PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terry Tuten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuten comes into the arena with Whoa blaring out of the sound system. Mendoza has chosen Heavy Metal Kings as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Tuten
vs
Mendoza

174 cm
23
163 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

175 cm
22
164 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Tuten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuten misses with an uppercut
and Mendoza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tuten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendoza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tuten misses with a double jab
enabling Mendoza to counter with a crisp jab.
Tuten throws a body punch but Mendoza moves out of range.
Mendoza tries to clinch but Tuten moves away
and Tuten counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tuten throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendoza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tuten throws a right and a left that Mendoza avoids nicely.
Tuten just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuten slaps away a takedown attempt from Mendoza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tuten motions for Mendoza to come forward. Tuten throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tuten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendoza moves away.
Tuten misses with a lunging right hand
and Mendoza counters with a two punch combo.
Tuten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mendoza with a poor takedown
and Tuten counters with a stiff right hand.
Tuten slips a jab and a cross from Mendoza.
Tuten throws a right hand that misses

and Mendoza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Mendoza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tuten sees it coming and defends easily.
Tuten is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza throws a strike but Tuten avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Tuten working for a triangle but Mendoza defends it easily.
Mendoza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tuten looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mendoza working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuten trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mendoza's guard.
Tuten won't allow Mendoza to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendoza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Tuten is defending against the submission attempts here by Mendoza.
Mendoza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tuten with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mendoza scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tuten is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tuten knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mendoza on the ground.
Tuten blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mendoza.
Tuten tries to get to full guard but Mendoza has control of the leg.
Mendoza with the ground and pound but Tuten uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mendoza trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Mendoza gets to his feet. Tuten looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tuten misses with a leg kick
and Mendoza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tuten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mendoza counters with a series of strikes. Tuten will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tuten misses with a low kick as Mendoza jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Mendoza dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tuten lands a slapping body shot.
Tuten blocks a low kick nicely.
Tuten misses with a hook

so Mendoza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mendoza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mendoza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tuten keeping moving, preventing Mendoza from controlling successfully.

Mendoza has gone for a leg lock! Tuten slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mendoza's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tuten gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Tuten. No joy for Mendoza on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A shot to the body from Tuten misses

so Mendoza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Mendoza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mendoza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Mendoza drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tuten manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mendoza has Tuten in his guard.
Tuten has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mendoza managing to control the position.
Tuten trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mendoza's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is trying to keep Tuten in close.
Mendoza controlling the position.
Mendoza 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Miguel Mendoza was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tuten connects with a body shot that sends Mendoza's belly button to the back.
Tuten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tuten throws out a leg kick but Mendoza moves out of range and Tuten only half commits.
Tuten has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Miguel Mendoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tuten thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza misses with a takedown
and Tuten counters with a nice leg kick.
Terry Tuten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Mendoza.
That kick from Tuten tenderised Mendoza's leg. Mendoza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mendoza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tuten counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendoza looks to land a combination but Tuten avoids it well.
Tuten throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That kick from Tuten tenderised Mendoza's leg. Mendoza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mendoza is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tuten. That's going to slow Mendoza down.
Good exchange - Tuten coming out on top.
Tuten scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuten misses with a shot to the body
and Mendoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tuten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendoza manages to avoid it.
That kick from Tuten tenderised Mendoza's leg. Mendoza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Terry Tuten is winning the standup battle so far.
Tuten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendoza.
No joy there for Tuten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tuten connects with an inside leg kick.
Mendoza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tuten counters with a good low kick that Mendoza was not able to check.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuten takes a swing at Mendoza's ribcage but misses.
Tuten lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Tuten dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tuten looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendoza is just out of range.
Tuten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tuten looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendoza is just out of range.
Tuten is looking to wear down Mendoza with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tuten. That's going to slow Mendoza down.
Mendoza misses with a takedown attempt
and Tuten makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mendoza really felt that one!
A swing and a miss from Tuten.
Tuten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tuten throws a poor cross that misses

and Mendoza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tuten is trying to escape back to his feet but Mendoza uses the scramble to pass into side control.

Mendoza working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tuten on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tuten tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
You can see the frustration on Tuten's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tuten is looking to reverse the position.
Mendoza trying to control the action but Tuten is working from the bottom.

Mendoza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tuten knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Tuten bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Tuten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mendoza's head.
A combination from Mendoza does no damage.
Mendoza shoots in for a double leg but Tuten sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tuten throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza looks to clinch
and Tuten counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tuten scores with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Mendoza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tuten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tuten throws a wild body kick that Mendoza sees coming a mile off.
Tuten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tuten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mendoza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice takedown defense from Tuten. No joy for Mendoza on that attempt.
Terry Tuten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Mendoza.
Tuten connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza darts in trying to clinch
and Tuten counters with a leg kick.
Mendoza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mendoza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tuten.
Tuten misses with a hook to the body
and Mendoza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tuten lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza misses with a combination
and Tuten counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendoza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tuten counters with a slapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Tuten showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tuten has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Tuten!