PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chad Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pink Salmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mendes
vs
Salmon

168 cm
31
137 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

189 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

New World Order Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pink Salmon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Salmon.
Salmon misses with a few strikes there.

Salmon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mendes!
Mendes is trying desperately to improve position.
Mendes is working hard here to advance position.
Mendes is squirming around, avoiding Salmon's attempts to control the action.
Mendes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mendes regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendes keeps working.

Mendes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Salmon pulls his head out easily.
Mendes is refusing to be controlled, as Salmon sits in half guard.

Mendes looking for submissions off his back.
Salmon wants to pass to mount but Mendes is defending the position.
Mendes is trying to get back to full guard.
Salmon is trying to control. Mendes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salmon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mendes kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Mendes looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salmon prevents Mendes from improving his position.

Mendes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Mendes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mendes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mendes is looking to improve his position.
Salmon wants to take a breather but Mendes is having none of it.

Mendes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Salmon pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mendes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Mendes is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Salmon is tapping! Great win for Mendes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chad Mendes!