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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James O Hara (ranked 3684 p4p, 1477 weight class) and Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 453 p4p, 217 weight class). James O Hara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James O Hara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Hara punishes Mendy's body with a nice straight punch.
O Hara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice combination there by Mendy.
O Hara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Mendy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mendy walks into a jab.
O Hara tries to land a body kick
and Mendy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in O Hara's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mendy working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
O Hara is pulling down on Mendy's head. It's preventing any offense from Mendy, at least for the moment.
Mendy trying to control the position from guard on top but O Hara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendy throwing strikes from guard but O Hara blocks nicely.
Mendy looking to pass the guard.
O Hara is trying to keep Mendy in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy wants to pass the guard but O Hara is keeping the position.
Mendy postures up.
O Hara has an active guard here but Mendy has managed to pass into half guard.
O Hara wants to improve his position but Mendy is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Mendy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mendy is trying to control the action in half guard but O Hara is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
O Hara is looking to improve his position.
Mendy working the head and body with strikes.
Mendy is nestled in close to O Hara, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
O Hara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Hara is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mendy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mendy's back!
Mendy is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
O Hara trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hara is really struggling to control Mendy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
O Hara is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mendy defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Mendy is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if O Hara gets his way!
Mendy manages to reverse the position and now he's in O Hara's guard. Nice work there by Mendy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hara is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mendy is aware though and is defending well.
Mendy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mendy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of O Hara's head.
Mendy advances to half guard.
Nice strikes from Mendy there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Mendy there.
O Hara trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ragout Mendy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mendy misses with a body shot.
O Hara tries to sprawl but Mendy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
O Hara gets full guard.
O Hara has momentary wrist control but Mendy slips an elbow through the middle.
O Hara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mendy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mendy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mendy trying to control but O Hara is working from the bottom.
O Hara is trying to keep Mendy in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre Ragout Mendy has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mendy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
O Hara is looking to stand up but Mendy isn't so interested in that idea.
O Hara is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
O Hara looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mendy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
O Hara looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mendy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
O Hara has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendy is working away from the top position though.
Mendy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mendy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
O Hara wants to improve his position but Mendy is controlling well.
O Hara is working hard here to advance position.
Mendy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
O Hara actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hara is looking to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mendy connects with the punch.
Mendy shoots in and bounces O Hara off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mendy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mendy distracts O Hara with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hara looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mendy passes into side control.
O Hara is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mendy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mendy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
O Hara is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mendy pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendy wants to pass the guard but O Hara is defending well.
O Hara slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ragout Mendy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! O Hara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mendy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mendy is putting a hurting on O Hara here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mendy is chipping away with strikes.
O Hara sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mendy not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendy seems to be looking for submissions.
Mendy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mendy lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Mendy there.
O Hara is refusing to be controlled, as Mendy sits in half guard.
O Hara trying to control here.
O Hara is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mendy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mendy's back!
Mendy looking very determined here, making life difficult for O Hara.
A bit of a pause in the action here. O Hara controlling the positon.
Mendy is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if O Hara gets his way!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy has hold of O Hara's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Mendy looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Mendy tries to escape the position.
Mendy wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is trying to break free.
Mendy prevents O Hara from getting a body triangle.
Mendy is trying to stand back up.
O Hara has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Mendy trying to control the hands but O Hara won't let him.
James O Hara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
O Hara punches the canvas rather than the man.
Mendy covering up well and avoiding damage.
O Hara has got his arm under Mendy's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Mendy has spun round into O Hara's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pierre Ragout Mendy.
Well Mendy 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Ragout Mendy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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