PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Menchaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fidel Mendez (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 Fidel Mendez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Menchaka
vs
Mendez

168 cm
18
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitchell Menchaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fidel Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mendez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mendez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mendez misses with an elbow over the top.
Mendez has a couple of punches blocked by Menchaka.
Menchaka digs a right hand underneath Mendez's ribcage. Mendez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Menchaka.
Menchaka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mendez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Menchaka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mendez.
Menchaka dodges an elbow strike from Mendez.

Menchaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mendez rushes Menchaka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Menchaka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Menchaka is looking to control Mendez's arms but Mendez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Menchaka has his back to the cage.
Menchaka blocks an uppercut.
Mendez misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menchaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendez's elbow.
Mendez blocks a body shot from Menchaka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Menchaka.
A short right from Menchaka.

It looks like Fidel Mendez has been cut.
Mendez throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Menchaka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Menchaka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Menchaka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mendez misses with an elbow over the top.
Menchaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mendez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Menchaka's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mendez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Menchaka's brow.
Menchaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendez won't allow it.
Menchaka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Menchaka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Mendez is rocked!
Menchaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Menchaka finish him?
Menchaka pushes Mendez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Menchaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menchaka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Menchaka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Menchaka lands a nice shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mendez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez being controlled against the cage.
Menchaka lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mendez to his knees! Menchaka keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitchell Menchaka!
A less than humble Mitchell Menchaka misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.