PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nachito Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irish Pride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mendez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lloyd Banks - Where I'm At ft. Eminem. Nachito Mendez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mendez
vs
Pride

190 cm
23
187 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

176 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nachito Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Irish Pride!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez shoots in for a double leg but Pride sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Pride drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pride landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pride's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pride keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mendez's head.
Pride lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mendez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
Pride is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pride is looking to work some ground and pound but Mendez has wrist control.
Pride throwing strikes from guard but Mendez blocks nicely.
Pride throwing strikes from guard but Mendez blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pride distracts Mendez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pride accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pride stands up over Mendez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pride is working Mendez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pride must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pride works over Mendez with some ground and pound from guard.
Pride landing with the ground and pound.
Pride postures up and lands a big shot to Mendez's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pride working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pride missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pride really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mendez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pride connects with a couple of short punches.
Pride with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pride postures up in Mendez's guard and throws a big left but Mendez blocks it.
Pride with a nice head shot there.
Pride postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pride lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pride with a nice head shot there.
Pride content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pride throwing strikes from guard but Mendez blocks nicely.
Pride thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez has momentary wrist control but Pride slips an elbow through the middle.
Pride lands a couple of elbows.
Pride throwing strikes but missing.
Mendez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pride works over Mendez with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pride throws a big right hand that misses.
Pride in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pride postures up and lands a big shot to Mendez's brow.
Pride postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pride scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pride's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pride working some strikes from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pride is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irish Pride dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pride closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pride lands in his opponent's guard.
Pride is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pride lands a couple of digs.
Pride throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mendez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mendez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pride scoring with some ground and pound.
Pride landing with the ground and pound.
Pride with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pride postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pride working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mendez's head.
Mendez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pride.
Pride is in close to Mendez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pride missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mendez has momentary wrist control but Pride slips an elbow through the middle.
Pride landing some decent shots from guard.
Pride landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez has momentary wrist control but Pride slips an elbow through the middle.
Pride throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pride accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pride landing some decent shots from guard.
Pride connects with a couple of short punches.
Pride scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pride's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pride throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pride distracts Mendez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pride throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mendez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pride accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pride scoring with some ground and pound.
Pride working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pride working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pride chips away with some ground and pound.
Pride has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pride landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pride postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pride throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pride with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pride accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pride lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pride landing with the ground and pound.
Pride lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irish Pride showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mendez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pride shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pride lands with a punch from half guard.
Pride working Mendez over with strikes.
Mendez taking some punishment here, with Pride in his half guard.
Mendez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pride scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Pride there.
Pride is nestled in close to Mendez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pride is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pride scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pride looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Pride there.
Pride drops an elbow to the side of Mendez's head.
Mendez wants to get back to his feet.
Mendez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Irish Pride has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pride slips a nice elbow through Mendez's hands, connecting with Mendez's forehead.
Ground and pound from Pride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pride slips a nice elbow through Mendez's hands, connecting with Mendez's forehead.
Pride landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pride working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mendez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pride scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pride lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pride misses with a head shot. Mendez uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pride working some strikes from top position.
Pride postures up in Mendez's guard and throws a big left but Mendez blocks it.
Pride throwing strikes from guard but Mendez blocks nicely.
Pride scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pride working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pride missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pride chips away with some ground and pound.
Pride postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pride postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pride distracts Mendez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pride lands a couple of digs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pride scoring with some ground and pound.
Nachito Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irish Pride is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pride not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Irish Pride comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pride has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 24:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irish Pride!