PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien The Viper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Mendez
vs
The Viper

190 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pedro Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damien The Viper!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Viper.
The Viper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mendez's calf.
The Viper fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Viper is defended easily by Mendez.
Pedro Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien The Viper.
The Viper tries to clinch there but Mendez circles away.
Mendez stuffs the takedown attempt from The Viper. The Viper gets slowly back to his feet.
A big right from Mendez misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Viper misses with a takedown attempt - Mendez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mendez misses with a hook. The Viper ducked under it nicely.
Horrible takedown by The Viper or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendez which made him look bad.
The Viper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Viper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Viper throws a nice looking combination but Mendez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damien The Viper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Viper is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Mendez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mendez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mendez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mendez throws some wild stikes that The Viper manages to avoid easily.
Mendez with shots to the head and body - The Viper looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mendez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The Viper?
Mendez throws some wild stikes that The Viper manages to avoid easily.
Mendez with shots to the head and body - The Viper looks very uncomfortable down there.
The Viper looks gassed!
Mendez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The Viper holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mendez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mendez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mendez landing strikes, looking to finish!

It looks like Damien The Viper has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Viper taking shots to the head.
Mendez prevents The Viper from getting the reversal.
Mendez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mendez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mendez lands a big elbow.
Mendez working The Viper over with strikes here.
The Viper taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez landing strikes from the mount and The Viper is in trouble!
Mendez working the ground and pound effectively.

The Viper is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Mendez.
The Viper is still in real trouble! Can Mendez finish him?
Mendez with good strikes from the mount here!
The Viper seems to have recovered his senses.
Mendez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mendez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Viper on the ground.
A big strike lands for Mendez! That's really hurt The Viper and he's turned his back - Mendez keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Mendez Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Mendez!