PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and swg le fay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mendoza
vs
le fay

180 cm
24
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
27
191 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

Boomerang! Boomeroids! 157 Muscle PROOF

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Felipe Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, swg le fay!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
le fay lands with an uppercut that bounces Mendoza off the cage and back into rage.
Mendoza closes the distance and clinches up with le fay, looking for a takedown. Mendoza pushes le fay against the cage but le fay circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mendoza has a takedown stuffed.
Mendoza fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Mendoza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
le fay lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Felipe Mendoza has been cut.
Mendoza fails with a takedown attempt.
le fay scores with a sloppy right hand. Mendoza should have avoided that one.

le fay shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

le fay is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Mendoza still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Mendoza has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
le fay managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mendoza.
le fay is trying to get back to half guard.

Mendoza wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by le fay, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
le fay tries to bench press Mendoza off him but Mendoza keeps the position.
Mendoza misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
le fay is looking to reverse the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice jab there from le fay.
Mendoza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from le fay.
le fay misses with a looping left.
Mendoza with a poor takedown
and le fay counters with a two punch combo.
Mendoza has his takedown stuffed

and le fay counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

le fay is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
le fay passes Mendoza's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
le fay scoring with strikes to the body and head.

le fay is working for a submission of some sort.
le fay trying to mount his opponent but Mendoza defends it.

Mendoza actively working from the bottom here.

le fay is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza trying to get back to full guard but le fay takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mendoza is wriggling around trying to escape.

le fay is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Mendoza has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Mendoza!

le fay looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Mendoza is defending well. le fay quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Mendoza has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! le fay celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). swg le fay!