PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keaton Mendonca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendonca has chosen DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS - DISTURBED as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Keaton Mendonca was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lee
vs
Mendonca

189 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
18
211 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keaton Mendonca!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Mendonca throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendonca gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Mendonca gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
Mendonca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mendonca misses with a knee to the head.
Lee working Mendonca over with knees to the body.
Lee landing knees to the body.

Lee manages to pull guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lee throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mendonca looks gassed!
Lee controlling from the full mount.
Lee sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to control but Mendonca wriggling away.

Lee is working for a guillotine from mount but Mendonca frees his head quite easily.
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mendonca is looking to escape.
Lee looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mendonca for as long as he can get away with.

We're going to have a standup here because Rock Lee wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mendonca sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mendonca tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendonca won't allow Lee to pass to mount.
Lee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Lee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mendonca is just riding it out for now. Lee eventually gives up the hold.
Lee passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mendonca!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing strikes here but Mendonca is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mendonca is looking to escape.
Lee thowing shots but they're missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Lee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mendonca fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendonca wants to clinch

so Lee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lee trying to control but Mendonca is working from the bottom.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendonca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee trying to control but Mendonca is working from the bottom.
Rock Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendonca is breathing heavily.
Lee won't allow Mendonca to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mendonca enables Lee to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mendonca manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lee throwing shots but Mendonca is blocking nicely.
Mendonca blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.

Lee gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Mendonca leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mendonca sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rock Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Mendonca. No joy for Lee on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mendonca defends it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendonca tries to clinch up

and Lee counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mendonca!
Lee throwing strikes here but Mendonca is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lee wants to control the pace but Mendonca is squirming around nicely.
Lee throws some wild stikes that Mendonca manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee throws some wild stikes that Mendonca manages to avoid easily.
Lee looking to ground and pound but Mendonca is blocking nicely.
Lee unloads with some shots from mount but Mendonca bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lee punching from mount but Mendonca doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mendonca wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lee.
Poor strikes thrown by Lee there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lee throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mendonca because Lee loaded up on that one.
Lee throwing strikes here but Mendonca is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mendonca is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lee thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lee throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee unloads with some shots from mount but Mendonca bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Lee there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lee throws some wild stikes that Mendonca manages to avoid easily.
Lee throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lee thowing shots but they're missing.
Lee controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Lee dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.

Lee clinches.
Mendonca misses with an elbow strike.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Mendonca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendonca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendonca tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee shoots in but Mendonca avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rock Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendonca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Lee has Mendonca up against the cage in a clinch.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rock Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee unloads with some shots from mount but Mendonca bucks and avoids them well.
Mendonca wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lee.
Mendonca is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
Lee unloads with some shots from mount but Mendonca bucks and avoids them well.
Mendonca taking shots to the head.
Mendonca is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lee throws some wild stikes that Mendonca manages to avoid easily.
Mendonca avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Lee there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Lee is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mendonca to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mendonca shrugs it off.
Lee looking to ground and pound but Mendonca is blocking nicely.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendonca can do to turn this around?
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mendonca is looking to escape.
Mendonca is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Lee is working for a guillotine from mount but Mendonca frees his head quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee has hold of Mendonca's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mendonca manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lee misses with a head shot.
Rock Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee controlling from the full mount.
Lee unloads with some shots from mount but Mendonca bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Lee!