PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mendes
vs
Elliet Junior Shnitkey

180 cm
33
155 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

183 cm
25
252 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

The Adrenaline Matrix

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior Shnitkey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Junior Shnitkey misses with an uppercut. Mendes saw that one coming.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Junior Shnitkey has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Junior Shnitkey throws an overhand right that lands on Mendes's shoulder, as Mendes tries to avoid the shot.
Junior Shnitkey fails to land with a series of punches.
Junior Shnitkey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Junior Shnitkey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mendes counters with a good low kick that Junior Shnitkey was not able to check.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Junior Shnitkey misses.
Junior Shnitkey cracks Mendes with an open hand slap.
Mendes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey misses with a wild body shot.
Junior Shnitkey sizes up Mendes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Junior Shnitkey . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey cracks Mendes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Mendes is rocked!
Junior Shnitkey connects with the punch.
Oh Mendes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Junior Shnitkey misses with a wild combination.
Junior Shnitkey scores with a hook.
A left lands for Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey misses with a double jab.
Junior Shnitkey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Junior Shnitkey finds it's way through Mendes's defenses.
Mendes slips a jab from Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mendes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey misses with a hook. Mendes ducked under it nicely.
Junior Shnitkey throws out a loose jab but Mendes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendes seems to have got his legs back now.
Junior Shnitkey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mendes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Junior Shnitkey is looking to control Mendes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Junior Shnitkey avoid being mounted?
Mendes wants to control but Junior Shnitkey is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior Shnitkey pushes Mendes off looking to stand but Mendes dives back in and keeps control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jesus Mendes.
A jab lands there for Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Junior Shnitkey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mendes momentarily.
Junior Shnitkey might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Junior Shnitkey takes a swing at Mendes's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Mendes.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendes.
Junior Shnitkey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendes was well out of range. Poor timing from Junior Shnitkey .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior Shnitkey throws a series of punches but Mendes avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior Shnitkey . Mendes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendes blocks a jab.
Mendes misses with a takedown attempt - Junior Shnitkey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mendes moves out of range of the strikes.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Junior Shnitkey misses with an uppercut. Mendes saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior Shnitkey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendes moves out of range as Junior Shnitkey strikes.
Junior Shnitkey throws a combination that misses

and Mendes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Junior Shnitkey throws a nice looking combination but Mendes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Junior Shnitkey does no damage.
Junior Shnitkey throws a nice looking combination but Mendes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a series of wild punches.
Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a left hand
and Mendes counters with a thumping low kick.
Junior Shnitkey misses the shot to the body.
Junior Shnitkey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Junior Shnitkey misses with an uppercut.
Junior Shnitkey throws a body punch but Mendes moves out of range.
Junior Shnitkey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mendes on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior Shnitkey .
A telegraphed right hand from Junior Shnitkey misses the target.
Junior Shnitkey throws an overhand right that lands on Mendes's shoulder, as Mendes tries to avoid the shot.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a double jab.
Junior Shnitkey misses with the combination.
Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a straight left.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a double jab

and Mendes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Junior Shnitkey !
Mendes moves into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is trying to take his opponent's back.
Mendes controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior Shnitkey is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mendes wants to take Junior Shnitkey 's back here but Junior Shnitkey is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mendes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Junior Shnitkey is looking to escape.
Mendes is looking to work his way around to Junior Shnitkey 's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Jesus Mendes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Junior Shnitkey is looking to improve his position but Mendes isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Mendes dominated that second round.
That's time! Mendes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Junior Shnitkey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendes circles away quickly and effectively.
Junior Shnitkey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Junior Shnitkey lands a glancing blow to the side of Mendes's head.
A shot to the liver by Junior Shnitkey . Beautiful body shot.
Junior Shnitkey looks to throw the jab but Mendes is out of range.
Mendes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Junior Shnitkey looks to land a right hand but Mendes moved out of range.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a looping right.
Junior Shnitkey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Junior Shnitkey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mendes's hands.
Junior Shnitkey 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Junior Shnitkey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Junior Shnitkey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Junior Shnitkey throws the left hand but Mendes avoids the punch easily.
Junior Shnitkey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Junior Shnitkey loads up on a big right hand but Mendes slips the punch.
Mendes avoids the body shot from Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey swings widly with a right hand

and Mendes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Junior Shnitkey 's guard now.
Junior Shnitkey keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully.
Mendes passes Junior Shnitkey 's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes trying to control the action but Junior Shnitkey is working from the bottom.
Mendes wants to pass the guard but Junior Shnitkey is defending well.
Still in half guard, Mendes seems content to control.
Junior Shnitkey keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a series of wild punches.
Junior Shnitkey misses with the combination.
Mendes slips under a jab from Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey misses with a hook

and Mendes counters with a shoot takedown. Junior Shnitkey fights it but they end up in guard.
Junior Shnitkey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mendes controls the pace.
Mendes won't allow Junior Shnitkey to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wants to control from the top but Junior Shnitkey keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jesus Mendes.
Mendes drops his hands momentarily and Junior Shnitkey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mendes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a body shot.
Junior Shnitkey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendes.
Mendes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Junior Shnitkey .

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey .
I think Junior Shnitkey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey !