PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez has chosen Trap Door as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Berry
vs
Mendez

185 cm
22
185 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

184 cm
23
180 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez doesn't manage to clinch there - Berry circles away.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berry manages to avoid it.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown but Berry shows good takedown defense.

Mendez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Berry did well to prevent Mendez getting side control.
Mendez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mendez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mendez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Berry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mendez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mendez is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mendez is trying to control the action in half guard but Berry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mendez is controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tiago Mendez.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Berry but Berry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mendez fails with the takedown.
John Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Mendez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown but Berry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Berry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendez closes the distance and clinches up with Berry, looking for a takedown. Mendez pushes Berry against the cage but Berry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Berry misses with the combination.
Mendez tries to clinch up.
Mendez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Berry jabs at Mendez's body.
John Berry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Berry scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a combination that misses
and Berry counters with a good, hard body kick but Mendez shrugs it off.
Mendez fails with a takedown attempt.
Berry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendez.
Both fighters circling a little - Berry finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mendez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mendez looks gassed!
Mendez tries for a takedown but Berry circles away easily
and Berry counters with a two punch combo.
Berry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mendez.
A left and a right from Berry both land. Nice combination.
Berry circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Berry counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mendez with a poor takedown
and Berry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berry throws a nice looking combination but Mendez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendez wants to clinch but Berry slips to the side
and Berry counters with a low kick, right behind Mendez 's knee.
Mendez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Berry counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch combination from Berry misses.
Mendez drops his hands momentarily and Berry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Berry dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Berry misses with a double jab

and Mendez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mendez.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Berry keeps moving.
Mendez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Berry keeping full guard, as Mendez tries to pass.
Berry wants to stand and escape but Mendez is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez wants to pass the guard but Berry is keeping the position.
Berry wants to stand up but Mendez is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Berry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mendez darts in trying to clinch
and Berry counters with a one-two to the body.
Berry throws a combination that misses

and Mendez counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mendez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Berry, who protects the arm well.
Mendez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Berry pushes Mendez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mendez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mendez wants to control but Berry is keeping him busy.
Mendez working the body and head with strikes.
Mendez working the head with strikes.
Mendez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Berry is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Berry is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Mendez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Berry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Berry throws Mendez to one side and escapes!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mendez.
Mendez throws a combination that misses
and Berry counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mendez misses with a takedown attempt
and Berry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mendez wants to clinch
and Berry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Berry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mendez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Berry!
Berry is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Tiago Mendez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Berry blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez working the ground and pound effectively.

Mendez working for a guillotine from mount but Berry is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Mendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Mendez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Berry counters with a one-two to the body.
Mendez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Berry counters with a good low kick that Mendez was not able to check.
Mendez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Berry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Mendez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mendez.
Mendez with a poor takedown
and Berry counters with a left and a right that stings Mendez.
John Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Mendez.
Mendez misses with a takedown
and Berry counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Berry counters with a series of strikes. Mendez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mendez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Berry moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A combination from Berry does no damage.
Berry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendez shoots for a double leg takedown but Berry sprawls well. He's pushed Mendez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Berry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mendez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Berry counters with a nice body shot.
Mendez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Berry scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mendez closes the distance but Berry moves to the side
and Berry counters with a series of strikes. Mendez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Berry thuds a left hand into Mendez's body.
Berry misses with the combination.
Mendez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Berry tries to avoid it but Mendez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Berry to the ground. Berry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mendez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Berry counters with a series of strikes. Mendez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mendez misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Berry counter with a right hand.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Berry sprawls well. Berry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mendez gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry lands a two punch combo.
Mendez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mendez fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Mendez or perhaps it was just good defense by Berry which made him look bad.
A big right from Mendez misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mendez misses with a jab to the body
enabling Berry to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendez fails with the takedown
and Mendez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berry moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Berry.
Berry lands with a nice combination. Mendez backs away looking to recover.
Mendez tries to clinch but Berry moves away
and Berry counters with a leg kick.
Berry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendez misses the body punch
enabling Berry to counter with a crisp jab.
Berry circles away from the clinch attempt
and Berry counters with a three punch combo that has Mendez backing up. Mendez nods at Berry to acknowledge the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Berry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Berry 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for John Berry!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for John Berry!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for John Berry!

John Berry wins by unanimous decision!