PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Boomer (ranked 1461 p4p, 2232 weight class) and Jason Mendoza (ranked 65 p4p, 107 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Boomer
vs
Mendoza

182 cm
30
245
22 - 9 - 0

225 cm
36
262
18 - 9 - 0

World class boxer
Very quick

World class MT
Good gas tank

NARCOS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Boomer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boomer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mendoza! But no joy.
Boomer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boomer throws a hook but Mendoza blocks it.
Boomer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendoza was well out of range. Poor timing from Boomer.
Mendoza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boomer. Boomer obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body punch from Boomer.

Mendoza has closed the distance and engaged Boomer in a clinch.
Boomer lands an elbow inside.
Boomer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mendoza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Mendoza.

It looks like Mike Boomer has been cut.
A short right from Boomer.
Mendoza managing to block the knees to the body from Boomer.
A short right from Mendoza.
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 misses with an elbow strike.
Mendoza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boomer lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Boomer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boomer prevents a body shot from Mendoza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boomer misses with a body punch.
Mendoza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boomer is breathing heavily.
Mendoza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boomer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mendoza.
A head punch on the inside from Boomer fails to land.
Boomer tries to land a knee to the head but Mendoza blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Mendoza as the two fighters clinch.
Mendoza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mendoza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mendoza lands a nice uppercut.
Mendoza lands an elbow inside.
Mendoza has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boomer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mendoza can turn it around.
Mendoza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boomer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mendoza.
Mendoza landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendoza landing knees to the head.
Mendoza lands a right hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mendoza.
Mendoza lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boomer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza struggles to land a body shot inside as Boomer controls his hands.
Mendoza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mendoza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boomer backwards.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendoza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boomer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendoza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mendoza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mendoza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mendoza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boomer's elbow.
Boomer avoids a wild elbow strike from Mendoza.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boomer can't find room to land a body shot as Mendoza controls the action.
Mendoza landing knees to the body.
Mendoza working Boomer over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Mendoza - that landed with a thud.
Mendoza missing with knees to the body.
Mendoza throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mendoza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendoza misses with an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Mendoza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Boomer'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.

Boomer throws an overhand right that lands on Mendoza's shoulder, as Mendoza tries to avoid the shot.
Mendoza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mendoza lands a lovely overhand right.

Mendoza clinches up against the ropes.
Boomer takes an elbow to the temple.
Mendoza misses with the head strike.
Mendoza lands a body punch.
Mendoza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boomers head.
Mendoza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mendoza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boomer blocks it with crossed arms.
Boomer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mendoza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boomer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mendoza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boomer takes an elbow to the forehead.

Boomer is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendoza tries to land knees in the clinch but Boomer avoids the damage to the body.
Mendoza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boomer.
Mendoza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice left hand lands by Mendoza.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boomer avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boomer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mendoza lands a damaging elbow.
Mendoza scores with a shot to the side of Boomer's head.
Oh Boomer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boomer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mendoza.
Boomer seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mendoza.
Mendoza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mendoza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mendoza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boomer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendoza digs a right hand underneath Boomer's ribcage. Boomer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mendoza cracks Boomer with a nice body shot.
Boomer takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendoza.
Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boomer is defending well for now.
Mendoza crunches a lovely knee into Boomer's ribcage.
Mendoza scores with a shot to the side of Boomer's head.
Mendoza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mendoza crunches a lovely knee into Boomer's ribcage.
Mendoza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Mendoza.

Mike Boomer's cut is getting worse.
Jason Mendoza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boomer prevents a body shot from Mendoza.
Boomer avoiding damage as Mendoza throws knees to the body.
Mendoza lands a nice elbow.
Boomer avoids the elbow strike from Mendoza, against the ropes.
Mendoza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boomer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Mendoza.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boomer.
Mendoza pushes Boomer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mendoza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mendoza lands a nice knee to the body.
Boomer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boomer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mendoza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendoza scores a nice knee to the body.
Mendoza lands a shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Mendoza.
Boomer takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Mendoza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Boomer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mendoza throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Mendoza forces Boomer back against the ropes and clinches.
Mendoza is leaning against Boomer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mendoza misses with an elbow strike.
Mendoza lands an elbow inside that Boomer shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mendoza obliges.
Mendoza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendoza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boomer blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendoza misses with a knee to the head.
Mendoza digs a right hand underneath Boomer's ribcage. Boomer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boomer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boomer blocks an elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza lands a nice elbow.

Mike Boomer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Boomer takes an elbow to the temple.
Boomer takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boomer 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 landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mendoza lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mendoza is working Boomer over against the ropes.
Mendoza misses with an elbow strike.
Mendoza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mendoza.
Mendoza lands with a right to the head.
Boomer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendoza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boomer lands an elbow that stopped Mendoza in his tracks for a moment.
Mendoza lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mendoza misses with a body punch.
Mendoza lands with a right to the head.
Mendoza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mendoza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boomer blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendoza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Mendoza.
Mendoza pushes Boomer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boomer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mendoza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boomer backwards.
Mendoza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boomer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boomer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Mendoza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boomers head.
Mendoza blocks an elbow strike from Boomer.
Mendoza lands a left hand.
Boomer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendoza pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Boomer out cold! The fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Mendoza!
Jason Mendoza is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Jason Mendoza made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.