PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez comes into the arena with Three Days Grace - Are You Ready? blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mendez
vs
Bryant

187 cm
20
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
273 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendez tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bryant counters with a series of strikes that sends Mendez to the canvas! Bryant follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

Mendez is rocked!

Mendez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bryant off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Oh Mendez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendez tries to clinch but Bryant moves away

and Bryant counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez seems to have got his legs back now.
Mendez lands a knee to the head.
Mendez avoids the elbow strike from Bryant, against the cage.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bryant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bryant can't break the clinch.
Mendez misses with a knee strike.
Bryant tries to stall but Mendez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but Bryant blocks it.

Bryant manages to break the clinch.
Mendez tries to clinch up
and Bryant counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mendez's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
Mendez wants to clinch
and Bryant counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mendez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
Mendez closes the distance but Bryant moves to the side
and Bryant makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mendez really felt that one!
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bryant counters with a left and a right that hurts Mendez! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Bryant jumps into full mount!
Mendez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant trying to control but Mendez is having none of it.
Bryant won't let Mendez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez is squirming around, avoiding Bryant's attempts to control the action.
Mendez wants to get back to his feet.
Bryant looking to control but Mendez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bryant content just to control the position here.
Mendez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

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.
Bryant wants to control the pace but Mendez is squirming around nicely.

Mendez somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Mendez staying out of range there.
Charlie Mendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bryant throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bryant should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Mendez clinches up with Bryant and pushes him back against the cage.
Mendez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryant blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendez misses with a knee strike.

Bryant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendez closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bryant counters by clinching up.
A knee to the head by Mendez.

Bryant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bryant throws a one two combo.
Bryant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bryant misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendez looks to clinch
and Bryant counters with a one-two to the body.
Mendez tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Bryant counters by moving into the clinch.
Mendez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but Bryant blocks it.
Mendez misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but Bryant blocks it.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bryant drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bryant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendez has him pressed against the cage.
Mendez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bryant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendez misses with a knee to the head.
Bryant wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendez won't allow it.
Mendez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Bryant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bryant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mendez fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Bryant misses.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bryant has eaten all the pies!
Mendez tries to clinch up.
Charlie Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bryant counters with a one-two to the body.

It looks like Charlie Mendez has been cut.
Mendez wants to clinch but Bryant slips to the side
enabling Bryant to counter with a crisp jab.
Bryant misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Bryant does no damage.
Mendez tries to clinch up
and Bryant makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mendez really felt that one!
Mendez tries to clinch
and Bryant counters with a nice body kick.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bryant swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mendez pushes Bryant up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryant blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendez looking to throw knees to the head but Bryant is blocking nicely.
Bryant can't break the clinch.
Bryant lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but Bryant blocks with his arms.
Bryant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendez has him pressed against the cage.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez landing knees to the head.
Mendez misses with a knee strike.
Mendez looking to throw knees to the head but Bryant is blocking nicely.

Bryant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendez closes the distance but Bryant moves to the side

and Bryant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bryant.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bryant tries to break the clinch but Mendez is controlling the position.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but Bryant blocks with his arms.
Mendez misses with a knee to the head.
Bryant has had enough of the clinch but Mendez keeps him there for the moment.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez prevents Bryant from breaking the clinch.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez with a knee to the head.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryant blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but Bryant blocks it.
Bryant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendez has him pressed against the cage.
Mendez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bryant lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Bryant breaks the clinch.
Bryant misses with a few strikes there.
Mendez wants to clinch up but Bryant keeps it at a distance.
Mendez clinches but Bryant breaks the clinch
enabling Bryant to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Bryant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Mendez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bryant forces Mendez back against the cage and clinches.
Mendez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bryant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendez looking to throw knees to the head but Bryant is blocking nicely.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but Bryant blocks it.

Bryant manages to break the clinch.
Mendez avoids the head kick by Bryant.
Randy Bryant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendez darts in trying to clinch
and Bryant counters with an inside leg kick.
Mendez tries to clinch but Bryant moves away
and Bryant counters with a solid body kick.
Bryant moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
Mendez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bryant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendez tries to clinch there but Bryant circles away.
Mendez wants to clinch but Bryant slips to the side

and Bryant holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mendez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendez keeps control of Bryant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendez misses with a knee strike.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendez misses with a knee strike.
Mendez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryant blocks it with crossed arms.
Bryant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mendez keeps control of Bryant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bryant is breathing heavily.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but Bryant blocks with his arms.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but Bryant blocks it.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but Bryant blocks with his arms.
Mendez keeps control of Bryant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendez misses with a knee strike.
Mendez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bryant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendez with a knee to the head.
Mendez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bryant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bryant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mendez rushes Bryant and presses him up against the cage.
Mendez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryant blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but Bryant blocks with his arms.
Mendez misses with a knee strike.
Mendez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryant blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bryant tries to land a knee to the head but Mendez blocks with his arms.
Mendez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendez misses with a knee to the head.
Mendez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bryant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.

Bryant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bryant closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mendez circles away.
Mendez wants to clinch up but Bryant keeps it at a distance.
Mendez closes the distance but Bryant moves to the side
and Bryant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Mendez clinches with his opponent.

Mendez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bryant is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mendez to the mat. Mendez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Bryant gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mendez tries to clinch

and Bryant moves into the clinch.
Mendez keeps control of Bryant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bryant is trying to break free.
Bryant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendez has him pressed against the cage.
Mendez looking to throw knees to the head but Bryant is blocking nicely.
Bryant using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mendez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendez misses with a knee strike.
Mendez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bryant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Bryant breaks the clinch.
Mendez closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bryant counters with a shoot takedown. Mendez fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Mendez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bryant throws a right and a left that Mendez avoids nicely.
Mendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bryant thows a body kick. Mendez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mendez moves in looking to clinch but Bryant pushes him off.
Bryant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendez tries to clinch
and Bryant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bryant throws a nice looking combination but Mendez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bryant counters with a two punch combo.
Mendez tries to clinch up but Bryant circles away and keeps his distance.

Bryant fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mendez sprawls well initially but Bryant persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mendez has hold of Bryant's hands but Bryant slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Mendez kicks Bryant off and gets back to his feet.

Bryant shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Mendez somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

Mendez closes the distance and clinches.
Bryant can't get the takedown.
Mendez looking to throw knees to the head but Bryant is blocking nicely.
Mendez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but Bryant blocks with his arms.
Mendez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendez has him pressed against the cage.
Mendez landing knees to the head.
Mendez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendez prevents Bryant from breaking the clinch.

Bryant manages to break the clinch.
Bryant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendez moves in looking to clinch but Bryant pushes him off.
Mendez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bryant is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mendez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bryant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mendez darts in trying to clinch

and Bryant counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bryant.
Bryant wants to stand but Mendez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Bryant stands and steps away. Mendez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Bryant rushes Mendez and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant misses with a knee to the head.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but Bryant blocks with his arms.
Bryant creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mendez misses with a knee strike.
Bryant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bryant tries to break the clinch but Mendez is controlling the position.
Mendez misses with a knee to the head.
Mendez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bryant can't break the clinch.
Mendez landing knees to the head.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bryant can't get the takedown.
Charlie Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Bryant.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bryant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bryant takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mendez tries a knee to the head but Bryant blocks it.

Bryant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bryant sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Mendez to the ground! Bryant dives into full mount looking to finish!
Mendez is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bryant looking to control but Mendez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Mendez bucks up and throws Bryant to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bryant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mendez tries to clinch up
and Bryant counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mendez closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bryant counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bryant.

Bryant decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendez closes the distance but Bryant moves to the side
and Bryant counters with a left and a right that stings Mendez.

Mendez clinches with his opponent.

Bryant breaks the clinch.
Bryant works Mendez's body with a nice hook.
Mendez closes the distance but Bryant moves to the side
and Bryant makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mendez really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Bryant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charlie Mendez's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mendez clinches but Bryant breaks the clinch

and Bryant counters by moving into the clinch.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but Bryant blocks it.
Mendez misses with a knee to the head.
Mendez wants to stall.
Bryant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendez has him pressed against the cage.
Charlie Mendez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mendez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryant blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but Bryant blocks with his arms.

Bryant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bryant thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mendez if he has to take too many more of those.
Bryant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bryant lands a two punch combo.
Mendez darts in trying to clinch
and Bryant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendez wants to clinch but Bryant slips to the side
and Bryant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendez tries to clinch but Bryant moves away
and Bryant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendez clinches but Bryant breaks the clinch
and Bryant counters with a one-two to the body.
Mendez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendez tries to clinch up but Bryant circles away and keeps his distance.
Mendez tries to clinch but Bryant is having none of it.
Mendez tries to clinch but Bryant moves out of range.
Mendez is looking to clinch.
Mendez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryant.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant swinging wilding here.
Mendez wants to clinch.
Bryant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bryant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendez wants to clinch.
Bryant throws a series of punches but Mendez moves out of range.
Mendez moves in looking to clinch but Bryant pushes him off.
Bryant keeps the fight on the outside.
Bryant scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mendez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mendez wants to clinch
and Bryant counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bryant counters with an inside leg kick.

Mendez has Bryant up against the cage in a clinch.
Bryant has had enough of the clinch but Mendez keeps him there for the moment.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.

Bryant breaks from the clinch.
Mendez closes the distance but Bryant moves to the side
and Bryant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendez tries to clinch

and Bryant counters by moving into the clinch.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but Bryant blocks it.
Mendez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bryant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Bryant breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez looks to clinch
and Bryant counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mendez thinking.
Charlie Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bryant tries to bum rush Mendez with a series of wild strikes but Mendez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendez walks into a jab.
Mendez moves in looking to clinch but Bryant pushes him off.
Mendez wants to clinch up but Bryant keeps it at a distance.

Bryant scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Mendez bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez is looking to clinch.
Bryant swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendez.
Bryant moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mendez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mendez is looking to clinch but Bryant is avoiding it.
Mendez slips a straight right by Bryant.
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendez tries to clinch but Bryant moves out of range.
Mendez moves in looking to clinch but Bryant pushes him off.
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bryant misses with a hook.
Mendez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendez moves in looking to clinch but Bryant pushes him off.
Bryant fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez clinches but Bryant breaks the clinch

and Bryant counters by moving into the clinch.
Bryant tries to break the clinch but Mendez is controlling the position.
Bryant can't break the clinch.
Mendez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but Bryant blocks with his arms.
Mendez prevents Bryant from breaking the clinch.

Bryant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Bryant! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Randy Bryant!