PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glass Jaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregores Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Paleface- Helsinki-Shangri-La kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Jaw
vs
Mendez

195 cm
24
218 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

178 cm
27
213 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glass Jaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregores Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mendez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jaw looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jaw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendez.
Jaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendez is just out of range.
Glass Jaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaw.
Jaw misses with a double jab.
Jaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaw connects with a body shot that sends Mendez's belly button to the back.
Jaw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendez throws out the jab.
Jaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaw lands a jab to the head.
Mendez misses with a looping left.
Jaw throws a leg kick which misses Mendez's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendez tries to avoid it.
Mendez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Glass Jaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaw fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jaw scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mendez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mendez looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez slips a jab and a cross from Jaw.
Mendez walks into a stiff left hand from Jaw.
Jaw connects with a leg kick. Mendez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jaw sizes up Mendez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jaw throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mendez on the side of the head.
Mendez walks into a jab.
Jaw connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mendez momentarily.
A lazy left from Jaw finds it's target.
Jaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendez moves away.
Mendez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jaw to score with a decent uppercut.
Jaw lands with a shot to the body.
Jaw works the jab nicely.
Jaw lands the left hand.
Mendez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jaw fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mendez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Jaw. That snapped Mendez's head back.
Jaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaw connects with a leg kick. Mendez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mendez with a poor takedown
and Jaw counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaw lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jaw moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mendez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jaw is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jaw lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jaw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mendez.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Jaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jaw clinches up against the cage.
Jaw presses Mendez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jaw lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glass Jaw dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jaw uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mendez has time to react.
Jaw lands a head kick!
Mendez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mendez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jaw lands with a kick to the temple. Mendez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jaw.
Mendez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mendez.
Jaw comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
Jaw connects with a single shot there.
Mendez shoots in and drives through. Jaw sprawls well.
Jaw digs a good body shot into Mendez's ribs.
Jaw uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mendez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jaw, right into the meat.
Jaw scores with a sloppy right hand. Mendez should have avoided that one.

Jaw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendez can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaw lands an elbow inside that Mendez shrugs off.

It looks like Gregores Mendez has been cut.
Jaw scores with a shot to the side of Mendez's head.
Jaw works on Mendez's body with a couple of short punches.
Jaw lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jaw can't find room to land a body shot as Mendez controls the action.
Jaw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jaw misses with a punch to the body.
Mendez takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaw lands a shoulder strike.

Jaw breaks from the clinch.
Jaw lands a leg kick that knocks Mendez off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a hook but Jaw blocks it.
Mendez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jaw bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Glass Jaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaw scores with a nice strike.

Jaw has Mendez up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jaw lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Jaw scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jaw lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaw lands a good knee to the midsection. Mendez won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jaw.
Glass Jaw has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jaw.
Jaw tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendez avoids the damage to the body.
Jaw gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jaw lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mendez.
Jaw lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaw can't find room to land a body shot as Mendez controls the action.
Jaw lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mendezs head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glass Jaw dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gregores Mendez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mendez misses with a takedown attempt - Jaw sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jaw moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mendez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jaw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaw scoring well with a low kick there.
Jaw with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mendez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jaw lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jaw lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaw connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mendez. Mendez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mendez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Jaw closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaw lands a nice elbow.
A short uppercut from Jaw.
Jaw lands a shoulder strike.
Mendez takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaw lands an elbow inside.
Jaw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendez is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Jaw - that landed with a thud.
Jaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jaw lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mendez or not.
Nice elbow from Jaw.
Jaw lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaw lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendez backwards.
Jaw lands a body shot.
Jaw is working Mendez over against the cage.
Jaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jaw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jaw trying to land knees to the body.
Jaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Mendez is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jaw.
Mendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Jaw finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Jaw lands a big elbow that drops Mendez! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Mendez is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glass Jaw!