PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Mendoza (ranked 23953 p4p, 6101 weight class) and Klaus Von Alkum (ranked 603 p4p, 563 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mendoza
vs
Von Alkum

180 cm
19
158
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
20
160
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guillermo Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Von Alkum!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mendoza misses with a lunging right hand
and Von Alkum counters with a low kick, right behind Mendoza 's knee.

Von Alkum rushes Mendoza and presses him up against the cage.
Mendoza is trying to force a seperation but Von Alkum has the dominant position.
Von Alkum stalling against the cage.
A short right from Von Alkum on the inside.
Von Alkum lands with a short shot to the head.
Von Alkum prevents Mendoza from breaking the clinch.
Mendoza tries to circle away but Von Alkum has him pinned against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Mendoza is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Von Alkum displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mendoza up against the cage.
Mendoza is trying to break free.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Von Alkum won't allow it.
Mendoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Von Alkum pushes Mendoza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mendoza can't break the clinch.
Von Alkum has Mendoza pressed against the cage, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short body shot lands from Von Alkum as the two fighters clinch.
Von Alkum scores with a shot to the side of Mendoza's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Alkum.
Von Alkum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Von Alkum won't allow it.
Mendoza is trying to force a seperation but Von Alkum has the dominant position.
Mendoza is looking to break free of the clinch but Von Alkum has double underhooks.
Von Alkum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Von Alkum.
A right hand to the body from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum is leaning against Mendoza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Von Alkum will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mendoza up against the cage.
Von Alkum lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Alkum lands a shot to the body.
Von Alkum scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Von Alkum - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mendoza is trying to push Von Alkum away but Von Alkum has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mendoza wants to break free but Von Alkum has control.
Von Alkum works on Mendoza's body with a couple of short punches.
Von Alkum's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Von Alkum digs a right hand underneath Mendoza's ribcage. Mendoza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Von Alkum keeps control of Mendoza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Von Alkum.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch but Von Alkum keeps him there for the moment.
Von Alkum works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Von Alkum.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Von Alkum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Von Alkum.
Mendoza is breathing heavily.
Von Alkum throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Von Alkum will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mendoza up against the cage.
Von Alkum lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Von Alkum.
Von Alkum has Mendoza pushed against the cage.
Von Alkum lands with a right to the head.
Von Alkum scores with a hook to the body.
Von Alkum has Mendoza pressed against the cage, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Von Alkum.
Mendoza letting Von Alkum take a breather here.
Von Alkum has Mendoza pressed against the cage, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Von Alkum lands an uppercut.
Von Alkum lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mendoza or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mendoza tries to break free but Von Alkum pushes him back against the cage.
Von Alkum pushes Mendoza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Alkum is working Mendoza over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Alkum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Mendoza is rocked!
A short right from Von Alkum on the inside.
Oh Mendoza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Von Alkum lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mendoza to his knees! Von Alkum keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klaus Von Alkum!
A victorious Klaus Von Alkum thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.