PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kegon Ichimaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jake Mendes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mendes
vs
Ichimaru

173 cm
27
157 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

173 cm
29
143 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kegon Ichimaru!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendes is looking to clinch.
Mendes is looking to clinch.
Ichimaru throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mendes moves to clinch but Ichimaru breaks away
and Ichimaru counters with a slapping leg kick.

Mendes forces Ichimaru back against the cage and clinches.

Ichimaru breaks the clinch.
Mendes wants to clinch.
Ichimaru buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Mendes drives through and clinches with Ichimaru against the cage.

Ichimaru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ichimaru throws a looping overhand right but Mendes ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Mendes misses.
Donk. Mendes catches Ichimaru right on the button with a cross.
Jake Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichimaru keeps the fight on the outside.
Mendes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ichimaru connects with a leg kick. Mendes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mendes misses the shot to the body.
Mendes misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ichimaru.
Mendes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ichimaru is out of range and Mendes settles back down.
Ichimaru blocks a head kick by Mendes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ichimaru.
Ichimaru is looking to slow Mendes down with leg kicks.
Mendes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ichimaru.
Mendes wants to clinch up but Ichimaru keeps it at a distance.
Mendes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ichimaru manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ichimaru misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Ichimaru.
Mendes throws a low kick but Ichimaru moves out of range easily.
Mendes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ichimaru counters with a thumping low kick.
Mendes throws a push kick but Ichimaru slaps the foot to one side.
Ichimaru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ichimaru scores with a head kick.
Mendes tries to clinch up but Ichimaru circles away and keeps his distance.
Mendes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ichimaru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendes.
Mendes misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Mendes misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichimaru avoids the body shot from Mendes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendes. Ichimaru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendes is looking to wear down Ichimaru with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ichimaru scores with a head kick.
Ichimaru swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ichimaru!
Ichimaru loads up on a big right hand but Mendes slips the punch.
Mendes moves away from the strike by Ichimaru.
Mendes tries to clinch up.
Ichimaru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendes.
Ichimaru misses with a body kick.
Mendes throws a body punch but Ichimaru moves out of range.
Mendes lands a jab to Ichimaru's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes checks a leg kick.
Mendes closes the distance but Ichimaru moves to the side
and Ichimaru counters with a straight right hand.
Ichimaru throws a head kick that misses.
Mendes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ichimaru looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ichimaru circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ichimaru counters with a big head kick but Mendes shrugs it off.
Mendes thuds a left hand into Ichimaru's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ichimaru feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mendes's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendes moves to clinch but Ichimaru breaks away
and Ichimaru finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ichimaru keeps the fight on the outside.
Ichimaru throws a leg kick which misses Mendes's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendes tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Mendes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mendes wants to clinch up but Ichimaru keeps it at a distance.
Ichimaru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendes thuds his right hand into Ichimaru's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mendes thows a body shot but no joy.
Mendes is looking to clinch.
Mendes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mendes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mendes avoids the head kick by Ichimaru.
A combination from Mendes does no damage.
Ichimaru moves out of range as Mendes strikes.
Ichimaru throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mendes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mendes wants to clinch up but Ichimaru keeps it at a distance.

Mendes instigates a clinch.
Mendes is trying to drag Ichimaru to the mat but Ichimaru just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ichimaru.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ichimaru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ichimaru throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mendes throws a shot from downtown. Ichimaru moves away and avoids it.
Mendes tries to clinch up
and Ichimaru counters with a nice leg kick.
Ichimaru throws a head kick but Mendes moves out of range.
Mendes tries to clinch but Ichimaru moves out of range.
Mendes throws a solid leg kick but Ichimaru takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mendes.
A jab from Mendes does it's job there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ichimaru.
Ichimaru throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Mendes has closed the distance and engaged Ichimaru in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ichimaru gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mendes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mendes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ichimaru gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ichimaru misses with some punches.
Ichimaru scores with a shoulder strike.

Ichimaru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ichimaru doesn't seem bothered though.
Mendes wants to clinch up but Ichimaru keeps it at a distance.
Ichimaru throws the kick towards the body but Mendes avoids it.
A big right from Ichimaru misses.
Ichimaru feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mendes's calf.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses.
Ichimaru swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes blocks a head kick by Ichimaru.
Mendes misses with a wild body shot.
Ichimaru throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mendes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendes misses with a few strikes there.
Mendes misses with a looping right.
Mendes scores with a decent looking hook.
Ichimaru fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mendes.
Ichimaru scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mendes is looking to clinch.
Mendes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ichimaru manages to avoid it.
Ichimaru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendes tries to clinch there but Ichimaru circles away.
Mendes moves in looking to clinch but Ichimaru pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ichimaru scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mendes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ichimaru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendes loads up on a big right hand but Ichimaru slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Ichimaru there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mendes lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendes. Ichimaru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ichimaru throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ichimaru pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jake Mendes is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendes scores with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ichimaru connects with a solid leg kick.
Mendes misses with a straight left.
Mendes lands a nice shot that snaps Ichimaru's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A nice leg kick lands there from Ichimaru.
Ichimaru fakes the leg kick and cracks Mendes in the body.
Mendes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ichimaru paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ichimaru's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mendes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ichimaru scrambles back to his feet.
Mendes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mendes is looking to clinch.
Mendes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendes blocks the body kick.
Mendes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ichimaru counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ichimaru throws a sloppy head kick and Mendes moves out of range easily.
Mendes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ichimaru manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Ichimaru.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichimaru tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ichimaru takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ichimaru looks for the body kick but Mendes saw that one coming.
Mendes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ichimaru swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mendes moves in looking to clinch but Ichimaru pushes him off.
Ichimaru avoids the head kick by Mendes.
The fighters circling - Mendes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ichimaru.
Mendes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ichimaru counters with a thumping low kick.
Ichimaru keeps Mendes at a distance using the push kick.
Nice straight punches there by Ichimaru. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ichimaru.
Mendes doesn't manage to clinch there - Ichimaru circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichimaru lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mendes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ichimaru goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mendes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendes thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendes throws a sloppy head kick and Ichimaru moves out of range easily.
Ichimaru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ichimaru throws a front kick that sends Mendes stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick from Ichimaru lands but Mendes takes it in his stride.
Ichimaru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendes misses with a shot to the body
and Ichimaru counters with a good, hard body kick but Mendes shrugs it off.
Mendes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mendes looks to throw the jab but Ichimaru is out of range.
Mendes is looking to clinch.
Mendes tries to clinch up
and Ichimaru counters with a thumping low kick.
Ichimaru lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ichimaru dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mendes. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ichimaru.
Ichimaru staying out of range there.
Mendes tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendes swings for the body but Ichimaru moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is looking to clinch.
Mendes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ichimaru misses with a looping left.
Mendes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ichimaru throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendes.
Ichimaru lands a leg kick that knocks Mendes off balance momentarily.
Ichimaru swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendes.
Ichimaru misses with a series of wild punches.
Ichimaru connects with a leg kick. Mendes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendes avoids a kick to the body.
Mendes digs a good body shot into Ichimaru's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kegon Ichimaru.
I think Mendes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Jake Mendes!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Jake Mendes!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Jake Mendes!

Jake Mendes wins by unanimous decision!
Jake Mendes thanked the fans post fight for their support.