PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chance Taken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taken
vs
Mendez

191 cm
29
270 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

200 cm
32
275 lbs
24 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sublime Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chance Taken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Mendez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez fails to land the takedown.
Mendez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taken misses with a two punch combination.

Mendez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Taken to the mat! Taken manages to get full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mendez stands up over Taken, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Taken is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mendez is aware though and is defending well.
Taken pulls Mendez in close to his closed guard and prevents Mendez from doing any damage or advancing position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mendez throws a big right hand that misses.
Taken is controlling Mendez's posture.
Mendez throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taken looking for a sweep. Not yet Taken, not yet.
Taken utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez works over Taken with some ground and pound from guard.
Mendez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendez won't allow Taken to sweep him here.
Mendez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taken tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mendez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taken working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendez.
Taken wants to sweep but no luck.
Taken manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mendez tries to hold on but Taken postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taken.
Mendez tries to roll over but Taken keeps him under control.
Mendez manages to get to full guard.
Taken trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Taken is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Taken postures up.
Taken throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mendez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mendez controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taken.
Mendez stuffs the takedown.
Taken throws a head kick that misses

and Mendez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mendez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Taken is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mendez, into his guard.
Taken pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendez is keeping the position for now.
Mendez keeping moving, preventing Taken from controlling successfully.
Taken won't allow Mendez to sweep him here.
Mendez looking to control.
Taken trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a strike but Taken avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mendez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mendez throws a big elbow that misses.
Mendez throwing strikes but missing.

Taken is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Taken is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Taken working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mendez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mendez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendez pushes down on Taken's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Mendez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mendez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chance Taken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taken tries to clinch
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taken misses with an uppercut
and Mendez counters with a right hand to the body.
Taken throws a sloppy head kick
and Mendez counters with a left to the body.
Taken connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mendez. Mendez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taken works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taken connects with a nice looking jab.
Taken has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taken was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendez.
Taken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taken shoots in for a takedown but Mendez shows good takedown defense.
Mendez closes the distance and clinches up with Taken, looking for a takedown. Mendez pushes Taken against the cage but Taken circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Taken has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chance Taken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendez dives in and grabs Taken's left leg, looking for a takedown. Taken pushes down on Mendez's head and hops out.
Mendez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taken shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mendez but Mendez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chance Taken is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck for Taken with that takedown attempt.
Mendez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taken swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taken throws a sloppy head kick and Mendez moves out of range easily.
Taken throws a sloppy head kick

and Mendez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Taken's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taken preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mendez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mendez is working Taken over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mendez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mendez connects with a couple of short punches.
Mendez throws a big right hand that misses.

Mendez is posturing up here but Taken has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Mendez tries to roll out but it's too tight and Mendez has to tap! Slick submission there by Taken!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chance Taken!