PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urano Liberte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liberte has chosen Bad To The Bone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mendoza
vs
Liberte

190 cm
29
217 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

193 cm
28
211 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Urano Liberte!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liberte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liberte wants to clinch.
Mendoza connects with a single shot there.
Mendoza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Liberte.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mendoza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Mendoza shoots in and bounces Liberte off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Liberte keeping full guard, as Mendoza tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mendoza drops back, looking for a kneebar! Liberte looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Liberte looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Liberte!

Mendoza sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to get to full guard but Liberte has control of the leg.
Liberte seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Mendoza trying to control but Liberte postures up.
Mendoza wants to improve his position but Liberte is controlling well.
Well, if Liberte is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Liberte tries to pass to full mount but Mendoza defends it.
Mendoza tries to roll over but Liberte keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendoza is trying to stand.
Liberte looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mendoza manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Liberte is stalling in the full guard.
Mendoza looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Liberte puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liberte content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mendoza trying to get back to full guard but Liberte takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mendoza is trying desperately to improve position.
Liberte sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mendoza tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liberte connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mendoza can't escape the position.
Liberte looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendoza is looking to improve his position but Liberte isn't that keen on the idea.
Mendoza is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Urano Liberte will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thud! ouch! good body kick from Liberte - that will leave a mark!
Jab by Liberte.
Mendoza blocks a head kick by Liberte.
Liberte throws a nice looking combination but Mendoza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liberte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liberte has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Liberte scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendoza misses the target.
Mendoza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Liberte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Liberte takes a swing at Mendoza's ribcage but misses.
Mendoza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Liberte scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mendoza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liberte tries to clinch there but Mendoza circles away.
Liberte throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Luis Mendoza has been cut.
Urano Liberte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendoza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liberte was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendoza.
Mendoza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liberte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liberte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Liberte stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Liberte wants it to stay on the feet.
A combination from Mendoza does no damage.
Decent striking displayed by Mendoza there.
Good leg kick by Liberte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mendoza circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Mendoza to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendoza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendoza missing with a left hand there. Liberte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters circling a little - Liberte finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Urano Liberte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liberte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Mendoza gets tackled into the cage by Liberte. Liberte maintains the clinch.
Mendoza is trying to force a seperation but Liberte has the dominant position.
Liberte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Liberte lands a good knee to the midsection. Mendoza won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liberte lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Liberte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mendoza fails to land.
Liberte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mendoza misses with a punch to the body.
Mendoza takes an elbow to the forehead.
Liberte lands an elbow inside.
Mendoza tries to throw a body punch but Liberte avoids it by throwing Mendoza back against the cage.
Mendoza blocks the elbow strike.
Mendoza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Liberte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mendoza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mendoza has a couple of punches blocked by Liberte.
Mendoza takes an elbow to the temple.
Mendoza can't find room to land a body shot as Liberte controls the action.
Liberte trying to control the position but instead, Mendoza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Liberte into the cage.
Mendoza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendoza misses with a body punch.
Mendoza misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to throw a body punch but Liberte avoids it by throwing Mendoza back against the cage.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Liberte won't allow it.
Liberte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendoza throws a head punch that misses.
Mendoza has Liberte pushed against the cage.
Mendoza takes a knee to the side of the body.
Liberte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mendoza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Liberte lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Liberte blocks an uppercut.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch but Liberte keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Liberte.
Liberte connects with a knee to the head.

Luis Mendoza's cut is getting worse.
Liberte lands a good knee to the midsection. Mendoza won't want to take too many of those.
Liberte lands a damaging elbow.
Liberte lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liberte taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Liberte lands a shoulder strike.
Liberte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mendoza lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Liberte taking a breather.
Liberte lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendoza.
Urano Liberte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Liberte looking to slow down the pace here.
Liberte pushes Mendoza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Liberte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from Liberte.
Liberte is pushing Mendoza up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Liberte lands a body punch.
Liberte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mendoza can't find room to land a body shot as Liberte controls the action.
Liberte scores a nice knee to the body.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Liberte has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liberte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Liberte with a knee to the head.
Liberte connects with a knee to the head.

Mendoza is rocked!
Liberte lands an elbow inside.
Oh Mendoza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liberte lands a big knee to the head and Mendoza goes down! Liberte pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Urano Liberte!
Urano Liberte looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Want to dedicate this win to my new manager - Mark O'Sullivan!'.