PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bad Boy (ranked 5174 p4p, 171 weight class) and Jorge Mendonza (ranked 6640 p4p, 114 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Boy
vs
Mendonza

170 cm
26
300 lbs
4 - 11 - 0

160 cm
23
161 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bad Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jorge Mendonza!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Mendonza throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Mendonza misses its intended target.
Boy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boy fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendonza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boy throws a right and a left that Mendonza avoids nicely.
Boy is breathing heavily.
Boy throws a wild body kick that Mendonza sees coming a mile off.
Mendonza missing with a left hand there. Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boy really is a fat lump.
Mendonza throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendonza throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendonza looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Mendonza takes a swing at Boy's ribcage but misses.
Mendonza throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendonza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Mendonza misses its intended target.
Mendonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendonza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy staying out of range there.
Mendonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Mendonza just misses with a punch to the body.
Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Bad Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendonza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Boy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mendonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendonza.
Boy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mendonza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendonza.
Mendonza throws a jab but it's blocked by Boy.
Boy misses with a head kick.
Boy slips under a jab from Mendonza.
A combination from Boy does no damage.
Mendonza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Mendonza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mendonza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mendonza swings for the body but Boy moves out of range.
Mendonza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
It looked like Boy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy defending well as Mendonza loads up on a big left hand.
Mendonza missing with a left hand there. Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mendonza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boy scrambles back to his feet.
Mendonza checks a low kick from Boy.
A punch combination from Boy misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy defending well as Mendonza loads up on a big left hand.
Mendonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Mendonza misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendonza misses the target.
Mendonza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendonza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendonza. Boy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boy slips under a jab.
Mendonza just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Mendonza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boy.
Boy throws a series of punches but Mendonza moves out of range.
Boy misses with a head kick.
Bad Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendonza.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Boy. Those never looked like landing.
Mendonza looks to throw the jab but Boy is out of range.
Mendonza misses with an uppercut. Boy saw that one coming.
Boy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boy moves away from the strike by Mendonza.
Mendonza looks to land a right hand but Boy moved out of range.
Boy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mendonza blocks the body kick.
Mendonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendonza.
Boy tries to bum rush Mendonza with a series of wild strikes but Mendonza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendonza throws a hook but Boy avoids it easily.
Mendonza misses with a wild body shot.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Mendonza.
Mendonza misses the shot to the body.
Mendonza misses the jab.
Mendonza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendonza throws out the jab.
Boy moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendonza misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendonza throws a big shot that misses.
Mendonza takes a swing at Boy's ribcage but misses.
Mendonza throws a hook but Boy blocks it.
The fighters circling - Mendonza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendonza throws an overhand right that lands on Boy's shoulder, as Boy tries to avoid the shot.
Boy throws a big counter combination but Mendonza scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Boy avoids the body shot from Mendonza.
Boy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy defending well as Mendonza loads up on a big left hand.
Boy connects with a high kick.
Mendonza just misses with a punch to the body.
Boy tries to work over Mendonza's front leg with a kick but Mendonza checks it.
Nice defenses there by Boy.
Boy defending well as Mendonza loads up on a big left hand.
Boy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mendonza throws a hook but Boy avoids it easily.
Boy connects with a solid leg kick.
Boy slips a jab from Mendonza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Mendonza dominated that round.
That's time! Boy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Boy misses with the combination.
Mendonza is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mendonza slips a jab and a cross from Boy.
Mendonza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bad Boy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendonza missing with a left hand there. Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Mendonza.
Jorge Mendonza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boy misses with a body kick.
Boy throws a body kick that misses.
Mendonza looks to land a right hand but Boy moved out of range.
Mendonza misses with a straight right.
Mendonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Mendonza throws an overhand right that lands on Boy's shoulder, as Boy tries to avoid the shot.
Boy is looking for a counter combo.
A big right from Mendonza misses.
Boy throws a series of punches but Mendonza avoids them all with ease.
Mendonza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendonza misses with a body shot.
Mendonza throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
Boy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendonza.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Mendonza.
Mendonza misses with a looping left.
Boy misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendonza looks to land a left hand but Boy moved out of range nicely.
Mendonza misses with a looping right.
Boy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendonza swings for the body but Boy moves out of range.
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Mendonza misses.
Mendonza throws out a loose jab but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendonza throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendonza. Boy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendonza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy moves away from the strike by Mendonza.
Mendonza looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Mendonza slips a jab and a cross from Boy.
Boy misses with a few strikes there.
Boy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendonza.
Boy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendonza throws out the jab.
Mendonza misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendonza.
Mendonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Boy tries to bum rush Mendonza with a series of wild strikes but Mendonza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendonza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boy avoids the body shot from Mendonza.
Boy misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendonza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mendonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Boy slips a straight right by Mendonza.
Mendonza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy throws a right and a left that Mendonza avoids nicely.
Mendonza throws out a counter right but Boy avoids it with no problem.
Mendonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendonza.
Mendonza misses with a body shot.
Mendonza throws out a loose jab but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendonza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendonza.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendonza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendonza looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Mendonza.
Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mendonza misses with a body shot.
Mendonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Boy blocks a jab.
Mendonza looks to land a right hand but Boy moved out of range.
Boy is looking for a counter combo.
Boy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendonza.
Boy avoids the body shot from Mendonza.
Boy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendonza throws a hook but Boy blocks it.
Mendonza misses the jab.
Mendonza throws a hook but Boy avoids it easily.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Mendonza.
Mendonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendonza.
Mendonza misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Mendonza looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Boy avoids the body shot from Mendonza.
Boy throws a right and a left that Mendonza avoids nicely.
Mendonza throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendonza throws a hook but Boy blocks it.
Boy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendonza.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy slips under a jab.
Mendonza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendonza missing with a left hand there. Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Mendonza.
Boy moves away from the strike by Mendonza.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendonza misses the target.
Boy avoids the body shot from Mendonza.
Boy is looking for a counter combo.
Mendonza throws a big shot that misses.
Mendonza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Mendonza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mendonza misses the shot to the body.
Boy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boy misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Mendonza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mendonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Boy.
No joy there for Boy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendonza throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
Boy fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Boy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendonza.
Boy is looking for a counter combo.
Mendonza loads up on a big right hand but Boy slips the punch.
Boy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendonza.
Mendonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendonza looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Mendonza misses with a straight left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendonza blocks the body kick.
Boy connects with a solid leg kick.
Mendonza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boy avoids the body shot from Mendonza.
Mendonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Boy.
Boy moves away from the strike by Mendonza.
Mendonza takes a swing at Boy's ribcage but misses.
Boy defending well as Mendonza loads up on a big left hand.
Boy slips a straight right by Mendonza.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boy.
Boy moves out of range of the strikes.
Boy throws a big counter combination but Mendonza scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mendonza avoids the head kick by Boy.
Mendonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendonza.
Boy is looking for a counter combo.
Mendonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Mendonza misses with a body shot.
Mendonza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
Boy looks to land a combination but Mendonza avoids it well.
Mendonza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendonza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Mendonza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendonza throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendonza blocks a head kick by Boy.
Mendonza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendonza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boy avoids the body shot from Mendonza.
A swing and a miss from Mendonza.
Mendonza throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendonza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendonza.
Boy staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Boy throws a right and a left that Mendonza avoids nicely.
Boy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendonza.
Boy blocks a jab.
Mendonza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy moves out of range as Mendonza strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Boy defending well as Mendonza loads up on a big left hand.
Mendonza misses with a hook.
Mendonza throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
Mendonza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boy.
Nice defenses there by Boy.
Mendonza throws a big shot that misses.
Boy staying out of range there.
Mendonza just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendonza throws a body shot but no joy.
Boy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendonza.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mendonza crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Boy - the referee stops the clock and Mendonza gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Boy. Mendonza manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Boy misses with a two punch combination.
Mendonza looks to land a right hand but Boy moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Mendonza takes a swing at Boy's ribcage but misses.
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendonza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendonza misses the jab.
Boy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Boy staying out of range there.
Boy throws a head kick but Mendonza moves out of range.
Mendonza throws a hook but Boy avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Mendonza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendonza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mendonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendonza.
Boy tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendonza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendonza throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendonza misses with a wild body shot.
Bad Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jorge Mendonza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boy misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mendonza! But no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Mendonza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mendonza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Mendonza!