PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jugurtti Josef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez comes to the cage accompanied by Big Pun-Dream Shatterer. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Mendez
vs
Josef

189 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jugurtti Josef!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez shoots for a takedown but Josef saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Josef moves into the clinch successfully.
Josef is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Josef tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Josef has clasped his hands together around Mendez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Mendez manages to get back to half guard.
Josef looks gassed!

Mendez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Josef pulls his head out easily.

Mendez looking for submissions off his back.

Mendez actively working from the bottom here.

Josef is trying to work for a kimura but Mendez is defending well.
Josef 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez gets back to full guard.
Josef really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mendez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mendez keeping moving, preventing Josef from controlling successfully.
Mendez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Josef manages to get himself to full guard.
Mendez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mendez with a nice head shot there.
Mendez distracts Josef with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mendez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mendez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mendez postures up and lands a big shot to Josef's brow.
Mendez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Josef is trying to keep Mendez in close.
Josef has momentary wrist control but Mendez slips an elbow through the middle.
Josef not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mendez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Josef trying to control the position.

Mendez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Josef has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mendez has managed to get both his arms back between Josef's legs - danger averted.
Mendez scoring with some ground and pound.
Josef looking for a sweep. Not yet Josef, not yet.
Mendez distracts Josef with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mendez passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez working Josef over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mendez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Josef is trying to get back to full guard.
Mendez drops an elbow to the side of Josef's head.
Josef tries to kick Mendez off but Mendez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Josef can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ground and pound from Mendez.
Mendez 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.
Mendez working Josef over with strikes.
Mendez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Josef trying to control but Mendez postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Josef is trying to stand back up but Mendez is controlling him

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mendez fails with the takedown.

Josef fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mendez sprawls well initially but Josef persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Mendez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Josef pulls his head out easily.
Josef is trying to control the action in half guard but Mendez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mendez gets back to full guard.

Josef gets to his feet - Mendez follows without any prompting.
Mendez with a poor takedown

and Josef counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Josef.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mendez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Josef doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mendez is tightening it up a little... Josef has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Josef reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Josef taps out! nice BJJ there by Mendez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Edward Mendez!