PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between murray mintz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Mikkelsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mintz comes to the cage accompanied by Smack My Bitch Up- The Prodigy. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

mintz
vs
Mikkelsen

170 cm
20
141 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
20
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

THE STEEL PENN
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, murray mintz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Mikkelsen!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mintz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mikkelsen is looking to land body kicks.

mintz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mikkelsen takes a knee right on the jaw!
mintz lands a knee to the body.
mintz landing knees to the head.
mintz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mikkelsen's efforts to push away.
Mikkelsen tries to break free but mintz pushes him back against the cage.
Mikkelsen tries to circle away but mintz has him pinned against the cage.
mintz lands a knee to the head.

mintz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mikkelsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mikkelsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by mintz. mintz obviously looking to wear him down.
mintz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mikkelsen's sensitive parts.
Mikkelsen throws a sloppy head kick
and mintz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
mintz throws a head kick that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
mintz unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mintz tries a knee to the head but Mikkelsen blocks it.
Mikkelsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Mikkelsen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
mintz landing knees to the head.
mintz lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from mintz.
Mikkelsen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
mintz blocks the elbow strike.
Mikkelsen takes a knee right on the jaw!
mintz lands a knee to the head.
mintz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
mintz scores with a knee to the head.
Mikkelsen tries to break the clinch but mintz is controlling the position.
mintz lands a nice knee to the body.
Mikkelsen wants to stall.
Mikkelsen is looking to break free of the clinch but mintz has double underhooks.
mintz keeps control of Mikkelsen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

mintz breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsen avoids the head kick by mintz.
mintz tries to clinch but Mikkelsen moves out of range.
mintz wants to clinch.
Mikkelsen keeps the fight on the outside.
A good leg kick by mintz.
Mikkelsen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mikkelsen throws a body kick the misses
and mintz counters with a nice leg kick.
Mikkelsen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mikkelsen looks to throw a body kick
and mintz counters with a low kick, right behind Mikkelsen 's knee.

mintz closes the distance and clinches.
mintz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. mintz obliges.
A bit of stalling here from mintz.
mintz gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mikkelsen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mikkelsen can't break the clinch.
mintz managing to block the knees to the body from Mikkelsen.
mintz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
mintz lands a nice knee to the body.
Mikkelsen looks gassed!

mintz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

mintz moves into the clinch.
mintz connects with a knee to the head.

mintz manages to break the clinch.
mintz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
mintz throws a head kick but Mikkelsen moves out of range.
mintz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mikkelsen throws a leg kick that is checked
and mintz counters with a head kick. That will keep Mikkelsen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Mikkelsen pushes mintz up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsen is trying to break free.
mintz stalling against the cage.

mintz breaks from the clinch.

mintz has managed to clinch.
mintz looking to throw knees to the head but Mikkelsen is blocking nicely.
mintz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
mintz keeps control of Mikkelsen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
mintz tries to land a knee to the head but Mikkelsen blocks with his arms.
Mikkelsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from mintz.
Mikkelsen has had enough of the clinch but mintz keeps him there for the moment.
mintz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mikkelsen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
mintz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
mintz throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as mintz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
mintz has Mikkelsen pressed against the cage, preventing Mikkelsen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

mintz breaks from the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from mintz - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

murray mintz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

mintz avoids the body shot from Mikkelsen.
mintz is looking to clinch.
mintz lands a front kick.
Mikkelsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mikkelsen misses with a low kick.
mintz tries to clinch up but Mikkelsen circles away and keeps his distance.
mintz is looking to clinch but Mikkelsen is avoiding it.

mintz forces Mikkelsen back against the cage and clinches.
Mikkelsen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as mintz walks away with a smile on his face. Mikkelsen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mikkelsen throws a head kick that misses.
Mikkelsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by mintz. mintz obviously looking to wear him down.
Mikkelsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

mintz takes the fight into the clinch.
Mikkelsen is looking to break free of the clinch but mintz has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkelsen is looking to control mintz's arms but mintz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mikkelsen has his back to the cage.
mintz has Mikkelsen pressed against the cage, preventing Mikkelsen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mikkelsen is breathing heavily.
Mikkelsen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mikkelsen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but mintz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

mintz breaks from the clinch.
mintz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
mintz throws a quick inside leg kick.
mintz scores with a head kick.
mintz tries to clinch up.

mintz rushes Mikkelsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
mintz lands a knee to the body.
mintz lands a good knee to the midsection. Mikkelsen won't want to take too many of those.
mintz lands a good knee to the midsection. Mikkelsen won't want to take too many of those.
mintz keeps control of Mikkelsen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on mintz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

mintz breaks from the clinch.

mintz instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mintz connects with a knee to the head.
mintz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
mintz scores a nice knee to the body.
mintz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
mintz working Mikkelsen over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is keeping an eye on mintz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
mintz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mikkelsen's efforts to push away.

mintz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
mintz lands a high kick!
mintz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mikkelsen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
mintz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mikkelsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mikkelsen throws a leg kick but mintz checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsen gets off balance looking for a body kick

and mintz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
mintz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mikkelsen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
mintz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mikkelsen's efforts to push away.
mintz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
murray mintz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for mintz.

mintz manages to break the clinch.
Mikkelsen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and mintz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mikkelsen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mikkelsen takes a kick to the side of the head.
mintz lands with a slapping head kick.
Mikkelsen walks into a jab.

mintz moves into the clinch.
Mikkelsen takes a knee right on the jaw!
mintz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mikkelsen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mikkelsen tries to land a knee to the head but mintz blocks with his arms.
mintz lands a good knee to the midsection. Mikkelsen won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsen working hard to break the clinch.
mintz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mikkelsen can do to turn this around?
Mikkelsen tries to break free but mintz pushes him back against the cage.
Mikkelsen is trying to break the clinch but mintz is controlling him.
mintz with a knee to the head.
Mikkelsen has had enough of the clinch but mintz keeps him there for the moment.
mintz landing knees to the head.

Mikkelsen is rocked!
mintz with a knee to the head.
Mikkelsen is still on wobbly legs! Can mintz finish him?
mintz lands a knee to the head.
mintz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
mintz with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mikkelsen wants to get back to striking at distance but mintz won't allow it.
mintz landing knees to the head.

mintz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mikkelsen blocks a head kick by mintz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
mintz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mikkelsen's calf.
Mikkelsen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mikkelsen throws a sloppy head kick

and mintz moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

murray mintz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

mintz lands a head kick. Mikkelsen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mikkelsen tries to clinch but fails miserably

and mintz counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mikkelsen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mikkelsen seems to have recovered his senses.
mintz prevents Mikkelsen from breaking the clinch.
Mikkelsen tries to break free but mintz pushes him back against the cage.
mintz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mikkelsen's face.

mintz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mikkelsen swats away the attempt to clinch by mintz.
mintz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mikkelsen counters with a leg kick.
Mikkelsen avoids the head kick by mintz.
mintz is looking to slow Mikkelsen down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from mintz.
mintz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mikkelsen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mintz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mikkelsen pinned against the cage. Mikkelsen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
mintz fails with an attempt to clinch.
murray mintz is winning the standup battle so far.
Mikkelsen is looking to clinch.
Mikkelsen walks forward, straight into a front kick from mintz.
Mikkelsen misses with a kick to the body

and mintz counters by moving into the clinch.
Mikkelsen can't break the clinch.
Mikkelsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and mintz avoids it.
mintz connects with a knee to the head.
Mikkelsen tries to break free but mintz pushes him back against the cage.
mintz lands a good knee to the midsection. Mikkelsen won't want to take too many of those.
Mikkelsen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

mintz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! mintz slams his shin into Mikkelsen's torso.
Mikkelsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
mintz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mikkelsen's head.
murray mintz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - mintz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mikkelsen throws a lazy head kick
and mintz counters with a head kick.
Mikkelsen circles away from the clinch attempt.

mintz has Mikkelsen up against the cage in a clinch.
mintz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mikkelsen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mikkelsen tries to break the clinch but mintz is controlling the position.

mintz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
mintz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
mintz moves out of range as Mikkelsen throws a body kick.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mintz stalling against the cage.
mintz scores with a knee to the head.
Mikkelsen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
mintz lands a knee to the head.
mintz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mikkelsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mikkelsen trying to land knees to the body.
Mikkelsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from mintz.

mintz manages to break the clinch.
mintz fails with an attempt to clinch.
mintz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mikkelsen can pounce on him.
Mikkelsen blocks a head kick by mintz.
Mikkelsen throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and mintz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by mintz.
Mikkelsen is trying to break free.
Lars Mikkelsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mikkelsen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
mintz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mikkelsen wants to get back to striking at distance but mintz won't allow it.
Mikkelsen tries to circle away but mintz has him pinned against the cage.
Mikkelsen wants a takedown.
mintz avoiding damage.

mintz manages to break the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for mintz.
mintz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mikkelsen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
mintz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mikkelsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A lazy body kick from Mikkelsen

and mintz moves into the clinch.
mintz lands a knee to the head.
Mikkelsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
murray mintz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mikkelsen tries a knee to the head but mintz blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
murray mintz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well mintz 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... murray mintz!