PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gojirra Onoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipe Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gojirra Onoda could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Filipe Mendes's chin.

Onoda
vs
Mendes

175 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
190 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gojirra Onoda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Filipe Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onoda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab, jab by Onoda - just one landing.
Onoda lands a jab-cross combination.
Onoda misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Onoda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Onoda throws a series of punches but Mendes avoids them all with ease.
Onoda scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Mendes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Onoda is looking for a sweep. Mendes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Onoda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Onoda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Onoda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mendes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Onoda is looking for a triangle but Mendes pushes his legs off easily.
Mendes stopping the sweep attempt from Onoda.
Onoda is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Onoda looking for a guillotine here but Mendes defends easily.
Onoda could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mendes passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Mendes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Onoda prevents Mendes from moving into mount.
Mendes wants to control but Onoda is keeping him busy.
Onoda tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Mendes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Onoda to his feet.
Onoda stuffs the takedown.

Mendes pushes Onoda up against the cage in a clinch.

Onoda turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Mendes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Onoda looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Onoda wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mendes, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Onoda is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mendes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mendes struggling a bit here.

Onoda has an Americana. Mendes didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Onoda is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Onoda hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gojirra Onoda!