PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Mendoza (ranked 314 p4p, 37 weight class) and Ryan Anderson (ranked 649 p4p, 82 weight class). Anderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by One more night. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mendoza
vs
Anderson

170 cm
22
160 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

173 cm
27
152 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Mendoza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson dips to his left and cracks Mendoza with an uppercut!
Mendoza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anderson defending well as Mendoza loads up on a big left hand.
Mendoza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mendoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Mendoza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendoza looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Mendoza looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendoza misses the target.
Anderson scores with a three punch combo!
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Mendoza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mendoza scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendoza thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mendoza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson scores with a jab.
Mendoza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Mendoza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendoza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
A little jabbing left from Anderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mendoza throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Mendoza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mendoza blocks it well.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Mendoza throws a combination. Anderson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A head kick from Anderson lands but Mendoza takes it in his stride.
Mendoza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anderson connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mendoza misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendoza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mendoza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Mendoza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Mendoza.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendoza.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Mendoza looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Mendoza slips under a jab from Anderson.
Mendoza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anderson! But no joy.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mendoza counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mendoza throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson lands with a kick to the temple. Mendoza shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mendoza slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Mendoza misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Mendoza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a looping left.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson wants to counter with a clinch but Mendoza pushes him away.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Mendoza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Mendoza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mendoza pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Anderson back to the cage. Mendoza follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mendoza scores with a nice strike.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendoza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mendoza is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendoza.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anderson takes a swing at Mendoza's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anderson.
Mendoza moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Mendoza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Mendoza's head.
Anderson feints and then cracks Mendoza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendoza down.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendoza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Mendoza down.
Anderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Anderson slips a jab from Mendoza.
Anderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mendoza to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza misses with a double jab.
Anderson takes a swing at Mendoza's ribcage but misses.
Mendoza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mendoza uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
Mendoza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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 Daniel Mendoza will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mendoza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendoza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Mendoza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson throws a chopping leg kick but Mendoza manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mendoza moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendoza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mendoza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendoza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendoza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mendoza cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Mendoza throws a shot to the body.
Anderson takes a swing at Mendoza's ribcage but misses.
Mendoza jabs at Anderson's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendoza misses with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Mendoza.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendoza throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Mendoza.
Anderson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mendoza slips under a jab.
Anderson throws a low kick but Mendoza avoids it.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendoza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mendoza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryan Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mendoza if he has to take too many more of those.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendoza lands a two punch combo.
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!
Mendoza slips a straight right by Anderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson slips a straight right by Mendoza.
Mendoza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Daniel Mendoza is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson slips a jab from Mendoza.
Mendoza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendoza looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mendoza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Mendoza scores with a jab to the head.
Mendoza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mendoza jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
A big right from Mendoza misses.
A swing and a miss from Mendoza.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendoza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza slips a jab from Anderson.
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mendoza doesn't seem phased though.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendoza.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Anderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mendoza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
Anderson defending well as Mendoza loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson slips a jab from Mendoza.
Anderson thumps Mendoza with a low kick.
Mendoza throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Mendoza does no damage.
A left lands for Anderson.
Anderson slips under a jab from Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a body shot.
Mendoza swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendoza misses with a two punch combination.
Mendoza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mendoza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendoza throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Mendoza.
Anderson throws a right hand that Mendoza ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendoza also avoids with ease.
Anderson lands with a hook. Mendoza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anderson tries to move into range but Mendoza moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson scores with a hook.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson swings for the body but Mendoza moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Daniel Mendoza will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A swing and a miss from Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with the combination.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Mendoza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mendoza finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson unleashes a big counter combination but Mendoza bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendoza.
Anderson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mendoza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendoza throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson counters with an inside leg kick.
Mendoza swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a straight right.
Anderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anderson lands with a nice body kick.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Mendoza moved away.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Mendoza is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Mendoza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Mendoza avoids them all with ease.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendoza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Mendoza slips the punch.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
Anderson defending well as Mendoza loads up on a big left hand.
Mendoza looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Mendoza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mendoza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mendoza checks a leg kick.
Mendoza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Mendoza throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Mendoza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendoza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mendoza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mendoza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendoza throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Mendoza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Mendoza moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
A jab from Mendoza finds it's way through Anderson's defenses.
Mendoza misses with a hook.
Mendoza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Mendoza throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson scores with a one two! Mendoza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Anderson misses with a low kick as Mendoza jumps back.
Mendoza throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson feints a jab promting Mendoza to slip. Anderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mendoza slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson connects with a crisp jab.
Mendoza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mendoza throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mendoza's knee momentarily.
Mendoza connects with a jab.
A head kick by Anderson misses
and Mendoza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendoza.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Mendoza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mendoza throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Mendoza.
Anderson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mendoza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Ryan Anderson just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Mendoza.
The crowd cheers as Mendoza lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anderson doesn't seem phased though.
Mendoza lunges at Anderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anderson's hand.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendoza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson is looking for the big counter here.
Anderson wants to land a leg kick but Mendoza is out of range.
Mendoza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson wants to counter the offense by Mendoza and move into the clinch position.
Mendoza tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mendoza with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mendoza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Mendoza misses.
Anderson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A left lands for Mendoza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mendoza.
Anderson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mendoza.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendoza. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Anderson catches Mendoza right on the button with a cross.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Mendoza is out of range.
Mendoza moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Mendoza's defenses.
Mendoza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendoza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mendoza moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Mendoza saw that one coming.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendoza misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Mendoza throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mendoza on the side of the head.
Mendoza blocks a jab.
Mendoza throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mendoza.
Mendoza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Mendoza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anderson.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mendoza's hands.
Mendoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Mendoza backs off Anderson throws a huge counter combo but Mendoza manages to avoid it all.
Mendoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson misses with a hook. Mendoza ducked under it nicely.
Mendoza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Mendoza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendoza throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses
and Mendoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson slips a jab from Mendoza.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson looks to land a body kick but Mendoza moved away.
Anderson scores with a head kick. Mendoza tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mendoza throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendoza connects with a body shot.
Mendoza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendoza throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Mendoza as he connects with a hook.
Mendoza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendoza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mendoza misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Anderson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
Mendoza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson catches Mendoza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mendoza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mendoza closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.
Anderson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Anderson slips under a jab.
It seemed like Anderson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anderson moves out of range as Mendoza strikes.
Anderson thinks about the counter body kick.
Mendoza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendoza is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mendoza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Daniel Mendoza will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Anderson throws a leg kick but Mendoza sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mendoza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendoza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson tried to score with a low kick but Mendoza checks it.
Some wild striking there from Mendoza.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Mendoza misses its target.
Mendoza misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a good, hard body kick but Mendoza shrugs it off.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza misses with a wild body shot.
Mendoza swings away with a body shot that misses
and Anderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendoza avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendoza misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mendoza throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Mendoza throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendoza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mendoza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mendoza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mendoza swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendoza misses with a looping right.
Mendoza misses with a looping right.
A jab from Mendoza does it's job there.
Ryan Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza lands with a hook. Anderson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendoza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mendoza walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mendoza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anderson.
Mendoza scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mendoza throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anderson! But no joy.
A big right from Mendoza misses.
Anderson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Daniel Mendoza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendoza throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendoza misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
Anderson takes one on the button.
Mendoza lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mendoza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza blocks a leg kick.
Anderson looks for the body kick but Mendoza saw that one coming.
Mendoza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Mendoza moves out of range easily.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Mendoza avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Mendoza throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Mendoza misses with a double jab.
Mendoza lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendoza counters with a left to the body.
Mendoza works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendoza with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anderson feints and then cracks Mendoza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendoza down.
Anderson drops his hands momentarily and Mendoza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendoza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anderson cracks Mendoza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mendoza misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendoza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson throws a body punch but Mendoza moves out of range.
Mendoza moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Anderson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Daniel Mendoza has been cut.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Mendoza.
Well Mendoza has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:46
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Mendoza!
Daniel Mendoza retains his featherweight title!
Daniel Mendoza was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.