PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tristan McAndrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McAndrews kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Never Le Nkimise by Die Antwoord. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McAndrews
vs
Mendes

200 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
192 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tristan McAndrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAndrews gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mendes.

It looks like Tristan McAndrews has been cut.
McAndrews takes one on the button.
McAndrews lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Mendes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McAndrews scores with a head kick. Mendes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mendes avoids the body shot from McAndrews.
Mendes swings widly with a right hand
and McAndrews counters with an inside leg kick.
McAndrews moves forwards but Mendes connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Mendes feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends McAndrews sprawling to the canvas! McAndrews rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mendes finish him?!

McAndrews is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McAndrews plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oh McAndrews is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A low kick from McAndrews is predictable there
and Mendes counters with a big left hand that crumples McAndrews! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jose Mendes!
Jose Mendes took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.