
Mendes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendes tries a head kick but it misses.

Gregorivich has Mendes up against the cage in a clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendes. Gregorivich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Mendes.

Gregorivich decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gregorivich controlling the pace.
Gregorivich prevents Mendes from improving his position.
Gregorivich wants to free his trapped foot but Mendes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if Gregorivich is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Gregorivich seems to be working for a kimura but Mendes defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mendes looking for submissions off his back.
Mendes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gregorivich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gregorivich passes to full mount!
Mendes working to try and regain half guard.
Gregorivich lands with some strikes.
Mendes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gregorivich connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mendes is looking to get to half guard.
Gregorivich controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregorivich with shots to the head and body - Mendes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gregorivich won't let Mendes get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mendes is bucking up trying to escape but Gregorivich cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Gregorivich is going olschool here, as he tries to force Mendes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mendes shrugs it off.
Gregorivich trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gregorivich pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregorivich controlling the pace for now.
Mendes working to try and regain half guard.
Gregorivich 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.
Mendes 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.
Gregorivich looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregorivich with good strikes from the mount here!
Mendes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mendes gets back to half guard.
Gregorivich passes to full mount!
Gregorivich prevents Mendes from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregorivich scoring with strikes but Mendes is staying in there.
Mendes can't escape the position.
Gregorivich looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gregorivich prevents Mendes from getting the reversal.

Gregorivich looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mendes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mendes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendes is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Mendes tries to hold on but Gregorivich postures up.
Mendes looks gassed!
Gregorivich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Gregorivich dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mendes throws a nice looking combination but Gregorivich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gregorivich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gregorivich misses with a few strikes there.
Gregorivich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Gregorivich drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gregorivich connects with a couple of short punches.
Gregorivich sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Mendes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gregorivich advances position into side control!
Mendes is breathing heavily.

Gregorivich tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gregorivich landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mendes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Victor Gregorivich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gregorivich lands a few punches from side control.
Gregorivich trying to control the action but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Mendes is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gregorivich is controlling him well.
Gregorivich controls the position.
Gregorivich wants to control but Mendes is keeping him busy.
Mendes is trying to buck Gregorivich off.
Gregorivich moves into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mendes can't escape the position.
Gregorivich content just to control the position here.
Gregorivich tries to control but Mendes wriggling away.
Gregorivich controlling from the full mount.
Gregorivich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mendes is looking to escape.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Victor Gregorivich just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Gregorivich instigates a clinch.

Gregorivich pulls guard successfully.
Gregorivich has his hands on Mendes's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wants to stand but Gregorivich is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mendes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gregorivich is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gregorivich has escaped and now he's on top!
Gregorivich passes Mendes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gregorivich perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mendes looking for a kimura from the bottom but Gregorivich passes into side control!
Mendes tries to improve position but can't.
Gregorivich advances to full mount.
Gregorivich trying to control but Mendes is having none of it.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Victor Gregorivich just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Gregorivich gets a clinch.
Gregorivich stalls.
Gregorivich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mendes just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Gregorivich dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mendes misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Mendes.
Gregorivich lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Gregorivich clinches up against the cage.
Mendes throws a knee to the head but misses.

Gregorivich gets control of Mendes's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gregorivich will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mendes is fighting to break Gregorivich's control of his arms but Gregorivich is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gregorivich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gregorivich wants to sweep but no luck.
Mendes wants to stand but Gregorivich is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gregorivich is pulling down on Mendes's head to control his posture.
Gregorivich tries to strike from the bottom.
Mendes won't allow Gregorivich to sweep him here.
Gregorivich bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mendes's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorivich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendes is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendes is looking to stand up but Gregorivich isn't so interested in that idea.

Mendes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Mendes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gregorivich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gregorivich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Gregorivich thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gregorivich pushes down on Mendes's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Mendes is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gregorivich pulls his head out easily.
Gregorivich passes to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gregorivich lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mendes down.
Gregorivich takes a little break here. Mendes wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Gregorivich has an Americana. Mendes didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gregorivich is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gregorivich hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Victor Gregorivich!