PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jorge Mendonza (ranked 6113 p4p, 129 weight class) and Ohil Bahaly (ranked 5843 p4p, 126 weight class). Ohil Bahaly will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mendonza
vs
Bahaly

160 cm
23
161 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Basic striking
Good chin

Great elbows
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jorge Mendonza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ohil Bahaly!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bahaly closes the distance and clinches.
Bahaly stalling against the ropes.
Mendonza trying to land knees to the body.
Bahaly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bahaly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bahaly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bahaly blocks an uppercut.
Bahaly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bahaly.
Bahaly blocks the elbow strike.
Bahaly blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bahaly blocks an elbow strike from Mendonza.
Mendonza takes an elbow to the temple.
Mendonza tries to throw a body punch but Bahaly avoids it by throwing Mendonza back against the ropes.
Mendonza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mendonza can't find room to land a body shot as Bahaly controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahaly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bahaly prevents a body shot from Mendonza.
Bahaly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mendonza up against the ropes.
Mendonza looking to throw knees to the head but Bahaly is blocking nicely.
Mendonza trying to land knees to the body.
Mendonza throws a punch but it's blocked by Bahaly.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mendonza being controlled against the ropes.
Mendonza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bahaly is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bahaly stalling against the ropes.
Bahaly lands an elbow that stopped Mendonza in his tracks for a moment.
Mendonza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bahaly leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Bahaly slows down the pace here.
Mendonza tries to throw a body punch but Bahaly avoids it by throwing Mendonza back against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendonza tries to throw a body punch but Bahaly avoids it by throwing Mendonza back against the ropes.
Mendonza looking to throw knees to the head but Bahaly is blocking nicely.
Bahaly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mendonza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ohil Bahaly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bahaly moves into range and clinches up with Mendonza.
Bahaly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mendonza.
Bahaly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mendonza working aggressively here.
Mendonza can't find room to land a body shot as Bahaly controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bahaly.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow.
Mendonza has a couple of punches blocked by Bahaly.
Mendonza misses with a body punch.
Mendonza missing with knees to the body.
Mendonza throws a punch but it's blocked by Bahaly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendonza has a couple of punches blocked by Bahaly.
Bahaly taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Bahaly.
Mendonza takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahaly lands an elbow that stopped Mendonza in his tracks for a moment.
Mendonza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bahaly lands a damaging elbow.
Bahaly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mendonza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bahaly's elbow.
Mendonza misses with a knee strike.
Mendonza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bahaly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bahaly blocking some punches.
Bahaly avoiding damage as Mendonza throws knees to the body.
Mendonza tries a knee to the head but Bahaly blocks it.
Bahaly blocks a body shot from Mendonza.
Mendonza misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendonza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mendonza missing with knees to the body.
Bahaly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mendonza takes an elbow to the temple.
Mendonza misses with a punch to the body.
Mendonza takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendonza misses with a punch to the body.
Mendonza looking to throw knees to the head but Bahaly is blocking nicely.
Bahaly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mendonza throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mendonza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bahaly's brow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mendonza throws an elbow that misses.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bahaly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ohil Bahaly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bahaly forces Mendonza back against the ropes and clinches.
Nice elbow from Bahaly.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside.
Bahaly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mendonza takes an elbow to the temple.
Bahaly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bahaly managing to block the knees to the body from Mendonza.
Bahaly avoiding damage as Mendonza throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Bahaly.
Bahaly blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bahaly has Mendonza pressed against the ropes.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow.
Mendonza looking to throw knees to the head but Bahaly is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahaly lands an elbow that stopped Mendonza in his tracks for a moment.
Mendonza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bahaly avoids it.
Bahaly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mendonza's defenses.
Mendonza tries a body shot but Bahaly blocks it.
Bahaly is pushing Mendonza up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mendonza tries to land knees in the clinch but Bahaly avoids the damage to the body.
Mendonza tries to land a knee to the head but Bahaly blocks with his arms.
Bahaly blocks an elbow strike from Mendonza.
Bahaly stalling in the clinch.
Ohil Bahaly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Bahaly.
Bahaly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Mendonza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bahaly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendonza swings wildly with an uppercut but Bahaly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendonza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mendonza tries a body shot but Bahaly blocks it.
Mendonza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bahaly.
Bahaly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mendonza misses with the head strike.
Mendonza throws a punch but it's blocked by Bahaly.
Mendonza struggles to land a body shot inside as Bahaly controls his hands.
Mendonza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bahaly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bahaly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bahaly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jorge Mendonza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ohil Bahaly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mendonza can't find room to land a body shot as Bahaly controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ohil Bahaly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bahaly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ohil Bahaly!