PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Medranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Medranda comes to the cage accompanied by Buck dich. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Medranda
vs
Tavares

180 cm
29
187 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

190 cm
21
160 lbs
3 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Medranda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Medranda rushes Tavares and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Medranda.
Medranda lands with a short shot to the head.
Tavares misses with an elbow over the top.
Tavares tries to circle away but Medranda has him pinned against the cage.
Tavares wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Medranda lands with a left to the head.
Tavares is trying to break the clinch but Medranda is controlling him.
Medranda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tavares is trying to force a seperation but Medranda has the dominant position.
Medranda dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tavares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Medranda smiles and moves away.
Medranda circles away from the clinch attempt

and Medranda moves into the clinch.
Medranda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tavares backwards.
Medranda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Medranda lands a left hand.
Medranda lands an elbow that stopped Tavares in his tracks for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Medranda - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares wants to break free but Medranda has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medranda lands an uppercut.
Medranda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Medranda lands with a light punch inside.
Medranda keeps control of Tavares as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tavares is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tavares on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tavares tries to circle away but Medranda has him pinned against the cage.
A hook to the body from Medranda.
A left hand lands to the body for Medranda.
Tavares is trying to break the clinch but Medranda is controlling him.
Tavares is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Medranda lands a right hand.
Tavares looks winded!
Medranda cracks Tavares with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Medranda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Medranda controlling the action here for a moment.
Medranda tries a knee to the head but Tavares blocks it.
Medranda controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Medranda.
Tavares tries to break free but Medranda pushes him back against the cage.
Tavares wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Medranda scores with a shot to the side of Tavares's head.
Medranda scores with a shot to the side of Tavares's head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Medranda takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Medranda tries to land a knee to the head but Tavares blocks with his arms.
Medranda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tavares struggles to land a body shot inside as Medranda controls his hands.
Medranda blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Medranda.
Medranda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Medranda.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medranda is pushing Tavares up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tavares is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Medranda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Medranda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Medranda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tavares backwards.
Still in the clinch, Medranda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Medranda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tavares wants to get back to striking at distance but Medranda won't allow it.
Medranda pushes Tavares back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tavares can't break the clinch.
Medranda lands a body shot.
Medranda displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tavares up against the cage.
Medranda lands a body shot.
Medranda lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavares's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Medranda lands a body shot.
Medranda taking a breather.
Medranda lands a nice shot to the body.
Medranda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Medranda presses Tavares against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Medranda is stalling here.
Medranda lands an uppercut.
Medranda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Medranda taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Medranda scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Medranda works on Tavares's body with a couple of short punches.
Medranda scores with a shot to the side of Tavares's head.
Medranda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Medranda dominated that round.
That's time! Medranda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Medranda gets a clinch.
Tavares wants to get back to striking at distance but Medranda won't allow it.
Tavares wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Medranda has him pressed against the cage.
Medranda works on Tavares's body with a couple of short punches.
Medranda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Medranda has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tavares can't break the clinch.
Medranda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Medranda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tavares or not.
Medranda lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Medranda.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Medranda stalls.
Medranda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Medranda lands a shoulder strike.
Medranda is working Tavares over against the cage.
Medranda slowing the pace effectively.
Tavares is breathing heavily.
Medranda missing with knees to the body.
Tavares being controlled against the cage.
Medranda lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Medranda.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Medranda lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Medranda.
A nice right hand lands inside from Medranda.
Medranda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Tavares is rocked!

It looks like John Tavares has been cut.
Medranda lands a right hand.
Tavares is still on wobbly legs! Can Medranda finish him?
Medranda lands a shot to the body.
Medranda is working Tavares over against the cage.
Medranda pushes Tavares back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Medranda.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Medranda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tavares or not.
A shot in the inside from Medranda.
Medranda lands an elbow that stopped Tavares in his tracks for a moment.
Medranda controlling the action here for a moment.
Medranda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tavares can do to turn this around?
Carlos Medranda has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medranda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tavares is trying to force a seperation but Medranda has the dominant position.
Tavares seems to have recovered his senses.
Medranda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tavares backwards.
Medranda lands a left hand.
Medranda works on Tavares's body with a couple of short punches.
Medranda pushes Tavares back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tavares's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Medranda slowing the pace effectively.
A left hand lands to the body for Medranda.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Medranda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Medranda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Medranda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Medranda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tavares backwards.
Medranda lands an elbow just above Tavares 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medranda lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Medranda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tavares backwards.
Tavares being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Medranda.
Tavares is trying to force a seperation but Medranda has the dominant position.
Medranda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Medranda lands an elbow inside that Tavares shrugs off.
A short right from Medranda.
Medranda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Medranda lands a shot to the body.
Medranda scores with a hook to the body.
Medranda lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Medranda.
A short right from Medranda.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Medranda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medranda throws a big uppercut that drops Tavares! More strikes from Medranda and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tavares lies dazed against the cage as Medranda celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Medranda!
A very excited looking Carlos Medranda rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.