PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between AJ Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes into the arena with Iron Man, Black Sabbath blaring out of the sound system. Mendez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Are You Ready?. AJ Nelson had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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!

Nelson
vs
Mendez

170 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

1337 ANZAC
{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, AJ Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez misses with a double jab.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendez throws a series of strikes that have Nelson backpedaling.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good shot there by Mendez.
Jay Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez lands with a shot to the body.

Mendez clinches up with Nelson and pushes him back against the cage.
Nelson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mendez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A left and a right from Mendez both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez cracks Nelson with a good jab.
Nelson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mendez's waist but Mendez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nelson off to one side.
Mendez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mendez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendez misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to clinch but Mendez slips to the side
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nelson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez thuds his right hand into Nelson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mendez misses with a body shot.
Mendez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mendez wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch combination from Mendez misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nelson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Mendez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nelson shoots for a double leg takedown but Mendez sprawls well. He's pushed Nelson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez lands a two punch combo.
Mendez cracks a nice hook into Nelson's ribs.
Nelson takes a jab right on the kisser.

Mendez rushes Nelson and presses him up against the cage.
Mendez stalling in the clinch.
Mendez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mendez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nelson up against the cage.
A short right from Mendez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendez.
Mendez taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jay Mendez.
Nelson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Mendez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice body punch from Mendez.
Mendez scores with a jab to the head.
Mendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mendez lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Mendez.

Mendez manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson walks into a jab.
Mendez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nelson doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez throws a one two combo.
Mendez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nelson doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab by Mendez.
Nelson takes one to the chin there.
Mendez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mendez scores with a jab.
Mendez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nelson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nelson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mendez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jay Mendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A right-left combo lands from Mendez.
Mendez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mendez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mendez scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez throws a leg kick but Nelson moved away.
Nelson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Mendez.
Mendez with a nice cross.
AJ Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nelson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nelson checks a leg kick.
Jay Mendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice cross by Mendez.
Mendez lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nelson in his tracks.
Mendez thuds a left hand into Nelson's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nelson at a distance.
Mendez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donk. Mendez catches Nelson right on the button with a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mendez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nelson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nelson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Mendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Mendez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mendez lands a jab to Nelson's midsection.
Mendez throws a right and a left that Nelson avoids nicely.
Nelson walks into a jab.
Mendez sizes up Nelson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nelson's head backwards.
Mendez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Nelson is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez lands a slapping body shot.
Mendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nelson walks into a straight right hand from Mendez.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nelson drops his hands momentarily and Mendez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mendez drops Nelson with a big left hand! Nelson is injured, injured bad! Mendez jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Mendez!
Jay Mendez took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 1337 ANZAC for their support in the buildup to the fight.