PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Project Doom (ranked 410 p4p, 65 weight class) and Angelo Mendez (ranked 1000 p4p, 141 weight class). Mendez has chosen Angelito as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Doom
vs
Mendez

195 cm
28
179 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

190 cm
28
184 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Bullet Proof System

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mendez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Doom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
An inside leg kick from Doom misses.
We've been informed that Mendez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Doom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doom scores with a jab to the head.
A left lands for Mendez.
Mendez staying out of range there.

Doom has taken the fight to the clinch.
Doom working aggressively here.
Doom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendez is defending well for now.

Mendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doom slips a jab from Mendez.
Mendez throws a hook but Doom avoids it easily.
Doom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Doom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendez.
Doom lands a leg kick that knocks Mendez off balance momentarily.
Mendez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendez moves out of range of the strikes.
Doom wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mendez! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendez.
Doom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Project Doom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Doom throws a leg kick which misses Mendez's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendez tries to avoid it.
Doom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Doom moves into the clinch.
Doom keeps control of Mendez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendez pushes Doom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Doom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doom misses with an uppercut.
Mendez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Doom coming out on top.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Doom moves away and avoids it.

Doom closes the distance and pushes Mendez back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Mendez breaks from the clinch.
Doom throws a hook but Mendez avoids it easily.
Doom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've been told by Doom's head coaches at Gangsterdamage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Doom misses with a straight right.
Mendez walks into a straight right hand from Doom.
Mendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Mendez.
Good standup being displayed there by Doom as he connects with a hook.
Doom scores with a hook.
Doom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez misses the jab.
Doom wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Doom lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mendez takes a step back to recover.
Doom misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mendez to score with a decent uppercut.
Doom cracks the inside of Mendez's front leg.
Doom ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Doom moves away and avoids it.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Mendez misses.
Doom misses with a straight right.
Mendez throws an overhand right that lands on Doom's shoulder, as Doom tries to avoid the shot.
Mendez throws a hook but Doom avoids it easily.
Doom throws a leg kick but Mendez moved away.

Mendez gets tackled into the cage by Doom. Doom maintains the clinch.

Mendez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doom cracks Mendez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mendez throws a big shot that misses.
Doom seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mendez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doom.
Doom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mendez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doom delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
Mendez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendez 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.
Doom connects with a right hand. Mendez shakes it off.
Doom throws a nice looking combination but Mendez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Doom closes the distance and clinches.
Mendez has a couple of punches blocked by Doom.
Doom misses with the head strike.
Mendez tries to break the clinch but Doom is controlling the position.
Doom lands with a short shot to the head.

Mendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez lands with a nice body punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doom.
Doom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Doom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doom tried to counter with a leg kick but Mendez avoided it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Project Doom dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mendez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mendez walks into a left hand.
Doom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch lands to the side of Mendez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mendez moves out of range of the strikes.
Doom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendez.
Mendez misses with an uppercut
and Mendez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendez misses with a wild body shot.
Doom misses with an uppercut. Mendez saw that one coming.
Angelo Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doom. Doom obviously looking to wear him down.
Doom scores with a kick to the body.
Doom misses with an uppercut. Mendez saw that one coming.
Mendez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez throws a right and a left that Doom avoids nicely.
Doom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doom slips a jab from Mendez.
Doom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Mendez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Doom, as that shot connected.
Doom moves into range and connects with a jab.
Doom dodges the punch combination from Mendez.
Doom misses with a left hand
and Mendez counters with a three punch combo that has Doom backing up. Doom nods at Mendez to acknowledge the strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Doom. Mendez shrugs it off though.
Doom misses with a wild combination.
Doom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doom takes one to the chin there.
Nice jab there from Doom.
Mendez just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Doom moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a right hand that Doom ducks under and follows up with a left that Doom also avoids with ease.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Doom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendez can do to turn this around?
Doom lands with a nice combination. Mendez backs away looking to recover.

Mendez is rocked!
Mendez misses with an uppercut. Doom saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Doom.
Mendez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Doom slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
Mendez lands a jab-cross combination.
Doom with a jab.
Mendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Doom finish him?
Doom cracks Mendez on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Mendez falls backwards against the cage. Doom follows up with more strikes that drop Mendez to his knees. Doom keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Mendez! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Project Doom!
Project Doom thanked the fans post fight for their support.