PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shagy noi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez comes to the cage accompanied by Juno Reactor - Pistolero. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Mendez
vs
noi

175 cm
22
158 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

150 cm
28
155 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enrique Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, shagy noi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez throws a looping overhand right but noi ducks down to avoid it.
Mendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and noi counters with a stiff right hand.

noi pushes Mendez up against the cage in a clinch.
noi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendez misses the shot to the body.

noi moves into the clinch.
noi tries to score a body lock takedown but Mendez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
noi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mendez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Enrique Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of shagy noi.
noi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mendez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. noi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

noi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
noi prevents Mendez from standing back up.
noi misses with a head shot. Mendez uses the momentum to regain guard.
noi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mendez wants to stand up but noi is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
noi wants to pass the guard but Mendez is keeping the position.
noi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
noi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
noi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
noi is looking to work some ground and pound but Mendez has wrist control.
Mendez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
noi wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving.
Mendez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mendez is looking to stand up but noi isn't so interested in that idea.
noi chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
noi scoring with some ground and pound.
noi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mendez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for noi on the ground.
noi thows a big elbow that misses.
Mendez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
noi throws a big right hand that misses.
noi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
noi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mendez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
noi with a nice head shot there.
Mendez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst noi is controlling him.
noi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
noi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
noi throws a big right hand that misses.
noi throws and elbow that misses. Mendez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in noi's guard. Nice move by Mendez!
Mendez wanted to stand there but noi had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now noi is on top in guard.
noi trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom.
noi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
noi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
noi stops Mendez from standing up.
noi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
noi looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Mendez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes noi off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
noi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mendez as he avoids it easily.

noi gets a takedown into half guard.
noi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Mendez kicks noi off and gets back to his feet.

noi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mendez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
noi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
noi cracks Mendez with a big right hand but Mendez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez defending against the ground and pound.
Mendez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by noi.
Mendez tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mendez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits nois jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
noi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and noi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendez keeps the fight on the outside.
noi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - noi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mendez misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
noi moves in looking to clinch but Mendez pushes him off.
noi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mendez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
noi moves in looking to clinch but Mendez pushes him off.
Mendez throws a left and a right that both miss

and noi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mendez!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
noi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
noi lands a big elbow.
Mendez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mendez is in a horrible position here. noi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, noi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
shagy noi has got the better of the ground game so far.
noi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mendez's face.
Mendez wants to get back to his feet.
noi with a couple of short strikes.
noi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
You get the feeling that Mendez really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
noi lands a big shot there that rocks Mendez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
noi breaks from Mendez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
noi landing strikes, looking to finish!
noi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mendez looks a forlorn figure.
Mendez is squirming around, avoiding noi's attempts to control the action.
Mendez wants to try and get back to his feet.
noi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
noi is landing with some decent strikes but Mendez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
noi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mendez's face.
noi lands a big elbow.
noi lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Mendez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mendez taking shots to the head.
noi raining down hammerfists from mount.
noi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mendez's face.
noi landing punches.
noi landing strikes from the mount and Mendez is in trouble!
Mendez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by noi.
noi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mendez hang on?
noi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mendez is bucking up trying to escape but noi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
noi is landing with some decent strikes but Mendez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
noi lands a heavy elbow.
noi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mendez is looking to escape.
Mendez really wants to buck noi off and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
noi lands with some strikes.
Mendez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
noi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mendez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mendez taking shots to the head.
noi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mendez looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
noi breaks from Mendez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mendez is in a horrible position here. noi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez is bucking up trying to escape but noi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

shagy noi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

noi doesn't manage to clinch there - Mendez circles away.
Mendez throws out a powerful jab.
Mendez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mendez throws a predictable looking body shot

and noi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mendez is trying to stand up here but noi is controlling him well.
noi is looking to take a break and control but Mendez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mendez is trying to stand.
noi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
noi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mendez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mendez has hold of noi's hands but noi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
noi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mendez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
noi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. noi lands a nice short elbow.
noi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mendez defending well though.
noi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
noi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
noi working the head and body with strikes.
Mendez is not content to let noi control the position.
Nice strikes from noi there.
Mendez taking some punishment here, with noi in his half guard.
noi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez tries to kick noi off but noi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mendez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
noi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
noi stops Mendez from getting back to his feet.

noi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
noi throwing shots but Mendez is blocking nicely.
noi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
noi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez looks like he's trying to stand up.
noi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
noi lands with a punch from half guard.
noi working over Mendez with some ground and pound. Mendez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mendez wants to get back to his feet.
noi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
noi raining down shots from the mount!
noi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
noi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mendez hang on?
noi with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
noi punishing his opponent with strikes.
noi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
noi landing strikes from the mount and Mendez is in trouble!
Mendez really wants to buck noi off and get back to his feet.
Mendez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
noi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
noi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
noi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
noi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mendez tries to buck noi off but he can't manage it.
Enrique Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
noi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mendez looks a forlorn figure.
Mendez wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mendez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
shagy noi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got noi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... shagy noi!