PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Menzies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esta me Dinero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esta me Dinero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Menzies
vs
me Dinero

170 cm
23
140 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

185 cm
33
130 lbs
9 - 15 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Menzies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Esta me Dinero!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menzies lands with a hook. Dinero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Menzies gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Menzies throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dinero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Menzies in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Menzies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dinero shoots in for a takedown but Menzies shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dinero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Menzies paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Menzies closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Menzies wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Menzies on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dinero looks gassed!
The referee is keeping an eye on Menzies - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Menzies lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dinero can't get the takedown.
Menzies tries to circle away but Dinero has him pinned against the cage.
Dinero is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Menzies pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Steve Menzies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esta me Dinero.
Menzies stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Menzies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Menzies is looking to slow Dinero down with leg kicks.
Steve Menzies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menzies scores with a nice strike.
Menzies lands with a good body shot.
Dinero drops his hands momentarily and Menzies takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A right-left combo lands from Menzies.
Dinero with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Menzies to score with a decent uppercut.
Horrible takedown by Dinero or perhaps it was just good defense by Menzies which made him look bad.
Menzies scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Menzies 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.
Menzies scores with the left hand. Dinero knows he should have avoided that one.

Dinero is rocked!
Dinero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dinero is still on wobbly legs! Can Menzies finish him?
Dinero ducks right into an uppercut from Menzies.
Dinero shoots and misses
and Menzies counters with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menzies scores with a nice head shot.
Menzies lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Dinero falls backwards - clearly groggy! Menzies dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Menzies!
Steve Menzies managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!, into his post fight interview.