MFC---Mendes vs Lott PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Attila The Hun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

The Hun
vs
St pierre

188 cm
24
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
23
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Attila The Hun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St pierre!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St pierre swings for the body but The Hun moves out of range.

The Hun gets caught flat footed, as St pierre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
St pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The Hun keeping full guard, as St pierre tries to pass.
The Hun lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St pierre!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Hun wants to take St pierre's back but he can't do it this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The Hun wants to finish this one by submission but St pierre is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from The Hun.

The Hun is going oldschool here, as he tries to force St pierre to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so St pierre shrugs it off.
St pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The Hun fails to advance to St pierre's back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Hun looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The Hun throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
St pierre tries to hold on but The Hun postures up.
A nice elbow there by The Hun.
The Hun controlling the position easily from mount.
The Hun 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.
The Hun fails to move to back control.

The Hun working for a guillotine from mount but St pierre is in no mood to give up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St pierre is looking to improve his position but The Hun isn't that keen on the idea.
St pierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The Hun blocks St pierre's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Hun prevents St pierre from getting the reversal.

The Hun jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but St pierre manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The Hun is looking to take a break and control but St pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St pierre gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St pierre looks like he's trying to stand up.

The Hun is working for a submission of some sort.
St pierre flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The Hun is trying to control. St pierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
St pierre is looking to control The Hun's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St pierre avoid being mounted?

The Hun is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Hun is trying to work for a kimura but St pierre is defending well.
The Hun prevents St pierre from standing back up.

The Hun is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
St pierre tries to roll over but The Hun keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Hun uses his free foot to push down on St pierre's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for St pierre.
St pierre wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Attila The Hun dominated that round.
That's time! The Hun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

St pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

St pierre gets caught flat footed, as The Hun shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
St pierre looking to control but The Hun passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from The Hun.

The Hun seems to be looking for submissions.
St pierre is refusing to be controlled, as The Hun sits in half guard.
The Hun tries to pass the half guard into mount. St pierre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
St pierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Hun is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The Hun wants to lay and pray for a moment but St pierre keeps working.
Attila The Hun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. George St pierre was stalling too much, according to the referee.
St pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Hun slaps away a takedown attempt from St pierre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Hun tries to clinch but St pierre moves out of range.
The Hun fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
St pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Hun manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St pierre is looking to clinch.
George St pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

St pierre drives through with a takedown into The Hun's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
St pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Hun keeping full guard, as St pierre tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Hun is on top in guard.
The Hun is stalling in the full guard.
The Hun wants to control from the top but St pierre keeps moving.
St pierre tries to strike from the bottom.

The Hun thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Hun preventing the sweep.
St pierre pulls The Hun in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hun passes into half guard.
St pierre wants to sweep but The Hun has passed to side control!

The Hun tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
St pierre holding on.
You can see the frustration on St pierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Hun wants to lay and pray for a moment but St pierre keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hun tries to advance to mount but can't.
The Hun working away.
The Hun passes to full mount! That's big trouble for St pierre!

The Hun looking for a guillotine from mount but St pierre is having none of it.
The Hun blocks St pierre's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
St pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St pierre just holding on.
St pierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Attila The Hun dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

St pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St pierre.
The Hun misses the jab.
The Hun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from The Hun.

St pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The Hun is looking to improve his position but St pierre isn't that keen on the idea.
The Hun'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.
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!
The Hun working to try and regain half guard.
The Hun tries to hold on but St pierre pushes him away.
St pierre punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St pierre controlling from the full mount.
St pierre lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The Hun is bucking up trying to escape but St pierre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
St pierre working The Hun over with strikes here.
The Hun is in all sorts of trouble here.
The Hun tries to hold on but St pierre pushes him away.
The Hun really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

St pierre looking for a guillotine from mount but The Hun is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hun gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Hun is not content to let St pierre control the position.
St pierre wants to pass to mount but The Hun is defending the position.
The Hun is trying to control but can't.

St pierre is trying to work for a kimura but The Hun is defending well.
The Hun has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St pierre is working away from the top position though.
St pierre seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St pierre is nestled in close to The Hun, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
St pierre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The Hun is trying to get back to full guard.
The Hun throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The Hun wants to improve his position but St pierre is controlling well.

The Hun looking for submissions off his back.
The Hun trying to control but St pierre postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St pierre is pressing down on The Hun's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Hun is holding on for now.
St pierre is taking a breather. The Hun says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Hun tries to roll over but St pierre keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George St pierre.
Well The Hun has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight for Attila The Hun!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Attila The Hun!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Attila The Hun!

Attila The Hun wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Bowmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Roque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roque has chosen Parangolé - Balacobaco as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bowmen
vs
Roque

170 cm
23
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
143 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Bowmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vitor Roque!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bowmen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Roque is trying to defend but Bowmen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Roque moves into full guard.
Bowmen wants to stand but Roque is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bowmen content to stall in guard here.

Bowmen stands and steps away. Roque gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Roque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roque is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowmen shoots for a double leg takedown but Roque sprawls well. He's pushed Bowmen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bowmen wants to clinch.
Roque misses with a hook. Bowmen ducked under it nicely.
Roque swings for the body but Bowmen moves out of range.
Bowmen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bowmen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roque throws out the jab.
Bowmen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roque swivels and escapes.
Roque throws a jab when Bowmen was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bowmen.
Roque looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowmen is just out of range.
Roque looks to land a right hand but Bowmen moved out of range.
Roque looks gassed!
Roque takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bowmen slips a straight right by Roque.
Bowmen slips a jab and a cross from Roque.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowmen dodges the punch combination from Roque.

Bowmen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Roque tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bowmen is in Roque's guard.
Bowmen trying to control the position from guard on top but Roque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!

Roque looking for a guillotine here but Bowmen defends easily.
Bowmen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roque's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowmen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bowmen wants to control from the top but Roque keeps moving.
Bowmen stays in close to Roque's body and controls the position.

John Bowmen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Roque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowmen manages to avoid it.
Bowmen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Roque missing with a left hand there. Bowmen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roque misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Roque gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bowmen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roque on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowmen trying to control but Roque is working from the bottom.

Bowmen stands and steps away. Roque gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Bowmen feints and as Roque raises his hands in defense, Bowmen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Roque is working an open guard so Bowmen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Roque checks a low kick from Bowmen.
Bowmen fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bowmen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowmen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roque slaps away a takedown attempt from Bowmen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bowmen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bowmen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roque sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vitor Roque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roque thows a body shot but no joy.
Roque uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bowmen is looking to clinch but Roque is avoiding it.
Bowmen shoots for a takedown but Roque saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bowmen catches Roque with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Bowmen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Roque tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bowmen is in Roque's guard.
Roque wants to stand but Bowmen is controlling the position.
Roque is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roque is breathing heavily.
Bowmen looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowmen trying to control but Roque is working from the bottom.
Bowmen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roque's guard.
Roque keeping moving, preventing Bowmen from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because John Bowmen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Bowmen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bowmen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bowmen in particular looking to stall.
Bowmen is keen to just control but Roque is a slippery customer.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Roque is looking to get back to full guard here but Bowmen has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bowmen is looking to take a break and control but Roque is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bowmen looking to control but instead Roque has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roque is staying active underneath Bowmen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Roque actively working from the bottom here.
Bowmen trying to control from half guard but Roque is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Bowmen.
Roque pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bowmen doesn't manage to clinch there - Roque circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowmen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bowmen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowmen fails with a takedown attempt.
Roque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bowmen tries to clinch up but Roque circles away and keeps his distance.
Roque wants to clinch up but Bowmen keeps it at a distance.
Roque is looking to clinch.
Bowmen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roque closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bowmen circles away.
Bowmen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bowmen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Roque's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bowmen dominated that second round.
That's time! Bowmen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bowmen looks to land a body kick but Roque moved away.
Bowmen misses with a low kick.
John Bowmen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bowmen avoids the body shot from Roque.
Bowmen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roque's waist but Roque gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bowmen off to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Roque as Bowmen shoots in.
Bowmen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roque.
Bowmen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Roque tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Bowmen or perhaps it was just good defense by Roque which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bowmen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roque fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roque throws a series of punches but Bowmen moves out of range.
Roque swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Roque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowmen manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bowmen looks for a takedown but Roque sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bowmen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good shot there by Bowmen.
Bowmen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bowmen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bowmen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roque is fending him off so far but Bowmen persists. Nope, Roque circles away and we're back to standing.
Bowmen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roque swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roque throws a poor cross that misses
and Bowmen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bowmen shoots in for a double leg but Roque sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Roque misses with a series of wild punches.
Bowmen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bowmen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowmen tries to clinch there but Roque circles away.
Roque shoots in but no luck this time.
Roque swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Bowmen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowmen tries to free his leg and advance position but Roque is retaining full guard.
Bowmen trying to control but Roque is working from the bottom.
Roque wants to stand and escape but Bowmen is having none of it.
Roque is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roque is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Roque is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Bowmen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Roque's guard.

Roque is looking for a triangle but Bowmen pushes his legs off easily.
Roque is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bowmen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roque is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bowmen passes Roque's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roque tries to kick Bowmen off but Bowmen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowmen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roque is refusing to be controlled, as Bowmen sits in half guard.

Bowmen stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bowmen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roque circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowmen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vitor Roque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Bowmen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roque clobbers Bowmen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Bowmen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bowmen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight for John Bowmen!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for John Bowmen!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for John Bowmen!

John Bowmen wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Old Papi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Ozbourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Old Papi
vs
Ozbourne

188 cm
27
215 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

190 cm
21
255 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Shane Old Papi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Ozbourne!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Old Papi scores with a jab to the head.
Ozbourne fails with the takedown.
Ozbourne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Old Papi pinned against the cage. Old Papi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Ozbourne fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Old Papi sprawls well initially but Ozbourne persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ozbourne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ozbourne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ozbourne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Old Papi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Old Papi is staying active underneath Ozbourne, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ozbourne prevents Old Papi from standing back up.
Ozbourne throwing shots but Old Papi is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Old Papi wants to get back to his feet.
Ozbourne missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Old Papi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Old Papi's head.
Ozbourne misses with a head shot. Old Papi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Old Papi is looking to stand up but Ozbourne isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ozbourne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Old Papi is looking to stand up but Ozbourne isn't so interested in that idea.
Ozbourne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Ozbourne drops back looking for a leg! Old Papi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Old Papi manages to kick Ozbourne off! Ozbourne jumps back into Old Papi's guard.
Ozbourne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ozbourne should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ozbourne won't allow Old Papi to get back to his feet.
Old Papi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Old Papi tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne throws a big right hand that misses.
Ozbourne throws a strike but Old Papi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ozbourne is trying to keep Old Papi in close.
Ozbourne has a closed guard, preventing Old Papi from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Nathan Ozbourne hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Old Papi lands a nice shot that snaps Ozbourne's head back.
Ozbourne tries to score a power double leg takedown but Old Papi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ozbourne somewhat.
Shane Old Papi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Ozbourne.
Old Papi tries to clinch there but Ozbourne circles away.
Nice shot lands for Old Papi.

Old Papi moves into range and clinches up with Ozbourne.

Old Papi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ozbourne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Old Papi clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Old Papi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Old Papi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nathan Ozbourne will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

No luck for Ozbourne with that takedown attempt.
Ozbourne fails to land the takedown.
Old Papi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Old Papi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ozbourne.
Shane Old Papi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Ozbourne.
A shot to the liver by Old Papi. Beautiful body shot.

Old Papi pushes Ozbourne up against the cage in a clinch.
Ozbourne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Old Papi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nathan Ozbourne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ozbourne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Old Papi but Old Papi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ozbourne is breathing heavily.
Old Papi lands the left hand.
Ozbourne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Old Papi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ozbourne's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Old Papi gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Old Papi keeps control of Ozbourne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ozbourne swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Old Papi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shane Old Papi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Old Papi sizes up Ozbourne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ozbourne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ozbourne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Old Papi darts in and clinches Ozbourne up against the cage.
Old Papi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ozbourne backwards.
Old Papi stops a takedown attempt from Ozbourne.

Old Papi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Old Papi wants to clinch.
Old Papi tries to clinch up but Ozbourne circles away and keeps his distance.
Old Papi lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozbourne keeps the fight on the outside.
Old Papi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ozbourne's hands.
Old Papi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ozbourne in his tracks.
Old Papi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Old Papi clinches up against the cage.
Old Papi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Old Papi lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Nathan Ozbourne has been cut.
Old Papi is struggling to control the position.
Old Papi lands a hook that snaps the head of Ozbourne backwards.
Ozbourne is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Old Papi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Old Papi.
Good body shot from Old Papi.
Old Papi is pushing Ozbourne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Old Papi lands a body shot in the clinch.

Old Papi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice combination there by Old Papi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozbourne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left and a right from Old Papi both land. Nice combination.
Ozbourne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Old Papi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shane Old Papi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozbourne swats away the attempt to clinch by Old Papi.

Old Papi closes the distance and pushes Ozbourne back into the cage.
Shane Old Papi has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Old Papi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Old Papi'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.

Old Papi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Old Papi lands a two punch combo.
Shane Old Papi is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Old Papi. No joy for Ozbourne on that attempt.
Old Papi wants to clinch up but Ozbourne keeps it at a distance.
Old Papi dips to his left and cracks Ozbourne with an uppercut!
Old Papi scores with a sloppy right hand. Ozbourne should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Old Papi moves into the clinch.
Ozbourne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ozbourne misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Old Papi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Old Papi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Ozbourne's cut.
That's time! Old Papi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ozbourne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Old Papi lands a nice shot that snaps Ozbourne's head back.
Ozbourne fails with a takedown attempt.
Ozbourne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Old Papi defends it nicely.
Old Papi connects with a nice looking jab.
Ozbourne fails to land the takedown.
Shane Old Papi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Ozbourne.
Old Papi scores with a jab. Ozbourne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Old Papi throws a combination. Ozbourne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ozbourne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ozbourne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozbourne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ozbourne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Old Papi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Old Papi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Old Papi is working Ozbourne over against the cage.
Old Papi lands a nice uppercut.
Old Papi pushes Ozbourne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Old Papi slowing the pace effectively.

Old Papi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Old Papi thuds his right hand into Ozbourne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Old Papi closes the distance and pushes Ozbourne back into the cage.

Old Papi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Old Papi scores with a sloppy right hand. Ozbourne should have avoided that one.
Ozbourne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Old Papi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ozbourne scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Old Papi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Old Papi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Old Papi lands a right hand.
Old Papi scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Old Papi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Old Papi cracks Ozbourne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Old Papi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ozbourne can do to turn this around?
A jab from Old Papi does it's job there.
Old Papi's corner calls for a 1-2. Old Papi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Old Papi clobbers Ozbourne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Old Papi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Old Papi clinches up against the cage.
Old Papi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Old Papi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Old Papi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Old Papi scores with a nice strike.
Ozbourne walks into a stiff left hand from Old Papi.
Old Papi throws a series of strikes that have Ozbourne backpedaling.
Ozbourne walks into a straight right hand from Old Papi.
Old Papi tests Ozbourne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Old Papi cracks Ozbourne with an open hand slap.
Ozbourne walks into a stiff left hand from Old Papi.
Ozbourne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Old Papi to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Nice shot by Old Papi.
Old Papi throws a good cross that connects.

Ozbourne is rocked!
Old Papi connects with a right hand. Ozbourne shakes it off.
Old Papi connects with a right hand. Ozbourne shakes it off.
Ozbourne is still on wobbly legs! Can Old Papi finish him?
Old Papi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Old Papi lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Old Papi lands with a straight right. Ozbourne didn't see that one coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Old Papi scores with a four punch combination!
Ozbourne needs to keep his hands up - Old Papi had a free shot at his head there.
Old Papi moves in looking to clinch but Ozbourne pushes him off.
Old Papi jabs Ozbourne right on the nose. Ozbourne blinks but takes it well.
Old Papi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ozbourne in his tracks.

Old Papi rushes Ozbourne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Old Papi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Old Papi scores with a jab to the head.
Ozbourne seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Old Papi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ozbourne under the eye.
Old Papi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nathan Ozbourne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ozbourne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Old Papi but Old Papi pushes him off and we're back to square one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Old Papi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Old Papi 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 Alec Ball scores the fight for Shane Old Papi!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Shane Old Papi!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Shane Old Papi!

Shane Old Papi wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Petkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petkovic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by BvC Crew - KOSOVO. Rashad Evans has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Evans
vs
Petkovic

225 cm
23
300 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

210 cm
23
298 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Red Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Petkovic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petkovic blocks a head kick by Evans.
Evans cracks Petkovic with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Roman Petkovic has been cut.

Evans lands a left and a right that send Petkovic crashing to the mat, dazed. Evans thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petkovic.
Petkovic walks into a jab.

Petkovic is rocked!
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Petkovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Evans finish him?
Petkovic is holding his hands too far apart here. Evans throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Petkovic is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rashad Evans!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pippy Skippy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver has chosen 99 Problems as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Skippy
vs
Oliver

195 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pippy Skippy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Oliver darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oliver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good shot there by Oliver.
Oliver scores with a sloppy right hand. Skippy should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliver scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Pippy Skippy has been cut.

Oliver gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Skippy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Skippy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Skippy shoots in for a takedown but Oliver shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Oliver gets caught napping as Skippy dives in and scores a takedown. Oliver manages to retain guard.
Oliver being controlled here, momentarily.
Skippy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Skippy trying to control but Oliver is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Skippy drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Skippy as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Oliver screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Skippy! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Pippy Skippy!
Pippy Skippy retains his super heavyweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson has chosen All eyez on me as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Prime
vs
Tyson

194 cm
21
250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Optimus Prime!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerry Tyson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime lands a nice hook to Tyson's body. Tyson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Prime throws a leg kick but Tyson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Prime manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson takes one on the button.
Prime fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prime paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tyson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Jerry Tyson has been cut.
Optimus Prime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Prime lands a big uppercut and Tyson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tyson looks OK. Prime waves Tyson back to his feet!

Tyson is rocked!
Tyson tries to get into range but Prime steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Tyson! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Prime scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Optimus Prime!
Optimus Prime is the new heavyweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Lott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lott might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Up. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Lott
vs
Mendes

165 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

168 cm
27
145 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Lott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lott leaves Mendes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Lott drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Mendes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendes is keeping the position for now.
Lott wanted to stand there but Mendes had control of the position.
Lott trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lott has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Mendes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mendes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lott defends well.
Lott wants to pass the guard but Mendes is keeping the position.

Mendes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mendes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Mendes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lott is aware though and is defending well.
Lott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mendes on the ground.
Lott is stalling in the full guard.

Mendes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lott trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lott passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mendes regains half guard.
Mendes is pressing down on Lott's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lott trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Lott is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mendes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mendes keeping full guard, as Lott tries to pass.
Lott trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.

Mendes looking for a guillotine here but Lott defends easily.

Lott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mendes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lott has managed to get both his arms back between Mendes's legs - danger averted.

Mendes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lott is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lott wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Mendes keeping full guard, as Lott tries to pass.

Mendes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lott gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Mendes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lott gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Mendes looking for a guillotine here but Lott defends easily.
Mendes can't keep his opponent in guard - Lott advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mendes gets full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mendes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lott trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mendes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lott wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.

Mendes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lott defends well.

Mendes is looking for a triangle but Lott pushes his legs off easily.

Mendes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lott passes into side control.
Mendes looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lott decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mendes to his feet.
Lott leaves Mendes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Mendes dominated that round.
That's time! Lott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lott looking to score a takedown here. Mendes is defending well but Lott drives through and ends up in Mendes's guard.

Mendes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chad Mendes has got the better of the ground game so far.

Lott thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Mendes has his foot on Lott's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lott works his way back into a safe position though.
Lott forces his way into half guard.
Mendes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lott is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mendes defends it well.
Mendes moves into full guard.

Lott is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mendes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Mendes pushes a forearm under Lott's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Lott is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chad Mendes!
Chad Mendes is the new featherweight champion!