PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Mendes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Childish Gambino - Redbone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jesus St Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

St Pierre
vs
Mendes

176 cm
30
159 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
47
158 lbs
52 - 36 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 52 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

St Pierre has closed the distance and engaged Mendes in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Mendes.
Mendes lands an uppercut.
St Pierre gets through Mendes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St Pierre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mendes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Pierre gets through Mendes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with some punches.
Mendes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendes.
St Pierre tries a body shot but Mendes blocks it.
Mendes throws a head punch that misses.
St Pierre blocks an uppercut.
St Pierre lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

St Pierre lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
St Pierre is pressing down on Mendes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mendes is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Mendes dodges it nicely.
Mendes tries to kick St Pierre off but St Pierre keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
St Pierre looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Mendes makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mendes dodges the punch combination from St Pierre.
Mendes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
St Pierre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mendes misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Mendes misses.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Mendes.
Mendes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendes.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mendes as he jumps to the side.
Mendes unleashes a big counter combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Mendes.
St Pierre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
St Pierre moves out of range as Mendes strikes.
Mendes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendes missing with a left hand there. St Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Pierre tries to counter with a takedown but Mendes is quick to defend against it.
Mendes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre looks to throw the jab but Mendes is out of range.
St Pierre throws a shot to the body.

Mendes drives through and clinches with St Pierre against the cage.
Mendes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. St Pierre seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mendes can turn it around.
St Pierre pushes Mendes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mendes blocks an uppercut.
St Pierre misses with the head strike.
Mendes takes a shot to the head.
Mendes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre breaks the clinch.
Chad Mendes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre scores with a jab.
Mendes scores with a nice head shot.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mendes swivels and escapes.
Mendes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendes.
St Pierre needs to keep his hands up - Mendes had a free shot at his head there.
Mendes 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.
Mendes throws a jab but it's blocked by St Pierre.
Nice body punch from St Pierre.
Mendes misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Mendes.
Mendes moves away from the strike by St Pierre.
Mendes slips under a jab from St Pierre.
Chad Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Pierre changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
St Pierre lands with an uppercut that bounces Mendes off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Mendes. That snapped St Pierre's head back.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Mendes circles away.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mendes sprawls well. Mendes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Mendes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Pierre.
Mendes misses with a straight left.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses.
Mendes lands with an overhand left.
Mendes looks to land a left hand but St Pierre moved out of range nicely.

Mendes tries to sprawl but St Pierre drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mendes is refusing to be controlled, as St Pierre sits in half guard.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mendes is trying to stand.
Mendes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Pierre trying to control the action but Mendes is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chad Mendes will probably get the nod.
That's time! St Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

St Pierre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mendes momentarily.
Mendes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mendes dips to his left and cracks St Pierre with an uppercut!
Mendes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mendes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mendes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chad Mendes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendes.
St Pierre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendes lands with an overhand left.
St Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendes misses the target.
St Pierre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St Pierre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mendes finds it's way round the side to connect with St Pierre's head.
St Pierre scores with the left hand. Mendes knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice takedown defense from Mendes. No joy for St Pierre on that attempt.
A combination from Mendes does no damage.
St Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mendes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mendes dodges the punch combination from St Pierre.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St Pierre, as that shot connected.
Mendes throws a big shot that misses.
St Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Mendes throws the left hand but St Pierre avoids the punch easily.
St Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendes manages to avoid it.
St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendes.
St Pierre scores with a sloppy right hand. Mendes should have avoided that one.
St Pierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendes moves out of range of the strikes.
St Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Pierre misses with a double jab.
St Pierre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Mendes lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Pierre doesn't seem phased though.
Mendes moves away from the strike by St Pierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws a hook to the side of St Pierre's head but St Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Pierre drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mendes sprawls and moves away.
Mendes misses the jab.
Mendes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mendes missing with a left hand there. St Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Pierre throws a jab when Mendes was well out of range.
It seemed like Mendes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mendes missing with a left hand there. St Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendes slips a jab from St Pierre.
Decent striking displayed by Mendes there.
Some wild striking there from St Pierre.
It seemed like Mendes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
St Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mendes is fending him off so far but St Pierre persists. Nope, Mendes circles away and we're back to standing.
Mendes throws out a counter right but St Pierre avoids it with no problem.
St Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendes.
Mendes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St Pierre looks to land a combination. Mendes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mendes slips a straight right by St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendes takes one to the side of the head.
Mendes staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a hook to the side of Mendes's head but Mendes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendes circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendes lands a slapping body shot.
Mendes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Mendes.
A combination from Mendes does no damage.
Mendes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendes.
Mendes scores with a nice head shot.
Mendes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mendes duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendes throws out the jab.
St Pierre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
St Pierre blocks a jab.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but Mendes moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mendes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mendes slips under a jab from St Pierre.

Mendes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mendes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesus St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierre postures up in Mendes's guard and throws a big left but Mendes blocks it.
St Pierre won't allow Mendes to get back to his feet.
St Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chad Mendes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mendes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mendes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St Pierre throws a jab when Mendes was well out of range.
St Pierre misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Mendes.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendes moves away.
St Pierre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mendes lands a lovely overhand right.
Mendes throws a hook but St Pierre blocks it.
Mendes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch lands to the side of St Pierre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
St Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendes throws out the jab.
Mendes lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendes scores with a nice right hand.
Mendes scores with a hook to the body. St Pierre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A combination from St Pierre does no damage.
Mendes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes slips under a jab from St Pierre.
Mendes misses the jab.
Mendes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Mendes looks to move away, St Pierre throws a big counter combo but Mendes just gets out of the way.
Mendes catches St Pierre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St Pierre slips a jab from Mendes.
St Pierre lands a jab to the nose.
St Pierre takes a swing at Mendes's ribcage but misses.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Mendes moves out of range.
St Pierre misses with a hook.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
Mendes moves away from the strike by St Pierre.
St Pierre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
St Pierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mendes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jesus St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot lands for Mendes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes slips a jab from St Pierre.
Mendes scores with a crisp jab that stopped St Pierre in his tracks.
Mendes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mendes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Pierre.
Mendes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mendes fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Mendes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Mendes.
A quick step to the side and St Pierre tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pierre fails to land the takedown.
Mendes ducks under a wild hook from St Pierre.
Mendes works the jab nicely.
Mendes throws a jab but it's blocked by St Pierre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws a shot from downtown. St Pierre moves away and avoids it.
St Pierre throws a body punch but Mendes moves out of range.
Mendes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St Pierre scores with a body shot.
Mendes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Mendes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Mendes circles away and keeps his distance.
Mendes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab by St Pierre.
Mendes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Pierre throws out the jab.
Mendes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mendes looks to land a right hand but St Pierre moved out of range.
St Pierre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
St Pierre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mendes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mendes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Pierre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mendes jabs St Pierre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mendes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendes.
St Pierre's corner calls for a 1-2. St Pierre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mendes cracks St Pierre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mendes throws out a loose jab but St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mendes takes one to the chin there.
Chad Mendes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Mendes is rocked!
Mendes misses with a straight right.
Mendes is still on wobbly legs! Can St Pierre finish him?
Mendes throws a lazy right hand but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendes seems to have recovered his senses.
Mendes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mendes tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Pierre is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mendes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Pierre.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre connects with a jab.
A big right from St Pierre misses.
St Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Mendes ducks down to avoid it.
Mendes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mendes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Mendes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mendes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Mendes!
A less than humble Chad Mendes misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.