PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between hugh gardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and murray mintz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mintz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Smack My Bitch Up- The Prodigy. hugh gardon had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

gardon
vs
mintz

225 cm
22
130 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

170 cm
23
141 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, hugh gardon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, murray mintz!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mintz wants to clinch up but gardon keeps it at a distance.
mintz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but gardon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
mintz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
mintz displaying some good clinch control by pressing gardon up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on mintz's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
gardon goes for a takedown in the clinch but mintz prevents it.
gardon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. mintz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mintz connects with a nasty looking knee right to gardon's face.
mintz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
mintz landing knees to the body.
mintz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
mintz connects with a knee to the head.

gardon is rocked!
mintz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oh gardon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
mintz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has gardon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
mintz looking to throw knees to the head but gardon is blocking nicely.
gardon seems to have got his legs back now.
mintz lands a knee to the head.
mintz is pushing gardon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
mintz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has gardon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
mintz taking a breather.
mintz scores with a knee to the head.
mintz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
mintz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
mintz prevents gardon from breaking the clinch.
mintz misses with a knee to the head.
mintz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
mintz crunches a lovely knee into gardon's ribcage.
gardon is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. mintz obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mintz tries to land a knee to the head but gardon blocks with his arms.
mintz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
mintz just leaning against gardon, taking a breather.
mintz unloads a knee to the mid-section. gardon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
mintz connects with a knee to the head.
mintz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
mintz lands a knee to the body.
gardon is trying to drag mintz to the mat but mintz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hugh gardon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
mintz crunches a lovely knee into gardon's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mintz lands a good knee to the midsection. gardon won't want to take too many of those.
mintz connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. mintz obliges.
mintz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
mintz working gardon over with knees to the body.
mintz slows down the pace here.
mintz connects with a nasty looking knee right to gardon's face.
mintz stalling in the clinch.
mintz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
mintz landing knees to the body.
gardon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
mintz lands a good knee to the midsection. gardon won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
mintz working gardon over with knees to the body.
mintz lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mintz has gardon pushed against the cage.
mintz scores with a knee to the head.
mintz lands a nice knee to the body.
mintz landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by mintz.
mintz has gardon pressed against the cage.
mintz continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
mintz with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
mintz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has gardon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
gardon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. mintz smiles and moves away.
mintz throws a head kick but gardon moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

murray mintz dominated that round.
That's time! gardon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from mintz.
mintz throws a head kick that misses.
gardon avoids a punch combination nicely.
gardon shoots in for a double leg but mintz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
gardon blocks a head kick by mintz.
gardon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

mintz gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mintz throws a knee to the head but misses.
mintz misses with a knee strike.
gardon wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hugh gardon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from mintz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
mintz with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for mintz to work.
mintz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
mintz leaning his opponent against the cage.
mintz lands a knee to the body.
mintz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A bit of stalling here from mintz.
mintz with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from mintz.
mintz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
mintz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A knee to the head by mintz.
gardon letting mintz take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mintz working gardon over with knees to the body.
mintz connects with a nasty looking knee right to gardon's face.
mintz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by murray mintz.
mintz tries to close the distance and clinch up but gardon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
mintz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
murray mintz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by mintz.

mintz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for gardon!

mintz gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

mintz closes the distance and clinches.
mintz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
mintz working gardon over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on mintz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A knee to the head by mintz.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
mintz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
mintz landing knees to the body.
mintz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
mintz misses with a knee to the head.
mintz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
mintz crunches a lovely knee into gardon's ribcage.
mintz landing knees to the body.
mintz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
mintz lands a nice knee to the body.
mintz lands a good knee to the midsection. gardon won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. mintz obliges.
mintz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
mintz lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mintz with a knee to the head.
mintz connects with a nasty looking knee right to gardon's face.
mintz effectively controlling the action here.
mintz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
mintz lands a knee to the head.
mintz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
mintz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from mintz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
mintz lands a good knee to the midsection. gardon won't want to take too many of those.
gardon takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

murray mintz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

mintz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body kick there by mintz.
mintz is looking to clinch.
mintz throws a nice outside leg kick.

mintz closes the distance and pushes gardon back into the cage.
mintz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
mintz prevents the takedown attempt.
mintz is pushing gardon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
mintz lands a good knee to the midsection. gardon won't want to take too many of those.
gardon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but mintz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
mintz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
mintz landing knees to the body.
mintz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mintz pressing his opponent against the cage.
mintz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has gardon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
mintz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
gardon tries to pull guard but mintz won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hugh gardon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from mintz.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. mintz obliges.
gardon takes a knee right on the jaw!

mintz has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and gardon goes down! mintz pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!

mintz is trying to get an arm triangle but gardon is defending well.

mintz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but gardon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

mintz has hold of gardon's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! gardon tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - mintz cranks the arm and gardon screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from gardon, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). murray mintz!