PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chad Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mendes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Steve McQueen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mendes
vs
Moreira

170 cm
37
117 lbs
39 - 20 - 0

170 cm
41
155 lbs
22 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 39 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moreira dips to his left and cracks Mendes with an uppercut!
Moreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mendes.
Mendes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mendes misses with a hook. Moreira ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Moreira does no damage.
Moreira throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendes.
Moreira dives in for a single leg takedown but Mendes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Moreira has Mendes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mendes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mendes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Moreira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moreira is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
Moreira pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mendes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendes pushes Moreira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Moreira fails to land.
Mendes slows down the pace here.
Moreira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moreira trying to stall but Mendes improves his position.
Moreira drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mendes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chad Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Moreira.
Mendes just misses with a punch to the body.
Moreira throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendes misses the shot to the body.
Moreira throws out a loose jab but Mendes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moreira throws a low kick but Mendes moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Moreira.
A jab from Mendes finds it's way through Moreira's defenses.
A left lands for Mendes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira ducks under a wild hook from Mendes.
Chad Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moreira clobbers Mendes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mendes swinging wildly here.
Mendes digs a good hook to Moreira's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moreira.
Moreira connects with the punch.

Mendes is rocked!
Mendes throws a leg kick but Moreira moved away.
Oh Mendes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moreira throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moreira looks to land a right hand but Mendes moved out of range.
Mendes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moreira in his tracks.
Mendes throws a body shot but no joy.

Mendes gets caught napping as Moreira dives in and scores a takedown. Mendes manages to retain guard.
Moreira controlling from the top position.
Moreira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mendes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendes seems to have got his legs back now.
Moreira wants to pass the guard but Mendes is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira prevents Mendes from getting back to his feet.
Moreira is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Moreira trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A shot to the liver by Mendes. Beautiful body shot.
Moreira moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendes fails to land with a series of punches.
Moreira misses with a hook.
Mendes scores with a body shot.
Moreira shoots for a takedown but Mendes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Moreira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mendes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moreira somewhat.
Mendes swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendes.
Mendes wants to clinch but Moreira slips to the side
enabling Moreira to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendes blocks a leg kick.
Moreira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mendes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moreira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mendes's waist but Mendes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moreira off to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moreira doesn't seem bothered though.
Mendes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moreira scores with a hook.
Mendes takes a swing at Moreira's ribcage but misses.
Chad Mendes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendes scores with a jab.
Mendes throws out a powerful jab.
Moreira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendes lands a jab to Moreira's midsection.
Mendes throws a poor cross that misses
and Moreira counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chad Mendes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Moreira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mendes as he jumps to the side.
Moreira tests Mendes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moreira darts in looking for a takedown but Mendes gets double underhooks and turns Moreira into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mendes gets through Moreira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Moreira fails to land.
Mendes keeps control of Moreira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stalling in the clinch from Mendes.
Mendes tries to break free but Moreira pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mendes taking a breather.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moreira is trying to trip Mendes. He has hold of a leg but Mendes is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Moreira persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mendes wants to get back to his feet but Moreira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Mendes pushes Moreira off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira shoots in but Mendes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chad Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Moreira.
Moreira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mendes finds it's way round the side to connect with Moreira's head.
Moreira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Moreira lands with a shot to the body.
Moreira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moreira swings for the body but Mendes moves out of range.
Moreira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moreira connects with a jab.
Mendes throws a lazy uppercut
and Moreira counters with a straight right hand.
Moreira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mendes throws a body punch but Moreira moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendes.
Moreira shoots in looking for a takedown but Mendes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moreira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moreira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mendes throws a low kick, looking for Moreira's leg but Moreira calmly moves out of range.
Moreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendes tests Moreira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moreira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mendes throws a shot to the body.
A low kick from Moreira misses
and Mendes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moreira throws out a powerful jab.
Nice straight punches there by Mendes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mendes.
Moreira connects with a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Moreira or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendes, which made it look bad.
Moreira misses with a looping left.
Mendes scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira needs to keep his hands up - Mendes had a free shot at his head there.
Mendes throws a hook but Moreira blocks it.
Moreira throws a body punch but Mendes moves out of range.
Moreira tries to score with a low kick but Mendes moves his leg out of the way.
Moreira throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Moreira takes one to the chin there.
Mendes throws a jab but it's blocked by Moreira.
Mendes blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Mendes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mendes.
Mendes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendes misses the target.
Mendes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moreira moves away.
Mendes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mendes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mendes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moreira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mendes here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mendes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moreira fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moreira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mendes scores with a jab.
Moreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendes.
Moreira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mendes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendes connects with a jab.
Moreira lands a glancing blow to the side of Mendes's head.
Moreira connects with a jab.
Mendes throws a leg kick which misses Moreira's front leg but catches the back leg as Moreira tries to avoid it.

Mendes moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendes stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mendes for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Mendes dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Moreira lands a front kick.
Moreira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moreira misses with a few strikes there.
Mendes moves out of range of the leg kick from Moreira.
Mendes connects with a looping right hand.
Jab from Mendes.
Mendes stuns Moreira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendes is just out of range.
Mendes scores with a shot to the body.
Mendes works Moreira's body with a nice hook.
Mendes lands a nice hook to Moreira's body. Moreira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Mendes blocks the leg kick.
Moreira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mendes counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moreira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moreira moves away.
Moreira throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moreira moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moreira misses with a low kick.
Moreira slips under a jab.
Mendes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moreira connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mendes scrambles back to his feet.

Mendes gets caught flat footed, as Moreira shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Daniel Moreira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mendes wants to get back to his feet but Moreira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Moreira trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moreira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daniel Moreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Moreira throws a strike but Mendes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Mendes is looking to stand up but Moreira won't let him.

Moreira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mendes defends it easily.

Moreira working for a triangle but Mendes defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira controls Mendes momentarily but Mendes frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mendes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moreira just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice shot lands for Moreira.
Moreira misses with a series of wild punches.
Moreira takes a swing at Mendes's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mendes.
Mendes connects with a jab.
Moreira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendes.
Chad Mendes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendes moves away from the strike by Moreira.
Moreira throws a body punch but Mendes moves out of range.
Mendes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendes lands a head kick!
Moreira takes one on the button.
Chad Mendes is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendes lands a jab to Moreira's midsection.
A low kick from Moreira is predictable there
and Mendes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Mendes. That snapped Moreira's head back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Mendes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mendes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Mendes!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chad Mendes made sure he mentioned Namunamu Clothing , along with how happy he was to win his fight.