PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shagy Noi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Juno Reactor - Pistolero. Enrique Mendez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mendez
vs
Noi

175 cm
22
158 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

150 cm
28
155 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enrique Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shagy Noi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
Noi closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Mendez counter with a right hand.
Mendez takes a swing at Noi's ribcage but misses.
Mendez throws a lazy right hand but Noi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Noi fails with the takedown.
Noi closes the distance and clinches up with Mendez, looking for a takedown. Noi pushes Mendez against the cage but Mendez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Noi slips a jab from Mendez.
Noi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mendez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Enrique Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shagy Noi.
Noi looks to clinch
and Mendez counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noi wants to clinch but Mendez slips to the side
and Mendez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mendez misses with a right hand

and Noi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Noi prevents Mendez from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mendez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Mendez throws a lazy uppercut

and Noi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mendez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Noi on the ground.
Noi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Mendez has his feet on Noi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A big left from Mendez misses.

Mendez tries to sprawl but Noi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Noi looks gassed!
Noi throwing shots but Mendez is blocking nicely.
Noi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Noi stops Mendez from getting back to his feet.

Mendez kicks off Noi and gets to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Noi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Enrique Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noi tries to clinch but Mendez moves out of range.
Mendez swings widly with a right hand

and Noi counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez is pushing Noi's head away, looking to escape. Noi manages to hold on to the position though.
Noi cracks Mendez with a big right hand but Mendez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sloppy strikes there by Noi.
Noi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Noi prevents Mendez from escaping the position.
Mendez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Noi connects with a decent elbow.
Noi cracks Mendez with a big right hand but Mendez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mendez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mendez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Noi working the body and head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Noi working the ground and pound.
Noi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mendez defending against the ground and pound.
Mendez is pushing Noi's head away, looking to escape. Noi manages to hold on to the position though.
Noi working the ground and pound.
Noi working the ground and pound but Mendez is defending the strikes.
Noi advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Noi looking to finish Mendez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mendez!
Noi working the ground and pound effectively.
Noi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noi lands a heavy elbow.
Noi unloading with bombs!
Noi lands a big elbow.
Noi landing punches.
Noi cracks Mendez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Noi working Mendez over with strikes here.
Noi with the ground and pound from mount.
Noi landing punches.
Noi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mendez tries to buck Noi off but he can't manage it.
Noi looking to finish Mendez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mendez!
Noi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez taking shots to the head.
Noi landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shagy Noi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Noi tries to clinch but Mendez moves away
and Mendez counters with a two punch combo.
Mendez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Noi back to the cage. Mendez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendez throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
Noi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mendez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Noi thinking.
No joy there for Mendez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendez misses with a shot to the body

and Noi counters by moving into the clinch.
Noi is working for takedown but Mendez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Noi goes for a takedown attempt but Mendez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Noi tries to clinch but Mendez moves away
and Mendez counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Mendez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Noi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mendez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Noi thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez lands a jab to the nose.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Enrique Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shagy Noi.
Noi slips under a jab.
Mendez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mendez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mendez scores with a nice head shot.
Mendez throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Noi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mendez wants to stand back up but Noi manages to pass into side control.
Noi lands some shots froms side control.
Mendez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Noi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mendez has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is pushing Noi's head away, looking to escape. Noi manages to hold on to the position though.
Noi landing a few strikes.
Mendez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Noi is looking to take a break and control but Mendez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Noi working the ground and pound from side control.
Noi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Noi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mendez is avoiding damage well.
Mendez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Noi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Noi is trying to ground and pound but Mendez uses the momentary lack of control by Noi to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mendez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Noi is looking for a kimura but Mendez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Noi to get the leverage.
Mendez is trying to stand back up but Noi is controlling him
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Noi connects with a nice short shot to Mendez's temple.
Noi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mendez is trying to stand.
Noi throwing shots but Mendez is blocking nicely.
Mendez tries to kick Noi off but Noi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Noi drops an elbow to the side of Mendez's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Noi lands a nice short elbow.
Mendez taking some punishment here, with Noi in his half guard.
Mendez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mendez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Noi.
Mendez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Noi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mendez wants to stand but Noi is controlling the position.
Noi landing with the ground and pound.
Noi is looking to work some ground and pound but Mendez has wrist control.
Mendez wants to stand up but Noi is controlling him.
Noi cracks Mendez with a solid left hand.
Noi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Noi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shagy Noi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Noi tries to clinch but Mendez moves away
and Mendez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendez keeps the fight on the outside.
Mendez throws a lazy right hand but Noi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Noi gets a clinch.
Noi wants a takedown but no success here.

Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendez scores with a jab. Noi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Noi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Noi wants a takedown but no success here.
Noi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mendez.
Mendez just leaning against Noi, taking a breather.

Mendez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Noi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Enrique Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shagy Noi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Noi needs to keep his hands up - Mendez had a free shot at his head there.
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Noi eats them both and turns towards Mendez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheers as Mendez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Noi doesn't seem phased though.
Mendez loads up on a big right hand but Noi slips the punch.
A left lands for Mendez.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Noi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mendez is looking to escape.
Noi is nestled in close to Mendez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Noi controlling the action here.
Noi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez pushes Noi off looking to stand but Noi dives back in and keeps control.
Noi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shagy Noi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Noi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Noi 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 is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Noi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mendez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Noi.
Noi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mendez is trying to stand up here but Noi is controlling him well.
Noi working Mendez over with strikes.
Noi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mendez defending well though.
Noi thows a huge punch but Mendez dodges it nicely.
Noi is looking to take a break and control but Mendez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mendez wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noi works his way into side control.
Noi working the head and body with strikes.
Noi cracks Mendez with a big elbow.
Mendez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Noi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mendez is pushing Noi's head away, looking to escape. Noi manages to hold on to the position though.

Noi is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Mendez is trying to escape and Noi transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Mendez is forced to tap! Nice work there by Noi! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shagy Noi!