PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paco Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Mewes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mendez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to La Puerta Negra. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mendez
vs
Mewes

170 cm
20
145 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

181 cm
20
140 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paco Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Mewes!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez looks to throw the jab but Mewes is out of range.
Mendez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mewes circles away.
Mendez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hilo Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Mewes looks to land a right hand but Mendez moved out of range.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mewes moves away.
Mendez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mewes stuffs the takedown attempt from Mendez. Mendez gets slowly back to his feet.
Mendez scores with a jab. Mewes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mewes misses with a straight left.
Mewes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mendez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mewes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Mewes.
Mendez checks a low kick from Mewes.
Mewes throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mewes throws out the jab.
Mewes throws a right hand that Mendez ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendez also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mendez misses with a wild body shot.
Mewes throws an overhand right that lands on Mendez's shoulder, as Mendez tries to avoid the shot.
Mendez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mewes.
Mendez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mewes.
Mendez looks to score with a jab to the body but Mewes is just out of range.
Mendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mewes was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendez.
Mendez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez jabs at Mewes's body.
Mewes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mewes dodges the punch combination from Mendez.
Mewes tries to land a leg kick but Mendez saw it coming and moves away.
Mendez scores with a nice strike.
Mewes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mendez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mewes with a hook.
Mendez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mewes scores with the left hand. Mendez knows he should have avoided that one.
Mendez misses with a body shot.
Mewes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mewes fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Mewes avoids them all with ease.
Mewes lands with a good body shot.
Mewes throws out a loose jab but Mendez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Mendez does no damage.
Mendez just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendez is looking to wear down Mewes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mewes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mewes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendez scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez lands with a good body shot.
Mewes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendez.
Mendez misses with a wild body shot.
Mendez misses with a two punch combination.
Mewes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jason Mewes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mewes.
Mewes throws a body punch but Mendez moves out of range.
Mendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mewes manages to avoid it.
Mewes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mendez defending well as Mewes loads up on a big left hand.
Mendez misses with a double jab.
Mewes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendez manages to avoid it.
Mewes misses the jab.
Mendez thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mewes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendez moves away.
A jab from Mendez finds it's way through Mewes's defenses.
Mewes lands a head shot.
Mendez swings for the body but Mewes moves out of range.
Mendez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paco Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez looks to score with a jab to the body but Mewes is just out of range.
Mewes missing with a left hand there. Mendez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mewes moves away.
Mendez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mewes.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mewes moves away.
Mewes misses with a hook. Mendez ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mendez throws a body punch but Mewes moves out of range.
Mendez looks for the body kick but Mewes saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paco Mendez dominated that round.
That's time! Mendez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mendez scores with a jab to the body.
Mewes scores with a punch to the head.
Mendez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mendez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mewes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mendez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mewes.
Mewes misses with a looping right.
Mendez catches Mewes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mewes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendez. Mewes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendez moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mewes throws a low kick, looking for Mendez's leg but Mendez calmly moves out of range.
Mewes misses with a hook.
Mendez staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez misses with a body shot.
Mendez defending well as Mewes loads up on a big left hand.

Mewes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mendez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mendez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mewes on the ground.

Mewes working for a triangle but Mendez defends it easily.
Mendez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mendez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Mewes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mendez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Mewes pushes a forearm under Mendez's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Mendez is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Mewes!
Jason Mewes decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.