PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barney Rubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rubble might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rage Against The Machine - No Shelter. Mendes has chosen Steve McQueen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chad Mendes struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Rubble
vs
Mendes

150 cm
35
140 lbs
32 - 17 - 2

170 cm
41
146 lbs
45 - 30 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Spartan Nutrition

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 32 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Barney Rubble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Mendes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Mendes misses.
Mendes connects with a crisp jab.
Mendes just misses with a punch to the body.
Rubble fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mendes misses with a hook to the body
and Rubble counters with a right hand to the body.
Rubble has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mendes scores with a sloppy right hand. Rubble should have avoided that one.
Rubble connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mendes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rubble can pounce on him.
Rubble finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Mendes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rubble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mendes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendes throws a jab but it's blocked by Rubble.
A big right from Mendes misses.
No joy there for Mendes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendes misses with a wild combination.
Mendes looks winded!
Mendes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Rubble.
Mendes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rubble was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rubble.
Mendes blocks a leg kick.
Rubble lands a jab to the nose.
Rubble lands a leg kick that knocks Mendes off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rubble.
Rubble lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mendes will feel that in the morning.
Rubble walks into a stiff left hand from Mendes.
Rubble wants to clinch.
Rubble cracks the inside of Mendes's front leg.
Mendes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mendes tries to bum rush Rubble with a series of wild strikes but Rubble uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rubble manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rubble connects with a body shot that sends Mendes's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Rubble.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mendes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rubble will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mendes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Rubble there.
An inside leg kick from Rubble misses.
Rubble connects with a body shot that sends Mendes's belly button to the back.
Rubble throws a series of punches but Mendes moves out of range.
Chad Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubble pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mendes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rubble looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendes is just out of range.
Mendes throws a lazy uppercut
and Rubble counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Rubble throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rubble slips a jab and a cross from Mendes.
Mendes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rubble has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rubble misses with a looping left.

Rubble clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Rubble.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Rubble.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendes.
Mendes takes a knee to the side of the body.
A hook to the body from Rubble.
Rubble lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendes.
A right handed body shot lands from Rubble.
Rubble lands a right hand.
Rubble working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mendes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Rubble.

Mendes breaks the clinch.
Mendes needs to keep his hands up - Rubble had a free shot at his head there.
Rubble tries to clinch but Mendes is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mendes is out of range.
Rubble throws a shot from downtown. Mendes moves away and avoids it.
Rubble checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rubble lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rubble!
Rubble changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Mendes moves into the clinch successfully.
Rubble misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rubble.
Mendes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rubble works on Mendes's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Rubble.
Mendes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubble's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendes prevents a body shot from Rubble.
Mendes managing to block the knees to the body from Rubble.
Rubble misses with a punch to the body.
Mendes tries a body shot but Rubble blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Rubble dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rubble scores with a nice head shot.
Mendes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rubble throws a body kick that misses.
Mendes misses with a wild body shot.
Mendes checks a low kick from Rubble.

Rubble clinches with his opponent.
Rubble makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rubble pushes Mendes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Rubble on the inside.
Mendes blocks an uppercut.
Rubble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rubble misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes being controlled against the cage.
Mendes tries to work over Rubble's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rubble misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mendes.
Mendes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Mendes is rocked!
Rubble works on Mendes's body with a couple of short punches.
Mendes is still on wobbly legs! Can Rubble finish him?
Mendes is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Rubble.
Rubble tries to work over Mendes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rubble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendes can do to turn this around?
A short right from Rubble on the inside.
Rubble lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rubble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mendes digs a right hand underneath Rubble's ribcage. Rubble let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barney Rubble has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Rubble scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mendes lands a right hand.
Rubble dips a shoulder and cracks Mendes with a mighty uppercut! Mendes falls back against the cage and Rubble unloads with a barrage of strikes! Mendes is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Rubble screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barney Rubble!
A very excited looking Barney Rubble made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.