PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Happy Sack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Happy Sack has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sack
vs
Melendez

180 cm
20
181 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

181 cm
26
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Sack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyron Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez shoots in and drives through. Sack sprawls well.
Sack tries to close the distance and clinch but Melendez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Melendez is defended easily by Sack.
Melendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Sack.
Melendez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Happy Sack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyron Melendez.
Sack tries to clinch but Melendez is having none of it.
Sack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Melendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Melendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Melendez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sack is looking to clinch.
Sack keeps Melendez at a distance using the push kick.
Sack throws a head kick that Melendez semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sack moves into range and clinches up with Melendez.

Sack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Melendez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sack defends it nicely.

Sack clinches up with Melendez and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Melendez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sack sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Sack as Melendez shoots in.
Sack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Melendez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sack's waist but Sack gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Melendez off to one side.
Sack plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Sack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sack is pressed up against the cage. Melendez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sack down to the mat. Sack avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sack has Melendez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sack is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sack lands an elbow inside.

Sack manages to break the clinch.
Sack tries to clinch but Melendez is having none of it.
Sack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Happy Sack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez closes the distance and clinches up with Sack, looking for a takedown. Melendez pushes Sack against the cage but Sack circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tyron Melendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sack tries to clinch but Melendez moves out of range.
Melendez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sack is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Melendez.

Sack forces Melendez back against the cage and clinches.
Sack lands an elbow inside that Melendez shrugs off.

Sack breaks the clinch.
Melendez looks for a takedown but Sack sprawls well.
Sack tries to clinch up but Melendez circles away and keeps his distance.
Sack moves in looking to clinch but Melendez pushes him off.
Melendez has a takedown stuffed.
Sack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Melendez tries for a takedown but Sack sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Melendez looks winded!
Sack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Melendez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Melendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Sack.
Melendez keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sack has managed to clinch.
Sack comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Melendez tries to break free but Sack pushes him back against the cage.
Sack comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Tyron Melendez has been cut.
Sack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Melendez's face.
Sack lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Melendez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Melendez tries to circle away but Sack has him pinned against the cage.

Sack breaks the clinch.
Melendez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sack's waist but Sack gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Melendez off to one side.

Sack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Melendez dodges an elbow strike from Sack.
Sack lands an elbow inside that Melendez shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Melendez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sack lands an elbow just above Melendez 's eye.

Sack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sack closes the distance and pushes Melendez back into the cage.
Nice elbow from Sack.

Sack breaks from the clinch.
Sack lands with a slapping head kick.
Melendez shoots for a takedown but Sack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Melendez keeps the fight on the outside.

Melendez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sack napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Melendez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sack managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Melendez.
Melendez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Happy Sack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyron Melendez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sack takes the fight into the clinch.
Melendez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sack gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Melendez tries to circle away but Sack has him pinned against the cage.
Sack lands a nice elbow.
Sack lands an elbow inside that Melendez shrugs off.
Sack utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sack lands a knee to the body.
Melendez tries for a takedown but Sack manages to get underhooks.
Sack comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sack connects with a knee to the head.
Melendez is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sack landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sack.
Melendez takes an elbow to the temple.
Sack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sack lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Melendez takes an elbow to the temple.
Sack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sack lands an elbow just above Melendez 's eye.
Melendez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sack lands an elbow just above Melendez 's eye.
Sack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Melendez's face.

Melendez is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sack drops Melendez with a big knee straight up the middle! Melendez is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Melendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Sack finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sack looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Sack backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Melendez's temple! It sends Melendez violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Sack celebrates and the doctors try to help Melendez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Happy Sack!