PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Menchaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Blanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Menchaka
vs
Blanc

168 cm
19
143 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

160 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitchell Menchaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pierre Blanc!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanc avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blanc swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blanc shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blanc misses with a straight left.
Blanc misses with an uppercut
and Menchaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Menchaka takes a swing at Blanc's ribcage but misses.
Blanc feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Menchakas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blanc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Menchaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blanc loads up on a big right hand but Menchaka slips the punch.
Menchaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blanc throws out the jab.
Blanc misses with a hook. Menchaka ducked under it nicely.
Menchaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blanc moves away.
Blanc ducks under a wild hook from Menchaka.
Blanc swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blanc lands a slapping body shot.
Blanc takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blanc throws a good cross that connects.
Menchaka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blanc throws out a loose jab but Menchaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Menchaka lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Menchaka.
Blanc avoids the body shot from Menchaka.
Menchaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blanc.
A slow jab from Blanc misses its intended target.
Menchaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blanc swings widly with a right hand
and Menchaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Menchaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Blanc 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.
Blanc is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Menchaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blanc.
Blanc misses with a looping left.
Menchaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Menchaka misses the shot to the body.
Menchaka ducks under a wild hook from Blanc.
A looping hook to the body misses from Menchaka. Blanc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Menchaka lands with a good body shot.
Blanc misses with a hook. Menchaka ducked under it nicely.
Blanc 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.
Blanc throws a lazy uppercut
and Menchaka counters with a right hand to the body.
Blanc lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Menchaka is looking to wear down Blanc with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menchaka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blanc misses with a straight right.
Blanc misses with a lunging right hand
and Blanc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menchaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blanc throws out a loose jab but Menchaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blanc throws an off balance right hand
and Menchaka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab by Menchaka.
Blanc walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Menchaka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Menchaka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of Blanc 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice jab there from Menchaka.
Menchaka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blanc in his tracks.
Menchaka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blanc jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blanc misses with a hook. Menchaka ducked under it nicely.
Menchaka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Menchaka slips a straight right by Blanc.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Menchaka lands a lovely overhand right.
Menchaka throws out a powerful jab.
Menchaka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Menchaka misses with a double jab.
Blanc looks to land a right hand but Menchaka moved out of range.
Menchaka works the jab nicely.
Blanc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Menchaka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Menchaka with a jab.
Menchaka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blanc misses with an uppercut. Menchaka saw that one coming.
Menchaka defending well as Blanc loads up on a big left hand.
Blanc takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blanc rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Menchaka counters with a one-two to the body.
Menchaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menchaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blanc.
Blanc throws a poor cross that misses
and Menchaka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blanc throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Menchaka to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menchaka slips under a jab from Blanc.
Menchaka stuns Blanc with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Menchaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blanc moves away.
Pierre Blanc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menchaka misses with the combination.
Blanc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Menchaka counters with a straight right hand.
Blanc misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Blanc.
Menchaka missing with a left hand there. Blanc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blanc misses the shot to the body.
Blanc swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Menchaka lands the left hand.
Blanc jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blanc bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Menchaka's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blanc misses with a straight left.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Menchaka - that will leave a mark!
Blanc gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blanc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Menchaka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Blanc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Menchaka.
Blanc takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blanc misses with an uppercut.
Menchaka cracks Blanc with a right hand to the side of the head.
Menchaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blanc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Menchaka.
Blanc throws an overhand right that lands on Menchaka's shoulder, as Menchaka tries to avoid the shot.
Mitchell Menchaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Menchaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blanc misses with an uppercut
and Menchaka counters with a left and a right that stings Blanc.
Blanc is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blanc looks to throw the jab but Menchaka is out of range.
Menchaka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Menchaka staying out of range there.
Menchaka misses with a wild combination.
Blanc gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blanc throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Blanc misses.
Menchaka connects with a body shot that sends Blanc's belly button to the back.
Menchaka connects with a body shot.
Blanc lands a nice looking body shot.
Menchaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Blanc looks to land a right hand but Menchaka moved out of range.
Menchaka defending well as Blanc loads up on a big left hand.
Blanc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Menchaka.
Blanc rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Menchaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blanc stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Menchaka.
Menchaka works the jab nicely.
Menchaka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Menchaka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blanc under the eye.
Blanc misses with a looping right.
Blanc misses with a right hand
and Menchaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Menchaka slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blanc doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanc loads up on a big right hand but Menchaka slips the punch.
Blanc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Menchaka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blanc misses with a lunging right hand
and Menchaka counters with a nice body shot.
Menchaka works Blanc's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Menchaka does it's job there.
Blanc moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Menchaka moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Menchaka.
A telegraphed right hand from Blanc misses the target.
Menchaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blanc.
Blanc throws a jab but it's blocked by Menchaka.
Menchaka with a jab.
Blanc thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blanc on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Menchaka scores with a shot to the body.
Menchaka swinging wildly here.
Blanc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Menchaka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Blanc misses.
Blanc thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blanc scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blanc pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Menchaka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blanc on the side of the head.
Blanc looks to land a left hand but Menchaka moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Blanc.
Menchaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blanc throws out the jab.
Menchaka lands with a shot to the body.
Blanc misses with a right hand
and Menchaka counters with a one-two to the body.
Menchaka misses with a series of wild punches.
Menchaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blanc.
Blanc throws a hook but Menchaka avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Menchaka.

Blanc is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanc misses with a lunging right hand
and Menchaka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blanc is breathing heavily.
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!
Menchaka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blanc is still on wobbly legs! Can Menchaka finish him?
Menchaka lands a jab to the head.
Blanc takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blanc misses with a looping left.
Blanc misses with a lunging right hand
and Menchaka counters with a big right hand! Oh Blanc is in trouble here! Menchaka follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitchell Menchaka!
Mitchell Menchaka tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.