PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerwazy Guz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guz comes to the cage accompanied by Alice in Chains - Nutshell. Gerwazy Guz had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Gerwazy Guz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Guz
vs
Mendes

178 cm
24
158 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

173 cm
24
157 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 Amsterdam, Gerwazy Guz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Guz to counter with a crisp jab.
Guz misses with a low kick.
Guz needs to keep his hands up - Mendes had a free shot at his head there.
Guz moves out of range as Mendes strikes.
Mendes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guz.
Mendes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Mendes misses.
Mendes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendes.
Mendes throws the left hand but Guz avoids the punch easily.
Guz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendes.
Guz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendes.
Mendes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Guz's head.
Jake Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes misses with a hook. Guz ducked under it nicely.
Mendes tries to bum rush Guz with a series of wild strikes but Guz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guz throws a leg kick which misses Mendes's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendes tries to avoid it.
Guz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mendes with a hook.

It looks like Gerwazy Guz has been cut.
Mendes lands a jab to the nose.
Mendes avoids the body shot from Guz.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mendes throws the left hand but Guz avoids the punch easily.
Guz wants to slow Mendes down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Guz's head backwards.
Mendes misses with a double jab.
Guz staying out of range there.
Mendes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mendes misses with a wild combination.
Mendes misses with a straight right.
Mendes throws a looping overhand right but Guz ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guz counters with a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Guz!
Mendes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guz counters with a right hand to the body.
Guz moves out of range as Mendes strikes.
Mendes swinging wildly here.
Mendes 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendes throws a right hand that Guz ducks under and follows up with a left that Guz also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Mendes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerwazy Guz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Guz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guz takes one on the button.
Guz catches Mendes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mendes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guz was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendes.
That kick from Guz tenderised Mendes's leg. Mendes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Guz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendes tries to bum rush Guz with a series of wild strikes but Guz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendes throws out a loose jab but Guz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jake Mendes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendes.
Mendes misses with a double jab
and Guz counters with a one-two to the body.
Guz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendes throws an overhand right that lands on Guz's shoulder, as Guz tries to avoid the shot.
Guz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes looks to land a left hand but Guz moved out of range nicely.
Mendes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guz in his tracks.
Jake Mendes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mendes.
Mendes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guz counters with a nice body kick.
Guz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Guz misses with a looping right.
Mendes connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guz moves out of range as Mendes strikes.
Guz cracks Mendes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Guz lands with a hook. Mendes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Jake Mendes has been cut.
Guz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendes throws a right hand that misses
and Guz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Mendes is rocked!
Mendes misses with a left hand
and Guz counters with a nice leg kick.
Mendes is still on wobbly legs! Can Guz finish him?
Guz moves away from the strike by Mendes.
Mendes seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendes. Guz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendes misses with a body shot.
Mendes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Guz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendes misses with a wild body shot.
Mendes misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jake Mendes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mendes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guz circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendes throws a jab when Guz was well out of range.
Mendes lands with a cross.
Mendes lands with a nice combination. Guz backs away looking to recover.
Guz slips a jab and a cross from Mendes.
Mendes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guz looks to land a combination but Mendes avoids it well.
Mendes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes lands with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Guz.
Mendes misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Mendes misses.
Mendes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot by Mendes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes lands with an uppercut that bounces Guz off the cage and back into range.
Mendes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendes misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Guz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guz sizes up Mendes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mendes jabs Guz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mendes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guz circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guz throws a right hand that Mendes ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendes also avoids with ease.
Guz throws a big shot that misses.
Guz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mendes with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Mendes scores with a four punch combination!
A jab from Mendes misses.
Guz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab, jab by Mendes - just one landing.
Guz moves away from the strike by Mendes.
Mendes throws out a loose jab but Guz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mendes's calf.
Gerwazy Guz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jake Mendes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes throws an off balance right hand
and Guz counters with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Mendes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mendes 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Mendes!
Jake Mendes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.