PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miquel Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Luis Montoya Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Mendoza
vs
Luis Montoya Rivera

165 cm
27
147 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

170 cm
32
156 lbs
26 - 18 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miquel Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Luis Montoya Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Mendoza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendoza is looking to clinch but Montoya Rivera is avoiding it.
Montoya Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendoza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montoya Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montoya Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miquel Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza wants to clinch.
Mendoza fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendoza closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montoya Rivera counters with a stiff right hand.
Montoya Rivera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Montoya Rivera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mendoza throws a hook but Montoya Rivera avoids it easily.
Mendoza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mendoza wants to clinch but Montoya Rivera slips to the side
and Montoya Rivera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendoza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendoza tries to clinch
and Montoya Rivera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mendoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montoya Rivera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mendoza tries to bum rush Montoya Rivera with a series of wild strikes but Montoya Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miquel Mendoza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendoza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Montoya Rivera misses with a straight right.
Montoya Rivera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mendoza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendoza tries to clinch up.

Mendoza moves into range and clinches up with Montoya Rivera.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mendoza looking to throw knees to the head but Montoya Rivera is blocking nicely.

Montoya Rivera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Montoya Rivera misses the target.
Mendoza drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mendoza wants to clinch.
Montoya Rivera thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.

Mendoza pushes Montoya Rivera up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendoza being controlled against the cage.
Mendoza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendoza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mendoza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montoya Rivera's efforts to push away.
Mendoza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendoza trying to land knees to the body.
Montoya Rivera goes for a takedown attempt but Mendoza pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montoya Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mendoza connects with a body shot that sends Montoya Rivera's belly button to the back.
Montoya Rivera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mendoza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera takes a swing at Mendoza's ribcage but misses.
Mendoza wants to clinch up but Montoya Rivera keeps it at a distance.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montoya Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendoza misses with a few strikes there.
Mendoza throws a right and a left that Montoya Rivera avoids nicely.
Mendoza tries to clinch up but Montoya Rivera circles away and keeps his distance.
Mendoza throws an overhand right that lands on Montoya Rivera's shoulder, as Montoya Rivera tries to avoid the shot.
Montoya Rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendoza.
Montoya Rivera slips under a jab from Mendoza.
Mendoza looks to throw the jab but Montoya Rivera is out of range.
Montoya Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendoza manages to avoid it.
Mendoza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Montoya Rivera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Montoya Rivera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mendoza throws the left hand but Montoya Rivera avoids the punch easily.
Mendoza tries to clinch up.
Mendoza tries to clinch but Montoya Rivera moves out of range.
Mendoza tries to clinch but Montoya Rivera is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mendoza is looking to clinch.
Montoya Rivera avoids the head kick by Mendoza.
Mendoza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendoza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Montoya Rivera finds it's way round the side to connect with Mendoza's head.

Mendoza closes the distance and clinches.
Montoya Rivera is trying to push Mendoza away but Mendoza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza has Montoya Rivera pressed against the cage, preventing Montoya Rivera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montoya Rivera is defending well for now.
Mendoza throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Montoya Rivera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montoya Rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendoza.

Mendoza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendoza prevents the takedown attempt.

Montoya Rivera manages to break the clinch.
Mendoza tries to clinch but Montoya Rivera is having none of it.
Mendoza doesn't manage to clinch there - Montoya Rivera circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Montoya Rivera misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miquel Mendoza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mendoza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mendoza is looking to clinch.

Mendoza clinches.

Montoya Rivera breaks from the clinch.
Mendoza doesn't manage to clinch there - Montoya Rivera circles away.
Mendoza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Montoya Rivera misses with a low kick as Mendoza jumps back.
Mendoza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Montoya Rivera circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendoza is looking to clinch but Montoya Rivera is avoiding it.
Montoya Rivera misses with a low kick as Mendoza jumps back.
Mendoza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Montoya Rivera's head backwards.
Mendoza drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montoya Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Montoya Rivera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendoza tries to bum rush Montoya Rivera with a series of wild strikes but Montoya Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Montoya Rivera with a jab.
Montoya Rivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendoza.
Mendoza looks to land a right hand but Montoya Rivera moved out of range.
Mendoza wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera swinging wildly here.
Mendoza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montoya Rivera throws a shot to the body.
Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montoya Rivera.
Mendoza looks to throw the jab but Montoya Rivera is out of range.
Montoya Rivera throws a leg kick but Mendoza checks it.
Montoya Rivera slips a jab from Mendoza.
Montoya Rivera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mendoza.
Mendoza scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Montoya Rivera misses its intended target.
Miquel Mendoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Montoya Rivera shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mendoza tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Montoya Rivera has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Montoya Rivera fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Montoya Rivera lands a big shot there that rocks Mendoza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mendoza is trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to control Montoya Rivera's body but Montoya Rivera pushes him off. Mendoza squirms to his side and now Montoya Rivera has his back!
Montoya Rivera is punishing Mendoza with strikes - can he finish him?!
Mendoza tries to escape the position.
Will Montoya Rivera go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Mendoza is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Mendoza tries to clinch up.
Mendoza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mendoza darts in trying to clinch

and Montoya Rivera counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mendoza's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montoya Rivera passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Montoya Rivera in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Montoya Rivera is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mendoza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Montoya Rivera working the body and head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes there by Montoya Rivera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Luis Montoya Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A big left from Montoya Rivera misses.
Mendoza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Montoya Rivera lands with an overhand left.
Mendoza throws a looping overhand right but Montoya Rivera ducks down to avoid it.
Mendoza tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendoza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montoya Rivera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montoya Rivera throws a combination. Mendoza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mendoza throws a right and a left that Montoya Rivera avoids nicely.
Mendoza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Montoya Rivera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mendoza sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Montoya Rivera somewhat.
Montoya Rivera lands a head shot.
Mendoza closes the distance but Montoya Rivera moves to the side
and Montoya Rivera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Montoya Rivera scores with a jab. Mendoza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Montoya Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendoza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza wants to clinch up but Montoya Rivera keeps it at a distance.
Montoya Rivera slips under a jab from Mendoza.
Montoya Rivera cracks Mendoza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mendoza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Montoya Rivera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montoya Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mendoza darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Montoya Rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendoza.
Montoya Rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendoza.
Mendoza moves in looking to clinch but Montoya Rivera pushes him off.
Montoya Rivera lands with a cross.
Montoya Rivera slips a jab from Mendoza.
Montoya Rivera throws a leg kick but Mendoza sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Montoya Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendoza manages to avoid it.
Mendoza misses with a double jab.
Montoya Rivera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mendoza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montoya Rivera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
Montoya Rivera tries to score with a low kick but Mendoza moves his leg out of the way.
Mendoza is looking to clinch but Montoya Rivera is avoiding it.
Mendoza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mendoza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Montoya Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendoza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Montoya Rivera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montoya Rivera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mendoza looks to throw the jab but Montoya Rivera is out of range.
Mendoza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montoya Rivera's corner calls for a 1-2. Montoya Rivera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendoza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mendoza is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Montoya Rivera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Montoya Rivera lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Montoya Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
Montoya Rivera looks to throw the jab but Mendoza is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Montoya Rivera slips a straight right by Mendoza.
Mendoza missing with a left hand there. Montoya Rivera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendoza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montoya Rivera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montoya Rivera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendoza.
Mendoza tests Montoya Rivera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Montoya Rivera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendoza tries to clinch there but Montoya Rivera circles away.

Mendoza rushes Montoya Rivera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Montoya Rivera breaks from the clinch.

Montoya Rivera throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mendoza was covering up waiting for the punch and Montoya Rivera finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Montoya Rivera throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera wants to control from the top but Mendoza keeps moving.
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Montoya Rivera pushing down on Mendoza's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Montoya Rivera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Montoya Rivera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Montoya Rivera prevents Mendoza from improving his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montoya Rivera sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mendoza defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montoya Rivera lands strikes from half guard.
Montoya Rivera is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Montoya Rivera trying to pass the guard but Mendoza defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Montoya Rivera has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Luis Montoya Rivera!
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera thanked the fans post fight for their support.