PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Barros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez comes to the cage accompanied by Big Pun-Dream Shatterer. Mendez has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Mendez
vs
Barros

189 cm
25
180 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

190 cm
21
198 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo Barros!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barros scores with a shot to the body.
Edward Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mendez has his takedown stuffed
and Barros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendez is breathing heavily.

Barros looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Barros pushing down on Mendez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barros lands with a punch from half guard.
Barros is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barros lands strikes from half guard.
Barros looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mendez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barros has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barros is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barros looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barros is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Well, if Barros is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Barros has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mendez defend it? Barros steps over the head and cranks it - Mendez is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Barros!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leo Barros!