PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louco Brutal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar Mendes had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Mendes
vs
Brutal

190 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edgar Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louco Brutal!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mendes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mendes lands in his opponent's guard.
Mendes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mendes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brutal's guard.
Mendes wants to control from the top but Brutal keeps moving.
Mendes is looking to stand up but Brutal won't let him.
Mendes looking to sit in guard and control but Brutal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brutal is controlling him.
Mendes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brutal's guard.
Mendes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brutal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wanted to stand there but Brutal had control of the position.
Mendes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Edgar Mendes.
Mendes tries to clinch but Brutal is having none of it.

Mendes drives through and clinches with Brutal against the cage.
Mendes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mendes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mendes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mendes showed some decent athleticism there.
Mendes tries to pass to full mount but Brutal defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brutal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brutal wants to sweep here but Mendes controlling him for the moment.
Brutal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendes.
Mendes wants to pass the guard but Brutal is keeping the position.
Brutal wants to sweep but no luck.
Mendes passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Mendes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mendes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brutal is refusing to be controlled, as Mendes sits in half guard.
Brutal regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mendes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brutal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brutal has a closed guard, preventing Mendes from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mendes wants to stand and escape but instead Brutal has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Brutal drops back looking for a leg! Mendes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mendes manages to kick Brutal off! Brutal jumps back into Mendes's guard.
Brutal postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brutal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendes swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Brutal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mendes is trying to keep Brutal in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Edgar Mendes just wasn't active enough.
Mendes throws a series of punches but Brutal moves out of range.

Mendes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brutal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brutal being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brutal is not content to let Mendes control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brutal tries to buck Mendes off but Mendes is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Mendes dominated that second round.
That's time! Mendes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mendes gets a double leg takedown into Brutal's guard.
Mendes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mendes won't allow Brutal to sweep him here.

Brutal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mendes defends well.
Mendes throwing strikes from guard but Brutal blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Edgar Mendes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mendes throws a series of punches but Brutal avoids them all with ease.
Edgar Mendes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mendes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brutal keeps working.
Brutal manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Mendes is looking for a kimura but Brutal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mendes to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brutal keeps working.
Brutal manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brutal is on top in guard.
Mendes is trying to control the position but Brutal postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Edgar Mendes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Brutal tries to sprawl but Mendes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brutal makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brutal.
Mendes with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendes wants to stand but Brutal has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Louco Brutal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edgar Mendes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Brutal working for a triangle but Mendes defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Mendes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgar Mendes!