PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Evurts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evurts is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Welcome to the Jungle. Tony Mendez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Mendez
vs
Evurts

200 cm
37
268 lbs
42 - 21 - 0

201 cm
34
276 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephan Evurts!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the liver by Mendez. Beautiful body shot.
Mendez lands a head kick!

Mendez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Evurts's half guard.
Evurts is looking for a sweep. Mendez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mendez content to control rather than advance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez wants to pass the guard but Evurts is defending well.
Evurts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mendez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez tries to pass to full mount but Evurts defends it.
Mendez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evurts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mendez.
Mendez tries to pass to full mount but Evurts defends it.
Mendez prevents Evurts from improving his position.
Mendez wants to advance to full mount but Evurts doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

Mendez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Evurts is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Evurts has escaped and now he's on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evurts wants to stand but Mendez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mendez controls Evurts momentarily but Evurts frees himself.
Evurts wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving.
Mendez has control of Evurts's left arm, preventing Evurts from doing any damage.
Mendez wants to improve his position but instead Evurts has moved into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Evurts in particular looking to stall.
Mendez wants to control but Evurts is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mendez is trying to get back to full guard.
Evurts takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Evurts is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mendez lands with a kick to the temple. Evurts shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mendez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Evurts is out of range.
Mendez tests Evurts's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez lands with a thumping leg kick.

Evurts gets caught napping as Mendez dives in and scores a takedown. Evurts manages to retain guard.
Mendez postures up and lands a big shot to Evurts's brow.
Mendez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Mendez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Evurts is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mendez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendez misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Mendez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Evurts misses with a wild combination.
Mendez lands a slapping body shot.
Evurts takes one on the button.
Evurts stuffs the takedown.
Mendez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Evurts throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Mendez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Evurts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Evurts's guard.
Mendez is trying to control the action in half guard but Evurts is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez trying to mount his opponent but Evurts defends it.
Mendez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Evurts has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendez is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Mendez with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mendez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Evurts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mendez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mendez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evurts can do to turn this around?
Evurts wants to control but Mendez is keeping busy.

Mendez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Evurts has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mendez is thwarting Evurts's attempts to control the position.
Evurts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mendez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mendez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Evurts sees it coming and defends easily.
Mendez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Evurts makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mendez misses with a low kick.
Evurts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Evurts thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Evurts. That did some damage!
Tony Mendez is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Evurts throws an off balance right hand

and Mendez counters with a single leg into guard. Evurts didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evurts has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Evurts trying to keep a closed guard but Mendez is proving a slippery customer.
Mendez looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Mendez dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Evurts drops Mendez with a beautiful combination! Mendez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Evurts is looking for the KO!

Mendez is rocked!

It looks like Tony Mendez has been cut.
Tony Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Mendez tenderised Evurts's leg. Evurts is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stephan Evurts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mendez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mendez moves away from the strike by Evurts.
Mendez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Evurts under the eye.
Mendez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evurts misses with a right hand

and Mendez counters with a single leg into guard. Evurts didn't expect that.
Evurts keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully.
Evurts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Evurts keeps moving.
Mendez won't allow Evurts to sweep him here.
Mendez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Evurts keeps moving.
Mendez working some strikes from top position.
Stephan Evurts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Mendez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez stands and throws Evurts's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Evurts struggling a bit here.
Mendez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evurts is not content to let Mendez control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Mendez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendez. Evurts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendez scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez throws a big shot that misses.

Oooooh!!! Evurts has knocked Mendez down with a huge combo! Evurts steps away and waves a wobbly Mendez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Mendez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Evurts points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Mendez wakes up just in time to hear Evurts thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stephan Evurts!
A victorious Stephan Evurts thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.