PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Borocop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Borocop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mendes
vs
Borocop

173 cm
23
157 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

168 cm
21
145 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Vitality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Borocop!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borocop throws out the jab.
Mendes slips a jab and a cross from Borocop.
Borocop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Borocop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Mendes.
Borocop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Mendes.
Mendes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borocop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Borocop throws a body punch but Mendes moves out of range.
Borocop throws a right hand that misses
and Mendes counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes throws a series of punches but Borocop avoids them all with ease.
Mendes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice combination there by Mendes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Borocop.
Mendes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borocop.
Mendes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Borocop misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borocop lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borocop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendes.
Borocop misses with a straight left.
Mendes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Borocop closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Borocop moves out of range of the strikes.
Borocop misses with a hook
and Mendes counters with a nice uppercut.
Borocop moves out of range as Mendes strikes.
Borocop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a straight left.
Borocop throws a jab when Mendes was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Mendes.
Mendes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Borocop slips a jab and a cross from Mendes.
Borocop throws a lazy uppercut
and Mendes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Borocop lands a body shot.
Mendes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Borocop counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Borocop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendes manages to avoid it.
Mendes throws a hook but Borocop blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borocop blocks a jab.
Mendes looks to land a left hand but Borocop moved out of range nicely.
Borocop misses the shot to the body.
Borocop throws a hook to the side of Mendes's head but Mendes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borocop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendes.
A jab from Borocop misses.
Mendes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Borocop misses its intended target.
Mendes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borocop moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendes slips a jab from Borocop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jake Mendes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Borocop misses with a straight right.
Mendes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Borocop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Borocop lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Jake Mendes has been cut.
Mendes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borocop manages to avoid it.
Borocop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendes.
Mendes misses with a hook
enabling Borocop to counter with a crisp jab.
Borocop throws out a loose jab but Mendes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendes scores with a decent looking hook.
Mendes misses with an uppercut.
Borocop misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Borocop.
Mendes misses with a combination
and Borocop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendes 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.
Borocop scores with a body shot.
Mendes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borocop looks to land a right hand but Mendes moved out of range.
Borocop swings widly with a right hand
and Mendes counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheers as Borocop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mendes doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borocop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mendes at a distance.
A big left from Borocop misses.
Borocop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendes moves away.
Borocop with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borocop throws a body punch but Mendes moves out of range.
A jab from Mendes misses.
Borocop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendes moves out of range as Borocop strikes.
Mendes misses with a lunging right hand
and Borocop counters with a left and a right that stings Mendes.

Mendes is rocked!
Borocop walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borocop misses the jab.
Borocop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Borocop scores with a one two! Mendes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oh Mendes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Borocop. Those never looked like landing.
Mendes seems to have got his legs back now.
Mendes slips under a jab.
Mendes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borocop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Borocop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mark Borocop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borocop lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Borocop misses.
Borocop works Mendes's body with a nice hook.
Mendes swings widly with a right hand
and Borocop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Borocop misses with the combination.
Borocop keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendes slips a straight right by Borocop.
Borocop misses with a wild combination.
Mendes misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Borocop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Mendes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Borocop misses with a lunging right hand
and Mendes counters with a series of strikes. Borocop will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mendes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Borocop finds it's way round the side to connect with Mendes's head.
Mendes throws a series of punches but Borocop avoids them all with ease.
Borocop misses with a wild body shot.
Mendes misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borocop. Mendes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borocop misses with an uppercut.
Borocop lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Borocop takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mendes misses with a two punch combination.
Borocop misses with a straight left.
Mendes connects with a single shot there.
Borocop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Borocop takes one to the side of the head.
Mendes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borocop.
Borocop takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Borocop walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mendes misses with a few strikes there.
Borocop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendes.
Borocop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendes looks to score with a jab to the body but Borocop is just out of range.
No joy there for Mendes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borocop misses with a straight right.
Mendes misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borocop scores with a body shot.
Borocop misses with a looping left.
Borocop misses with an uppercut.
Mendes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borocop cracks Mendes with an open hand slap.
Borocop throws a one two combo.
A cross from Borocop lands.
Mendes slips under a jab.
Jab from Mendes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borocop on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Borocop throws out a loose jab but Mendes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borocop thows a body shot but no joy.
Mendes moves out of range of the strikes.
Borocop closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendes swings for the body but Borocop moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendes misses with a straight right.
Mendes misses with a left hand
and Borocop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Borocop.
Well Borocop 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Borocop!
Mark Borocop bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.