PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas comes to the cage accompanied by Rocky's Theme. Mendez has chosen Danza Kuduro as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Douglas
vs
Mendez

183 cm
25
197 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

198 cm
27
187 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez throws a nice head kick!
Mendez throws a sloppy head kick and Douglas moves out of range easily.

Douglas closes the distance and clinches.
Douglas lands a nice elbow.
Douglas struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
Douglas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mendez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Douglas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Douglas presses Mendez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Douglas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez is trying to force a seperation but Douglas has the dominant position.
Mendez wants to get back to striking at distance but Douglas won't allow it.
Douglas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Douglas looking to throw knees to the head but Mendez is blocking nicely.
Mendez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Douglas misses with a knee to the head.
Douglas misses with a knee to the head.
Douglas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Douglas lands a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Douglas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas trying to land knees to the body.
Douglas lands a nice elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Douglas.
A right hook to the body lands for Douglas.
Douglas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mendez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mendez can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Douglas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mendez can't break the clinch.
Douglas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mendez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Douglas lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Douglas obliges.
Mendez looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas is working Mendez over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Douglas.
Douglas lands a nice shot to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Douglas obliges.
Douglas with a knee to the head.
Mendez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A short body shot lands from Douglas as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Douglas lands an elbow just above Mendez 's eye.
Douglas unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Douglas drops Mendez with a big knee straight up the middle! Mendez is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Mendez is rocked!

Douglas has managed to clinch.
Mendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Douglas finish him?
Douglas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Douglas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mendez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mendez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Douglas lands a good knee to the midsection. Mendez won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Douglas.
Douglas lands a body punch.
Nice elbow from Douglas.
Douglas lands an uppercut.
Mendez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Douglas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mendez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Douglas lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendez backwards.
Douglas digs a right hand underneath Mendez's ribcage. Mendez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees in the clinch landing for Douglas.
Douglas lands an elbow just above Mendez 's eye.
Douglas cracks Mendez with a nice body shot.
Douglas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands a nice elbow.
Douglas throws a big uppercut that drops Mendez! More strikes from Douglas and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mendez lies dazed against the cage as Douglas celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Douglas!
Brian Douglas was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.