PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Old Greg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelius Mentalio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg comes to the cage accompanied by Love Games. Old Greg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Greg
vs
Mentalio

180 cm
22
198 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
193 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Boomerang! Nutrition and Development Center

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Old Greg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cornelius Mentalio!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mentalio connects with a body shot.

Mentalio gets a clinch.

Greg decides to pull guard.
Greg wants to sweep here but Mentalio controlling him for the moment.
Mentalio wants to control from the top but Greg keeps moving.
Greg throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mentalio trying to control but Greg is working from the bottom.
Greg is striking from the bottom but Mentalio uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

Greg actively working from the bottom here.
Greg manages to get to full guard.
Mentalio postures up in Greg's guard and throws a big left but Greg blocks it.
Greg looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mentalio puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Greg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Greg actively working from the bottom here.
Mentalio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Greg keeps working.
Greg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mentalio.
Mentalio seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Greg shoots in for a takedown but Mentalio shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from Mentalio as Greg shoots in.
Greg is breathing heavily.
Mentalio doesn't manage to clinch there - Greg circles away.
Greg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Old Greg. That's going to take a lot out of him.

A head kick lands from Mentalio that sends Greg to the canvas. Greg tries to scramble back to his feet but Mentalio brings him back down into side control.

Greg is rocked!

It looks like Old Greg has been cut.
Mentalio working the ground and pound.
Oh Greg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mentalio misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mentalio wants to control but Greg is keeping him busy.
Mentalio working the ground and pound from side control.
Mentalio trying to control the position but Greg is working away.
Mentalio advances nicely into full mount.
Greg seems to have got his legs back now.
Greg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mentalio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mentalio prevents Greg from getting the reversal.
Greg is squirming around, avoiding Mentalio's attempts to control the action.
Mentalio with shots to the head and body - Greg looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mentalio thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Mentalio.
Greg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mentalio thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Greg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Greg in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mentalio misses with a head shot.
Greg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mentalio thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Greg is trying to escape the mount.
Mentalio throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Greg because Mentalio loaded up on that one.
Mentalio thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Greg is working to get back to half guard.
Mentalio pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Greg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mentalio thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mentalio with shots to the head and body - Greg looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mentalio lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Greg blocking the ground and pound.
Mentalio looking to control but Greg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Greg is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mentalio with the ground and pound from mount.
Mentalio punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mentalio sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Greg keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mentalio throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Greg tries to reverse the position but Mentalio maintains control.
Mentalio raining down shots from the mount!
Greg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Greg is squirming around, avoiding Mentalio's attempts to control the action.
Greg working to try and regain half guard.
Mentalio raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mentalio throws some wild stikes that Greg manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cornelius Mentalio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Old Greg's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mentalio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Greg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mentalio.
Greg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mentalio looks to land a combination but Greg avoids it well.
Mentalio throws a head kick that Greg semi-blocks.
Mentalio jabs Greg right on the nose. Greg blinks but takes it well.
Greg shoots in but Mentalio avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Mentalio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mentalio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Mentalio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mentalio lands a shot to the body.
Mentalio with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Greg blocks a body shot from Mentalio.
Mentalio throws a head punch that misses.
Mentalio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Greg is working for takedown but Mentalio is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Old Greg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mentalio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Greg backwards.
Mentalio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Greg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mentalio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mentalio swings wildly with an uppercut but Greg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greg is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A left hand lands to the body for Mentalio.
A right hand to the body from Mentalio.
Greg drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mentalio works on Greg's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mentalio landing knees to the body.
Mentalio looking to slow down the pace here.
Mentalio digs a right hand into Greg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Greg's gas tank.
Mentalio scores a nice knee to the body.
Mentalio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mentalio wants to stall.
Mentalio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mentalio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mentalio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mentalio digs a right hand underneath Greg's ribcage. Greg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Mentalio.
Mentalio scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Greg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mentalio smiles and moves away.

Mentalio clinches up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Mentalio.
Mentalio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mentalio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mentalio digs a right hand into Greg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Greg's gas tank.
Mentalio swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Mentalio is fighting off a takedown attempt but Greg is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mentalio to the mat. Mentalio regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mentalio 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.
Mentalio 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.
Greg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mentalio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Greg scoring with punches to the head and body.
Greg throwing strikes from guard but Mentalio blocks nicely.
Mentalio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mentalio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mentalio throwing shots but Greg is blocking nicely.
Mentalio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Greg is looking to improve his position.
Mentalio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Greg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mentalio working over Greg with some ground and pound. Greg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mentalio working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mentalio trying to control from half guard but Greg is working away.
Greg tries to get to full guard but Mentalio has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cornelius Mentalio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Old Greg's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mentalio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Greg.
Mentalio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mentalio throws a right hand that Greg ducks under and follows up with a left that Greg also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Mentalio.
Mentalio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mentalio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Mentalio.
Greg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mentalio swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Greg looks for a takedown but Mentalio sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mentalio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mentalio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Mentalio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Mentalio.
Mentalio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mentalio landing knees to the body.
Greg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mentalio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Old Greg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mentalio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Greg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mentalio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Greg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mentalio connects with a knee to the head.
Mentalio tries to land a knee to the head but Greg blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mentalio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mentalio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mentalio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mentalio lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Mentalio on the inside.
Greg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mentalio lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mentalio.
Mentalio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mentalio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mentalio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mentalio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mentalio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Greg changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mentalio fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mentalio misses with the combination.
Mentalio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mentalio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mentalio scores with a head kick.
Mentalio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mentalio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Greg closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mentalio takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Greg working the body and head with strikes.
Mentalio tries to buck Greg off but Greg is having none of it.
Mentalio sneaks back into half guard.
Greg is thwarting Mentalio's attempts to control the position.
Greg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Greg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mentalio's head.
Mentalio manages to get to full guard.
Greg tries to free his leg and advance position but Mentalio is retaining full guard.
Old Greg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mentalio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Greg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cornelius Mentalio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mentalio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cornelius Mentalio!