PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 1489 p4p, 1811 weight class) and Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 204 p4p, 228 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mendy
vs
Anjo

188 cm
32
178
19 - 15 - 0

188 cm
26
178
13 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

PWNAGE™

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 19 - 15 - 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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendy throws a hook but Anjo avoids it easily.
Anjo fails with an attempt to clinch.

Anjo gets the takedown into side control.

Mendy throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Anjo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anjo slips a jab from Mendy.
Mendy moves out of range as Anjo throws a body kick.
Mendy tries to counter with a takedown but Anjo is quick to defend against it.
Anjo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anjo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mendy.
Anjo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anjo shoots in looking for a takedown but Mendy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anjo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mendy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anjo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anjo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mendy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Anjo throws a sloppy head kick

and Mendy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mendy stands up over Anjo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mendy passes Anjo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy is taking a breather. Anjo 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.
Anjo wants to get back to his feet.
Mendy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mendy lands with a punch from half guard.
Anjo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mendy wants to pass to mount but Anjo is defending the position.
Mendy is trying to control. Anjo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mendy prevents Anjo from improving his position.
Mendy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mendy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anjo has hold of Mendy's hands but Mendy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've been hearing that Mendy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy drops an elbow to the side of Anjo's head.
Nice strikes from Mendy there.
Mendy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mendy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Anjo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mendy wants to take a breather but Anjo is having none of it.
Anjo is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Mendy there.
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. Mendy connects with a nice short shot to Anjo's temple.
Mendy is thwarting Anjo's attempts to control the position.
Anjo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Mendy throwing shots but Anjo is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy not doing much here.
Anjo is looking for a sweep. Mendy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mendy stops Anjo from getting back to his feet.
Anjo is staying active underneath Mendy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mendy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mendy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Anjo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mendy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anjo is trying to stand.
Mendy slips a nice elbow through Anjo's hands, connecting with Anjo's forehead.
Anjo is trying to maintain the position but Mendy is very close to passing his half guard.
Anjo is looking for a sweep. Mendy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mendy wants to free his trapped foot but Anjo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mendy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Mendy there.
Anjo is looking for a sweep. Mendy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anjo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendy is working away from the top position though.
Anjo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anjo is trying to get back to full guard.
Anjo gets full guard.
And that is 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 throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mendy cracks Anjo with a good jab.
Mendy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anjo shoots in for a takedown but Mendy shows good takedown defense.
Mendy feinted with a counter takedown.

Anjo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Mendy lands a takedown into guard.
Anjo is trying to keep Mendy in close.
Anjo keeping moving, preventing Mendy from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendy lands a couple of digs.
Anjo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mendy trying to control the position from guard on top but Anjo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anjo working for a triangle but Mendy defends it easily.
Mendy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mendy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mendy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anjo can do to turn this around?
Mendy stands up over Anjo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mendy wants to control from the top but Anjo keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendy won't allow Anjo to sweep him here.
Mendy trying to control the position from guard on top but Anjo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mendy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anjo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mendy trying to control but Anjo is working from the bottom.
Anjo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anjo fails with an attempt to clinch.

Anjo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mendy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anjo trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anjo preventing the sweep.
Mendy keeping moving, preventing Anjo from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mendy working a defensive guard but Anjo manages to pass into side control anyway.
Mendy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mendy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Mendy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mendy wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Anjo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendy keeps working.
Anjo tries to score with some ground and pound. Mendy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Anjo grinds an elbow into Mendy's temple.
Anjo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mendy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Anjo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mendy has escaped the position, nice work there.

Anjo decides to stand back up. Anjo steps back and let's Mendy get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yoji Anjo Anjo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Anjo dodges the punch combination from Mendy.
Mendy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anjo moves away.
Mendy looks to land a right hand but Anjo moved out of range.
Anjo throws a leg kick but Mendy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anjo wants to clinch up but Mendy keeps it at a distance.
Anjo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anjo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anjo dives in for a single leg takedown but Mendy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Mendy feints and as Anjo raises his hands in defense, Mendy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendy connects with a couple of short punches.
Mendy wants to control from the top but Anjo keeps moving.
Mendy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mendy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy looking to sit in guard and control but Anjo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Anjo trying to control but Mendy is working from the bottom.
Anjo is looking to stand up but Mendy won't let him.
Mendy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mendy is trying to control the position but Anjo postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anjo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mendy seems keen to control Anjo's posture.
Mendy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anjo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mendy has his hands on Anjo's head, controlling the position.
Mendy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Mendy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anjo's head.
Anjo is trying to stand up here but Mendy is controlling him well.
Mendy working the head and body with strikes.
Anjo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mendy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mendy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anjo is not content to let Mendy control the position.
Mendy is just content to waste time from the top position. Anjo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mendy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anjo has momentary wrist control but Mendy slips an elbow through the middle.
Anjo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mendy throws a big elbow that misses.
Anjo is pulling down on Mendy's head. It's preventing any offense from Mendy, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mendy landing some decent shots from guard.
Mendy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mendy stays in close to Anjo's body and controls the position.
Mendy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mendy looking to pass the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mendy jabs at Anjo's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anjo slips under a jab.
Anjo tries to clinch but Mendy moves out of range.

Anjo has closed the distance and engaged Mendy in a clinch.
Anjo is defending well against a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Ragout Mendy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mendy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Ragout Mendy!
Pierre Ragout Mendy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Altitude Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Yoji Anjo Anjo had this to say: 'I feel good! '.