PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joonas Mustonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendoza's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Back For More. Joonas Mustonen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mendoza
vs
Mustonen

170 cm
23
145 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

167 cm
24
140 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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DJs Locker

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zachary Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonas Mustonen!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza throws a left and a right that both miss

so Mustonen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mustonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendoza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mustonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendoza is keeping the position for now.
Mustonen trying to move into half guard but instead Mendoza has managed to sweep!
Mustonen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mendoza wants to stand but Mustonen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mendoza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mustonen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mendoza has managed to get both his arms back between Mustonen's legs - danger averted.

Mustonen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Mustonen working for a triangle but Mendoza defends it easily.

Mustonen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mendoza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mendoza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mustonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen wants to sweep but no luck.

Mustonen is looking for a triangle here but Mendoza uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mendoza wants to stand but Mustonen is controlling his arm.
Mustonen tries to buck Mendoza off but Mendoza is having none of it.
Mendoza wants to stand but Mustonen has his arm trapped.
Mendoza is looking to take a break and control but Mustonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mustonen is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Mustonen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mendoza tries to stand but Mustonen is controlling his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mendoza wants to control but Mustonen is keeping him busy.
Mendoza tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Mendoza has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Mendoza gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mustonen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mendoza trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen is looking to pass into half guard but Mendoza pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mendoza is in guard.

Mustonen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mendoza defends it easily.

Mustonen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mendoza is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mustonen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mendoza has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joonas Mustonen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mendoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mustonen.
Mendoza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mustonen.
Mustonen lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the liver by Mustonen. Beautiful body shot.
Mendoza throws a one two combo.
Zachary Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Mustonen.
Mendoza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mustonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mustonen misses with a wild body shot.
Mustonen ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
A combination from Mendoza does no damage.
Mustonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendoza manages to avoid it.
Mendoza misses the jab.
Mendoza ducks under a wild hook from Mustonen.
Mustonen is looking to chop away at Mendoza's legs.
Mendoza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mustonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendoza.
Mustonen is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza misses with a few strikes there.
Mendoza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mustonen throws a shot to the body.
Mustonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mendoza ducks under a wild hook from Mustonen.
Mendoza misses with a two punch combination.
Mendoza throws a nice looking combination but Mustonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mustonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a poor cross that misses
and Mustonen counters with a two punch combo.
Mendoza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mustonen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mendoza on the side of the head.

Mendoza is rocked!
Mustonen walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Mendoza drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mustonen swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Mendoza's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joonas Mustonen!
A pretty intense looking Joonas Mustonen took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.