PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mommy Ice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mommy Ice is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mendes
vs
Ice

180 cm
22
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

179 cm
25
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesus Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mommy Ice!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendes lands a head kick. Ice smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mendes throws a nice outside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ice checks a leg kick.

Mendes moves into the clinch.
Mendes stalls.
Mendes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ice wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendes won't allow it.
Ice is trying to break the clinch but Mendes has him pressed against the cage.
Ice wants to break the clinch but can't.

Ice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mendes dodges the punch combination from Ice.
Ice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mendes can pounce on him.
Jesus Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ice lands a head shot.
Mendes throws a leg kick which misses Ice's front leg but catches the back leg as Ice tries to avoid it.
Mendes misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ice. Mendes does a little dance to reset his feet.

Mendes clinches with his opponent.
Mendes lands a good knee to the midsection. Ice won't want to take too many of those.
Mendes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mendes.
Ice looks gassed!
Mendes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mendes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mendes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mendes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mendes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mendes scores with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mendes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mendes misses with a knee to the head.
Mendes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mendes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mendes scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ice is trying to break the clinch but Mendes has him pressed against the cage.
Ice is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
Mendes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mendes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mendes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Mendes.
Mendes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mendes.
Ice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mendes misses with some punches.
Ice wants to break free but Mendes has control.
Mendes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mendes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mendes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mendes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ice's face.
Mendes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes with a knee to the head.
Mendes lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Mendes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mendes obliges.
Mendes crunches a lovely knee into Ice's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mendes obliges.
Ice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mendes connects with a knee to the head.
Mendes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ice's face.
Mendes crunches a lovely knee into Ice's ribcage.
Mendes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mendes connects with a knee to the head.
Ice is trying to break the clinch but Mendes has him pressed against the cage.
Mendes lands a nice knee to the body.
Mendes lands a knee to the head.
Ice takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ice working hard to break the clinch.
Mendes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mendes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mendes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mendes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mendes scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Mendes.
Mendes lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mendes.
Mendes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mendes lands a nice knee to the body.
Mendes landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A knee to the head by Mendes.
Mendes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Mendes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mendes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mendes moves out of range as Ice strikes.
Ice throws a big shot that misses.
Mommy Ice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendes feints and then cracks Ice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ice down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mendes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ice has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ice and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ice throws a series of punches but Mendes avoids them all with ease.
Mendes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ice.
Ice digs a good hook to Mendes's body.
Mendes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mendes dodges the punch combination from Ice.
Mendes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A low kick from Ice is predictable there
and Mendes counters with a thumping low kick.
Ice lands a nice looking body shot.
A low kick from Ice misses

and Mendes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mendes connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mendes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ice is breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mendes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ice looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mendes lands a knee to the head.
Ice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mendes prevents Ice from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Mendes.
Mendes scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Mendes.
Mendes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mendes connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mendes.
Mendes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mendes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ice's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes lands a nice knee to the body.
Mendes with a knee to the head.
Mendes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mendes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Mendes.
Come on Mendes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ice has had enough of the clinch but Mendes keeps him there for the moment.
Mendes with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mendes.
Ice looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Mendes.
Mendes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ice up against the cage.
Mendes scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes lands a knee to the body.
Mendes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendes crunches a lovely knee into Ice's ribcage.
Mendes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendes lands a knee to the head.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mendes lands a good knee to the midsection. Ice won't want to take too many of those.
Jesus Mendes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mendes missing with knees to the body.
Mendes has Ice pushed against the cage.
Ice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mendes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ice avoiding damage as Mendes throws knees to the body.
Ice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mendes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ice can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes lands a knee to the body.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ice avoids it.
Ice tries to circle away but Mendes has him pinned against the cage.
Mendes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mendes keeps control of Ice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mendes crunches a lovely knee into Ice's ribcage.
Ice tries to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling the position.
Mendes lands a nice knee to the body.
Mendes connects with a knee to the head.
Ice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendes lands a knee to the head.
Mendes landing knees to the body.
Mendes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Mendes dominated that second round.
That's time! Mendes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ice thows a body shot but no joy.
Ice is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mendes rather than just go for the knockout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mendes.
Ice throws the left hand but Mendes avoids the punch easily.
Ice misses with a wild body shot.
Ice tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mendes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ice has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ice takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mendes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ice.
Ice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mendes counters with an inside leg kick.
Mendes scores with a kick to the body.

Ice tries to keep at a distance but Mendes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mendes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Mendes.
Ice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Mendes.
Mendes lands a knee to the head.
Mendes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mendes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mendes lands a knee to the body.
Mendes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mendes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mendes.
Mendes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mendes with a knee to the head.
Mendes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mendes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mendes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mendes obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Come on Mendes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mendes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mendes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ice is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
Mendes looking to throw knees to the head but Ice is blocking nicely.
Mendes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ice is trying to force a seperation but Mendes has the dominant position.
Ice is trying to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling him.
Mendes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendes has Ice pressed against the cage, preventing Ice from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mendes looking to throw knees to the head but Ice is blocking nicely.
Mendes with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendes keeps control of Ice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ice managing to block the knees to the body from Mendes.
Ice is trying to break free.
Mendes looking to throw knees to the head but Ice is blocking nicely.
Ice tries to circle away but Mendes has him pinned against the cage.
Mendes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mendes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ice up against the cage.
Mendes scores a nice knee to the body.
Ice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ice avoiding damage as Mendes throws knees to the body.
Ice is trying to break the clinch but Mendes has him pressed against the cage.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Mendes unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ice is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
Mendes misses with a knee to the head.
Ice letting Mendes take a breather here.

Ice breaks the clinch.
Ice's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mendes.
Mendes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ice takes a swing at Mendes's ribcage but misses.
Ice throws a body punch but Mendes moves out of range.
Mendes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mendes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ice has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ice and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mommy Ice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Mendes moves into the clinch.
Jesus Mendes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ice is trying to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Mendes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Mendes!