PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patryck Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weedle Beedrill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weedle Beedrill has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Patryck Mendes's chin.

Mendes
vs
Beedrill

175 cm
21
160 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

176 cm
22
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patryck Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Weedle Beedrill!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beedrill throws a push kick but Mendes slaps the foot to one side.

Beedrill closes the distance and clinches.
Mendes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Beedrill up against the cage.
Beedrill is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Beedrill tries to land a knee to the head but Mendes blocks with his arms.
Beedrill is pressed up against the cage. Mendes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Beedrill down to the mat. Beedrill avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Beedrill throws a leg kick but Mendes moved away.
Mendes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendes moves out of range of the body kick.
Mendes doesn't manage to clinch there - Beedrill circles away.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Patryck Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beedrill misses with a low kick.
Beedrill throws a leg kick but Mendes checks it.
Beedrill turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beedrill tries a low kick but Mendes avoids it.
Beedrill looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Beedrill moves into range and clinches up with Mendes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beedrill avoids it.
Mendes missing with knees to the body.
Beedrill stops a takedown attempt from Mendes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patryck Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendes taking a breather.
Beedrill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beedrill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mendes wants to break free but Beedrill has control.
Beedrill scores with a knee to the head.
Beedrill scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Beedrill.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Beedrill.
Beedrill unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mendes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beedrill.
Beedrill landing knees to the head.
Mendes wants to break free but Beedrill has control.
Mendes can't get the takedown.
Mendes is breathing heavily.
Beedrill with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Patryck Mendes has been cut.
Beedrill unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Beedrill landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beedrill with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mendes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beedrill unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mendes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Beedrill.

Mendes is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beedrill just leaning against Mendes, taking a breather.
Oh Mendes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beedrill scores with a knee to the head.
Beedrill has Mendes pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Mendes is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Beedrill - that's hurt Mendes badly! Oh, another knee lands and Mendes is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Mendes doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Weedle Beedrill!