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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raul Mendonza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Monteiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raul Mendonza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rodrigo Monteiro!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendonza fails to land with a series of punches.
Monteiro walks into a stiff left hand from Mendonza.
Monteiro walks into a left hand.
Monteiro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mendonza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monteiro.
Monteiro takes a swing at Mendonza's ribcage but misses.
Monteiro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Monteiro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mendonza counters with a straight right hand.
Monteiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendonza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendonza shoots for a takedown but Monteiro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Monteiro misses with an uppercut.
Monteiro misses with a body shot.
Monteiro misses the jab.
Monteiro misses with a wild body shot.
Monteiro scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monteiro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mendonza hang on?
Monteiro wants to control the action but instead Mendonza gets a body lock and reverses into Monteiro's guard! Nice work!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendonza controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Monteiro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mendonza wants to control from the top but Monteiro keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendonza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mendonza stops Monteiro from standing up.
Monteiro keeping moving, preventing Mendonza from controlling successfully.
Mendonza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Monteiro keeping moving, preventing Mendonza from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mendonza avoids the body shot from Monteiro.
Monteiro throws a body punch but Mendonza moves out of range.
Monteiro shoots in but Mendonza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mendonza tries to clinch but Monteiro moves out of range.
Mendonza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mendonza is breathing heavily.
Monteiro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Monteiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendonza manages to avoid it.
Mendonza wants to clinch.
A shot to the body from Monteiro misses
and Mendonza counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Monteiro's guard now.
Monteiro has his hands on Mendonza's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro controls Mendonza momentarily but Mendonza frees himself.
Monteiro wants to stand but Mendonza is controlling the position.
Monteiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mendonza is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mendonza passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Monteiro defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mendonza prevents Monteiro from escaping the position.
Mendonza throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mendonza looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Monteiro is avoiding damage well.
Mendonza sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Monteiro is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Monteiro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Mendonza.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendonza darts in trying to clinch
and Monteiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodrigo Monteiro will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Monteiro. No joy for Mendonza on that attempt.
Monteiro looks to land a left hand but Mendonza moved out of range nicely.
Mendonza throws a jab when Monteiro was well out of range.
Mendonza tries to close the distance and clinch but Monteiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Monteiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monteiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monteiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Raul Mendonza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monteiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendonza.
Mendonza keeps the fight on the outside.
Mendonza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendonza lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donk. Mendonza catches Monteiro right on the button with a cross.
Monteiro throws a lazy right hand but Mendonza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendonza misses with a takedown
and Monteiro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendonza misses with a hook. Monteiro ducked under it nicely.
Monteiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Mendonza circles away.
Mendonza has his takedown stuffed
and Monteiro counters with a shoot takedown. Mendonza fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Mendonza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendonza can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Monteiro controls the pace.
Mendonza wants to stand up but Monteiro is controlling him.
Mendonza wants to sweep but no luck.
Monteiro is stalling in the full guard.
Mendonza keeping moving, preventing Monteiro from controlling successfully.
Monteiro controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro wants to control from the top but Mendonza keeps moving.
Monteiro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Monteiro's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Monteiro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mendonza working a defensive guard here.
Monteiro sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro wants to control from the top but Mendonza keeps moving.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rodrigo Monteiro just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monteiro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mendonza.
Mendonza swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Monteiro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Monteiro shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mendonza napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Monteiro has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mendonza!
Mendonza tries to reverse the position but Monteiro maintains control.
Monteiro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mendonza is looking to escape.
Mendonza wants to hold on but Monteiro pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro controlling from mount.
Mendonza keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Monteiro content just to control the position here.
Monteiro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mendonza is looking to escape.
Mendonza is desperately trying to improve his position but Monteiro has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Monteiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mendonza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mendonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monteiro manages to avoid it.
Monteiro gets a clinch.
Mendonza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Mendonza fails to land.
Mendonza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendonza fails to pull guard.
Monteiro pulls Mendonza into guard.
Mendonza prevents Monteiro from getting back to his feet.
Mendonza trying to stand up but can't free himself from Monteiro's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendonza won't allow Monteiro to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendonza trying to control but Monteiro is working from the bottom.
Monteiro seems keen to control Mendonza's posture.
Mendonza won't allow Monteiro to get back to his feet.
Mendonza wanted to stand there but Monteiro had control of the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Monteiro feints and as Mendonza raises his hands in defense, Monteiro changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Monteiro content to stall in guard here.
Mendonza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Monteiro's guard.
Monteiro keeping moving, preventing Mendonza from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mendonza is controlling him.
Mendonza content to stall in guard here.
Monteiro keeping moving, preventing Mendonza from controlling successfully.
Monteiro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mendonza trying to control the position from guard on top but Monteiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendonza trying to move into half guard but instead Monteiro has managed to sweep!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Monteiro misses with a body shot.
Monteiro tries to bum rush Mendonza with a series of wild strikes but Mendonza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendonza lands with a shot to the body.
Mendonza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendonza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monteiro.
Mendonza blocks a jab.
Mendonza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monteiro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Monteiro throws a looping overhand right but Mendonza ducks down to avoid it.
Monteiro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mendonza doesn't seem bothered though.
Mendonza scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Monteiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendonza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Monteiro's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro keeping moving, preventing Mendonza from controlling successfully.
Monteiro wants to get back to his feet but Mendonza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mendonza controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mendonza looking to sit in guard and control but Monteiro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Monteiro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mendonza's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Raul Mendonza.
Well Monteiro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Rodrigo Monteiro!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Rodrigo Monteiro!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Rodrigo Monteiro!
Rodrigo Monteiro wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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