PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeferson Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, UFC Original Theme Music . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie Jr
vs
Mendes

183 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
24
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

[GTI] Divine Clothing

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Royce Gracie Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeferson Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie Jr, right into the meat.
Gracie Jr is looking to score with low kicks.

Mendes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gracie Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
Gracie Jr keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mendes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mendes is looking to take a break and control but Gracie Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie Jr trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mendes looking to pass the guard.
Gracie Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie Jr, not yet.
Gracie Jr has Mendes pulled in close to control his posture.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mendes wanted to stand there but Gracie Jr had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mendes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mendes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie Jr performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie Jr.

Gracie Jr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mendes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie Jr.

Mendes is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie Jr moves nicely into side control.
A lull in the action here as Gracie Jr stalls from top position.
Mendes is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gracie Jr is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie Jr is looking to take a break and control but Mendes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mendes throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

Gracie Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mendes struggling a bit here.
Gracie Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendes keeps working.
Mendes wants to get back to his feet but Gracie Jr drags him back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie Jr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mendes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mendes struggling a bit here.
Mendes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gracie Jr's best efforts.
Mendes is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie Jr is thwarting Mendes's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie Jr's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mendes looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce Gracie Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie Jr.

Gracie Jr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie Jr in side control, throwing shots but Mendes defends.
Mendes can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie Jr wants to control but Mendes is keeping him busy.
Mendes tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie Jr gets to mount! Mendes was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Mendes is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie Jr controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie Jr landing shots from mount.
Mendes wants to control but Gracie Jr is having none of it.
Mendes can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gracie Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Royce Gracie Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie Jr working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mendes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee warns Mendes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie Jr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mendes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie Jr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie Jr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mendes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie Jr controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie Jr's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Gracie Jr working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gracie Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Gracie Jr's lack of action.
Mendes is looking for a sweep. Gracie Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mendes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendes is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie Jr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mendes's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce Gracie Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mendes shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Mendes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendes pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Mendes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mendes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gracie Jr passes Mendes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gracie Jr connects with a nice short shot to Mendes's temple.

Gracie Jr seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie Jr sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gracie Jr passes to side control.
Gracie Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Gracie Jr is looking to take a break and control but Mendes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Gracie Jr politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gracie Jr prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes is letting Gracie Jr control him for a moment.

Gracie Jr tries for a kimura but Mendes is defending well.
Gracie Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendes can do to turn this around?

Gracie Jr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mendes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie Jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Mendes is defending well.

Gracie Jr tries for a kimura but Mendes is defending well.
Mendes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gracie Jr is looking to take a break and control but Mendes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mendes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jeferson Mendes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Royce Gracie Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gracie Jr takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mendes is trying to stand.
Gracie Jr trying to control the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gracie Jr lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gracie Jr looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mendes missing with punches from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Royce Gracie Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie Jr 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Gracie Jr!
An out of breath Royce Gracie Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.