PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Egardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez comes to the cage accompanied by Juno Reactor - Pistolero. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mendez
vs
Egardo

175 cm
29
158 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

168 cm
21
154 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Egardo!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egardo misses with a hook.
Egardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Egardo misses.
Egardo connects with a jab.
Mendez misses with the combination.
Mendez scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mendez.

It looks like Fernando Egardo has been cut.
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!
Mendez moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Egardo. Beautiful body shot.
Egardo misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Egardo.
Egardo misses with a few strikes there.
Mendez moves out of range as Egardo strikes.
Mendez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mendez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Egardo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mendez misses with a double jab
and Egardo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Egardo.
Egardo tries to clinch but Mendez moves away
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
Egardo fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Mendez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Egardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendez moves away.
Egardo misses the jab.
Egardo misses with a double jab.
Mendez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egardo manages to avoid it.
Egardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendez.
Sloppy strikes from Egardo. Those never looked like landing.
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Egardo throws out the jab.
Egardo lands a nice hook to Mendez's body. Mendez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez lands with a nice body punch.
Jab, jab by Mendez - just one landing.
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!
Mendez lands a head shot.
A nice combination there by Mendez.

That has opened up Fernando Egardo's cut even more.
Egardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Mendez misses.
Mendez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Egardo wants to clinch up but Mendez keeps it at a distance.
Egardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Mendez circles away.
Egardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendez throws out the jab.
Egardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendez is just out of range.
Egardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Egardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendez circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Egardo. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendez.
Enrique Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez lands a right hook to the body.
Egardo lands with a good body shot.
Mendez keeps the fight on the outside.
Good shot there by Mendez.
Egardo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mendez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Egardo. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendez tries to bum rush Egardo with a series of wild strikes but Egardo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendez jabs Egardo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Egardo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Egardo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Egardo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Egardo's head but Egardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mendez.
Egardo scores with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Egardo. That snapped Mendez's head back.
Mendez lands a jab-cross combination.

The cut above Fernando Egardo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Egardo slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
A jab from Mendez misses.
Mendez throws a nice looking combination but Egardo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Egardo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Egardo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Egardo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egardo slips under a jab from Mendez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrique Mendez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Egardo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mendez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Egardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendez throws out the jab.
Mendez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Egardo throws a body punch but Mendez moves out of range.
Mendez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Egardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Egardo misses with a body shot.
Mendez slips a straight right by Egardo.
Egardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
Mendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mendez keeps the fight on the outside.
Enrique Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez throws a body punch but Egardo moves out of range.
Mendez takes a swing at Egardo's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Mendez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Egardo throws a body punch but Mendez moves out of range.
Egardo misses with a body shot.
Egardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Egardo misses with a wild body shot.
Mendez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Egardo lands a slapping body shot.
Egardo moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendez throws an overhand right that lands on Egardo's shoulder, as Egardo tries to avoid the shot.
Egardo throws a hook but Mendez blocks it.
Egardo throws a body punch but Mendez moves out of range.
Egardo throws a hook to the side of Mendez's head but Mendez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Egardo misses with an uppercut.
Egardo with a jab.
Mendez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Egardo circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Egardo instigates a clinch.
Mendez misses with a body punch.
Mendez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mendez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mendez is leaning against Egardo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egardo lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendez backwards.
Mendez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Egardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Egardo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Egardo throws an elbow but it misses.
Mendez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mendez blocks an uppercut.
Mendez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Egardo is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Egardo lands with a light punch inside.
Egardo misses with the head strike.
Mendez blocks an uppercut.
Mendez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mendez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Egardo.
Mendez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mendez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendez tries to throw a body punch but Egardo avoids it by throwing Mendez back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Egardo as Mendez tries to tie him up.
Mendez avoids the elbow strike from Egardo, against the cage.
Mendez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mendez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mendez tries to throw a body punch but Egardo avoids it by throwing Mendez back against the cage.
Egardo lands an elbow inside.
Mendez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Egardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendez works on Egardo's body with a couple of short punches.
Egardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egardo working aggressively here.
Mendez lands a hook that snaps the head of Egardo backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Egardo misses with the head strike.
Egardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendez.
Egardo misses with an elbow over the top.
Mendez can't find room to land a body shot as Egardo controls the action.
Mendez tries to work over Egardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendez can't find room to land a body shot as Egardo controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Mendez.
Egardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mendez leaning against his opponent.
Egardo tries to work over Mendez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Egardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mendez backwards.
Enrique Mendez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendez dodges an elbow strike from Egardo.
Mendez lands with a light punch inside.
Mendez looking to slow down the pace here.
Egardo misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Enrique Mendez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fernando Egardo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Egardo.
Mendez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Egardo.
Mendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Egardo.
Egardo misses the body punch
and Mendez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Egardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Egardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Mendez circles away.
Egardo misses with a hook.
Mendez slips a jab from Egardo.
Egardo scores with a nice strike.
Mendez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Egardo.
Mendez dodges the punch combination from Egardo.
Egardo misses the shot to the body.
Egardo scores with a hook to the body. Mendez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egardo moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Egardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Egardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
A swing and a miss from Mendez.
Mendez misses with a body shot.
Egardo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mendez rather than just go for the knockout.
Egardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendez misses with a wild body shot.
Egardo slips under a jab from Mendez.
Mendez misses with a series of wild punches.
Egardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Egardo misses with a wild combination.
Egardo throws a body punch but Mendez moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Egardo throws a nice looking combination but Mendez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendez lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Mendez misses.
Mendez connects with a right hand. Egardo shakes it off.

Fernando Egardo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mendez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Egardo moves out of range of the strikes.
Egardo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egardo takes one to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fernando Egardo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Enrique Mendez!
Enrique Mendez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.