PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez comes into the arena with Are You Ready? blaring out of the sound system. Henry Case has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mendez
vs
Case

180 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Case!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case lands with a kick to the temple. Mendez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mendez tries to bum rush Case with a series of wild strikes but Case uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Case 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 Mendez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mendez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Case throws a sloppy head kick and Mendez moves out of range easily.
Mendez moves out of range of the body kick.
Henry Case seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Case is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Case with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mendez to score with a decent uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Case looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Case misses with a leg kick.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Case moves out of range.
Case doesn't manage to clinch there - Mendez circles away.
Case tries to land a leg kick but Mendez saw it coming and moves away.
Case dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mendez. That did some damage!

Mendez has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Case is looking to control Mendez's arms but Mendez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Case has his back to the cage.
Mendez cracks Case with a nice body shot.
Case missing with knees to the body.
Case is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Case tries to pull guard but Mendez won't allow it.
Mendez slows down the pace here.
Case is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mendez is keeping busy.
Case missing with knees to the body.
Mendez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Case is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Case misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mendez.
Mendez avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Case is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mendez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mendez is trying to break free.
Mendez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Case up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendez.
Good body shot from Mendez.
A shot in the inside from Mendez.
Case is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mendez is keeping busy.
Case misses with a knee strike.
Case jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mendez walks away with a smile on his face. Case gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jay Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Case.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Case tries to land a leg kick but Mendez saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mendez pushes Case up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Case takes a shot to the head.
Mendez lands a nice uppercut.
Mendez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Case tries to land a knee to the head but Mendez blocks with his arms.
Mendez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Mendez.
Mendez lands a nice uppercut.
Mendez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mendez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mendez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mendez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Case keeps control of Mendez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez has Case pressed against the cage.
Case tries to pull guard but Mendez holds him up against the cage and eventually Case drops back down to his feet.
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.
Mendez lands a nice uppercut.
Case fails to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Case tries a knee to the head but Mendez blocks it.
Mendez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Case.
Case 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mendez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Case misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mendez.
Mendez stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Mendez 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.

Case throws a head kick that misses.
Mendez misses the jab.
Mendez thows a body shot but no joy.
Case looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Case shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Case scores with a leg kick.
Case shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Mendez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Case, pushing him back against the cage.
Case throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mendez blocks it with crossed arms.
Case is trying to pull guard but Mendez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mendez is stalling here.
Case's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mendez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mendez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mendez can't break the clinch.
Case trying to land knees to the body.
Case 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.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Case tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendez avoids the damage to the body.
Mendez lands with a light punch inside.
Case tries to pull guard but Mendez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jay Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Case.
Case jumps guard but Mendez stands there with Case around his waist. Case gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mendez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Case is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A left hand lands to the body for Mendez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mendez walks away with a smile on his face. Case gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mendez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Mendez moves into range and clinches up with Case.
Jay Mendez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mendez wants to get back to striking at distance but Case won't allow it.
Case fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Mendez.
Case taking a breather.
Mendez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mendez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mendez lands with a short shot to the head.
Mendez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendez lands an uppercut.
Case is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez managing to block the knees to the body from Case.
Case tries a knee to the head but Mendez blocks it.
Case tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez scores with a shot to the side of Case's head.
Mendez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cases head.
Case tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mendez avoids it.
Mendez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mendez presses Case against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Case is breathing heavily.
Case is trying to maintain a safe position but Mendez gets an underhook and turns Case into the cage.
Case using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendez avoiding damage as Case throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Mendez.
Case misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mendez.
Mendez is struggling to control the position.
Mendez cracks Case with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez lands an uppercut.
Mendez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Mendez.
Mendez has Case pushed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez wants to get back to striking at distance but Case won't allow it.
Mendez effectively controlling the action here.
Still in the clinch, Mendez scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jay Mendez.
Case goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Mendez dominated that second round.
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 connects with a looping right hand.
Mendez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Mendez forces Case back against the cage and clinches.
Mendez leaning against his opponent.
Mendez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Case missing with knees to the body.
Case 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.
Mendez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Case tries to pull guard but Mendez holds him up against the cage and eventually Case drops back down to his feet.
Mendez has Case pushed against the cage.
Mendez lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendez.
Case tries to pull guard but Mendez won't allow it.
Case is struggling to control the position.
Case missing with knees to the body.
Mendez is trying to break the clinch but Case has him pressed against the cage.
Mendez avoiding damage as Case throws knees to the body.
Case with a knee to the head.
Mendez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Case scores a nice knee to the body.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Case tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendez avoids the damage to the body.
Case throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mendez blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case 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.
Mendez lands a hook that snaps the head of Case backwards.
Case tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mendez avoids it.
Mendez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Case takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendez pushes Case back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Case with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendez managing to block the knees to the body from Case.
The referee calls for Mendez to work.
Mendez digs a right hand into Case's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Case's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Case tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendez avoids the damage to the body.
Case is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mendez lands with a right to the head.
Case is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mendez is pushing Case up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Henry Case has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mendez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Case misses with a kick to the body.
Mendez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mendez scores with a jab. Case acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mendez checks a leg kick.
Nice cross by Mendez.
Case throws a leg kick but Mendez sees it coming and moves out of range.

Mendez closes the distance and clinches.
Mendez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Case backwards.
Case 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.
Mendez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mendez avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Mendez.
Mendez scores with a shot to the side of Case's head.
Case 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.
Case putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mendez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jay Mendez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendez lands a hook that snaps the head of Case backwards.

Mendez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendez avoids the head kick by Case.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mendez darts in and clinches Case up against the cage.
Mendez lands a body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Case lands a good knee to the midsection. Mendez won't want to take too many of those.
Mendez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Case is trying to stall.
Mendez managing to block the knees to the body from Case.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Mendez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Mendez!
Jay Mendez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.