PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Collin Challis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus 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.

Challis
vs
Mendes

170 cm
26
145 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Collin Challis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesus Mendes!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes fakes the leg kick and cracks Challis in the body.
Challis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Challis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mendes misses with a head kick.
Challis avoids a kick to the body.
Challis looks to land a body kick but Mendes moved away.
Mendes throws a leg kick but Challis moved away.
Mendes slips a jab from Challis.
Mendes tries to score with a low kick but Challis moves his leg out of the way.
Mendes scores with a leg kick.
Mendes shoots in but Challis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Challis blocks a low kick nicely.
Challis tries to score with a low kick but Mendes moves his leg out of the way.
Mendes misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mendes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Challis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendes has him pressed against the cage.
Challis wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendes won't allow it.
Challis wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendes won't allow it.
Mendes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Challis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Challis wants to break free but Mendes has control.
Mendes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Challis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Challis blocks it with crossed arms.

Challis breaks from the clinch.
Mendes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Collin Challis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Challis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Challis.
Mendes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mendes under the eye.
Challis checks a leg kick nicely.
Challis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Challis throws a low kick but Mendes avoids it.
Mendes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Challis connects with a leg kick. Mendes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mendes tries a low kick but Challis avoids it.
Challis moves out of range of the body kick.
Mendes misses with a kick to the body.
Challis checks a low kick from Mendes.
Challis throws a leg kick but Mendes sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Challis finds it's way through Mendes's defenses.
Mendes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mendes takes one to the chin there.
Challis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mendes.
Challis wants to land a leg kick but Mendes is out of range.
Challis throws a sloppy head kick and Mendes moves out of range easily.
Mendes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Challis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mendes pushes Challis away with a front kick.
Challis throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jesus Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mendes is out of range and Challis settles back down.
Challis checks a leg kick.
Mendes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mendes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Challis checks it well.
Mendes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Challis finds it's way round the side to connect with Mendes's head.
Mendes throws a wild body kick that Challis sees coming a mile off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Challis finds it's way through Mendes's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Challis avoids a kick to the body.
Challis checks the leg kick.
Challis thumps Mendes with a low kick.
A low kick from Challis is predictable there
and Mendes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Collin Challis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Challis throws a hook but Mendes blocks it.
Mendes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Challis wants to land a leg kick but Mendes is out of range.
Mendes throws a body kick that misses.
Mendes connects with a solid leg kick.
Mendes misses with a low kick.
Mendes connects with a leg kick. Challis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Challis misses with a head kick.
Challis tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendes wants to slow Challis down by chopping away at his legs.
Mendes lands with a kick to the temple. Challis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mendes throws a head kick that Challis semi-blocks.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Challis's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Challis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mendes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick from Challis lands but Mendes takes it in his stride.
Challis throws a leg kick that misses.
Challis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendes.
Challis checks a leg kick nicely.
Mendes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mendes throws a body kick the misses
and Challis counters with a solid body kick.
Mendes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Challis. Challis obviously looking to wear him down.
Challis misses with a body kick.
Mendes throws a head kick but Challis moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mendes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Challis throws out a leg kick but Mendes moves out of range and Challis only half commits.
Mendes misses with a body kick.
Mendes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mendes throws a leg kick but Challis checks it.
Good leg kick by Challis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Challis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Challis throws a sloppy head kick
and Mendes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Challis scores with a decent looking hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Challis blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challis throws a head kick that misses.
Mendes misses with a kick to the body.
Challis tried to score with a low kick but Mendes checks it.
Challis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Challis throws a leg kick but Mendes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Challis.
Challis connects with an inside leg kick.
Mendes tries to land a body kick
and Challis counters with a leg kick.

Mendes clinches up with Challis and pushes him back against the cage.
Mendes has Challis pushed against the cage.
Mendes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Challis can't break the clinch.
Challis is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.

Challis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendes tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendes blocks the body kick.
Challis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Challis throws a body punch but Mendes moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Challis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendes throws a leg kick
and Challis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Challis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Collin Challis will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mendes throws a body kick that misses.
Mendes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mendes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Challis checks a low kick from Mendes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Challis. That's going to slow Mendes down.
Challis throws a solid leg kick but Mendes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Challis.
Challis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mendes.
Mendes throws a low kick, looking for Challis's leg but Challis calmly moves out of range.
Mendes checks a low kick from Challis.
Mendes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mendes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Challis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Challis blocks a low kick nicely.
Challis feints and then cracks Mendes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendes down.
Challis thows a left - swing and a miss!

Mendes takes the fight into the clinch.

Challis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendes misses with a head kick.
Collin Challis is winning the standup battle so far.
Challis tries to work over Mendes's front leg with a kick but Mendes checks it.
Mendes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mendes throws out a leg kick but Challis moves out of range and Mendes only half commits.
Challis misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challis throws a wild body kick that Mendes sees coming a mile off.
Mendes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Challis.
Mendes tries to clinch there but Challis circles away.
Mendes throws a body kick that misses.
Challis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mendes misses with a leg kick.
Challis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mendes is looking to land body kicks.
Challis throws a series of punches but Mendes moves out of range.
Challis throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Mendes.
Jab from Challis.
Mendes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mendes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Challis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mendes tries to work over Challis's front leg with a kick but Challis checks it.
A clash of legs there as Challis blocks the low kick.
Mendes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mendes, right into the meat.
Jesus Mendes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Challis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Challis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mendes is able to avoid easily.
Mendes blocks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Challis.
Mendes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Challis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Challis. That snapped Mendes's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Challis checks a leg kick nicely.
Mendes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Challis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Collin Challis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Challis misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Collin Challis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Challis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jesus Mendes!
Our winner, Jesus Mendes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.