PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Fallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez has chosen Juno Reactor - Pistolero as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Enrique Mendez enters the cage!

Fallon
vs
Mendez

178 cm
26
155 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

175 cm
26
158 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Fallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enrique Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fallon throws the left hand but Mendez avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Fallon misses with a head kick.
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 takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fallon misses with a head kick.
Fallon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mendez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mendez swinging wildly here.
Fallon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mendez misses with a few strikes there.
Fallon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fallon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mendez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fallon thows a body kick. Mendez tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez misses the shot to the body.
Mendez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendez takes one to the chin there.
Mendez misses with a wild body shot.
Mendez throws a hook but Fallon blocks it.
Mendez dodges the punch combination from Fallon.
Mendez misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Fallon moves out of range.
Fallon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fallon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendez circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fallon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fallon digs a good hook to Mendez's body.
Mendez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mendez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mendez looks to land a combination but Fallon avoids it well.
Fallon misses with a leg kick.
Fallon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mendez on the side of the head.
Fallon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fallon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Fallon misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallon tries a head kick but it misses.
Fallon misses the shot to the body.
Fallon throws a head kick but Mendez moves out of range.
Mendez lands a jab to the nose.
Mendez avoids the head kick by Fallon.
A big right from Fallon misses.
Fallon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fallon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fallon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mendez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mendez throws a right and a left that Fallon avoids nicely.
Fallon scores with a nice head shot.
Ben Fallon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fallon dodges the punch combination from Mendez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mendez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fallon - the referee stops the clock and Mendez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fallon. Mendez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mendez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fallon throws a sloppy head kick
and Mendez counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fallon thows a body shot but no joy.
Fallon looks to land a left hand but Mendez moved out of range nicely.
Fallon scores with a leg kick.
Fallon throws a head kick that misses.
Mendez avoids the head kick by Fallon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fallon.
Fallon throws a low kick, looking for Mendez's leg but Mendez calmly moves out of range.
Mendez lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Fallon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fallon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mendez. That did some damage!
Fallon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fallon tries to work over Mendez's front leg with a kick but Mendez checks it.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fallon moves away.
Mendez lands a nice hook to Fallon's body. Fallon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fallon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ben Fallon is winning the standup battle so far.
Fallon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mendez misses the shot to the body.
Mendez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fallon rather than just go for the knockout.
Mendez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fallon backs up against the cage.
Mendez avoids a kick to the body.
Fallon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mendez moves out of range as Fallon strikes.
Fallon tries to work over Mendez's front leg with a kick but Mendez checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Fallon.
Fallon throws a sloppy head kick and Mendez moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Mendez misses.
Mendez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fallon circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendez avoids the head kick by Fallon.
Fallon misses with a straight left.
Fallon is looking to score with low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Mendez. Those never looked like landing.
Fallon lands with a slapping head kick.
Ben Fallon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fallon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fallon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fallon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mendez is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Mendez.
Mendez with a jab.
Mendez lands a jab to Fallon's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fallon scores with a nice head shot.
Fallon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendez circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Fallon is rocked!
A head kick misses from Fallon.
Oh Fallon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendez blocks a jab.
Mendez scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
BOOM! Mendez lands a beautiful left hook that drops Fallon. Fallon tries to recover but Mendez is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Fallon lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

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