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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Mellendrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 cm
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Mellendrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Guy!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mellendrez has closed the distance and engaged Guy in a clinch.
Guy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mellendrez is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Guy can't fight it off and eventually Mellendrez manages to take the fight to the floor. Guy looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Guy tries to strike from the bottom.
Guy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mellendrez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guy wants to stand but Mellendrez is controlling the position.
Mellendrez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellendrez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Guy wants to sweep but no luck.
Mellendrez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mellendrez passes Guy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Guy wants to get back to full guard.
Guy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mellendrez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellendrez seems to be looking for submissions.
Mellendrez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Guy is looking to improve his position.
Guy flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mellendrez is taking a breather. Guy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy wants to improve his position but Mellendrez is controlling well.
Mark Mellendrez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mellendrez has closed the distance and engaged Guy in a clinch.
Mellendrez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mellendrez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guy stuffs the takedown.
Mellendrez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mellendrez is stalling in the full guard.
Guy trying to keep a closed guard but Mellendrez is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy wriggles free and stands up.
Mellendrez throws a right hand that Guy ducks under and follows up with a left that Guy also avoids with ease.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mellendrez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy prevents Mellendrez from improving position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Mellendrez 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.
Mellendrez tries a head kick but it misses.
Mellendrez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Guy's calf.
Guy leaves Mellendrez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mellendrez tries to clinch up.
Mellendrez tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range.
Mellendrez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mellendrez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mellendrez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guy on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellendrez decides to stand back up.
Mellendrez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guy pinned against the cage. Guy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mellendrez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guy swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Mellendrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mellendrez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mellendrez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mellendrez stopping the sweep attempt from Guy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellendrez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mellendrez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Guy's guard.
Mellendrez postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mellendrez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guy sprawls well. Guy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mellendrez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mellendrez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guy pinned against the cage. Guy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Mellendrez.
That's four 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.
Mellendrez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Guy is breathing heavily.
Mellendrez clinches up against the cage.
Mellendrez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnny Guy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mellendrez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mellendrez scores a takedown into full mount!
Mark Mellendrez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mellendrez controlling the position easily from mount.
Mellendrez cracks Guy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Mellendrez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mellendrez fails with a takedown attempt.
Mellendrez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Guy tries to avoid it but Mellendrez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Guy to the ground. Guy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Guy throws a sloppy head kick and Mellendrez moves out of range easily.
Mellendrez shoots in for a takedown but Guy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Mellendrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mellendrez doesn't manage to clinch there - Guy circles away.
Guy tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Guy misses.
Mellendrez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mellendrez throws a combination that misses
and Guy counters with a three punch combo that has Mellendrez backing up. Mellendrez nods at Guy to acknowledge the strikes.
Mellendrez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mellendrez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mellendrez working the ground and pound but Guy is defending the strikes.
Guy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy tries to get to full guard but Mellendrez has control of the leg.
Guy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mellendrez is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Guy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mellendrez.
Mellendrez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mellendrez thows a huge punch but Guy dodges it nicely.
Mellendrez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Guy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mellendrez pulls his head out easily.
Mellendrez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy is trying to maintain the position but Mellendrez is very close to passing his half guard.
Guy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mellendrez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mellendrez is looking to advance position but Guy won't allow it.
Guy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mellendrez.
Mellendrez decides to stand and escape the position.
Mellendrez misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellendrez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mellendrez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guy avoids it really well and circles away.
Guy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mellendrez's calf.
Johnny Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Mellendrez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mellendrez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Mellendrez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mellendrez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Mellendrez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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