PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massive Boner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mendes
vs
Boner

179 cm
29
165 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
29
165 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

RMC - $ 11 Shorts!

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jefferson Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Massive Boner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes shoots in for a takedown but Boner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boner throws a low kick, looking for Mendes's leg but Mendes calmly moves out of range.

Boner shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mendes is trying to defend but Boner finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Boner winds up and cracks Mendes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boner is looking to advance position but Mendes won't allow it.
Boner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boner is looking to take a break and control but Mendes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mendes is trying to stand up here but Boner is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boner slips a nice elbow through Mendes's hands, connecting with Mendes's forehead.
Boner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mendes's head.
Boner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Boner seems to be working for a kimura but Mendes defends the submission attempt.
Mendes is trying to stand up here but Boner is controlling him well.
Mendes is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mendes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mendes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boner on the ground.
Boner is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mendes!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boner looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wants to control but Boner is having none of it.
Boner working the ground and pound effectively.
Mendes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mendes tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendes working to try and regain half guard.
Boner breaks from Mendes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Boner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Boner with shots to the head and body - Mendes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Boner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mendes is looking to escape.
Boner landing strikes from the mount and Mendes is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is looking to improve his position but Boner isn't that keen on the idea.
Boner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Boner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Boner controlling from the full mount.

Boner jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mendes manages to avoid the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boner lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boner scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mendes to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Mendes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boner working the ground and pound.
Boner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Boner grinds an elbow into Mendes's temple.
Mendes struggling a bit here.
Boner landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boner in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mendes wants to control but Boner postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Massive Boner 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.

Mendes slaps away a takedown attempt from Boner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boner connects with a leg kick. Mendes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mendes scores with a jab to the head.
Horrible takedown by Boner or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendes which made him look bad.
Boner throws a low kick but Mendes moves out of range easily.
Mendes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boner shoots in looking for a takedown but Mendes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jefferson Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Massive Boner.
Mendes moves out of range of the leg kick from Boner.
Boner misses with a few strikes there.
Mendes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boner under the eye.

It looks like Massive Boner has been cut.
Boner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boner moves out of range as Mendes strikes.
Boner misses with a takedown attempt - Mendes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boner shoots in for a takedown but Mendes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mendes misses with a body kick.
Massive Boner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Boner or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendes which made him look bad.
Boner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mendes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boner somewhat.
A big right from Mendes misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mendes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mendes checks a leg kick.
Mendes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boner has a takedown stuffed.
Mendes misses with an uppercut.
Boner fails with the takedown.
A bone on bone clash there as Mendes blocks the leg kick.

Boner shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mendes is trying to defend but Boner finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boner wants to free his trapped foot but Mendes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mendes is controlling Boner's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Boner is nestled in close to Mendes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boner throwing shots but Mendes is blocking nicely.
Mendes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mendes defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boner is taking a breather. Mendes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Massive Boner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mendes defending well though.

Boner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mendes wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mendes's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Massive Boner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Massive Boner's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Boner gets a double leg takedown into Mendes's guard.
Mendes wants to get back to his feet but Boner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mendes wants to get back to his feet but Boner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boner stops Mendes from standing up.
Mendes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boner trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boner landing some decent shots from guard.
Mendes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mendes wants to sweep here but Boner controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boner.
Boner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mendes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boner throwing strikes but missing.
Boner with a nice head shot there.
Boner with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boner chips away with some ground and pound.
Boner throwing strikes from guard but Mendes blocks nicely.
Boner trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boner throwing strikes from guard but Mendes blocks nicely.
Boner trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mendes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mendes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boner cracks Mendes with a solid left hand.
Boner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boner connects with a couple of short punches.
Boner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mendes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boner landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jefferson Mendes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Massive Boner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boner throwing strikes from guard but Mendes blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Massive Boner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massive Boner!