PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Mendoza (ranked 2644 p4p, 21848 weight class) and Piger Whok (ranked 271 p4p, 486 weight class). Whok is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by King of Kings - Motorhead. Daniel Mendoza could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Piger Whok's chin.

Mendoza
vs
Whok

170 cm
32
160
22 - 9 - 1

168 cm
31
146
20 - 11 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whok looks to land a combination but Mendoza avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendoza misses the target.
Whok throws a right and a left that Mendoza avoids nicely.
Whok tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendoza throws a body shot but no joy.
Whok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Whok does no damage.
Good work by Mendoza as he checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Mendoza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mendoza checks a leg kick.
Mendoza works Whok's body with a nice hook.
Whok throws a series of punches but Mendoza avoids them all with ease.
Mendoza was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Whok.
Whok throws a leg kick
and Mendoza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendoza moves out of range as Whok throws a body kick.
Whok wants to land a leg kick but Mendoza is out of range.
Mendoza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whok throws a head kick but Mendoza moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendoza lands with an uppercut that bounces Whok off the ropes and back into range.
Whok lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whok.
Whok moves out of range of the body kick from Mendoza.
Despite the aggression on Whok's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Whok.
A swing and a miss from Mendoza.
Nice uppercut there from Mendoza.
Whok slips under a jab.
Whok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good work by Mendoza as he checks the leg kick.
Mendoza checks a leg kick nicely.
Whok misses with a double jab
and Mendoza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whok pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mendoza is out of range and Whok settles back down.
Mendoza has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clark's Champion's in the buildup to the fight.
Piger Whok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza misses with a right hand
and Whok counters with an inside leg kick.
Mendoza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whok looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mendoza tries a low kick but Whok avoids it.
Whok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendoza throws a hook but Whok blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendoza.
Mendoza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whok. Whok obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendoza slips a jab and a cross from Whok.
Whok throws a leg kick but Mendoza checks it.
Whok throws a one two combo.
Whok finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mendoza swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mendoza swings for the body but Whok moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Whok.
Mendoza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whok tries a low kick but Mendoza avoids it.
Whok fails to land with a series of punches.
Whok throws a sloppy head kick
and Mendoza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A solid body kick from Whok.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok throws a leg kick which misses Mendoza's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendoza tries to avoid it.
Mendoza throws a one two combo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mendoza checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Piger Whok dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mendoza wants to slow Whok down by chopping away at his legs.
Whok rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendoza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whok misses with a body kick.
Whok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Piger Whok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendoza scores with a nice right hand.

Whok rushes Mendoza and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Whok scores a nice knee to the body.
Mendoza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whok working aggressively here.
Whok has a couple of punches blocked by Mendoza.
Whok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mendoza's defenses.
Mendoza missing with knees to the body.
Mendoza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whok's face.
Mendoza lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza is leaning against Whok and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mendoza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whok managing to block the knees to the body from Mendoza.
Whok struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands.
Whok throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendoza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok tries to work over Mendoza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendoza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendoza works on Whok's body with a couple of short punches.
Whok has a couple of punches blocked by Mendoza.
Mendoza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mendoza misses with an elbow strike.
Mendoza tries to land knees in the clinch but Whok avoids the damage to the body.
Mendoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Whok.
Whok misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendoza.
Whok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendoza has a couple of punches blocked by Whok.
Mendoza struggles to land a body shot inside as Whok controls his hands.
Mendoza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whok with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daniel Mendoza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Whok misses with the head strike.
Mendoza dodges an elbow strike from Whok.
Whok misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendoza.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whok.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whok avoids it.
Mendoza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whok has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendoza.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendoza's elbow.
Whok blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mendoza fails to land.
Mendoza avoids the elbow strike from Whok, against the ropes.
Mendoza is trying to maintain a safe position but Whok gets an underhook and turns Mendoza into the ropes.
Whok has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mendoza seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Whok can turn it around.
Mendoza blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
Mendoza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mendoza.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
Mendoza blocks an uppercut.
Mendoza avoids the elbow strike from Whok, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whok.
Whok managing to block the knees to the body from Mendoza.
Whok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mendoza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whok blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendoza lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mendoza digs a right hand into Whok's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whok's gas tank.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Mendoza dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A head kick misses from Whok.
Mendoza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whok misses with a head kick.
Whok lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mendoza's sensitive parts.

Mendoza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mendoza misses with the head strike.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whok avoids it.
Mendoza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mendoza blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
Whok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whok works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mendoza gets through Whok's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mendoza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendoza lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whok working aggressively here.
Whok lands with a short shot to the head.
Mendoza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendoza lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendoza avoiding damage as Whok throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Whok.

It looks like Daniel Mendoza has been cut.
Whok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendoza lands with a light punch inside.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whok avoiding damage as Mendoza throws knees to the body.
Mendoza missing with knees to the body.
Mendoza lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Whok throws an elbow but misses.
Whok missing with knees to the body.
Mendoza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mendoza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whok stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Whok presses Mendoza against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mendoza scores with a shot to the side of Whok's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whok.
Mendoza tries to work over Whok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendoza has a couple of punches blocked by Whok.
Whok lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whok blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza avoids a wild elbow strike from Whok.
Mendoza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whok's elbow.
Nice body punch from Whok.
Whok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mendoza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whoks head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whok.
Mendoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Whok.
Mendoza blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
Whok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Whok lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mendoza lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Whok.
Whok lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.
Good body shot from Whok.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok lands a nice elbow.
Whok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendoza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mendoza avoids it.
Whok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendoza is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Piger Whok really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Mendoza's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Mendoza takes the fight into the clinch.
Whok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mendoza's brow.
Mendoza tries to work over Whok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Whok.
Nice body punch from Mendoza - that landed with a thud.
Mendoza lands an elbow inside that Whok shrugs off.
Whok scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Whok managing to block the knees to the body from Mendoza.
Mendoza avoiding damage as Whok throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mendoza avoids the elbow strike from Whok, against the ropes.
Whok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mendoza avoids the elbow strike from Whok, against the ropes.
Mendoza throws a head punch that misses.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Whok.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mendoza's defenses.

Daniel Mendoza's cut is getting worse.
Whok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendoza is defending well for now.
Mendoza misses with a punch to the body.
Mendoza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mendoza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whok scores with a shot to the side of Mendoza's head.
Whok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendoza misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mendoza crunches a lovely knee into Whok's ribcage.
Mendoza missing with knees to the body.
Whok lands a nice elbow.
Whok struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands.
Mendoza blocks an elbow strike.
Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whok is defending well for now.
Whok missing with knees to the body.
Whok misses with a knee to the head.
Whok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendoza blocks an elbow strike from Whok.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whok scores with a shoulder strike.
Mendoza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whok prevents a body shot from Mendoza.
Mendoza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendoza blocks the elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mendoza.
Whok throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mendoza blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendoza works on Whok's body with a couple of short punches.
Mendoza avoids the elbow strike from Whok, against the ropes.
Whok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendoza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whok is defending well for now.
Mendoza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whok struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands.
Whok misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mendoza's brow.
A short right from Mendoza on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Piger Whok will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Daniel Mendoza'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. This is the final round!

Mendoza uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Whok has time to react.
Daniel Mendoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendoza blocks a leg kick.
Mendoza swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Whok tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whok lands a leg kick that knocks Mendoza off balance momentarily.
Whok finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Piger Whok seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendoza misses the jab.
Whok wants to clinch
and Mendoza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendoza throws a big shot that misses.
Mendoza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whok misses with the body kick
and Mendoza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whok throws a sloppy head kick
and Mendoza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whok defending well as Mendoza loads up on a big left hand.
Whok throws a counter combo.
A slapping body kick lands there for Whok.
Whok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Whok's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mendoza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Whok connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mendoza's hands.
Whok gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Whok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whok wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whok on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Mendoza tries to keep at a distance but Whok has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mendoza digs a right hand into Whok's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whok's gas tank.
Whok prevents a body shot from Mendoza.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Whok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Whok misses with a body punch.
Whok working aggressively here.
Mendoza misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whok is keeping busy.
Mendoza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendoza lands an uppercut.
Whok prevents a body shot from Mendoza.
Whok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendoza's elbow.
Whok presses Mendoza against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mendoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Whok.
Whok landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Piger Whok is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendoza.
Mendoza controlling the action here for a moment.
Mendoza has a couple of punches blocked by Whok.
Mendoza lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Mendoza showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Whok has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:48
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Daniel Mendoza!
After winning the bout, Daniel Mendoza thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.