PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krizis Janra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Mendez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Janra
vs
Mendez

195 cm
22
201 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krizis Janra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eddie Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Mendez.
Mendez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Janra dodges the punch combination from Mendez.
Mendez connects with a solid leg kick.
Mendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Janra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendez tries to bum rush Janra with a series of wild strikes but Janra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendez misses with a two punch combination.
Mendez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Janra has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Janra is looking to clinch but Mendez is avoiding it.
Janra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendez.
No joy there for Mendez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendez scoring well with a low kick there.

Janra rushes Mendez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Janra has hold of one of Mendez's legs. Mendez is fighting the takedown attempt but Janra gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Janra decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mendez, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Mendez scores with a four punch combination!
Mendez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Janra. That did some damage!
Mendez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mendez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Janra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Janra backs up against the cage.
Mendez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Janra tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mendez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mendez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Janra slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mendez, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Mendez.
Mendez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eddie Mendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Janra moves into the clinch successfully.
Mendez misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez lands an elbow inside that Janra shrugs off.
Janra goes for a takedown attempt but Mendez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Janra fails to land the takedown.
Janra is breathing heavily.
Janra has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Janra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mendez.
Mendez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mendez. That's going to slow Janra down.
Mendez misses with the combination.
Mendez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is looking to slow Janra down with leg kicks.
Mendez lands a jab-cross combination.
Janra tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Janra looks for a takedown but Mendez sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krizis Janra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Janra wants to clinch up but Mendez keeps it at a distance.
Mendez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mendez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mendez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Janra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mendez.
Mendez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Janra's sensitive parts.
Danga de danga de dang - Mendez scores with a four punch combination!
Eddie Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mendez is looking to slow Janra down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mendez.
Good leg kick by Mendez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Janra circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mendez.
Mendez throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mendez.
Mendez throws a combination. Janra tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Janra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mendez. Mendez obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mendez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mendez.
Janra tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Mendez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mendez works over Janra's head and body with a nice combination.
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
Mendez looks to land a combination. Janra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mendez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Janra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eddie Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Janra dodges the punch combination from Mendez.
Mendez connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mendez.
Mendez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Janra.
Janra slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mendez scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mendez.
Eddie Mendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendez connects with a solid leg kick.

Janra moves into range and clinches up with Mendez.

Mendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mendez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mendez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mendez connects with a solid leg kick.
Mendez connects with a solid leg kick.
Mendez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mendez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mendez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Janra. That did some damage!
Mendez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Janra.
Mendez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mendez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez looks to land a combination. Janra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mendez misses with a double jab.
Mendez lands a jab-cross combination.
Mendez misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mendez!
Mendez scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Mendez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mendez.
Mendez throws a right hand that Janra ducks under and follows up with a left that Janra also avoids with ease.
Mendez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Mendez rushes Janra and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Mendez breaks from the clinch.
Mendez looks to land a combination but Janra avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mendez. Mendez obviously looking to wear him down.
Mendez scores with a one two! Janra had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mendez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mendez cracks the inside of Janra's front leg.
Mendez lands a jab-cross combination.
Mendez looks to land a combination. Janra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mendez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mendez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Janra's sensitive parts.
Mendez lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mendez.
Mendez throws a series of strikes that have Janra backpedaling.
Mendez swinging wildly here.
Mendez scores with a one two! Janra had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mendez, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Mendez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Janra is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mendez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mendez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mendez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mendez.
Mendez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mendez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mendez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Janra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Mendez rushes Janra and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Janra avoids a wild elbow strike from Mendez.
Mendez wants to break free but Janra has control.
Mendez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mendez tries to break free but Janra pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Mendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mendez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mendez lands with a nice combination. Janra backs away looking to recover.
Janra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mendez.
Mendez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Janra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mendez. Mendez obviously looking to wear him down.
Mendez throws a leg kick which misses Janra's front leg but catches the back leg as Janra tries to avoid it.
Mendez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Janra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mendez as he avoids it easily.

Janra clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendez throws an elbow but it misses.
Mendez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Janra has him pressed against the cage.

Mendez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Janra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendez scoring well with a low kick there.
Mendez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez cracks the inside of Janra's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mendez.
Mendez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mendez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Janra's calf.
Janra looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mendez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mendez scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Mendez misses.
Mendez throws a one two combo.
Mendez thumps Janra with a low kick.
Mendez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Janra backs up against the cage.
Mendez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mendez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Janra backs up against the cage.
Mendez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez lands a jab-cross combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mendez, right into the meat.
A left and a right from Mendez both land. Nice combination.
Mendez throws a right and a left that Janra avoids nicely.
Mendez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mendez.
A combination from Mendez does no damage.
Mendez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mendez thumps Janra with a low kick.
Mendez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Janra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mendez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mendez.
Mendez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mendez thumps Janra with a low kick.
Janra has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Mendez.
Mendez feints and then cracks Janra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Janra down.
Mendez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mendez scores with a one two! Janra had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Janra has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mendez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mendez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Janra's sensitive parts.
Mendez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mendez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Janra backs up against the cage.
Mendez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Janra backs up against the cage.
Mendez throws a combination. Janra tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendez throws a right and a left that Janra avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mendez. That's going to slow Janra down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a one two combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mendez, right into the meat.
Mendez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mendez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendez lands a jab-cross combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Mendez scores with a four punch combination!
A nice inside leg kick there by Mendez. That's going to slow Janra down.
Mendez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Janra takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Eddie Mendez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Janra. That did some damage!
Mendez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Janra's sensitive parts.
Krizis Janra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Mendez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mendez 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 25:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Mendez!