PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricky Mendez (ranked 3692 p4p, 195 weight class) and Bracko Wallace (ranked 5056 p4p, 234 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mendez
vs
Wallace

172 cm
25
137 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Counter fighter
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricky Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bracko Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mendez takes the fight into the clinch.
Mendez lands a left hand.
Mendez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wallace takes a shot to the head.
Wallace wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendez won't allow it.
Mendez missing with knees to the body.
Mendez lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendez lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Wallace's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez struggles to land a body shot inside as Wallace controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Mendez.
Mendez trying to land knees to the body.
Wallace blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Mendez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wallace blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Mendez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wallace.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez digs a right hand into Wallace's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wallace's gas tank.
Mendez keeps control of Wallace as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mendez.
Wallace avoids the elbow strike from Mendez, against the ropes.
Mendez tries to land knees in the clinch but Wallace avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Mendez.
Mendez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mendez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wallace tries to break the clinch but Mendez is controlling the position.
Mendez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Mendez scores with a hook to the body.
Wallace's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wallace tries to break the clinch but Mendez is controlling the position.
Mendez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wallace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wallace tries to work over Mendez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Bracko Wallace has been cut.
Mendez lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mendez crunches a lovely knee into Wallace's ribcage.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez can't find room to land a body shot as Wallace controls the action.
Mendez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mendez tries to throw a body punch but Wallace avoids it by throwing Mendez back against the ropes.
Mendez trying to land knees to the body.
Wallace misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Mendez.
Wallace is trying to break free.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wallace avoids it.
Mendez working Wallace over with knees to the body.
Mendez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Mendez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bracko Wallace's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mendez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mendez throws an elbow but it misses.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Mendez.
Mendez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mendez tries to land knees in the clinch but Wallace avoids the damage to the body.
Mendez avoiding damage as Wallace throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez keeps control of Wallace as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wallace blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Wallace.
Wallace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez scores with a hook to the body.
Wallace blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Mendez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendez tries to land a knee to the head but Wallace blocks with his arms.
Ricky Mendez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mendez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mendez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wallace can do to turn this around?
Mendez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mendez misses with an elbow strike.
Mendez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wallace's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mendez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wallace can't break the clinch.
Mendez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mendez prevents Wallace from breaking the clinch.
Mendez gets through Wallace's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mendez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wallace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mendez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendez gets through Wallace's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wallace blocks a body shot from Mendez.
Wallace working hard to break the clinch.
Wallace blocks the elbow strike.
Mendez tries to land knees in the clinch but Wallace avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Mendez scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Mendez scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mendez.
Mendez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wallace blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendez misses with a knee strike.
Mendez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but Mendez has him pressed against the ropes.
Mendez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wallace is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Mendez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bracko Wallace's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mendez drops his hands momentarily and Wallace takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Mendez has Wallace up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mendez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wallace is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallace.
A nice left hand lands by Mendez.
Wallace is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wallace's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Mendez on the inside.
Mendez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wallace has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendez lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez working Wallace over with knees to the body.
Wallace is trying to push Mendez away but Mendez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mendez misses with a knee to the head.
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but Mendez has him pressed against the ropes.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but Wallace blocks it.
Mendez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wallace avoids a wild elbow strike from Mendez.
Wallace is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendez has double underhooks.
Mendez has a couple of punches blocked by Wallace.
Mendez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wallace is defending well for now.
Wallace has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wallace lands with a light punch inside.
Mendez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wallace.
Wallace blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wallace's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mendez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wallace is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wallace blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendez lands with a light punch inside.
Mendez lands a hook that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Mendez pushes off an throws an elbow but Wallace leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Mendez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wallaces head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wallace is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wallace or not.
Mendez working aggressively here.
Wallace misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendez.
Mendez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Mendez.
Mendez misses with a knee strike.
Mendez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bracko Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricky Mendez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Mendez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mendez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Mendez!