PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between bobby dolemite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendes has chosen My Way by Limp Bizkit as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

dolemite
vs
Mendes

183 cm
21
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

173 cm
23
159 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, bobby dolemite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Mendes!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes dives in and grabs dolemite's left leg, looking for a takedown. dolemite pushes down on Mendes's head and hops out.
dolemite slips under a jab.
dolemite throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
dolemite walks into a straight right hand from Mendes.

It looks like bobby dolemite has been cut.
dolemite uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendes.
dolemite keeps the fight on the outside.

dolemite drives through with a takedown into guard.
dolemite trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Mendes is trying to control the position but dolemite postures up.

Mendes working for a triangle but dolemite defends it easily.
dolemite controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes looking to control.
dolemite is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
dolemite trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
dolemite looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Mendes is looking for a triangle but dolemite pushes his legs off easily.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing dolemite from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
dolemite is pushing down on Mendes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mendes is fighting to maintain full guard but dolemite has managed to sneak the leg through.
dolemite wants to take a breather but Mendes is having none of it.

The referee stands the fighters back up. bobby dolemite just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
dolemite takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mendes lands a two punch combo.
Mendes thows a body shot but no joy.
Mendes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
dolemite misses with a series of wild punches.
dolemite throws a right and a left that Mendes avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes lands a body shot.
Mendes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from dolemite.
Mendes's corner calls for a 1-2. Mendes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donk. dolemite catches Mendes right on the button with a cross.
Mendes swings for the body but dolemite moves out of range.
dolemite bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mendes's head.
A punch combination from Mendes misses.
Mendes shoots in but dolemite avoids the takedown attempt easily.
dolemite takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by dolemite.

Mendes moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dolemite is pressed up against the ropes. Mendes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag dolemite down to the mat. dolemite avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
bobby dolemite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Mendes.
Mendes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendes lands a right hook to the body.
Mendes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daniel Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dolemite throws a left and a right that both miss
and dolemite takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

bobby dolemite's cut is getting worse.
Mendes tries to clinch there but dolemite circles away.
dolemite keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
dolemite swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mendes.
A looping hook to the body misses from dolemite. Mendes does a little dance to reset his feet.
dolemite tries to clinch up.
Mendes lands a head shot.
Mendes misses with a takedown
and dolemite counters with a one-two to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mendes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and dolemite counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mendes throws and low kick but dolemite moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mendes.
Mendes looks gassed!
Mendes with a lazy takedown attempt

and dolemite counters with a shoot takedown. Mendes fights it but they end up in guard.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing dolemite from controlling successfully.

Mendes is looking for a triangle but dolemite pushes his legs off easily.
dolemite wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
dolemite slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing dolemite from controlling successfully.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
dolemite in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing dolemite from controlling successfully.
Mendes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from dolemite.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mendes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mendes shoots and misses
and dolemite counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendes pivots, looking for a leg kick but dolemite is out of range and Mendes settles back down.
Mendes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and dolemite counters with a nice uppercut.
dolemite lands a jab to the nose.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
dolemite dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
dolemite throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendes blocks a head kick by dolemite.
dolemite throws a nice looking combination but Mendes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendes stuffs the takedown attempt from dolemite. dolemite gets slowly back to his feet.
Mendes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mendes thuds his right hand into dolemite's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
dolemite blocks a jab.
dolemite dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
dolemite is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
dolemite circles away from the clinch attempt

and dolemite counters by clinching up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

dolemite breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendes scores with a hook.

bobby dolemite's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
dolemite keeps the fight on the outside.
dolemite throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendes takes a swing at dolemite's ribcage but misses.
Mendes fails with the takedown.
Mendes tries to clinch
and dolemite counters with a three punch combo that has Mendes backing up. Mendes nods at dolemite to acknowledge the strikes.
Mendes wants to clinch
and dolemite counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
dolemite takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
dolemite throws and low kick but Mendes moves out of range easily.
Mendes thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mendes closes the distance looking to clinch
and dolemite counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

dolemite shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mendes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
dolemite is looking to take a break and control but Mendes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mendes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mendes is trying to control dolemite's posture but dolemite avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dolemite wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendes keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that bobby dolemite will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on bobby dolemite's cut.
That's time! dolemite's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mendes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but dolemite was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendes.
dolemite throws a right hand that Mendes ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendes also avoids with ease.
Mendes tries for a takedown but dolemite circles away easily

and dolemite counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
dolemite in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
dolemite has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
dolemite throwing strikes but missing.

Mendes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. dolemite is aware though and is defending well.
Mendes looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendes, not yet.
dolemite's corner is telling him to maintain position.
dolemite trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mendes is breathing heavily.

Mendes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. dolemite gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dolemite not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Mendes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. dolemite doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. dolemite manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mendes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as dolemite controls the pace.

dolemite drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mendes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mendes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mendes!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Mendes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
dolemite sneaks back into half guard.

Mendes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. dolemite doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mendes.
Mendes wants to control but dolemite is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dolemite moves into full guard.
Mendes preventing the sweep.
Mendes trying to control the position from guard on top but dolemite is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed dolemite's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
dolemite is trying to control but Mendes passes into side control!
Mendes wants to control but dolemite is keeping him busy.
dolemite is looking to reverse the position.
dolemite is working hard here to advance position.

Mendes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. dolemite knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
dolemite is looking for a sweep.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mendes in side control, throwing shots but dolemite defends.
Mendes wants to control but dolemite is keeping him busy.
dolemite is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
dolemite bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
dolemite tries to clinch but Mendes is having none of it.
Mendes cracks dolemite with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mendes wants to clinch up but dolemite keeps it at a distance.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mendes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
dolemite finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
dolemite throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mendes counters with a right hand to the body.
Mendes clinches but dolemite breaks the clinch
and dolemite counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mendes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
dolemite scores with a one two! Mendes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
dolemite lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by dolemite.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mendes.
dolemite with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
dolemite misses with an uppercut. Mendes saw that one coming.
Mendes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mendes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
dolemite lands with a nice combination. Mendes backs away looking to recover.
dolemite circles away from the clinch attempt
and dolemite counters with an inside leg kick.
Mendes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
dolemite looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendes is looking to clinch but dolemite is avoiding it.

Mendes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
dolemite drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mendes stalling in the clinch.
dolemite gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mendes.
Mendes stalling the fight.
dolemite wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendes won't allow it.
Mendes is looking to control dolemite's arms but dolemite gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mendes has his back to the ropes.
Mendes pushes dolemite back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Mendes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
dolemite wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mendes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mendes tries to stall but dolemite uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daniel Mendes.

Mendes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. dolemite sprawls well initially but Mendes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Mendes is working for a submission of some sort.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mendes tries to pass the half guard into mount. dolemite knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mendes prevents dolemite from improving his position.
Mendes trying to control the action but dolemite is working from the bottom.
Mendes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control dolemite kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Mendes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Daniel Mendes!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Daniel Mendes!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for bobby dolemite!

Daniel Mendes wins by split decision!