PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joaquin Buckley (ranked 5119 p4p, 6593 weight class) and Jay Mendelson (ranked 550 p4p, 617 weight class). Jay Mendelson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Buckley
vs
Mendelson

185 cm
25
200
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
205
0 - 1 - 0

Great elbows
Very strong

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joaquin Buckley !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Mendelson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Buckley forces Mendelson back against the ropes and clinches.
Buckley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mendelson or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buckley .
Buckley wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendelson won't allow it.
Mendelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendelson trying to land knees to the body.
Mendelson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Buckley trying to land knees to the body.
Buckley avoids the elbow strike from Mendelson, against the ropes.

Buckley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buckley moves away from the strike by Mendelson.
Mendelson misses with an attempted mid kick.

Buckley clinches up with Mendelson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Mendelson missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Buckley .
Buckley lands an uppercut.
Buckley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckley lands with a left to the head.
Buckley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

It looks like Jay Mendelson has been cut.
Buckley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buckley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Buckley throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendelson is trying to break the clinch but Buckley has him pressed against the ropes.
Buckley tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendelson avoids the damage to the body.
Mendelson lands a knee to the body.
Buckley managing to block the knees to the body from Mendelson.
Good body shot from Buckley .
Mendelson looks winded!
Mendelson misses with an elbow over the top.
Mendelson managing to block the knees to the body from Buckley .
Mendelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buckley avoids it.
Mendelson blocks an elbow strike.
Mendelson tries to break free but Buckley pushes him back against the ropes.
Buckley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mendelson avoids it.
Buckley blocks an elbow strike from Mendelson.
Mendelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buckley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buckley avoids a wild elbow strike from Mendelson.
A right handed body shot lands from Buckley .
A short uppercut from Buckley .
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mendelson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buckley 's brow.
Buckley avoids the elbow strike from Mendelson, against the ropes.
Buckley trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley avoids a wild elbow strike from Mendelson.
Buckley avoids the elbow strike from Mendelson, against the ropes.
Mendelson missing with knees to the body.
Buckley wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendelson won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Mendelson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buckley is defending well for now.
Buckley digs a right hand into Mendelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mendelson's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Buckley breaks from the clinch.

Buckley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mendelson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Buckley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buckley tries to circle away but Mendelson has him pinned against the ropes.
Mendelson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Buckley seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mendelson can turn it around.
Mendelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Buckley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendelson tries to land a leg kick but Buckley saw it coming and moves away.
Joaquin Buckley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendelson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Buckley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mendelson manages to circle out of the way.

Buckley gets a clinch.
Mendelson throws an elbow that misses.
Mendelson trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joaquin Buckley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Mendelson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Buckley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Mendelson responds with a good body kick, but Buckley manages to step out the way in time.

Buckley clinches with his opponent.
Buckley lands a shot to the body.
Buckley just leaning against Mendelson, taking a breather.
Buckley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Buckley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Buckley managing to block the knees to the body from Mendelson.
Buckley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buckley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendelson can do to turn this around?
Buckley is trying to push Mendelson away but Mendelson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Buckley .
Mendelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendelson blocks an elbow strike.
Buckley controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckley blocks an elbow strike from Mendelson.
Mendelson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buckley dodges an elbow strike from Mendelson.
Buckley avoids a wild elbow strike from Mendelson.
Buckley tries to break the clinch but Mendelson is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckley is leaning against Mendelson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mendelson throws an elbow but misses.
Buckley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendelson is breathing heavily.
Buckley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buckley taking a breather.
Buckley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Buckley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Buckley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buckley throws a sloppy head kick and Mendelson moves out of range easily.

Buckley has Mendelson up against the ropes in a clinch.
The referee calls for Buckley to work.
Buckley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mendelson.

Buckley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mendelson tries to keep at a distance but Buckley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Buckley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Buckley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendelson looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Buckley takes the fight into the clinch.
Mendelson landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buckley .
Buckley dodges an elbow strike from Mendelson.
Buckley wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendelson won't allow it.
Mendelson missing with knees to the body.
Mendelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Buckley 's efforts to push away.
Buckley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mendelson backwards.
Buckley wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendelson won't allow it.
Buckley blocks the elbow strike.
Buckley blocks the elbow strike.
Mendelson trying to land knees to the body.
Buckley is trying to break the clinch but Mendelson is controlling him.
Mendelson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mendelson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joaquin Buckley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jay Mendelson's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Buckley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mendelson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Mendelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Buckley avoids the damage to the body.
Joaquin Buckley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mendelson trying to land knees to the body.
Buckley blocks the elbow strike.
Buckley wants to break free but Mendelson has control.
Buckley scores with a hook to the body.
Buckley tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendelson avoids the damage to the body.
Buckley tries to break the clinch but Mendelson is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buckley .
Mendelson missing with knees to the body.
Mendelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buckley lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendelson backwards.
Buckley works on Mendelson's body with a couple of short punches.
Buckley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendelson is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Buckley .
Buckley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mendelson is trying to push Buckley away but Buckley has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Buckley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Buckley taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Buckley throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buckley .
Mendelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buckley lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Buckley manages to break the clinch.
Buckley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mendelson. Mendelson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jay Mendelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Buckley instigates a clinch.
Buckley avoids a wild elbow strike from Mendelson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buckley .
Buckley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buckley tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendelson avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Buckley .
Buckley throws an elbow that misses.
Buckley wants to break free but Mendelson has control.
Mendelson managing to block the knees to the body from Buckley .
Buckley missing with knees to the body.
Buckley misses with an elbow over the top.
Mendelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buckley is defending well for now.
Buckley missing with knees to the body.
Mendelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Buckley avoids the damage to the body.
Mendelson managing to block the knees to the body from Buckley .
Buckley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buckley avoids it.
Mendelson misses with an elbow over the top.
Buckley tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendelson avoids the damage to the body.
Mendelson can't break the clinch.
Mendelson is trying to force a seperation but Buckley has the dominant position.
Buckley throws an elbow that misses.
Mendelson managing to block the knees to the body from Buckley .
Buckley has had enough of the clinch but Mendelson keeps him there for the moment.
Buckley tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendelson avoids the damage to the body.
Buckley managing to block the knees to the body from Mendelson.
Buckley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendelson has him pressed against the ropes.
Mendelson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Buckley managing to block the knees to the body from Mendelson.
Buckley lands a nice shot to the body.
Jay Mendelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joaquin Buckley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendelson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joaquin Buckley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buckley 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joaquin Buckley !
The defeated Jay Mendelson had this to say: '5.25'.