PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Megan Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Melendez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fox
vs
Melendez

170 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
213 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Megan Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Melendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Melendez misses with a two punch combination.
Antonio Melendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melendez stuffs the takedown attempt from Fox. Fox gets slowly back to his feet.
Melendez shoots in but Fox avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fox slips a jab and a cross from Melendez.
A punch combination from Melendez misses.
Melendez throws a right hand that Fox ducks under and follows up with a left that Fox also avoids with ease.
Fox tries for a takedown but Melendez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fox shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Melendez counters with a shoot takedown. Fox fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Megan Fox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fox takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Fox is looking for a kimura but Melendez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fox to get the leverage.
Fox passes to side control.

Fox is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Melendez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fox really is a fat lump.

Fox tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fox has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fox is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Melendez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox trying to control the position but Melendez is working away.
Melendez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fox has just dragged him back down to the mat.

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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fox tries to clinch but Melendez is having none of it.
Melendez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Melendez.
Melendez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Melendez looks to land a combination but Fox avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fox.
Melendez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fox doesn't seem bothered though.
Melendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Melendez.
Melendez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Melendez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice takedown defense from Fox. No joy for Melendez on that attempt.
Melendez throws a series of strikes that have Fox backpedaling.
Melendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fox.
Fox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Melendez swivels and escapes.
Fox tries to clinch but Melendez moves out of range.
Melendez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Melendez.
Melendez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Melendez shoots in and bounces Fox off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Melendez wants to stand but Fox is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox wants to sweep here but Melendez controlling him for the moment.
Fox looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Melendez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fox trying to control but Melendez postures up.

That's two 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.
Melendez tries to stand and escape but Fox is controlling the position.
Fox trying to hold on to Melendez's head to control him but Melendez postures up.
Fox on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fox tries to get out of the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Fox takes the fight into the clinch.

Melendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Melendez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Melendez throws a series of punches but Fox moves out of range.
Melendez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Melendez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Melendez misses with a two punch combination.
Megan Fox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Melendez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Melendez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Melendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Melendez scores with the left hand. Fox knows he should have avoided that one.
Melendez digs a good hook to Fox's body.
Melendez throws a one two combo.
Melendez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fox at a distance.
Melendez lands with a nice combination. Fox backs away looking to recover.
Melendez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fox at a distance.
Melendez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Melendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Melendez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Fox. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Melendez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fox has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Melendez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fox's sensitive parts.
Melendez lands a two punch combo.
Melendez scores with a three punch combo!
Melendez looks to land a combination but Fox avoids it well.
Melendez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fox is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Melendez.
Left hook, right uppercut from Melendez.
Fox has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Melendez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fox avoids it really well and circles away.
Melendez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melendez dives in and grabs Fox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fox pushes down on Melendez's head and hops out.
Megan Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Melendez.
A shot to de liver by Melendez. Beautiful body shot.
Melendez throws a one two combo.
Melendez throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Melendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Melendez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Melendez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Melendez scores with a nice head shot.
Melendez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Melendez scores with a four punch combination!
Melendez scores with a shot to the body.
Melendez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Melendez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Melendez lands an overhand right.
Fox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Melendez.
Melendez digs a good hook to Fox's body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Melendez.
Fox shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Melendez pinned against the cage. Melendez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antonio Melendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Melendez lands with a nice combination. Fox backs away looking to recover.

Melendez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Melendez showed some decent athleticism there.
Fox trying to control here.
Melendez wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Melendez escapes and gets back to his feet.
Antonio Melendez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Melendez catches Fox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A left and a right from Melendez both land. Nice combination.
Melendez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Melendez digs a good hook to Fox's body.
Fox dodges the punch combination from Melendez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Melendez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Melendez throws a one two combo.
Melendez closes the distance and clinches up with Fox, looking for a takedown. Melendez pushes Fox against the cage but Fox circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Melendez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Melendez duly obliges.
Fox is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Melendez.
Fox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Melendez throws a combination. Fox tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fox stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fox wants it to stay on the feet.
Melendez lands with a nice body punch.
Melendez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fox rather than just go for the knockout.
Melendez tries to close the distance and clinch but Fox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Melendez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A left and a right from Melendez both land. Nice combination.
Melendez shoots in looking for a takedown. Fox tries to sprawl out of it but Melendez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fox manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Megan Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Melendez.
A right-left combo lands from Melendez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez misses with a wild combination.
Melendez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from Melendez.
Melendez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Melendez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Melendez.
Danga de danga de dang - Melendez scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melendez lands a slapping body shot.
Melendez stalks Fox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fox's face. Fox staggers backwards, shaken.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Melendez stalks Fox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fox's face. Fox staggers backwards, shaken.
Megan Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick by Fox misses
letting Melendez counter with a right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Melendez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Melendez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Melendez 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Melendez!