PBP Commentary

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

Cingeto
vs
Mendez

185 cm
23
205 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
215 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ver Cingeto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodrigo Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez moves out of range of the strikes.
Cingeto dodges the punch combination from Mendez.
Cingeto throws a big shot that misses.
Cingeto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cingeto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cingeto swings for the body but Mendez moves out of range.
Mendez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cingeto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cingeto slips under a jab from Mendez.
Cingeto doesn't manage to clinch there - Mendez circles away.
Cingeto fails to land with a series of punches.
Cingeto shoots in for a takedown but Mendez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cingeto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Mendez misses.
Mendez stuns Cingeto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cingeto is breathing heavily.
Cingeto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodrigo Mendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cingeto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cingeto is looking to take a break and control but Mendez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mendez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cingeto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cingeto trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Cingeto throws a strike but Mendez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mendez wants to pass the guard but Cingeto is keeping the position.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Cingeto keeps moving.
Mendez wants to pass the guard but Cingeto is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez trying to control but Cingeto is working from the bottom.

Cingeto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cingeto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cingeto looking to finish Mendez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mendez!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cingeto wants to control the pace but Mendez is squirming around nicely.
Cingeto throws a sloppy strike and Mendez uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Mendez has ended up in Cingeto's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mendez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cingeto keeping full guard, as Mendez tries to pass.

Cingeto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mendez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cingeto's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Mendez dominated that round.
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.

Mendez moves forwards but Cingeto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mendez blocks a jab.
Cingeto connects with a looping right hand.
No joy there for Mendez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cingeto tests Mendez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mendez loads up on a big right hand but Cingeto slips the punch.
Cingeto misses with a looping left.
Cingeto blocks a jab.
Cingeto sizes up Mendez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cingeto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cingeto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez throws a body punch but Cingeto moves out of range.
Mendez stuffs the takedown attempt from Cingeto. Cingeto gets slowly back to his feet.
Cingeto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mendez misses the body punch
and Cingeto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Cingeto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mendez!
Mendez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cingeto.
Cingeto controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is squirming around, avoiding Cingeto's attempts to control the action.
Cingeto controlling the pace for now.
Cingeto tries to control but Mendez wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is trying to stand up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cingeto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mendez?
Cingeto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mendez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cingeto trying to control the action but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Mendez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mendez.
Cingeto trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cingeto.
Mendez is being controlled here.
Mendez defending against the ground and pound.
Cingeto throws a strike aimed at the side of Mendez's head but Mendez avoids it well.
Mendez dodges the ground and pound from Cingeto.
You can see the frustration on Mendez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cingeto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mendez is looking to regain half guard here but Cingeto keeps moving and retains side control.
Mendez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cingeto.

That's two 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 tries to buck Cingeto off but Cingeto is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cingeto trying to control the position but Mendez is working away.

Cingeto tries for a kimura but Mendez is defending well.
Mendez sneaks back into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cingeto trying to pass the guard but Mendez defending well.
Cingeto wants to take a breather but Mendez is having none of it.
Cingeto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mendez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cingeto not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Cingeto stands up out of the half guard.
Mendez swings for the body but Cingeto moves out of range.
Mendez misses with a hook to the body

and Cingeto counters with a takedown into side control.
Mendez dodges the ground and pound from Cingeto.
Cingeto moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mendez regains half guard there - taking advantage of Cingeto's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ver Cingeto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cingeto 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ver Cingeto!