PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harlamov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Elka - Gorod Obmana. Yuri Harlamov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mendoza
vs
Harlamov

190 cm
23
202 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

179 cm
29
185 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Mendoza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri Harlamov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlamov just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendoza misses with a straight right.
Harlamov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mendoza slips a straight right by Harlamov.
Mendoza scores with a sloppy right hand. Harlamov should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Mendoza.
Harlamov misses with a wild body shot.
Mendoza slips a jab and a cross from Harlamov.
Mendoza cracks Harlamov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mendoza misses the shot to the body.
Mendoza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harlamov throws a right hand that misses
and Harlamov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendoza connects with a jab.
Mendoza is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Harlamov ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Harlamov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendoza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harlamov.
Harlamov misses with a wild body shot.
Harlamov tries to bum rush Mendoza with a series of wild strikes but Mendoza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harlamov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza with a jab.
Luis Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza throws a jab when Harlamov was well out of range.
Harlamov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harlamov swings for the body but Mendoza moves out of range.
Harlamov looks to throw the jab but Mendoza is out of range.
Mendoza swinging wildly here.
Good shot there by Mendoza.
Mendoza pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harlamov is out of range and Mendoza settles back down.
Harlamov moves forwards but Mendoza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harlamov looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendoza is just out of range.
Mendoza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harlamov.
Harlamov misses with a double jab
and Mendoza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendoza avoids the body shot from Harlamov.
Harlamov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harlamov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mendoza rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
A jab from Mendoza finds it's way through Harlamov's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Mendoza misses.
Harlamov looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendoza is just out of range.
Harlamov misses with a straight right.
Harlamov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Harlamov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
Harlamov missing with a left hand there. Mendoza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harlamov slips under a jab.
Harlamov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
Mendoza slips a jab and a cross from Harlamov.
Mendoza slips a straight right by Harlamov.
Mendoza avoids the body shot from Harlamov.
Harlamov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mendoza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harlamov misses with an uppercut. Mendoza saw that one coming.
Mendoza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harlamov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza lands with a nice combination. Harlamov backs away looking to recover.
Mendoza is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harlamov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendoza throws a hook to the side of Harlamov's head but Harlamov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendoza throws a right and a left that Harlamov avoids nicely.
Mendoza connects with a crisp jab.
Mendoza lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendoza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mendoza scores with a decent looking hook.
Harlamov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendoza manages to avoid it.
Harlamov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendoza was well out of range. Poor timing from Harlamov.
Harlamov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Mendoza finds it's way through Harlamov's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendoza cracks Harlamov with a right hand to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Mendoza. Beautiful body shot.
Mendoza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Harlamov is rocked!
Mendoza jabs at Harlamov's body.
Harlamov is still on wobbly legs! Can Mendoza finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza steps in with a hook that catches Harlamov right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Mendoza follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Harlamov looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Mendoza!
Luis Mendoza retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Luis Mendoza thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.