PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Jesus Mendes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Anderson
vs
Mendes

200 cm
33
278 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

180 cm
33
155 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.

Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson avoiding damage as Mendes throws knees to the body.
Mendes working Anderson over with knees to the body.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mendes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mendes obliges.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Anderson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mendes is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Anderson to the mat. Anderson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendes is one step ahead there.
Mendes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes being controlled here momentarily.
Mendes told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Mendes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jack Anderson.
Mendes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anderson defends it nicely.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Anderson is looking to clinch.

Anderson has Mendes up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendes tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Mendes controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
Mendes prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Mendes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Mendes tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendes takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Jesus Mendes has been cut.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Mendes tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Mendes blocking some punches.
Mendes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson avoiding damage as Mendes throws knees to the body.
Mendes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Mendes tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Mendes blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson avoiding damage as Mendes throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Mendes looks winded!
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendes controls his hands.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Mendes blocks an uppercut.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Mendes.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Mendes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anderson.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Mendes looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mendes obliges.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Mendes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendes tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson avoiding damage as Mendes throws knees to the body.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Mendes.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jesus Mendes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jesus Mendes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mendes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Mendes. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Mendes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mendes.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Mendes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Anderson rushes Mendes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Mendes avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Mendes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Mendes.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Mendes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendes tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson avoiding damage as Mendes throws knees to the body.
Jesus Mendes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Mendes controls the action.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Mendes blocks it.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendes avoids the damage to the body.
Mendes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendes tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mendes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Mendes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Mendes is trying to stall.
Mendes tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson pushes Mendes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mendes is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.

Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson cracks the inside of Mendes's front leg.
Mendes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anderson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Mendes does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Mendes ducks down to avoid it.
Mendes moves out of range as Anderson throws a body kick.
Anderson motions for Mendes to come forward. Anderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Mendes keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses

and Mendes counters by clinching up.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Mendes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendes tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendes with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries a body shot but Mendes blocks it.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.

Mendes is rocked!
Anderson tries to work over Mendes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendes is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Mendes won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Mendes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mendes checks a low kick from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mendes seems to have recovered his senses.
Mendes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mendes checks a leg kick.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jack Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendes was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
A head kick by Anderson misses
and Mendes counters with a head kick. That will keep Anderson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Mendes or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson which made him look bad.
Mendes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Mendes pushes him off.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a takedown
and Mendes counters with a nice leg kick.
Mendes throws a leg kick but Anderson checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mendes's waist but Mendes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
Mendes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendes manages to avoid it.
Anderson lands a jab.
Anderson tries to score with a low kick but Mendes moves his leg out of the way.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
Mendes blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Mendes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Mendes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jack Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Mendes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.

Anderson has Mendes up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Mendes trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mendes into the cage.
Mendes looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Mendes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mendes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Mendes tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Mendes tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Mendes.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Mendes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mendes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Anderson avoiding damage as Mendes throws knees to the body.
Anderson pushes Mendes against the cage. Anderson is working some dirty boxing. Anderson pushes off with a quick right hook! Mendes goes down! Mendes tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Anderson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Anderson!
Jack Anderson opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.