PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edward Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez comes to the cage accompanied by Big Pun-Dream Shatterer. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Mendez
vs
Soto

189 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wilson Soto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez fails with a takedown attempt.
Mendez fails with a takedown attempt.
Soto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Soto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soto prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Soto pulls Mendez into guard.
Mendez throws a big right hand that misses.
Mendez is in close to Soto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mendez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mendez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Soto's head.
Mendez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mendez throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soto managing to control the position.
Mendez throwing strikes but missing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Soto slaps away a takedown attempt from Mendez, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Soto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mendez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mendez is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto cracks Mendez with a big elbow.
Mendez being controlled for a moment.
Mendez regains half guard.

Mendez looking for submissions off his back.

Mendez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Mendez actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mendez looking for submissions off his back.
Soto wants to take a breather but Mendez is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mendez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Soto counters with an outside leg kick.

Soto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mendez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Soto is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Soto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Soto tries to control but Mendez wriggling away.

Soto is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mendez is surviving well by controlling Soto's body position as best he can.
Mendez is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is working hard here to advance position.

Soto is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mendez is surviving well by controlling Soto's body position as best he can.
Mendez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Soto misses with a head shot.
Mendez is desperately trying to improve his position but Soto has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilson Soto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mendez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Soto counters with a takedown into side control.
Mendez is trying to work for a sweep but Soto has mounted him!
Soto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mendez tries to reverse the position but Soto maintains control.
Soto working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Soto wants to finish this one by submission but Mendez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Soto.
Mendez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Soto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendez is desperately trying to improve his position but Soto has a good base and remains in mount.
Mendez gets back to half guard.
Soto wants to pass the guard but Mendez is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Mendez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Mendez looking for submissions off his back.
Mendez moves into full guard.

Mendez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Mendez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Soto passes into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mendez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Soto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mendez is trying to work for a sweep but Soto has mounted him!
Mendez is desperately trying to improve his position but Soto has a good base and remains in mount.
Mendez regains half guard.

Mendez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mendez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Soto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mendez regains full guard. Nicely done.

Mendez is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Soto has his hands clasped together but Mendez extends an breaks Soto's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Mendez.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edward Mendez!