PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ken Bera (ranked 25102 p4p, 4238 weight class) and Raul Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bera
vs
Mendez

170 cm
19
136
2 - 3 - 0

169 cm
25
147
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Bera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Mendez !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bera wants it to stay on the feet.

Mendez has Bera up against the cage in a clinch.

Bera decides to pull guard.

Mendez drops back looking for a leg! Bera is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bera manages to kick Mendez off! Mendez jumps back into Bera's guard.
Bera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez trying to control but Bera is working from the bottom.
Mendez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bera looking for a sweep. Not yet Bera, not yet.
Bera wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Mendez pushes Bera up against the cage in a clinch.

Mendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mendez moves into range and clinches up with Bera.

Mendez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mendez darts in and clinches Bera up against the cage.
Bera is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Bera manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bera is trying to keep Mendez in close.
Mendez tries to free his leg and advance position but Bera is retaining full guard.
Mendez with a nice head shot there.
Mendez postures up in Bera's guard and throws a big left but Bera blocks it.
Mendez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mendez stopping the sweep attempt from Bera.
Mendez trying to control but Bera is working from the bottom.
Mendez controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is fighting to break Bera's control of his arms but Bera is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Mendez clinches.
Bera misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Mendez tightens his grip and picks Bera up, before dumping him to the ground. Bera manages to land in guard.
Bera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bera looking for a sweep. Not yet Bera, not yet.
Bera has control of Mendez 's left arm, preventing Mendez from doing any damage.
Mendez trying to control but Bera is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bera is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Mendez is trying to stand.
Mendez is looking to improve his position.
Bera is thwarting Mendez 's attempts to control the position.
Bera uses his free foot to push down on Mendez 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mendez .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mendez clinches up against the cage.
Bera has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mendez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mendez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bera up against the cage.
Bera is looking to take this one to the mat.

Bera pulls guard successfully.
Bera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bera moves into range and clinches up with Mendez .
Mendez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mendez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Bera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bera is trying to pull guard but Mendez has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Mendez .

Mendez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bera regains guard.

Bera pushes Mendez off and gets back to his feet.
Mendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Bera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mendez shoots in and gets a takedown into Bera's guard.

Bera kicks Mendez off and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mendez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Bera bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bera enables Mendez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bera manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mendez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mendez 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mendez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mendez fails with an attempt to clinch.

Mendez drives through with a takedown into guard.

Bera has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mendez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bera fails to land the takedown.
A combination from Mendez does no damage.
Mendez tries a head kick but it misses.
Bera attempts a counter takedown but Mendez avoids it well and moves away.
Mendez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bera tries to clinch there but Mendez circles away.
Bera moves out of range of the body kick.

Bera gets caught napping as Mendez dives in and scores a takedown. Bera manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez wants to get up but he can't break Bera's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Mendez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bera is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mendez , into his guard.

Mendez looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ken Bera will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mendez pinned against the cage. Mendez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mendez is looking to clinch but Bera is avoiding it.
Bera is looking to counter the offense by Mendez and move into the clinch.
Mendez throws a head kick but Bera moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Bera. No joy for Mendez on that attempt.
Bera feinted with a counter takedown.
Mendez shoots in but Bera avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Mendez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bera napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mendez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bera misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Bera shoots for a takedown but Mendez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mendez feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Bera. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bera or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendez , which made it look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bera enables Mendez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bera manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Bera kicks Mendez off and gets to his feet.
A combination from Mendez does no damage.
Mendez tries to land a leg kick but Bera saw it coming and moves away.
Bera has his takedown stuffed
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
Bera goes for a double leg but Mendez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mendez continues to drive forward.
Mendez 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mendez duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mendez drives through with a takedown into Bera's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Bera scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mendez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Mendez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mendez breaks from the clinch.
Bera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raul Mendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendez throws a head kick but Bera moves out of range.

Mendez clinches.

Mendez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bera shoots in looking for a takedown but Mendez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mendez wants to counter with a clinch but Bera pushes him away.
Bera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mendez .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez tries a head kick but it misses.
Bera moves out of range of the body kick.
Mendez throws a head kick but Bera moves out of range.
Mendez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendez misses with a series of wild punches.
Bera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mendez tries to avoid it but Bera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mendez to the ground. Mendez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Mendez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mendez manages to break the clinch.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Bera appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mendez throws a head kick but Bera moves out of range.
Bera pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mendez rushes Bera and presses him up against the cage.
Mendez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bera wants a takedown but no success here.

Mendez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bera tries to keep at a distance but Mendez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bera tries to pull guard but Mendez holds him up against the cage and eventually Bera drops back down to his feet.

Mendez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bera goes for a double leg but Mendez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mendez continues to drive forward.

Mendez takes the fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Mendez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mendez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Mendez !