PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cevdet Darcy (ranked 6211 p4p, 6342 weight class) and Alvaro Mendoza (ranked 453 p4p, 459 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Darcy
vs
Mendoza

172 cm
18
140
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
145
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cevdet Darcy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alvaro Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mendoza shoots in for a double leg but Darcy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Darcy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darcy blocks a head kick by Mendoza.
Darcy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Darcy loads up on a big right hand but Mendoza slips the punch.
Mendoza throws a big counter head kick but Darcy avoids it with no problem.
Darcy moves out of range as Mendoza throws a body kick.
Darcy throws a hook to the side of Mendoza's head but Mendoza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendoza throws a push kick but Darcy slaps the foot to one side.
Darcy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darcy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darcy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darcy checks a leg kick.
Mendoza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendoza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mendoza.
Darcy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendoza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darcy keeps the fight on the outside.
Darcy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mendoza slips under a jab.
Darcy moves out of range of the leg kick from Mendoza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Darcy misses its intended target.
Mendoza avoids the body shot from Darcy.
Mendoza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darcy blocks a head kick by Mendoza.
Mendoza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mendoza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darcy moves away.
Darcy throws a lazy right hand but Mendoza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendoza looks to land a body kick but Darcy moved away.
Mendoza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendoza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mendoza throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darcy keeps the fight on the outside.
Mendoza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darcy throws a looping overhand right but Mendoza ducks down to avoid it.
Mendoza raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Darcy blocks a head kick by Mendoza.
Cevdet Darcy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendoza throws a push kick but Darcy slaps the foot to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Darcy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Darcy misses.
Darcy throws a hook but Mendoza avoids it easily.
Darcy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendoza.
Despite the aggression on Mendoza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice body punch from Darcy.
Mendoza throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Darcy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mendoza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendoza throws a head kick but Darcy moves out of range.
Mendoza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darcy throws a looping overhand right but Mendoza ducks down to avoid it.
Mendoza is looking for the big counter here.
Darcy throws a hook but Mendoza avoids it easily.
Mendoza scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendoza tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendoza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mendoza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darcy misses with a leg kick.
Darcy throws a body shot but no joy.
Darcy misses with a body shot.
Darcy checks a leg kick.
Darcy moves out of range of the strikes.
Darcy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darcy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a head kick that misses.
Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darcy.
Darcy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendoza moves away.
Mendoza throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Darcy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mendoza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Darcy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mendoza somewhat.
Cevdet Darcy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvaro Mendoza.
Darcy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mendoza wants to land a leg kick but Darcy is out of range.
A lazy left from Darcy finds it's target.
Darcy misses the jab.
Darcy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendoza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darcy lands a nice hook to Mendoza's body. Mendoza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Darcy loads up on a big right hand but Mendoza slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza takes one on the button.
Mendoza moves out of range as Darcy strikes.
Darcy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mendoza checks a leg kick.
Mendoza defending well as Darcy loads up on a big left hand.
Mendoza throws a head kick that misses.
Mendoza throws a head kick that misses.
Mendoza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mendoza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darcy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Darcy throws a hook but Mendoza avoids it easily.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Darcy enables Mendoza to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Darcy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Darcy wants to sweep but no luck.
Darcy is adopting a defensive guard.
Darcy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darcy has Mendoza pulled in close to control his posture.
Mendoza wants to pass the guard but Darcy is keeping the position.
Darcy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Darcy continues to stall.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mendoza shoots in looking for a takedown but Darcy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mendoza's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cevdet Darcy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mendoza tries a head kick but it misses.
Darcy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a body kick.
Jab by Darcy.
Mendoza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendoza thows a body kick. Darcy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mendoza moves out of range of the strikes.
Darcy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darcy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Darcy. No joy for Mendoza on that attempt.
Mendoza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cevdet Darcy is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Darcy as Mendoza shoots in.
Good work by Mendoza as he checks the leg kick.
Mendoza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendoza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mendoza misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darcy moves out of range as Mendoza throws a body kick.
Darcy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendoza.
Mendoza looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Mendoza slips under a jab.
Darcy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendoza is looking to land body kicks.
Mendoza plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Darcy takes a swing at Mendoza's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darcy thuds his right hand into Mendoza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Darcy throws a leg kick but Mendoza sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Darcy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Darcy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Darcy misses with an uppercut.
Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darcy.
Darcy checks a low kick from Mendoza.
Mendoza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mendoza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darcy.
Mendoza throws a head kick but Darcy moves out of range.
Darcy scores with a nice head shot.
Mendoza misses with a head kick.
Darcy misses with a hook.
Mendoza takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alvaro Mendoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendoza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darcy lands a really nice looking cross but Mendoza seems unphased.
Darcy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendoza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza slips under a jab from Darcy.
Darcy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendoza.
Mendoza with the inside leg kick.
Darcy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darcy scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Darcy.
Darcy throws a shot from downtown. Mendoza moves away and avoids it.
Mendoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darcy.
Mendoza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darcy avoids the head kick by Mendoza.
Mendoza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darcy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendoza can do to turn this around?
Mendoza throws a low kick but Darcy avoids it.
Mendoza checks a leg kick.
Darcy slips under a jab from Mendoza.
Mendoza fails with a takedown attempt.
Cevdet Darcy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvaro Mendoza.
Mendoza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darcy finds it's way round the side to connect with Mendoza's head.
Darcy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a head kick that misses.
Darcy moves out of range of the leg kick from Mendoza.
Decent striking displayed by Darcy there.
Mendoza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Darcy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darcy blocks a low kick nicely.
Darcy throws a hook to the side of Mendoza's head but Mendoza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza throws a sloppy head kick and Darcy moves out of range easily.
Mendoza is breathing heavily.
Mendoza shoots for a takedown but Darcy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Darcy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendoza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendoza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendoza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darcy throws out the jab.
Mendoza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendoza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Darcy throws a hook to the side of Mendoza's head but Mendoza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendoza tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendoza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darcy throws a big shot that misses.
Mendoza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darcy throws a body punch but Mendoza moves out of range.
Darcy scores with a jab. Mendoza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Darcy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darcy throws a big shot that misses.
Darcy looks to land a left hand but Mendoza moved out of range nicely.
Mendoza is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mendoza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mendoza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darcy connects with a crisp jab.
Mendoza tries a low kick but Darcy avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mendoza.
Mendoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darcy.
Mendoza tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendoza is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darcy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mendoza needs to keep his hands up - Darcy had a free shot at his head there.
Darcy misses with a wild body shot.
Mendoza closes the distance and clinches up with Darcy, looking for a takedown. Mendoza pushes Darcy against the cage but Darcy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Darcy throws the left hand but Mendoza avoids the punch easily.
Mendoza only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Darcy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No luck for Mendoza with that takedown attempt.
Mendoza takes one to the side of the head.
Darcy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darcy just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendoza takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza slips a straight right by Darcy.
Mendoza ducks under a wild hook from Darcy.
Mendoza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendoza tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Darcy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darcy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendoza tries to counter with a clinch but Darcy shakes him off and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cevdet Darcy dominated that second round.
That's time! Darcy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mendoza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darcy lands a glancing blow to the side of Mendoza's head.
Darcy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mendoza lands a head kick. Darcy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Darcy misses with a body shot.
Mendoza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mendoza throws a front kick aimed at Darcy's knee but Darcy avoids it well.
A slow jab from Darcy misses its intended target.
Mendoza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darcy's sensitive parts.
Good work by Darcy as he checks the leg kick.
Darcy misses with a few strikes there.
Mendoza moves out of range of the strikes.
Darcy scores with a sloppy right hand. Mendoza should have avoided that one.
Darcy thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Darcy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darcy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darcy misses with a looping right.
Mendoza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darcy misses with a looping right.
Darcy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darcy misses with an uppercut. Mendoza saw that one coming.
Mendoza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darcy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darcy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendoza slips a straight right by Darcy.
Darcy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mendoza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Darcy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A leg kick checked by Darcy.
Mendoza ducks under a wild hook from Darcy.
A big left from Darcy misses.
Darcy misses the shot to the body.
Mendoza moves away from the strike by Darcy.
Darcy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darcy throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darcy digs a good hook to Mendoza's body.
Good work by Mendoza as he checks the leg kick.
Darcy connects with a jab.
Mendoza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mendoza ducks under a wild hook from Darcy.
Mendoza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Darcy swivels and escapes.
Darcy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Mendoza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza throws a sloppy head kick and Darcy moves out of range easily.
Darcy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mendoza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darcy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendoza misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Mendoza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darcy is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Darcy.
Mendoza throws a low kick, looking for Darcy's leg but Darcy calmly moves out of range.
Mendoza moves away from the strike by Darcy.
Darcy just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendoza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darcy loads up on a big right hand but Mendoza slips the punch.
Mendoza is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mendoza tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendoza misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darcy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Darcy.
Darcy throws a looping overhand right but Mendoza ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Darcy.
Darcy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mendoza on the side of the head.
Darcy checks a leg kick.
Mendoza throws a nice head kick!
Darcy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendoza misses with a body kick.
It looked like Darcy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mendoza.
Darcy tries to land a leg kick but Mendoza saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darcy misses with an uppercut.
Darcy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendoza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darcy.
Darcy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Darcy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendoza.
Mendoza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darcy.
Mendoza slips under a jab from Darcy.
Darcy misses with a double jab.
Mendoza checks a leg kick.
Darcy swings for the body but Mendoza moves out of range.
Mendoza slips a straight right by Darcy.
Darcy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendoza throws a series of punches but Darcy avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Darcy misses the target.
Darcy throws a looping overhand right but Mendoza ducks down to avoid it.
Darcy throws a hook but Mendoza blocks it.
Mendoza misses with a double jab.
Darcy misses with a looping right.
Darcy stuffs the takedown.
Cevdet Darcy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvaro Mendoza.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darcy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mendoza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mendoza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alvaro Mendoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darcy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendoza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendoza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darcy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mendoza staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza slips a straight right by Darcy.
A big left from Darcy misses.
Mendoza wants to clinch up but Darcy keeps it at a distance.
Darcy throws a right hand that Mendoza ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendoza also avoids with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Darcy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice body kick there by Mendoza.
Mendoza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darcy lands a body shot.
Mendoza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendoza slips under a jab from Darcy.
Darcy lands a jab to the head.
Darcy moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza throws a wild body kick that Darcy sees coming a mile off.
Darcy lunges at Mendoza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mendoza's hand.
Mendoza misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cevdet Darcy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darcy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cevdet Darcy!