PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pacho Mendieta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Magalhaes
vs
Mendieta

191 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Deadly Clothing
•‡• LION Clothing •‡• [CBK]

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Magalhaes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pacho Mendieta!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mendieta rushes Magalhaes and presses him up against the cage.
Mendieta gets underhooks to prevent Magalhaes's takedown attempt.
Mendieta prevents the takedown attempt.
Mendieta misses with a knee to the head.

Mendieta manages to break the clinch.
Magalhaes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mendieta avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinicius Magalhaes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magalhaes throws a head kick that misses.
Pacho Mendieta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendieta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendieta throws a right and a left that Magalhaes avoids nicely.
A combination from Mendieta does no damage.

Mendieta darts in and clinches Magalhaes up against the cage.
Magalhaes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mendieta just stands there and leans against the cage.

Mendieta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Mendieta finds it's way through Magalhaes's defenses.
A slow jab from Mendieta misses its intended target.

Mendieta closes the distance and clinches.

Mendieta breaks from the clinch.
Mendieta throws and low kick but Magalhaes moves out of range easily.
Magalhaes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Magalhaes moves in looking to clinch but Mendieta pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Magalhaes gets a clinch.
Mendieta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mendieta as Magalhaes tries to tie him up.
Mendieta with a knee to the head.

Magalhaes is rocked!
Magalhaes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mendieta scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Magalhaes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendieta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Magalhaes tries for a takedown but Mendieta manages to get underhooks.
Magalhaes is breathing heavily.
Mendieta is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Magalhaes seems to have got his legs back now.
Mendieta landing knees to the body.
Magalhaes jumps guard but Mendieta stands there with Magalhaes around his waist. Magalhaes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mendieta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendieta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Magalhaes is trying to drag Mendieta to the mat but Mendieta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mendieta is struggling to control the position.
Mendieta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mendieta with a knee to the head.
Mendieta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Magalhaes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mendieta just stands there and leans against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Mendieta.
Mendieta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendieta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Magalhaes's face.
Magalhaes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendieta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendieta landing knees to the head.
Mendieta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Mendieta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendieta misses with a series of wild punches.
Magalhaes slips a jab and a cross from Mendieta.
Magalhaes has a takedown stuffed.
Mendieta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendieta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magalhaes circles away quickly and effectively.

Magalhaes has closed the distance and engaged Mendieta in a clinch.

Magalhaes pulls guard.

Magalhaes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mendieta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Magalhaes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mendieta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mendieta seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Magalhaes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Magalhaes working for a triangle but Mendieta defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pacho Mendieta dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Magalhaes dodges the punch combination from Mendieta.
Mendieta misses with the combination.

Mendieta drives through and clinches with Magalhaes against the cage.
Magalhaes tries to pull guard but Mendieta won't allow it.
Mendieta scores a nice knee to the body.
Mendieta connects with a knee to the head.

Mendieta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendieta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magalhaes tries to clinch but Mendieta is having none of it.
Magalhaes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Magalhaes shoots for a double leg takedown but Mendieta sprawls well. He's pushed Magalhaes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mendieta leaves Magalhaes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinicius Magalhaes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendieta throws a leg kick which misses Magalhaes's front leg but catches the back leg as Magalhaes tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Magalhaes takes a shot to the head.
Mendieta landing knees to the head.
Mendieta with a knee to the head.
Mendieta with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mendieta.
Mendieta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Mendieta breaks the clinch.

Mendieta closes the distance and clinches.
Magalhaes tries to score a body lock takedown but Mendieta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Mendieta manages to break the clinch.

Mendieta clinches.
Mendieta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Magalhaes tries to pull guard but Mendieta holds him up against the cage and eventually Magalhaes drops back down to his feet.
Mendieta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Magalhaes's face.
Mendieta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendieta tries to land a knee to the head but Magalhaes blocks with his arms.
Mendieta trying to control the position but instead, Magalhaes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mendieta into the cage.
Magalhaes fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta lands a hook that snaps the head of Magalhaes backwards.
Mendieta with a knee to the head.
Magalhaes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mendieta smiles and moves away.
Magalhaes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mendieta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Magalhaes or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendieta which made him look bad.
Mendieta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendieta throws a series of punches but Magalhaes avoids them all with ease.
Magalhaes shoots in looking for a takedown. Mendieta tries to sprawl out of it but Magalhaes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mendieta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice defenses there by Magalhaes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendieta.
Magalhaes shoots in looking for a takedown. Mendieta tries to sprawl out of it but Magalhaes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mendieta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mendieta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendieta looks to land a combination but Magalhaes avoids it well.

Mendieta gets a clinch.
Mendieta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mendieta obliges.

Mendieta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacho Mendieta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magalhaes checks a leg kick.
Magalhaes tries to clinch up but Mendieta circles away and keeps his distance.
Magalhaes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Magalhaes fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Magalhaes or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendieta which made him look bad.
Mendieta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magalhaes.
Mendieta blocks a head kick by Magalhaes.
Magalhaes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendieta.
Magalhaes shoots in but Mendieta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mendieta misses with a few strikes there.
Magalhaes misses with a takedown attempt - Mendieta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Magalhaes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mendieta.
Pacho Mendieta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magalhaes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendieta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pacho Mendieta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Magalhaes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Magalhaes wants to clinch.
Mendieta throws a series of punches but Magalhaes moves out of range.
Magalhaes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mendieta pinned against the cage. Mendieta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Magalhaes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mendieta sprawls well. Mendieta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Magalhaes gets slowly back to his feet.
Magalhaes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendieta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendieta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magalhaes slips under a jab.
Mendieta misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magalhaes throws a lazy body kick

and Mendieta counters by clinching up.
Magalhaes tries to pull guard but Mendieta holds him up against the cage and eventually Magalhaes drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinicius Magalhaes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendieta gets underhooks to prevent Magalhaes's takedown attempt.
Mendieta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Mendieta breaks from the clinch.
Mendieta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Magalhaes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mendieta is fending him off so far but Magalhaes persists. Nope, Mendieta circles away and we're back to standing.
Magalhaes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mendieta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magalhaes circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendieta throws a body kick that misses.
Magalhaes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Magalhaes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendieta throws a right and a left that Magalhaes avoids nicely.
Magalhaes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mendieta slaps away a takedown attempt from Magalhaes, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Mendieta clinches up against the cage.
Vinicius Magalhaes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Magalhaes's face.
Mendieta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Magalhaes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mendieta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magalhaes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Magalhaes is working for takedown but Mendieta is calmly controlling the position for now.

Mendieta breaks the clinch.

Magalhaes has Mendieta up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendieta landing knees to the body.
Mendieta lands a knee to the head.
Magalhaes tries to pull guard but Mendieta holds him up against the cage and eventually Magalhaes drops back down to his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mendieta.
Magalhaes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mendieta walks away with a smile on his face. Magalhaes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A combination from Mendieta does no damage.
Magalhaes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mendieta motions for Magalhaes to come forward. Mendieta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Magalhaes.
Mendieta misses with a two punch combination.
Magalhaes is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Mendieta blocks the low kick.
Magalhaes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Magalhaes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendieta counters with a three punch combo that has Magalhaes backing up. Magalhaes nods at Mendieta to acknowledge the strikes.
Magalhaes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mendieta goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Magalhaes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pacho Mendieta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Magalhaes tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendieta throws a lazy head kick

and Magalhaes counters by moving into the clinch.

Magalhaes pulls guard effortlessly.

Magalhaes working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mendieta has passed into half guard!

Magalhaes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mendieta pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Magalhaes looking for submissions off his back.

Magalhaes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mendieta pulls his head out easily.
Mendieta seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pacho Mendieta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mendieta 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pacho Mendieta!