PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 2828 p4p, 3896 weight class) and Hershel Hasselhoff (ranked 386 p4p, 482 weight class). Hershel Hasselhoff is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mendy
vs
Hasselhoff

188 cm
29
178
12 - 7 - 0

180 cm
40
175
20 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

PWNAGE

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hershel Hasselhoff!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendy digs a good hook to Hasselhoff's body.
Pierre Ragout Mendy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendy scores with a jab.
A punch combination from Mendy misses.
Mendy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hasselhoff.

Mendy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Hasselhoff looking for submissions off his back.
Hasselhoff is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mendy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mendy working Hasselhoff over with strikes.
Mendy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hasselhoff wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mendy lands strikes from half guard.

Hasselhoff looking for submissions off his back.
We've been hearing that Mendy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hasselhoff has hold of Mendy's hands but Mendy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mendy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Hasselhoff with the active half guard here but Mendy passes nicely into side control.
Mendy trying to control the position but Hasselhoff is working away.
Mendy working the body and head with strikes.
Hasselhoff is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mendy off and has taken his back!
Mendy is in bad spot here.
Mendy trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Mendy is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff is not going to allow Mendy to sit and survive in this position.
Mendy is in bad spot here.

Mendy is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendy trying to get back to his feet but Hasselhoff is in full control for now.
Mendy can't escape the position.

Mendy defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hasselhoff's arms.
Mendy breaks Hasselhoff's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Hasselhoff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mendy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mendy lands a couple of elbows.
Mendy passes Hasselhoff's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hasselhoff is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mendy pulls his head out easily.
Hasselhoff has hold of Mendy's hands but Mendy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Mendy there.
Mendy working Hasselhoff over with strikes.
Mendy controlling the action here.
Mendy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hasselhoff is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mendy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mendy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mendy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hasselhoff is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mendy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mendy's back!
Mendy wants to get back to his feet.

Mendy defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hasselhoff's arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Hasselhoff has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Mendy has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Hasselhoff is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mendy defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendy is trying to stand back up.

Hasselhoff is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Mendy is defending well though. Hasselhoff let's go of the attempt for now.
Mendy just trying to survive but Hasselhoff is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Hasselhoff is looking for the choke from the back position but Mendy is controlling his hands well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mendy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mendy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hasselhoff.
Mendy throws a right hand that Hasselhoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Hasselhoff also avoids with ease.
Hasselhoff on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mendy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hasselhoff.

Hasselhoff gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mendy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mendy preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendy cracks Hasselhoff with a solid left hand.
Mendy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Hasselhoff working for submissions but it's allowed Mendy to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mendy lands strikes from half guard.
Mendy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Hasselhoff looking for subs from the bottom but Mendy mounts him!
A nice elbow there by Mendy.
Hasselhoff is looking to improve his position but Mendy isn't that keen on the idea.
Mendy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hasselhoff regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mendy in particular looking to stall.
Hasselhoff on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is keen to just control but Hasselhoff is a slippery customer.
Mendy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hasselhoff is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mendy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hasselhoff has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hasselhoff taking some punishment here, with Mendy in his half guard.
Mendy working over Hasselhoff with some ground and pound. Hasselhoff looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mendy working over Hasselhoff with some ground and pound. Hasselhoff looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mendy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pierre Ragout Mendy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hasselhoff keeps working.
Mendy trying to control the pace.

Hasselhoff looking for submissions off his back.
Hasselhoff wants to control but Mendy is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy not doing much here.
Hasselhoff misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mendy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Hasselhoff looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mendy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hasselhoff can do to turn this around?

Hasselhoff looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hasselhoff punching from the bottom.
Mendy winds up and cracks Hasselhoff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hasselhoff moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mendy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hasselhoff has momentary wrist control but Mendy slips an elbow through the middle.
Mendy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hasselhoff's head.
Mendy controls from within his opponent's guard.

Hasselhoff throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mendy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mendy lands a couple of elbows.
Mendy is stalling in the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Ragout Mendy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mendy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hasselhoff moves away.

Mendy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mendy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Hasselhoff working for a triangle but Mendy defends it easily.
Mendy trying to control but Hasselhoff is working from the bottom.

Hasselhoff has his foot on Mendy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mendy works his way back into a safe position though.

Hasselhoff working for a triangle but Mendy defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hasselhoff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hasselhoff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hasselhoff escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mendy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mendy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mendy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mendy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mendy working the body and head with strikes.
Mendy scoring with punches and elbows.
Mendy works to advance to full mount. Hasselhoff defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hasselhoff has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Mendy's lack of action.
Mendy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Hasselhoff looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mendy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Hasselhoff looking for submissions off his back.
Mendy scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Mendy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hasselhoff doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mendy.
Mendy lands strikes from half guard.
Mendy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hasselhoff taking some punishment here, with Mendy in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendy wants to pass to mount but Hasselhoff is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mendy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hasselhoff is looking to control Mendy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hasselhoff avoid being mounted?
Hasselhoff has hold of Mendy's hands but Mendy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hasselhoff wants to improve his position but Mendy is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Mendy.
Hasselhoff tries to kick Mendy off but Mendy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mendy lands strikes from half guard.
Mendy lands strikes from half guard.

Mendy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Hasselhoff actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is nestled in close to Hasselhoff, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Mendy wants to work for an arm triangle but Hasselhoff is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nice strikes from Mendy there.
Mendy lands with a punch from half guard.
Mendy winds up and cracks Hasselhoff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mendy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mendy drops an elbow to the side of Hasselhoff's head.
Mendy lands with a punch from half guard.

Hasselhoff actively working from the bottom here.
Mendy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mendy connects with a nice short shot to Hasselhoff's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendy is controlling the pace.
Hershel Hasselhoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre Ragout Mendy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Hasselhoff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Ragout Mendy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Ragout Mendy!