PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piet Snot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snot has chosen Lil Wayne - Drop the World as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Piet Snot has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Xavier Mendez's chin.

Mendez
vs
Snot

194 cm
21
280 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
247 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Piet Snot!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snot.
Mendez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Piet Snot has been cut.
Snot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Snot counters with an outside leg kick.
Snot throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Snot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mendez. That did some damage!
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!
Snot is looking to land body kicks.
Snot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mendez under the eye.
Snot throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Snot lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
A jab from Mendez misses.

Snot darts in and clinches Mendez up against the cage.

Snot breaks from the clinch.
Snot is looking to land body kicks.

Snot closes the distance and clinches.

Snot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendez avoids a kick to the body.
Snot takes one to the chin there.
Snot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snot moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Snot.

Snot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mendez, pushing him back against the cage.
Snot can't get the takedown.

Snot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Snot.
Snot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Snot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Snot looks to land a combination. Mendez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mendez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Snot finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mendez darts in trying to clinch
and Snot counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez moves out of range as Snot throws a body kick.

Snot closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Snot lands in his opponent's guard.
Snot seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snot passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Snot working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Snot working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez stuck in half guard on the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Snot thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mendez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Snot is looking to advance position but Mendez won't allow it.
Snot takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Snot is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mendez!
Mendez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Snot trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is working to get back to half guard.
Snot trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mendez is trying desperately to improve position.
Snot breaks from Mendez's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Snot looking to secure an arm triangle but Mendez defends it well.
Snot tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mendez is looking to improve his position but Snot isn't that keen on the idea.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mendez has given up his back here.
Will Snot go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Snot misses with punches from the back.
Snot trying to control.
Snot is trying to stick to Mendez's back but Mendez is turning into Snot. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Snot's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mendez.

Mendez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mendez keeps the fight on the outside.
Snot avoids the body shot from Mendez.
Snot moves in looking to clinch but Mendez pushes him off.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Snot works over Mendez's head and body with a nice combination.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Snot
and Mendez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Snot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendez.
Snot wants to clinch up but Mendez keeps it at a distance.
Mendez lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez fails to land with a series of punches.
Piet Snot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Mendez.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mendez.
Snot scores with a kick to the body.
Snot moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendez avoids the body shot from Snot.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snot moves away.

Mendez tries to sprawl but Snot drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Snot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendez keeps working.

Mendez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Snot performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Snot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendez keeps working.

Snot is trying to work for a kimura but Mendez is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Snot is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mendez sees it coming and defends easily.
Snot is looking to take a break and control but Mendez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Snot trying to pass the guard but Mendez defending well.
Snot keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mendez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snot.
Snot trying to advance position but Mendez counters by regaining guard.
Snot wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving.
Mendez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Snot is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mendez trying to control the position.
Snot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendez is keeping the position for now.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mendez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

We're going to have a standup here because Xavier Mendez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Snot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mendez blocks a head kick by Snot.
Mendez throws a low kick, looking for Snot's leg but Snot calmly moves out of range.

Snot pushes Mendez up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Snot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Snot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mendez is trying to break the clinch but Snot is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mendez is trying to break free.
Snot trying to land knees to the body.

Mendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendez throws a right hand that Snot ducks under and follows up with a left that Snot also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piet Snot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piet Snot's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Snot closes the distance and pushes Mendez back into the cage.

Snot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Snot avoids them all with ease.
Snot lands a lovely overhand right.
Mendez works Snot's body with a nice hook.
Snot is looking to slow Mendez down with leg kicks.
Mendez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snot was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendez.
Snot misses with a head kick.
Snot misses with a body kick.
Snot changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mendez tries to avoid it but Snot 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 misses with a wild body shot.
Snot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick by Mendez misses
and Snot counters with a body kick.
Snot scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendez misses with a hook
and Snot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snot throws a body kick that misses.
Piet Snot seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Snot thows a body kick. Mendez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Snot fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Snot.
Horrible takedown by Snot or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendez which made him look bad.
Xavier Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piet Snot.
A good leg kick by Snot.
Mendez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Snot. That one must have hurt.
Snot explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A lazy body kick from Snot
and Mendez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Snot really felt that one!
Mendez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Snot throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Snot shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Snot is looking to take a break and control but Mendez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snot keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Snot looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mendez pushes Snot off looking to stand but Snot dives back in and keeps control.

Snot is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mendez is trying to stand up here but Snot is controlling him well.
Snot trying to control from half guard but Mendez is working away.
Snot looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is staying active underneath Snot, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mendez wants to get back to his feet.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Snot. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Mendez won't allow Snot to pass to mount.

Snot seems to be looking for submissions.
Mendez is looking for a sweep. Snot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Snot trying to pass the guard but Mendez defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mendez is trying to maintain the position but Snot is very close to passing his half guard.
Snot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Snot is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mendez reverses the position - he's now on top in Snot's guard.
Mendez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Snot trying to keep a closed guard but Mendez is proving a slippery customer.

Snot is looking for a triangle but Mendez pushes his legs off easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Snot throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Snot is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mendez is aware though and is defending well.
Mendez tries to stand but Snot is controlling from the bottom.
Snot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Snot is trying to keep Mendez in close.

Snot looking for a guillotine here but Mendez defends easily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mendez thows a big elbow that misses.
Snot is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mendez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Snot is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mendez defends well.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Snot keeps moving.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Snot is looking for a triangle but Mendez pushes his legs off easily.
Snot is trying to keep Mendez in close.

Snot is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mendez defends well.
Mendez throws and elbow that misses. Snot uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mendez's guard. Nice move by Snot!
Mendez trying to keep a closed guard but Snot is proving a slippery customer.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Snot wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving.
Mendez is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Snot drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Snot jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Snot working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Snot trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Snot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Snot won't allow Mendez to get back to his feet.
Snot trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mendez cracks a nice hook into Snot's ribs.
Mendez throws a leg kick but Snot moved away.
Mendez looks to land a combination. Snot sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Xavier Mendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Snot is out of range and Mendez settles back down.
Snot throws a wild body kick that Mendez sees coming a mile off.
Snot needs to keep his hands up - Mendez had a free shot at his head there.
Mendez tries to clinch up
and Snot counters with a slapping leg kick.

Mendez clinches up with Snot and pushes him back against the cage.
Snot tries to stall but Mendez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piet Snot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Piet Snot's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snot manages to avoid it.
Snot misses with a head kick.

Snot has Mendez up against the cage in a clinch.

Mendez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendez jabs at Snot's body.
A slow jab from Snot misses its intended target.
Mendez keeps Snot at a distance using the push kick.
Snot takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mendez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez tries a head kick but it misses.
A left and a right from Mendez both land. Nice combination.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendez is looking to wear down Snot with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snot shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mendez lands a jab to the head.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mendez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Snot momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Snot avoids the head kick by Mendez.
Mendez throws a series of strikes that have Snot backpedaling.

Snot is rocked!
Mendez connects with a nice cross there... Snot is looking wobbly and Mendez recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Snot to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Mendez jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Xavier Mendez!