PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bison Jury (ranked 3598 p4p, 4168 weight class) and Riyu Mendes (ranked 454 p4p, 498 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 Riyu Mendes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Jury
vs
Mendes

206 cm
27
205
3 - 4 - 0

188 cm
21
206
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bison Jury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Riyu Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mendes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Mendes pushes Jury up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendes is leaning against Jury and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jury wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jury blocks an uppercut.
Jury is trying to push Mendes away but Mendes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mendes has Jury pressed against the cage, preventing Jury from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jury is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
Mendes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Mendes pulls Jury into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jury wants to get up but he can't break Mendes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mendes trying to keep a closed guard but Jury is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jury has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mendes is proving hard to escape from.
Jury wants to stand and escape but instead Mendes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jury is keeping the position for now.
Mendes won't allow Jury to get back to his feet.

Jury pushes Mendes off and gets back to his feet.
Jury's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jury duly obliges.
Mendes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jury was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendes.
Jury pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jury misses with a double jab.
Mendes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jury.
Jury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Jury tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jury takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mendes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jury.
Jury is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mendes rushes Jury and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Mendes - that landed with a thud.
Jury lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mendes backwards.
Jury is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mendes pushes Jury back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jury wants to break free but Mendes has control.
Jury misses with a punch to the body.
Mendes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jury's efforts to push away.
Mendes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jury backwards.
Mendes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Mendes.
A frustrated look appears on Jury's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jury is breathing heavily.
Mendes lands a left hand.
Mendes cracks Jury with a nice body shot.
Mendes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mendes is working Jury over against the cage.
Mendes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jury can't break the clinch.
Mendes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mendes scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Jury is rocked!
Mendes works on Jury's body with a couple of short punches.
Oh Jury is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mendes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mendes lands a left hand.
Mendes cracks Jury with a nice body shot.
Mendes lands a shot to the body.
Mendes lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Mendes.
Mendes lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes lands a big right hand that drops Jury! The killer instinct kicks in and Mendes finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Mendes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riyu Mendes!
After winning the bout, Riyu Mendes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Bison Jury was interviewed post fight and said 'Rematch!'.