PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Mendoza will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Brown
vs
Mendoza

190 cm
26
308 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

195 cm
24
300 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Mendoza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown stuns Mendoza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Brown shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brown showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brown controlling the pace.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mendoza's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown controlling the action here.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mendoza's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mendoza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mendoza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Brown is looking for a kimura but Mendoza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brown to get the leverage.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brown keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brown in particular looking to stall.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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!
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mendoza defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mendoza defending well though.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mendoza defending well though.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mendoza's head.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mendoza wants to stand back up but Brown manages to pass into side control.
Mendoza defending against the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working Mendoza over with some ground and pound from side control.

It looks like Peter Mendoza has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brown throws a strike aimed at the side of Mendoza's head but Mendoza avoids it well.
Mendoza parries the strikes from Brown easily there. Brown is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mendoza to escape.
Mendoza takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That has opened up Peter Mendoza's cut even more.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendoza taking punishment in the form of punches.

Peter Mendoza's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peter Mendoza's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ricardo Brown!