PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Greg Connor (ranked 1374 p4p, 1940 weight class) and Luiz Mendoza (ranked 110 p4p, 150 weight class). Greg Connor is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Connor
vs
Mendoza

178 cm
36
138
28 - 11 - 0

164 cm
35
139
21 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Luiz Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mendoza duly obliges.
Connor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Connor is looking to clinch.
Mendoza appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mendoza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connor.
Mendoza lands a body shot.
Mendoza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mendoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendoza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mendoza thuds a left hand into Connor's body.
Mendoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mendoza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Connor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mendoza throws a solid leg kick but Connor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mendoza.
Connor's corner calls for a 1-2. Connor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mendoza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Connor rather than just go for the knockout.
Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendoza misses with a hook. Connor ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Connor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mendoza finds it's way round the side to connect with Connor's head.
Mendoza slips a straight right by Connor.
Connor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendoza.
Mendoza feints the counter takedown.
Connor digs a good hook to Mendoza's body.
Connor throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendoza.
Connor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendoza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Connor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mendoza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Connor forces Mendoza back against the cage and clinches.
Connor lands a shoulder strike.

Mendoza ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mendoza no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Connor tries to stand but Mendoza is controlling from the bottom.
Mendoza trying to keep a closed guard but Connor is proving a slippery customer.
Connor wants to stand but Mendoza has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Connor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mendoza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mendoza has his hands on Connor's head, controlling the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Connor slips a straight right by Mendoza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Connor eats them both and turns towards Mendoza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mendoza throws a shot from downtown. Connor moves away and avoids it.
Mendoza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Connor.
Mendoza swinging wildly here.
Greg Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Connor takes the fight into the clinch.
Connor gets through Mendoza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connor pushes Mendoza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Connor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mendozas head.
Connor struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands.
Mendoza jumps guard but Connor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mendoza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Connor lands an uppercut.

Mendoza pulls guard.

Connor gets to his feet. Mendoza looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mendoza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connor was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a body punch
and Connor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendoza throws an overhand right that lands on Connor's shoulder, as Connor tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendoza.
Connor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Connor misses with a looping right.
Mendoza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Connor misses with a straight right.
Connor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mendoza looks to throw the jab but Connor is out of range.

Mendoza tries to keep at a distance but Connor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Connor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Connor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mendoza jumps guard but Connor stands there with Mendoza around his waist. Mendoza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mendoza tries to circle away but Connor has him pinned against the cage.
Mendoza jumps guard but Connor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Greg Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Mendoza.
Connor gets through Mendoza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mendoza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Connor drives through and clinches with Mendoza against the cage.
Connor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Connor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mendoza is trying to drag Connor to the mat but Connor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mendoza can't get the takedown.
Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Connor lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Connor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mendoza managing to block the knees to the body from Connor.
Connor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Connor lands a right hand.
Mendoza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza jumps guard but Connor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mendoza goes for a takedown attempt but Connor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Connor misses with a body shot.
Mendoza only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Connor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendoza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Connor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Connor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Connor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mendoza in his tracks.
Mendoza throws a right hand that Connor ducks under and follows up with a left that Connor also avoids with ease.
Luiz Mendoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendoza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Connor scores with a push kick.
Mendoza turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mendoza scores with a sloppy right hand. Connor should have avoided that one.
Mendoza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Connor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Connor throws a head kick that misses.
Connor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendoza.

Connor moves into the clinch.
Connor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza tries to pull guard but Connor holds him up against the cage and eventually Mendoza drops back down to his feet.
Connor crunches a lovely knee into Mendoza's ribcage.
Mendoza tries for a takedown but Connor manages to get underhooks.
Greg Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Mendoza.
Good body shot from Connor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendoza is breathing heavily.
Connor pushes Mendoza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Connor lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Connor.
Connor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Mendoza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Connor lands a right hand.
Connor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
A right hand to the body from Connor.
Connor lands with a right to the head.
Mendoza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Connor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connor lands a shoulder strike.
Mendoza misses with a punch on the inside.
Connor tries to work over Mendoza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A body shot lands from Connor.
Connor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
A right hand to the body from Connor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mendoza goes for a takedown attempt but Connor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Connor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Connor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mendoza at a distance.

Connor takes the fight into the clinch.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Connor won't allow it.
Connor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mendoza lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Connor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Connor can't find room to land a body shot as Mendoza controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Connor.
Connor lands a body shot.
Connor lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Connor.
A nice left hand lands by Connor.
Connor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor scores with a shot to the side of Mendoza's head.
Connor lands a right hand.
Connor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mendozas head.
Mendoza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Connor lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Connor.
Connor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Connor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Connor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Connor cracks Mendoza with a nice body shot.
Connor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Connor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Connor scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Connor.
Still in the clinch, Connor scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Connor.

Mendoza is rocked!
Connor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mendoza is still on wobbly legs! Can Connor finish him?
Still in the clinch, Connor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Connor 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.
A shot in the inside from Connor.
A hook to the body from Connor.
Connor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Connor dips a shoulder and cracks Mendoza with a mighty uppercut! Mendoza falls back against the cage and Connor unloads with a barrage of strikes! Mendoza is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Connor screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Connor!
A very excited looking Greg Connor 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.