PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Samir (ranked 3227 p4p, 365 weight class) and Enzo Mendoza (ranked 2327 p4p, 287 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Samir
vs
Mendoza

189 cm
25
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

188 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohammed Samir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Enzo Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Mohammed Samir has been cut.
Mendoza throws the left hand but Samir avoids the punch easily.
Samir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendoza throws a looping overhand right but Samir ducks down to avoid it.
Samir misses with a combination
and Mendoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Samir slips under a jab from Mendoza.
Mendoza works the jab nicely.
Samir swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mendoza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendoza misses the target.
No joy there for Mendoza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Samir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendoza circles away quickly and effectively.
Samir blocks a jab.
Mendoza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Enzo Mendoza has been cut.
Mendoza misses with a few strikes there.
Samir gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mendoza.
A swing and a miss from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a hook but Samir blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendoza.
Mendoza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samir moves away.
Mendoza misses with a hook. Samir ducked under it nicely.
Samir walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Samir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Samir changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mendoza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendoza gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Samir slips a straight right by Mendoza.
Mendoza scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slow jab from Samir misses its intended target.
Samir ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
A big right from Mendoza misses.
Samir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
Samir misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mendoza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mendoza throws the left hand but Samir avoids the punch easily.
Samir looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mendoza slips under a jab.
Jab from Mendoza.
Mendoza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Samir's head backwards.
Mendoza tests Samir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mendoza misses with a looping left.
Mohammed Samir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mendoza throws a lazy right hand but Samir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut.
Samir scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mendoza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mendoza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Samir counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Samir prevents Mendoza from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendoza looks winded!

Samir stands up out of the half guard.
No joy there for Samir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendoza unleashes a big counter combination but Samir bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Samir misses with a combination
letting Mendoza counter with a right hand.
A big right from Mendoza misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Samir.
Mendoza misses with a straight right.
Samir attempts a counter takedown but Mendoza avoids it well and moves away.
Mendoza is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Samir had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Samir takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Samir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Samir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Samir misses.
Mendoza defending well as Samir loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Mendoza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mendoza connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Mendoza lands.
Mendoza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Samir.
Samir moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Samir takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Samir misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samir loads up on a big right hand but Mendoza slips the punch.
Mendoza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendoza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo Mendoza dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mendoza misses with an uppercut. Samir saw that one coming.
Samir has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Samir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendoza throws out the jab.
Mendoza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Samir defending well as Mendoza loads up on a big left hand.
Samir throws a right hand that misses
and Mendoza counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendoza 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.
Mendoza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Samir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendoza throws out the jab.
Samir feinted with a counter takedown.
Mendoza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samir.
A nice combination there by Samir.
Mendoza throws a hook to the side of Samir's head but Samir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendoza misses with a few strikes there.
Samir throws a combination that misses
and Mendoza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samir dodges the punch combination from Mendoza.
Samir slips under a jab.
Samir throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendoza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samir throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza takes a swing at Samir's ribcage but misses.
Mendoza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Samir on the side of the head.
Samir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Samir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendoza circles away quickly and effectively.
Samir swinging wildly here.
Donk. Mendoza catches Samir right on the button with a cross.
Samir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mendoza throws a jab when Samir was well out of range.
Samir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
Samir throws a hook to the side of Mendoza's head but Mendoza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendoza fails to land with a series of punches.
Samir attempts a counter takedown but Mendoza avoids it well and moves away.
Samir misses with a combination
and Mendoza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mendoza misses.
Samir throws a series of punches but Mendoza avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
Mendoza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mendoza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Samir on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mendoza blocks a jab.
Mendoza throws a lazy right hand but Samir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Samir drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mendoza sprawls and moves away.
Nice shot lands for Mendoza.
A jab from Samir finds it's way through Mendoza's defenses.
Mendoza throws a hook to the side of Samir's head but Samir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Samir 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Enzo Mendoza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendoza throws a series of punches but Samir moves out of range.
No joy there for Samir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Samir looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza with a hook.
Mendoza connects with a body shot that sends Samir's belly button to the back.
Mendoza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Samir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Samir looks to land a combination but Mendoza avoids it well.
Mendoza looks to land a left hand but Samir moved out of range nicely.
Mendoza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Mendoza.

Samir is rocked!
Mendoza is breathing heavily.
Samir shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mendoza eats them both and turns towards Samir to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Samir slips under a jab.
Mendoza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samir.
Mendoza clobbers Samir with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Samir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendoza.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samir misses with a series of wild punches.
Samir lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Samir throws a right hand that Mendoza ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendoza also avoids with ease.
Samir loads up on a big right hand but Mendoza slips the punch.
Samir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendoza throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Samir misses the target.
Mendoza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mendoza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samir ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Samir throws a right and a left that Mendoza avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Samir throws a right and a left that Mendoza avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo Mendoza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Samir throws a hook but Mendoza blocks it.
Mendoza loads up on a big right hand but Samir slips the punch.
Samir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendoza.
Mendoza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samir moves away.
Mendoza tests Samir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mendoza missing with a left hand there. Samir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab by Samir.
Mendoza misses with a looping right.
Samir scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Samir throws a series of punches but Mendoza moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Samir misses the jab.
As Samir backs off Mendoza throws a huge counter combo but Samir manages to avoid it all.
A slow jab from Samir misses its intended target.
A left lands for Mendoza.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendoza missing with a left hand there. Samir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Samir tries to counter with a takedown but Mendoza is quick to defend against it.
Mendoza tries to move into range but Samir moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Samir ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Mendoza slips a jab and a cross from Samir.
Samir misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Mendoza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mendoza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Samir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Mendoza misses.
Mendoza throws a hook but Samir blocks it.
A jab lands there for Mendoza.
Samir misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Mendoza.
Samir slips a straight right by Mendoza.
Samir half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Samir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Samir thuds his right hand into Mendoza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendoza works over Samir's head and body with a nice combination.
Oh Samir is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendoza throws an overhand right that drops Samir like a sack of potatoes! Mendoza dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enzo Mendoza!
Enzo Mendoza spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.