PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miquel Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Weiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mendoza
vs
Weiner

165 cm
23
147 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
140 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miquel Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Weiner!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weiner throws a poor cross that misses

and Mendoza moves into the clinch.
Weiner tries to circle away but Mendoza has him pinned against the cage.
Mendoza landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Mendoza.
Mendoza lands with a short shot to the head.
Mendoza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Weiner's efforts to push away.
Mendoza has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Weiner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right handed body shot lands from Mendoza.
Mendoza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weiner's defenses.

It looks like Carlos Weiner has been cut.
Weiner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendoza's elbow.
Mendoza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Mendoza.
Weiner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Weiner is trying to push Mendoza away but Mendoza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Weiner tries to break the clinch but Mendoza is controlling the position.
Weiner takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mendoza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Weiner takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza lands with a short shot to the head.
Weiner tries to break free but Mendoza pushes him back against the cage.
Mendoza scores with a knee to the head.
Mendoza looking to throw knees to the head but Weiner is blocking nicely.
Weiner stops a takedown attempt from Mendoza.
Mendoza lands an elbow that stopped Weiner in his tracks for a moment.
Mendoza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weiner's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mendoza.

Weiner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weiner misses with a left hand
and Mendoza counters with a straight right hand.

Mendoza pushes Weiner up against the cage in a clinch.
Weiner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Weiner is trying to break free.
Mendoza lands an elbow inside that Weiner shrugs off.
Mendoza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weiner's defenses.

That has opened up Carlos Weiner's cut even more.
Mendoza scores a nice knee to the body.
Mendoza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weiner's defenses.
Mendoza landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza lands a damaging elbow.
Mendoza with a knee to the head.

Weiner is rocked!

Mendoza has clasped his hands together around Weiner's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Weiner is still in real trouble! Can Mendoza finish him?
Mendoza is breathing heavily.
Mendoza lands a nice forearm strike.
Mendoza lands a decent elbow from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The ground and pound from Mendoza seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miquel Mendoza!