PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karrel Dlute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mendoza
vs
Dlute

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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 Sydney, Felipe Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karrel Dlute!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dlute moves in looking to clinch but Mendoza pushes him off.
Dlute throws a sloppy head kick and Mendoza moves out of range easily.

Dlute has taken the fight to the clinch.

Mendoza works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mendoza is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mendoza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dlute tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dlute managing to control the position.
Mendoza wants to pass the guard but Dlute is keeping the position.
Mendoza is working hard here to advance position.
Mendoza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dlute works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mendoza trying to move into half guard but instead Dlute has managed to sweep!
Mendoza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dlute wants to stand and escape but instead Mendoza has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mendoza wants to pass the guard but Dlute is keeping the position.
Dlute looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendoza is one step ahead there.
Mendoza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dlute working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendoza.

Dlute looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dlute looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dlute tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dlute is looking to clinch.
Mendoza looks for a takedown but Dlute sprawls well.
Dlute will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendoza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendoza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dlute's waist but Dlute gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mendoza off to one side.

Dlute pushes Mendoza up against the cage in a clinch.
Dlute stops a takedown attempt from Mendoza.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Mendoza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dlute tries a knee to the head but Mendoza blocks it.
Mendoza goes for a takedown attempt but Dlute pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Dlute. No joy for Mendoza on that attempt.
Mendoza is breathing heavily.
Dlute keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dlute displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mendoza.
Dlute tries to bum rush Mendoza with a series of wild strikes but Mendoza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dlute tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendoza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendoza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dlute is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mendoza.
Dlute looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dlute looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dlute tries to clinch up but Mendoza circles away and keeps his distance.

Dlute rushes Mendoza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mendoza jumps guard but Dlute stands there with Mendoza around his waist. Mendoza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dlute leaning against his opponent.
Mendoza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dlute just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dlute is pushing Mendoza up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dlute misses with a knee to the head.
Dlute looking to throw knees to the head but Mendoza is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Dlute turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Mendoza gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dlute throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mendoza taking some punishment here, with Dlute in his half guard.

Dlute postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mendoza to stand up.
Dlute tries to clinch there but Mendoza circles away.
Dlute misses with a series of wild punches.
Dlute tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendoza paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Mendoza shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dlute wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karrel Dlute dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dlute fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dlute tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendoza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dlute doesn't manage to clinch there - Mendoza circles away.
Dlute tries to clinch up but Mendoza circles away and keeps his distance.
Dlute slaps away a takedown attempt from Mendoza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dlute tries to clinch but Mendoza is having none of it.
Mendoza keeps the fight on the outside.
Dlute wants to clinch.
Dlute stuffs the takedown attempt from Mendoza. Mendoza gets slowly back to his feet.
Felipe Mendoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendoza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No luck for Mendoza with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Mendoza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dlute closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Dlute breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendoza keeps the fight on the outside.
Dlute fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dlute tries to clinch but Mendoza moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dlute rushes Mendoza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Mendoza pulls guard successfully.
Dlute wants to control from the top but Mendoza keeps moving.

Dlute stands up and waves to Mendoza to follow him.
Mendoza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mendoza swats away the attempt to clinch by Dlute.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dlute looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dlute tries to clinch but Mendoza moves out of range.
Mendoza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dlute is looking to clinch but Mendoza is avoiding it.
Dlute stuffs the takedown attempt from Mendoza. Mendoza gets slowly back to his feet.
Dlute tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dlute has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dlute jumps guard and drags Mendoza to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mendoza throws a strike but Dlute rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Dlute stands and steps away. Mendoza gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dlute tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendoza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Mendoza fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dlute sprawls well initially but Mendoza persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dlute wants to control but Mendoza is keeping busy.
Dlute tries to roll over but Mendoza keeps him under control.
Dlute keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Dlute is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dlute keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Mendoza is trying to work for a kimura but Dlute is defending well.
Dlute moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Mendoza has gone for a leg lock! Dlute slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mendoza's guard.
Dlute thows a big elbow that misses.

Dlute gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mendoza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendoza shoots in for a takedown but Dlute shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Dlute rushes Mendoza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dlute throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dlute misses with a knee strike.
Dlute throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mendoza blocks it with crossed arms.

Mendoza wants the takedown. Dlute is fighting it off but Mendoza persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dlute's guard against the cage.
Mendoza throwing strikes from guard but Dlute blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karrel Dlute showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mendoza shoots in for a takedown but Dlute shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dlute.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dlute!
Nice body kick there by Dlute.

Dlute takes the fight into the clinch.

Dlute breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dlute is looking to clinch.
Dlute is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Dlute drives through and clinches with Mendoza against the cage.
Dlute with a knee to the head.
Dlute throws a knee to the head but misses.

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

Dlute gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mendoza to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dlute is adopting a defensive guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mendoza has gone for a leg lock! Dlute slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mendoza's guard.
Dlute is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Dlute stands up and waves to Mendoza to follow him.
Dlute doesn't manage to clinch there - Mendoza circles away.
Dlute keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karrel Dlute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dlute wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dlute tries to clinch up but Mendoza circles away and keeps his distance.
Dlute throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dlute tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendoza paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Mendoza shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dlute manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Mendoza drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dlute manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mendoza has Dlute in his guard.
Mendoza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Mendoza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dlute scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dlute gets to his feet. Mendoza looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dlute is looking to slow Mendoza down with leg kicks.

Dlute has closed the distance and engaged Mendoza in a clinch.
Dlute crunches a lovely knee into Mendoza's ribcage.
Dlute connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mendoza's face.
A knee to the head by Dlute.

Dlute breaks the clinch.
Dlute wants to clinch.
Mendoza swats away the attempt to clinch by Dlute.
Dlute wants to clinch.
Felipe Mendoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karrel Dlute is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dlute is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dlute.
Mendoza swats away the attempt to clinch by Dlute.

Mendoza decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dlute is doing well to control the position and prevent Mendoza from advancing to side control.
Dlute gets full guard.
Karrel Dlute is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dlute is controlling Mendoza's posture.
Mendoza throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza throws and elbow that misses. Dlute uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mendoza's guard. Nice move by Dlute!

Mendoza is working an open guard so Dlute takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karrel Dlute comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dlute winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karrel Dlute!