PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Mendoza has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mendoza
vs
Bum

195 cm
21
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cain Bum!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mendoza sprawls well. Mendoza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bum gets slowly back to his feet.
Bum has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Bum with that takedown attempt.
Peter Mendoza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Bum.
Bum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mendoza as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Bum with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bum misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bum is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mendoza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bum gets tackled into the cage by Mendoza. Mendoza maintains the clinch.
Mendoza is trying to maintain a safe position but Bum gets an underhook and turns Mendoza into the cage.

Bum has Mendoza pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bum pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mendoza tumbling to the mat - Bum dives into Mendoza's guard.
Bum postures up in Mendoza's guard and throws a big left but Mendoza blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mendoza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mendoza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bum on the ground.
Bum throwing strikes from guard but Mendoza blocks nicely.
Mendoza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bum lands a couple of digs.
Mendoza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mendoza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mendoza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bum has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mendoza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mendoza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bum working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mendoza's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bum throwing strikes but missing.
Mendoza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bum content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mendoza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bum working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bum working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mendoza's head.
Bum working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bum stopping the sweep attempt from Mendoza.
Bum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mendoza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mendoza tries to get out of the position.
Bum is in close to Mendoza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bum with a nice head shot there.
Bum keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mendoza's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Bum dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bum fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mendoza avoids it really well and circles away.
Bum looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Peter Mendoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bum shoots in for a double leg but Mendoza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Peter Mendoza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Bum.
Bum shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mendoza defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza looks to clinch

and Bum decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mendoza's guard.
Mendoza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bum distracts Mendoza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bum keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mendoza's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendoza wants to get back to his feet but Bum is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bum scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bum connects with a couple of short punches.
Bum lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bum content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza wants to stand but Bum is controlling the position.
Bum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bum with a nice head shot there.
Bum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bum working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mendoza's head.
Bum postures up in Mendoza's guard and throws a big left but Mendoza blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bum working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mendoza's head.
Bum with a nice head shot there.
Mendoza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bum throws a strike but Mendoza rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bum is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bum scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bum.
Bum scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mendoza won't allow Bum to pass to mount.
Bum lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bum lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Bum there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Bum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

No luck for Bum with that takedown attempt.
Bum tries for a takedown but Mendoza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bum shoots in looking for a takedown but Mendoza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bum's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Peter Mendoza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Bum.
Mendoza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bum.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mendoza.
Bum shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mendoza pinned against the cage. Mendoza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mendoza. That's going to slow Bum down.
Cain Bum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch but Bum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bum with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendoza counters with a good low kick that Bum was not able to check.
Mendoza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendoza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendoza tries to clinch but Bum is having none of it.
Mendoza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bum misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendoza counters with a good low kick that Bum was not able to check.
Mendoza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cain Bum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza cracks the inside of Bum's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendoza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bum is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mendoza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Mendoza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bum, pushing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mendoza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mendoza throws an elbow but misses.
Mendoza lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Cain Bum has been cut.
Bum blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza wants to stall.
Mendoza lands an elbow inside.
Bum takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mendoza lands an elbow inside that Bum shrugs off.
Bum takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Cain Bum's cut even more.
Mendoza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bum's defenses.
Mendoza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Cain Bum's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mendoza lands an elbow inside.
Mendoza lands a nice elbow.

Cain Bum's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mendoza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bum's defenses.
Mendoza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bum is keeping busy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mendoza - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mendoza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bum's defenses.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cain Bum's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Peter Mendoza!