PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 3155 p4p, 2995 weight class) and Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 404 p4p, 385 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mendy
vs
Anjo

188 cm
38
178
32 - 28 - 0

188 cm
32
178
18 - 28 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 32 - 28 - 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 18 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anjo moves out of range as Mendy strikes.
Anjo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mendy misses with a shot to the body

and Anjo counters by clinching up.
Anjo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Mendy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mendy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Anjo quickly recovers to half guard.
Mendy is thwarting Anjo's attempts to control the position.
Mendy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anjo is trying to get back to full guard.
Anjo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendy is working away from the top position though.
Anjo tries to get to full guard but Mendy has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anjo striking from half guard on the bottom.
Mendy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anjo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anjo wants to improve his position but Mendy is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo trying to control from the bottom.
Anjo is trying to stand.
Anjo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mendy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anjo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mendy wants to control but Anjo is keeping him busy.
Mendy not doing much here.
Anjo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Anjo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mendy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mendy wants to take a breather but Anjo is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anjo wants to get back to full guard.
Anjo is not content to let Mendy control the position.
Mendy is thwarting Anjo's attempts to control the position.
Anjo has hold of Mendy's hands but Mendy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Anjo is looking to control Mendy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anjo avoid being mounted?
Mendy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Anjo kicks Mendy off and gets back to his feet.

Anjo takes the fight into the clinch.

Anjo pulls guard effortlessly.
Mendy wants to control from the top but Anjo keeps moving.
Mendy prevents Anjo from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy postures up and lands a big shot to Anjo's brow.
Anjo is trying to keep Mendy in close.
Anjo wants to sweep here but Mendy controlling him for the moment.
Mendy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mendy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mendy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anjo's head.
Anjo wants to sweep here but Mendy controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendy throws a big elbow that misses.
Anjo wants to sweep here but Mendy controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anjo looking for a guillotine here but Mendy defends easily.
Mendy wants to control from the top but Anjo keeps moving.
Mendy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anjo has control of Mendy's left arm, preventing Mendy from doing any damage.
Anjo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Anjo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendy scoring with some ground and pound.
Mendy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Ragout Mendy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anjo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Mendy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Anjo.
Mendy misses with a lunging right hand
and Anjo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierre Ragout Mendy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anjo fails to land the takedown.
Mendy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anjo sprawls and moves away.
Mendy leaves Anjo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mendy attempts a counter takedown but Anjo avoids it well and moves away.
Pierre Ragout Mendy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoji Anjo Anjo.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mendy.
Anjo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendy scoring with punches and elbows.
Mendy is putting a hurting on Anjo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mendy working the body and head with strikes.
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!
Anjo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy is looking to take a break and control but Anjo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anjo wants to control but Mendy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anjo tries to kick Mendy off but Mendy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Anjo is trying to control but can't.

Mendy seems to be looking for submissions.
Anjo is looking to improve his position.

Anjo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
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 lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy lands with a punch from half guard.
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 has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendy is working away from the top position though.
Anjo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anjo is staying active underneath Mendy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Anjo actively working from the bottom here.
Mendy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mendy prevents Anjo from improving his position.
Mendy scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Anjo is staying active underneath Mendy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mendy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Anjo wants to control but Mendy is keeping busy.
Anjo is not content to let Mendy control the position.
Anjo is trying to maintain the position but Mendy is very close to passing his half guard.
Anjo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Mendy is looking to take a break and control but Anjo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mendy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is looking to take a break and control but Anjo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 trying to control from the bottom.

Mendy is looking for a kimura but Anjo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mendy to get the leverage.
Mendy is looking to take a break and control but Anjo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anjo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mendy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mendy's back!
Anjo controls the action.
Mendy can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anjo can do to turn this around?

Anjo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Mendy is in bad spot here.
And that is 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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Mendy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mendy working the ground and pound.
Anjo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mendy throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Anjo to regain full guard.
Mendy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anjo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mendy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mendy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mendy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anjo's head.
Anjo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mendy cracks Anjo with a solid left hand.
Mendy lands a couple of elbows.
Anjo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mendy is working Anjo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mendy trying to control but Anjo is working from the bottom.
Pierre Ragout Mendy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendy looking to pass the guard.
Mendy is working Anjo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mendy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anjo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mendy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anjo is trying to control the position but Mendy postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mendy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anjo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anjo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mendy lands a couple of digs.
Mendy chips away with some ground and pound.
Mendy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendy lands a couple of elbows.
Mendy trying to control but Anjo is working from the bottom.
Mendy distracts Anjo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mendy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anjo's head.
Mendy trying to control but Anjo is working from the bottom.

Anjo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mendy passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo gets back to full guard.
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.

Mendy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anjo passes Mendy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Anjo trying to pass the guard but Mendy defending well.
Mendy is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is trying to get back to full guard.
Anjo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mendy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Mendy kicks Anjo off and gets back to his feet.
Anjo shoots in but no luck this time.
Mendy throws a right and a left that Anjo avoids nicely.
Mendy sets himself, and Anjo steps forward looking for the clinch! Mendy avoids it this time.
Mendy misses with a hook

and Anjo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anjo stays in close to Mendy's body and controls the position.
Mendy looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendy, not yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Ragout Mendy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mendy, 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Ragout Mendy!
After the big win, Pierre Ragout Mendy made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Altitude Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Yoji Anjo Anjo had this to say: 'I feel good! '.