PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Omar Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparky Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mendes
vs
Probert

158 cm
32
144 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

168 cm
23
139 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omar Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sparky Probert!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sparky Probert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Probert misses the body punch
and Mendes counters with a two punch combo.
Mendes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendes throws a lazy right hand but Probert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Probert connects with a nice looking jab.
Probert looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendes is just out of range.
Mendes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Probert.
A swing and a miss from Probert.
No joy there for Mendes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mendes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mendes misses with a few strikes there.
Probert throws a big shot that misses.
Mendes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mendes throws a big shot that misses.
Mendes fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Probert misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert throws a right hand that misses
and Mendes counters with a two punch combo.
A shot to the body from Probert misses
and Mendes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Probert throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mendes duly obliges.
Probert misses with a hook to the body
and Mendes counters with a three punch combo that has Probert backing up. Probert nods at Mendes to acknowledge the strikes.
Mendes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Probert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendes manages to avoid it.
Mendes ducks under a wild hook from Probert.
Nice shot by Probert.
Probert throws a lazy uppercut
and Probert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Probert misses with a straight left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mendes.
Some wild striking there from Mendes.
Mendes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Probert throws out the jab.
Probert moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendes.
A right-left combo lands from Mendes.
Probert throws a right hand that misses
and Mendes counters with a right hand to the body.
Mendes misses with a double jab
and Probert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendes is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mendes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Probert looks to land a left hand but Mendes moved out of range nicely.
Mendes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Probert.
Probert ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mendes misses with the combination.
Mendes throws a jab when Probert was well out of range.
Mendes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Probert throws the left hand but Mendes avoids the punch easily.
Probert showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendes.
Probert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert throws a looping overhand right but Mendes ducks down to avoid it.
Mendes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Probert.
Mendes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Probert.
Probert tests Mendes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Probert cracks Mendes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Probert throws a big shot that misses.
Probert might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Probert misses the shot to the body.
Mendes tries a head kick but it misses.
Probert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendes.
Probert throws a lazy right hand but Mendes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Probert misses.
Probert scores with a three punch combo!
Mendes misses with a double jab
enabling Probert to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mendes misses its intended target.
Mendes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Probert throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendes.
Mendes misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Probert.
A slow jab from Probert misses its intended target.
Probert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendes.
Mendes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Probert.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Probert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Probert.
Probert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendes.
Mendes throws a right and a left that Probert avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendes throws a hook to the side of Probert's head but Probert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Probert on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Probert looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mendes throws a right and a left that Probert avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sparky Probert will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mendes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mendes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mendes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Probert.
Mendes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mendes slips under a jab from Probert.
Mendes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Probert swings for the body but Mendes moves out of range.
Mendes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Probert getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mendes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Probert throws a series of punches but Mendes moves out of range.
Mendes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Probert connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Mendes misses.
Mendes misses with an uppercut. Probert saw that one coming.
Mendes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a looping left.
Probert throws a shot from downtown. Mendes moves away and avoids it.
Probert throws a looping overhand right but Mendes ducks down to avoid it.
Mendes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Probert counters with a nice body shot.
Mendes walks into a straight right hand from Probert.
A punch combination from Mendes misses.
Probert lands with a cross.
Mendes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some wild striking there from Mendes.
Probert throws an off balance right hand
and Mendes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Probert feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mendess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mendes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mendes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Probert.
Mendes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert misses with a looping right.
Mendes misses with a wild combination.
Probert loads up on a big right hand but Mendes slips the punch.
Mendes dodges the punch combination from Probert.
Some wild striking there from Probert.
Mendes lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Probert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Probert connects with the punch.
Mendes throws a right hand that Probert ducks under and follows up with a left that Probert also avoids with ease.
Probert scores with a jab to the body.
Probert loads up on a big right hand but Mendes slips the punch.
Probert lands a really nice looking cross but Mendes seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mendes slips under a jab from Probert.
Mendes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Probert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendes.
Probert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendes.
Mendes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Probert throws a hook but Mendes blocks it.
Probert looks to land a left hand but Mendes moved out of range nicely.
Sparky Probert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendes connects with a high kick.
Probert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Probert.
Probert misses the jab.
Probert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Probert misses with an uppercut.
Probert misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws a series of punches but Probert avoids them all with ease.
Mendes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
No joy there for Mendes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Probert moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Probert cracks Mendes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mendes throws a hook but Probert blocks it.
Omar Mendes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Probert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendes manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Probert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mendes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mendes misses with a two punch combination.
Probert lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Probert throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mendes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mendes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Probert.
Probert looks to land a left hand but Mendes moved out of range nicely.
Mendes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sparky Probert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Probert connects with a right hand. Mendes shakes it off.
Mendes drops his hands momentarily and Probert takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mendes throws a nice looking combination but Probert bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Probert throws an off balance right hand
and Mendes counters with an inside leg kick.
Probert throws the left hand but Mendes avoids the punch easily.
Mendes misses with a double jab.
Probert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Probert throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Probert thinking.
Mendes misses with a series of wild punches.
Probert misses with a wild body shot.
Probert misses the shot to the body.
Probert throws a jab when Mendes was well out of range.
Probert throws out a powerful jab.
Mendes lands a jab-cross combination.
Mendes moves out of range as Probert strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes moves out of range as Probert strikes.
No joy there for Mendes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Probert misses its intended target.
Probert slips a straight right by Mendes.
Probert lands with a straight right. Mendes didn't see that one coming.
Probert throws a poor cross that misses
and Probert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Probert just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendes misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Probert misses its intended target.
Probert missing with a left hand there. Mendes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Probert swinging wildly here.
Probert lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Mendes 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Probert misses the target.
Mendes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Probert throws out the jab.
Probert throws the left hand but Mendes avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Mendes.
Probert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Probert throws a jab when Mendes was well out of range.
Mendes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mendes duly obliges.
Probert blocks a head kick by Mendes.
A big right from Probert misses.
Probert misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendes throws a hook but Probert avoids it easily.
Mendes avoids the body shot from Probert.
Probert jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Probert.
Mendes misses with the combination.
Probert slips a jab and a cross from Mendes.
Probert misses with a lunging right hand
and Mendes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Probert connects with the punch.
Mendes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Probert throws out the jab.
Probert dodges the punch combination from Mendes.
Probert throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendes.
Probert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Probert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Probert fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mendes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Probert.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes catches Probert with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Probert slips a jab and a cross from Mendes.
Probert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendes.
Probert throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mendes on the side of the head.
Mendes throws a right hand that Probert ducks under and follows up with a left that Probert also avoids with ease.
Probert thows a leg kick but Mendes checks it
and Mendes counters with a three punch combo that has Probert backing up. Probert nods at Mendes to acknowledge the strikes.
Omar Mendes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Probert lands with an overhand left.
Probert throws a series of punches but Mendes avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probert. Mendes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mendes avoids the body shot from Probert.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendes throws the left hand but Probert avoids the punch easily.
Mendes looks to land a body kick but Probert moved away.
Mendes misses with a wild combination.
Sparky Probert is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Probert slips a jab and a cross from Mendes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sparky Probert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Probert has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparky Probert!
In his post fight interview, Sparky Probert started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.