PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yaga Shura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fat Man Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shura might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Angel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shura
vs
Man Mendoza

193 cm
26
196 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

182 cm
24
196 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yaga Shura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fat Man Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shura checks a leg kick.
Mendoza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shura pinned against the cage. Shura gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mendoza doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Shura counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Mendoza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shura in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mendoza tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Shura swings around for an armbar but Mendoza sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Shura's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shura is on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mendoza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mendoza keeping moving, preventing Shura from controlling successfully.
Shura is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mendoza has his hands on Shura's head, controlling the position.
Shura will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mendoza has his takedown stuffed
letting Shura counter with a right hand.
Yaga Shura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fat Man Mendoza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza with a poor takedown
and Shura counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mendoza fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shura to the ground. Mendoza is now in Shura's guard.
Mendoza connects with a couple of short punches.
Mendoza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shura is on top in guard.
Shura wants to control from the top but Mendoza keeps moving.
Shura wants to pass the guard but Mendoza is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza keeping moving, preventing Shura from controlling successfully.
Shura is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mendoza is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mendoza can't keep his opponent in guard - Shura advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shura content to control rather than advance.
Shura is looking to stall here but Mendoza recovers full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mendoza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shura is looking to advance position but Mendoza has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Mendoza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shura is looking to get to half guard.
Mendoza throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Shura because Mendoza loaded up on that one.
Mendoza throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mendoza throwing strikes but Shura bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendoza keeping moving, preventing Shura from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendoza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mendoza being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yaga Shura dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Shura enables Mendoza to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shura manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Shura wants to sweep but no luck.
Mendoza works over Shura with some ground and pound from guard.
Shura is trying to control the position but Mendoza postures up.
Mendoza postures up in Shura's guard and throws a big left but Shura blocks it.
Mendoza is looking to work some ground and pound but Shura has wrist control.
Mendoza is working Shura over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shura looking for a sweep. Not yet Shura, not yet.
Mendoza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mendoza scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza throws a big right hand that misses.
Mendoza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws an elbow that misses. Shura uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mendoza's guard. Nice move by Shura!
Shura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendoza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shura wants to control from the top but Mendoza keeps moving.
Mendoza wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Shura wants to pass the guard but Mendoza is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mendoza lands with some strikes.
Shura tries to hold on but Mendoza pushes him away.
Mendoza raining down hammerfists from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendoza putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mendoza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shura is looking to escape.
Mendoza lands a big shot there that rocks Shura but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza with a couple of short strikes.

Shura is rocked!
Mendoza lands a big elbow - Shura is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Shura is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Fat Man Mendoza!
Fat Man Mendoza is the new middleweight champion!