PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Le Banner
vs
Mendoza

190 cm
30
217 lbs
10 - 8 - 1

190 cm
26
217 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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The Big Kabosh
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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 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Le Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza scores with a three punch combo!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Mendoza misses.
Mendoza misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Mendoza.
A combination from Mendoza does no damage.
Mendoza swats away the attempt to clinch by Banner.
Mendoza keeps the fight on the outside.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mendoza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Banner fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendoza scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Banner misses.
A left and a right from Banner both land. Nice combination.
Banner is looking to clinch.

Banner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mendoza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendoza.
Mendoza digs a right hand into Banner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Banner's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner presses Mendoza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Banner misses with a punch on the inside.
Banner lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendoza misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banner.

Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendoza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banner moves away from the strike by Mendoza.
We've been informed that Mendoza has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice straight punches there by Mendoza. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mendoza.
Banner tries to clinch but Mendoza moves out of range.
Mendoza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendoza swings widly with a right hand

and Banner moves into the clinch.
Banner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner blocking some punches.
Mendoza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Mendoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendoza's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mendoza duly obliges.
Mendoza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to move into range but Banner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Banner wants to clinch.
Mendoza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendoza lands a jab to Banner's midsection.
Mendoza misses with a two punch combination.
Mendoza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Banner misses with a left hand
and Mendoza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Banner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mendoza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Banner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
Banner throws a series of punches but Mendoza avoids them all with ease.
Mendoza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banner swings for the body but Mendoza moves out of range.
Mendoza thows a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Mendoza.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Luis Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Banner misses its intended target.
Mendoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banner doesn't manage to clinch there - Mendoza circles away.
Banner tries to clinch there but Mendoza circles away.
Mendoza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mendoza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendoza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Banner's head.
Mendoza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendoza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mendoza misses with the combination.
Banner is looking to clinch.
Banner tries to clinch there but Mendoza circles away.
Mendoza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
Banner looks to throw the jab but Mendoza is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Banner misses.
Mendoza takes one to the chin there.
Banner is looking to clinch.
Mendoza tests Banner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Banner slips a jab and a cross from Mendoza.
Banner tries to clinch up.
Mendoza misses with a straight left.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A combination from Mendoza does no damage.
Banner cracks Mendoza with an open hand slap.
Mendoza feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Banners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Mendoza misses.
The crowd cheers as Banner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mendoza doesn't seem phased though.
Mendoza 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.
Mendoza lands a glancing blow to the side of Banner's head.
Mendoza keeps the fight on the outside.
Banner fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Le Banner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Banner lands with a straight right. Mendoza didn't see that one coming.
Mendoza connects with a single shot there.
Banner tries to clinch but Mendoza moves out of range.
Mendoza scores with a jab.

Banner clinches up against the cage.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Banner won't allow it.
Banner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mendoza fails to land.
Banner misses with some punches.
Banner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Banner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendoza working aggressively here.
Mendoza tries a body shot but Banner blocks it.
Mendoza blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Banner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Banner throws a head punch that misses.
Mendoza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Banner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza is trying to force a seperation but Banner has the dominant position.
Mendoza working aggressively here.
Jerome Le Banner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Banner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mendoza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banner is looking to control Mendoza's arms but Mendoza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Banner has his back to the cage.
Mendoza blocks an uppercut.
Mendoza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Banner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mendoza misses with a punch on the inside.
Banner has a couple of punches blocked by Mendoza.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Banner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Banner.
Banner lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Banner.

Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banner misses the shot to the body.
Mendoza fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Banner checks it well.
Mendoza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendoza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banner works Mendoza's body with a nice hook.
Mendoza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Mendoza misses.
Banner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendoza throws out the jab.
Mendoza connects with a body shot that sends Banner's belly button to the back.
Banner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mendoza avoids the body shot from Banner.
Mendoza lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mendoza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mendoza scores with a shot to the body.
Banner scores with a nice head shot.
Mendoza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Banner checks a leg kick nicely.
Mendoza lands a glancing blow to the side of Banner's head.

Banner steps into range and cracks Mendoza with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Mendoza flops backwards and Banner dives into his guard looking to finish!

Mendoza is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner gets to his feet and stands over Mendoza, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Mendoza felt that one! Banner unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Mendoza from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Le Banner!
Jerome Le Banner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.