PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rajesh Kuthrapalli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez has chosen La Puerta Negra as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kuthrapalli
vs
Mendez

170 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
145 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158
Merciless Gladiators

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rajesh Kuthrapalli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paco Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuthrapalli.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuthrapalli.
Kuthrapalli misses with a hook. Mendez ducked under it nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Mendez.
Mendez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mendez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuthrapalli.
Kuthrapalli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mendez swings for the body but Kuthrapalli moves out of range.
Kuthrapalli tries to clinch up.
Mendez lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez misses with a wild body shot.
Kuthrapalli throws a big shot that misses.
Kuthrapalli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kuthrapalli wants to clinch but Mendez slips to the side
and Mendez counters with a left to the body.
Mendez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mendez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kuthrapalli rather than just go for the knockout.
Kuthrapalli walks into a left hand.
Kuthrapalli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuthrapalli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Kuthrapalli misses.
Kuthrapalli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kuthrapalli doesn't manage to clinch there - Mendez circles away.
Mendez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mendez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuthrapalli.
Mendez misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuthrapalli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuthrapalli misses with an uppercut.
Mendez lands with a good body shot.
Mendez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez throws a body punch but Kuthrapalli moves out of range.
Kuthrapalli darts in trying to clinch
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez lands a nice hook to Kuthrapalli's body. Kuthrapalli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kuthrapalli is looking to clinch.
Mendez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mendez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuthrapalli on the side of the head.
Mendez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kuthrapalli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuthrapalli was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendez.
Mendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuthrapalli.
Kuthrapalli throws an off balance right hand
and Mendez counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Mendez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mendez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuthrapalli.
Mendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuthrapalli.
Mendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuthrapalli manages to avoid it.
Rajesh Kuthrapalli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuthrapalli wants to clinch up but Mendez keeps it at a distance.
Mendez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuthrapalli's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Kuthrapalli avoids them all with ease.
Kuthrapalli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuthrapalli tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice combination there by Mendez.
Kuthrapalli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mendez finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuthrapalli's head.
Kuthrapalli tests Mendez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuthrapalli misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Mendez. That snapped Kuthrapalli's head back.
Kuthrapalli throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kuthrapalli lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuthrapalli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuthrapalli misses with a straight right.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuthrapalli moves away.
Mendez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kuthrapalli had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kuthrapalli throws a hook but Mendez avoids it easily.
Mendez throws a leg kick but Kuthrapalli checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuthrapalli throws a lazy right hand but Mendez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuthrapalli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kuthrapalli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuthrapalli throws a hook to the side of Mendez's head but Mendez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuthrapalli loads up on a big right hand but Mendez slips the punch.
Kuthrapalli tries to clinch but Mendez moves out of range.
Mendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuthrapalli.
Kuthrapalli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mendezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendez lands a slapping body shot.
Mendez looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuthrapalli is just out of range.
Kuthrapalli tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mendez counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paco Mendez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kuthrapalli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paco Mendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuthrapalli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Mendez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mendez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kuthrapalli is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kuthrapalli is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mendez landing strikes from the mount and Kuthrapalli is in trouble!
Mendez landing strikes from the mount.
Kuthrapalli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mendez on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuthrapalli's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuthrapalli in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mendez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kuthrapalli's face.
Kuthrapalli wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kuthrapalli is bucking up trying to escape but Mendez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Kuthrapalli is rocked!
Kuthrapalli takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Mendez's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paco Mendez!
Paco Mendez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.