PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kent Dew (ranked 1192 p4p, 458 weight class) and Hugo Mesquita (ranked 88 p4p, 34 weight class). Hugo Mesquita has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dew
vs
Mesquita

170 cm
25
145
8 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
145
5 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Dew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dew.
Mesquita manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dew drops an elbow to the side of Mesquita's head.
Mesquita keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Mesquita looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mesquita gets back to full guard.

Mesquita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dew is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dew postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dew won't allow Mesquita to sweep him here.

Mesquita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dew scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dew landing with the ground and pound.
Dew with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Mesquita is looking for a triangle but Dew pushes his legs off easily.
Mesquita working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dew.
Dew lands a couple of digs.
Dew connects with a couple of short punches.
Dew controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dew postures up in Mesquita's guard and throws a big left but Mesquita blocks it.
Dew trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dew content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dew wants to pass the guard but Mesquita is keeping the position.

Mesquita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mesquita is looking to sweep but instead, Dew has passed into half guard.

Mesquita looking for submissions off his back.
Mesquita is trying to maintain the position but Dew is very close to passing his half guard.
Dew prevents Mesquita from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita keeps trying to improve his position.

Mesquita actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dew 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.
Mesquita is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dew lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita is looking to improve his position.
Mesquita is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dew scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dew is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mesquita 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.
Mesquita moves into full guard.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Dew from controlling successfully.
Dew looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dew missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kent Dew dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dew dives in for a single leg takedown but Mesquita sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Dew gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mesquita regains guard.
Dew working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mesquita's head.
Mesquita bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dew's guard.

Dew is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mesquita is aware though and is defending well.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
Mesquita looking to pass the guard.

Dew has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mesquita can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mesquita landing with the ground and pound.

Dew working for a triangle but Mesquita defends it easily.
Dew seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dew looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mesquita has picked Dew up and slammed him! Dew can't keep hold of the triangle and Mesquita manages to pass to side control!

Mesquita is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dew has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dew is trying to control Mesquita's posture but Mesquita avoids it.

Mesquita tries for a kimura but Dew is defending well.
Mesquita wants to control but Dew is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dew tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Mesquita presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Dew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mesquita can do to turn this around?
Mesquita connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mesquita with a couple of short strikes.
Dew is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mesquita fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dew tries to hold on but Mesquita pushes him away.

Mesquita goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dew turns into him and now he's in Mesquita's guard.
Dew lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Mesquita looking for a guillotine here but Dew defends easily.
Dew scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mesquita has momentary wrist control but Dew slips an elbow through the middle.
Dew working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dew throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dew trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.

Mesquita throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dew trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Dew postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dew landing some decent shots from guard.
Mesquita trying to control the position.
Kent Dew overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dew with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hugo Mesquita will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mesquita is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dew sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Dew closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mesquita's guard.
Dew throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mesquita works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dew is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dew trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dew lands a couple of elbows.
Dew is looking to work some ground and pound but Mesquita has wrist control.
Mesquita pulls Dew in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita has momentary wrist control but Dew slips an elbow through the middle.
Dew is in close to Mesquita's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mesquita working a defensive guard here.
Dew sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mesquita wants to improve his position but instead Dew has moved into half guard.
Mesquita has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dew is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Dew.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dew wants to control but Mesquita is keeping him busy.
Mesquita taking some punishment here, with Dew in his half guard.
Dew scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mesquita tries to get to full guard but Dew has control of the leg.
Mesquita taking some punishment here, with Dew in his half guard.

Mesquita looking for submissions off his back.
Mesquita is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dew thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mesquita's head.
Dew working Mesquita over with strikes.
Dew takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mesquita trying to control here.
Mesquita gets back to full guard.
Dew is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dew is in close to Mesquita's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dew lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dew wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
Dew is looking to work some ground and pound but Mesquita has wrist control.

Dew got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mesquita has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dew has managed to get both his arms back between Mesquita's legs - danger averted.
Dew trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dew scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mesquita utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kent Dew showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dew 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kent Dew!