PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mendon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jahan Drey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Mendon
vs
Drey

193 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
287 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Mendon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jahan Drey!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendon moves out of range as Drey throws a body kick.
Drey slips under a jab.
Drey takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Drey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mendon misses the shot to the body.
Mendon is looking to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Mendon.

Mendon moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drey has a couple of punches blocked by Mendon.
Mendon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendon gets through Drey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mendon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendon lands with a short shot to the head.
Mendon misses with the head strike.
Drey throws a head punch that misses.
Mendon can't find room to land a body shot as Drey controls the action.
Drey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drey misses with a punch to the body.
Mendon lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drey misses with a body punch.
Mendon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mendon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendon tries to work over Drey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendon lands with a right to the head.
Drey presses Mendon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mendon misses with a body punch.
Mendon gets through Drey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drey prevents a body shot from Mendon.

Mendon manages to break the clinch.
Drey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendon manages to avoid it.
Mendon throws a hook to the side of Drey's head but Drey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drey missing with a left hand there. Mendon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Drey will feel that in the morning.
Drey looks gassed!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mendon - that will leave a mark!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendon wants to clinch.
Mendon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Mendon darts in and clinches Drey up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mendon.
Mendon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendon lands an uppercut.
Mendon blocks a body shot from Drey.
Mendon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mendon misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendon misses with a punch on the inside.
Mendon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mendon misses with some punches.
Mendon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Mendon dominated that round.
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!

Drey throws a front kick aimed at Mendon's knee but Mendon avoids it well.
A big left from Mendon misses.
Drey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Mendon.
Mendon tests Drey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A clash of legs there as Mendon blocks the low kick.
Mendon throws a front kick aimed at Drey's knee but Drey avoids it well.
Mendon thows a body shot but no joy.
Mendon misses with an uppercut. Drey saw that one coming.
Mendon doesn't manage to clinch there - Drey circles away.
Drey scores with a nice body kick.
A big left from Mendon misses.
A head kick misses from Mendon.
Mendon misses with a body kick.
Mendon misses with a looping left.
Drey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drey misses with a low kick.
Drey misses the shot to the body.
Drey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mendon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mendon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mendon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drey is breathing heavily.
Drey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mendon tries a head kick but it misses.
Drey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James Mendon is winning the standup battle so far.
Drey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mendon cracks Drey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mendon throws a leg kick but Drey moved away.
Crunch! Drey slams his shin into Mendon's torso.
Mendon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drey throws a solid leg kick but Mendon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drey.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mendon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drey's elbow.
Drey wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendon.

Drey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jahan Drey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drey tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendon is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Mendon.
Well Mendon 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for James Mendon!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for James Mendon!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for James Mendon!

James Mendon wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, James Mendon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.