PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between woowoo woowoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patryck Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

woowoo
vs
Mendes

180 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, woowoo woowoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patryck Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

woowoo gets caught flat footed, as Mendes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mendes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
woowoo wants to stand up but Mendes is controlling him.
woowoo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendes.
Mendes trying to control the position from guard on top but woowoo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
woowoo managing to control the position.
Mendes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
woowoo keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes tries to stand but woowoo is controlling from the bottom.

woowoo is looking for a triangle but Mendes pushes his legs off easily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
woowoo misses with a takedown attempt

and Mendes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
woowoo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as woowoo holds on and takes a little breather.
Mendes wanted to stand there but woowoo had control of the position.
Mendes pushes down on woowoo's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mendes is working for a kimura but woowoo is defending it quite comfortably.
Mendes looks gassed!
Mendes prevents woowoo from improving his position.
woowoo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
woowoo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendes is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mendes postures up in woowoo's guard and throws a big left but woowoo blocks it.
woowoo is pulling down on Mendes's head. It's preventing any offense from Mendes, at least for the moment.
Mendes trying to control but woowoo is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
woowoo looking to control.
woowoo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mendes!
woowoo controlling the position easily from mount.
woowoo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mendes for as long as he can get away with.
Mendes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

woowoo pushes Mendes up against the cage in a clinch.
woowoo has Mendes pushed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mendes's face as he tries to break the clinch.

woowoo pulls guard.
Mendes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
woowoo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

woowoo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mendes got a little sloppy there for a moment and woowoo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mendes has managed to get both his arms back between woowoo's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
woowoo looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
woowoo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mendes forces his way into half guard.
Mendes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

woowoo looking for a kimura from the bottom but Mendes passes into side control!
woowoo is not content to let Mendes control the position.
Mendes controls the position from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
woowoo tries to bench press Mendes off him but Mendes keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
woowoo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mendes off and has taken his back!
Mendes covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
woowoo is hanging on to Mendes's back as he tries to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
woowoo has good solid back control here.
woowoo is trying to stick to Mendes's back but Mendes is turning into woowoo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in woowoo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mendes.
Mendes wants to control from the top but woowoo keeps moving.
woowoo controls Mendes momentarily but Mendes frees himself.
Mendes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. woowoo is keeping the position for now.
woowoo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
woowoo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mendes!

woowoo gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
woowoo doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Mendes counters with a nice double leg into side control. woowoo won't be happy with that.
woowoo is not content to let Mendes control the position.
woowoo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patryck Mendes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mendes has a takedown stuffed.

Mendes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mendes trying to control but woowoo is having none of it.
woowoo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
woowoo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
woowoo tries to reverse the position but Mendes maintains control.
woowoo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Mendes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
woowoo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mendes trying to control but woowoo is having none of it.
woowoo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
woowoo doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
woowoo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mendes trying to control the action but woowoo is working from the bottom.
Patryck Mendes has got the better of the ground game so far.
woowoo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
woowoo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
woowoo throws a couple of heel strikes.
Mendes stopping the sweep attempt from woowoo.
woowoo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
woowoo working a defensive guard but Mendes passes into half guard.
woowoo tries to roll over but Mendes keeps him under control.
Mendes not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
woowoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mendes looks to clinch

and woowoo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by woowoo.
woowoo tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendes is retaining full guard.
woowoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
woowoo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
woowoo woowoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patryck Mendes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing woowoo from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
woowoo woowoo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mendes 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patryck Mendes!