PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mendon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Maglais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Mendon
vs
Maglais

193 cm
25
275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
279 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Mendon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sebastian Maglais!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Sebastian Maglais has been cut.
Maglais lands a glancing blow to the side of Mendon's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mendon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Mendon instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Maglais fails to land.

Mendon manages to break the clinch.
Mendon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Maglais fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mendon, pushing him back against the cage.
Maglais blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maglais blocks an uppercut.

Mendon manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Mendon.
Maglais throws a jab when Mendon was well out of range.

Mendon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maglais, pushing him back against the cage.

Mendon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid body kick from Mendon.
Maglais looks gassed!

Maglais gets tackled into the cage by Mendon. Mendon maintains the clinch.
Mendon lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mendon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mendon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maglais prevents a body shot from Mendon.
Maglais has a couple of punches blocked by Mendon.
Mendon swings wildly with an uppercut but Maglais uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendon pushes Maglais back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mendon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mendon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendon has a couple of punches blocked by Maglais.
A short right from Maglais on the inside.
Mendon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mendon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maglais's elbow.
Mendon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maglais backwards.
Maglais blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mendon fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maglais takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Mendon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendon lands a body shot.
Mendon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mendon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mendon works on Maglais's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mendon.
Mendon presses Maglais against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mendon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mendon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mendon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mendon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maglais is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mendon swings wildly with an uppercut but Maglais uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendon lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Mendon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Maglais's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mendon thows a body kick. Maglais tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mendon lands with a kick to the temple. Maglais shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mendon lands with an uppercut that bounces Maglais off the cage and back into range.
Mendon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maglais can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendon lands a head kick. Maglais smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maglais throws a shot from downtown. Mendon moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maglais. Mendon does a little dance to reset his feet.

Mendon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mendon misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendon.
Maglais blocking some punches.
Mendon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mendon misses with a punch to the body.
Maglais is breathing heavily.
Mendon gets through Maglais's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mendon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maglais or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Mendon.
Mendon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maglais.
Mendon can't find room to land a body shot as Maglais controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maglais blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendon lands a right hand.
Mendon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendon.
Mendon lands a hook that snaps the head of Maglais backwards.
Mendon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mendon misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Maglais fails to land.
Mendon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maglais blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maglais misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Mendon as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Mendon presses Maglais against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mendon can't find room to land a body shot as Maglais controls the action.
James Mendon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mendon misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maglais backwards.
Mendon struggles to land a body shot inside as Maglais controls his hands.

Mendon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Mendon.
Mendon lands with a kick to the temple. Maglais shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Mendon closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Mendon.
Mendon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mendon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mendon lands with a right to the head.
Mendon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mendon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maglais missing with a left hand there. Mendon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sebastian Maglais has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendon cracks Maglais with a good jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Mendon showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for James Mendon!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for James Mendon!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for James Mendon!

James Mendon wins by unanimous decision!
James Mendon thanked the fans post fight for their support.