PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlitos Mendez (ranked 3348 p4p, 111 weight class) and Mongolian Muslim (ranked 3311 p4p, 108 weight class). Muslim is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Modern Mongolian Music - "Sandy Desert". Mongolian Muslim will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mendez
vs
Muslim

201 cm
26
287 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Can Moonwalk

Sully's Bar & Grill
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlitos Mendez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mongolian Muslim!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muslim avoids the body shot from Mendez.
Mendez slips a jab from Muslim.
Mendez wants to clinch.
Muslim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Carlitos Mendez has been cut.
Mendez misses with an uppercut
and Muslim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muslim fails with a takedown attempt.
Muslim bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mendez's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muslim takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A punch combination from Muslim misses.
It looked like Mendez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheers as Mendez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Muslim doesn't seem phased though.
Mendez throws a body shot but no joy.

Muslim closes the distance and clinches.
Mendez misses with a punch on the inside.
Muslim tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mendez smiles and moves away.
Muslim moves out of range of the strikes.

Mendez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Muslim goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mendez prevents it.
Carlitos Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mongolian Muslim.
Mendez throws a punch but it's blocked by Muslim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muslim blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muslim.
Muslim taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Muslim is trying to pull guard but Mendez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mendez misses with the head strike.
Muslim tries to work over Mendez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muslim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendez prevents a body shot from Muslim.
Muslim tries to score a body lock takedown but Mendez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muslim.
Mendez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muslim throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendez.
Mendez misses with a punch to the body.
Mendez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Muslim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muslim.
Muslim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muslim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Muslim slips a straight right by Mendez.
Muslim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muslim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mendez is fending him off so far but Muslim persists. Nope, Mendez circles away and we're back to standing.
A big right from Mendez misses.
Muslim throws out a counter right but Mendez avoids it with no problem.
Carlitos Mendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muslim.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Muslim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Muslim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendez.
A countering left hand to the body from Muslim misses.
Mendez misses with a wild body shot.
Mendez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Muslim's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mendez misses with an uppercut
and Muslim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Muslim connects with a crisp jab.
Muslim has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nice sprawl there from Mendez as Muslim shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Muslim on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mendez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mendez misses with a straight right.
Muslim looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Muslim with a poor takedown

and Mendez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Muslim throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez takes a shot to the head.
Muslim throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendez.
Muslim scores with a shoulder strike.

Carlitos Mendez's cut is getting worse.

Muslim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Muslim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendez lands a nice shot to the body.
Muslim walks into a straight right hand from Mendez.
Muslim throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mendez on the side of the head.
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 Carlitos Mendez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlitos Mendez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Muslim takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Muslim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Muslim on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the body from Mendez misses
and Muslim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Muslim takes a swing at Mendez's ribcage but misses.
Mendez tries to clinch but Muslim moves away
and Muslim counters with a nice uppercut.
Carlitos Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez cracks a nice hook into Muslim's ribs.
Muslim bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Carlitos Mendez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muslim looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendez is just out of range.
Mendez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mendez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mendez wants to clinch
and Muslim counters with a nice uppercut.

Jeez, Carlitos Mendez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Muslim. That snapped Mendez's head back.
Muslim has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Muslim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mendez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Muslim is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Muslim moves out of range as Mendez strikes.
Mongolian Muslim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muslim moves into range and connects with a jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlitos Mendez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mongolian Muslim!
Mongolian Muslim is the new super heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mongolian Muslim made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.