PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deshawn Stevensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Mendoza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stevensen
vs
Mendoza

197 cm
23
213 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

199 cm
20
221 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

Fightworld Formula
♦Xplode Nutrition♦

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Deshawn Stevensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mendoza gets the takedown into side control.
Mendoza throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stevensen parries the strikes from Mendoza easily there. Mendoza is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stevensen to escape.
Stevensen tries to buck Mendoza off but Mendoza is having none of it.
Stevensen dodges the ground and pound from Mendoza.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sloppy strikes there by Mendoza.
Mendoza throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mendoza tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stevensen is not content to let Mendoza control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stevensen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stevensen just misses with a punch to the body.

Stevensen clinches.
Mendoza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Stevensen manages to break the clinch.
Deshawn Stevensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevensen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mendoza.
Stevensen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendoza keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevensen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendoza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stevensen throws a sloppy head kick and Mendoza moves out of range easily.
Mendoza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevensen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stevensen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mendoza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mendoza avoids the head kick by Stevensen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza takes a swing at Stevensen's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Mendoza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Stevensen.
Stevensen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevensen avoids the body shot from Mendoza.
Mendoza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut.
Stevensen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevensen is looking to clinch.
Stevensen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevensen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stevensen wants to clinch.
Mendoza avoids the head kick by Stevensen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Danga de danga de dang - Stevensen scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Carlos Mendoza has been cut.
Mendoza misses with a wild combination.
Stevensen lands a big head kick that sends Mendoza to the canvas! Stevensen follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deshawn Stevensen!