PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Mendazedora (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.

Jones
vs
Mendazedora

171 cm
31
152 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

200 cm
30
145 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high 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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugo Mendazedora!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones cracks Mendazedora with an open hand slap.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendazedora is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mendazedora scores with a push kick.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Mendazedora moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Mendazedora takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Mendazedora throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Mendazedora back into the cage.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mendazedora blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendazedora controls his hands.
Mendazedora prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones tries to stall but Mendazedora uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones trying to stall but Mendazedora improves his position.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mendazedora pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Mendazedora controls the action.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mendazedora breaks from the clinch.
Jones takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jones throws the left hand but Mendazedora avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Jones tenderised Mendazedora's leg. Mendazedora is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones scores with a jab.
Tom Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendazedora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Mendazedora.
Mendazedora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones tries to clinch up but Mendazedora circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones jabs Mendazedora to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mendazedora looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to bum rush Mendazedora with a series of wild strikes but Mendazedora uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mendazedora, right into the meat.
Hugo Mendazedora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendazedora avoids the body shot from Jones.
Mendazedora throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Mendazedora looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mendazedora throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mendazedora.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendazedora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mendazedora tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mendazedora to the ground. Mendazedora escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendazedora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook. Mendazedora ducked under it nicely.
Mendazedora throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mendazedora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendazedora tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mendazedora.
Mendazedora throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Jones dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Mendazedora looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendazedora.
Mendazedora missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendazedora misses with a kick to the body.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Mendazedora moves away and avoids it.
Mendazedora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tom Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Jones misses.
Mendazedora missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendazedora swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendazedora takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mendazedora wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
A lazy body kick from Mendazedora
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mendazedora swivels and escapes.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Mendazedora.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones throws a jab when Mendazedora was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Mendazedora finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Mendazedora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendazedora throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Mendazedora lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mendazedora fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendazedora won't allow it.

Mendazedora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendazedora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mendazedora throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Mendazedora misses with a low kick.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Mendazedora counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jones on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mendazedora checks a low kick from Jones.
Mendazedora throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Mendazedora.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendazedora swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mendazedora is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
A low kick from Mendazedora is predictable there
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendazedora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mendazedora doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendazedora tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mendazedora turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones tries to clinch there but Mendazedora circles away.
Mendazedora throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Mendazedora showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jones looking to ground and pound but Mendazedora is blocking nicely.
Mendazedora is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mendazedora wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mendazedora because Jones loaded up on that one.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones throws some wild stikes that Mendazedora manages to avoid easily.
Mendazedora really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Jones throws some wild stikes that Mendazedora manages to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a strike there. Mendazedora manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mendazedora knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Jones is looking for a kimura but Mendazedora is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.

Mendazedora kicks off Jones and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Mendazedora.
Mendazedora is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Mendazedora moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Mendazedora makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mendazedora misses with a head kick.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendazedora tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Mendazedora's head but Mendazedora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendazedora moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mendazedora takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mendazedora throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mendazedora blocks a jab.
Mendazedora wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Mendazedora.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mendazedora.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendazedora needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Jones will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mendazedora walks into a jab.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mendazedora can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendazedora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendazedora takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mendazedora thumps Jones with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendazedora goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones moves out of range as Mendazedora throws a body 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 Tom Jones.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Tom Jones!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Tom Jones!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Tom Jones!

Tom Jones wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble Tom Jones misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.