PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Svetnela might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Angel of Death by Slayer. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Svetnela
vs
Henry

187 cm
28
195 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
193 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Svetnela!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito Henry!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Henry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Svetnela defends it nicely.
Svetnela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Svetnela stuffs the takedown attempt from Henry. Henry gets slowly back to his feet.
Igor Svetnela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Henry.
Nice takedown defense from Svetnela. No joy for Henry on that attempt.
Henry fails with the takedown.
Svetnela stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Svetnela wants it to stay on the feet.
Svetnela fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Svetnela shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Henry feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Henry stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Svetnela lands with a slapping head kick.
Henry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Svetnela counters with a big head kick but Henry shrugs it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Svetnela. That's going to slow Henry down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry misses with a takedown
and Svetnela counters with an inside leg kick.
Henry looks gassed!
Svetnela feints and then cracks Henry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henry down.
Henry closes the distance and clinches up with Svetnela, looking for a takedown. Henry pushes Svetnela against the cage but Svetnela circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Igor Svetnela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Svetnela.
Svetnela works Henry's body with a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Svetnela, right into the meat.
Svetnela lands a head kick. Henry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Henry throws a lazy uppercut
and Svetnela makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Svetnela scores with a hook to the body. Henry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Svetnela closes the distance and clinches.
Svetnela missing with knees to the body.
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from Svetnela.
A body shot lands from Svetnela.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Svetnela.
Svetnela scores with a shoulder strike.
Svetnela lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
Svetnela pushes Henry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Svetnela landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Svetnela keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henry's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Svetnela - that landed with a thud.
Svetnela lands a shoulder strike.
Svetnela creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry's defenses.

It looks like Tito Henry has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela pushes Henry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Svetnela lands a body shot.
Svetnela gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Svetnela taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Svetnela crunches a lovely knee into Henry's ribcage.
Svetnela unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henry takes an elbow to the temple.
Svetnela using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Svetnela.
Svetnela connects with a knee to the head.
Svetnela lands with a light punch inside.
Svetnela landing knees to the body.
Svetnela works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Henry tries to pull guard but Svetnela holds him up against the cage and eventually Henry drops back down to his feet.
Svetnela lands a left hand.
Svetnela lands a hook to the side of the head.
Svetnela tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Svetnela tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Svetnela crunches a lovely knee into Henry's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Svetnela prevents a takedown attempt there.
Svetnela using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Svetnela presses Henry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Svetnela.
Svetnela creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry's defenses.
Henry takes an elbow to the temple.
A right hook to the body lands for Svetnela.
Svetnela lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.
Svetnela scores with a hook to the body.
Svetnela lands a body punch.
Knees to the body from Svetnela.
Svetnela lands a left hand.
Svetnela has Henry pushed against the cage.
Henry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Svetnela tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.
Svetnela dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Svetnela works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.
Svetnela gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henry.
Svetnela lands with a light punch inside.
Svetnela stalling the fight.
Henry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Svetnela smiles and moves away.
Henry shoots and misses
and Svetnela counters with a head kick. That will keep Henry thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Henry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Svetnela as he jumps to the side.
Henry takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Svetnela delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Svetnela.
Svetnela uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Svetnela. Henry shrugs it off though.
A good leg kick by Svetnela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Svetnela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tito Henry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Henry takes a kick to the side of the head.
Henry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Svetnela counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Henry is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Henry dives in and grabs Svetnela's left leg, looking for a takedown. Svetnela pushes down on Henry's head and hops out.
Henry misses with a takedown
and Svetnela counters with a good low kick that Henry was not able to check.
Igor Svetnela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Henry.
Svetnela throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Svetnela feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henry's calf.
Tito Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry takes a kick to the side of the head.
Svetnela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
Henry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Svetnela is looking to clinch.
Svetnela fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Svetnela keeps Henry at a distance using the push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Svetnela.
Svetnela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henry.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Henry has a takedown stuffed.
Svetnela pushes Henry away with a front kick.
Igor Svetnela is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Svetnela connects with a leg kick. Henry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Svetnela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Svetnela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henry has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a one two combo.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Svetnela lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Svetnela feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henry's calf.
Svetnela scoring well with a low kick there.
Svetnela plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Henry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Svetnela.

Svetnela moves into the clinch successfully.
Svetnela gets through Henry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Svetnela throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Svetnela lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela lands a body punch.
Henry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Svetnela lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
A short right from Svetnela.
Svetnela works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svetnela leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Svetnela.
Svetnela utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Svetnela.
Svetnela is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Svetnela lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henry.
Henry wants a takedown.
Svetnela unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Svetnela lands a nice elbow.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Svetnela works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Svetnela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Svetnela gets through Henry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Svetnela.
Henry wants a takedown but no success here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Svetnela.
Svetnela presses Henry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Svetnela lands with a light punch inside.
Svetnela landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hook to the body lands for Svetnela.
Svetnela lands a damaging elbow.
Svetnela lands an elbow just above Henry 's eye.
Svetnela lands a shoulder strike.
Svetnela stalling.

Henry drags the fight down to the ground.

Svetnela stands and steps away. Henry gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Henry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Svetnela is fending him off so far but Henry persists. Nope, Svetnela circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Svetnela.
Henry shoots and misses
and Svetnela counters with a leg kick.
Svetnela throws a quick inside leg kick.
Henry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Svetnela.
Henry on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Henry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Svetnela.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Svetnela, right into the meat.
Svetnela tries to clinch up but Henry circles away and keeps his distance.
Henry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Svetnela moved out of range nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Henry crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Svetnela - the referee stops the clock and Henry gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Svetnela. Henry manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Svetnela throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry avoids the head kick by Svetnela.
Henry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick misses from Svetnela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Svetnela dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tito Henry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Henry throws a lazy uppercut
and Svetnela counters with a thumping low kick.
Henry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Svetnela tries to avoid it but Henry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Svetnela to the ground. Svetnela escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Henry darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Svetnela is defending well.
Nice strikes from Henry there.
Svetnela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Svetnela blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Svetnela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henry on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry works his way into side control.
Svetnela on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Svetnela tries to get out of the position.
Henry working the strikes but Svetnela uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henry is nestled in close to Svetnela, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Svetnela trying to control here.
Henry working over Svetnela with some ground and pound. Svetnela looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Henry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Henry throwing shots but Svetnela is blocking nicely.
Henry thows a huge punch but Svetnela dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Svetnela's head.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Svetnela defending well though.
Henry slips a nice elbow through Svetnela's hands, connecting with Svetnela's forehead.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Svetnela's head.
Henry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Henry winds up and cracks Svetnela with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Henry thows a huge punch but Svetnela dodges it nicely.
Henry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Svetnela's head.
Henry drops an elbow to the side of Svetnela's head.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Svetnela defending well though.
Henry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Svetnela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Svetnela defending well though.
Nice strikes from Henry there.
Henry prevents Svetnela from improving his position.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Svetnela defending well though.
Svetnela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
Henry thows a huge punch but Svetnela dodges it nicely.
Henry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Svetnela is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Henry working Svetnela over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Henry really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tito Henry's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Henry shoots in and gets a takedown into Svetnela's guard.
Henry postures up and lands a big shot to Svetnela's brow.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Svetnela is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Henry pushing down on Svetnela's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Svetnela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Svetnela's head.

Henry stands up and beckons Svetnela to join him on the feet.
Svetnela defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henry.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Svetnela stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Svetnela wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Svetnela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping body kick lands there for Svetnela.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henry.
Igor Svetnela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Henry.
Svetnela misses with a leg kick.
Henry blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Henry shoots in for a double leg but Svetnela sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Svetnela gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Henry being controlled against the cage.
A short left from Svetnela.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry takes a shot to the head.
Svetnela lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to pull guard but Svetnela holds him up against the cage and eventually Henry drops back down to his feet.
Svetnela gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Henry has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Svetnela uses from the top position.
Svetnela trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Henry manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry misses with a head shot.
Henry breaks from Svetnela's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Svetnela wants to hold on but Henry pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry punching from mount but Svetnela doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Henry with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Henry connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tito Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henry with the ground and pound from mount.
Henry raining down shots from the mount!
Henry working the ground and pound effectively.
Svetnela is bucking up trying to escape but Henry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svetnela is bucking up trying to escape but Henry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Henry cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Henry lands a heavy elbow.
Henry landing punches.
Svetnela avoids a series of strikes thrown by Henry.
Henry dominating with strikes here.
Henry landing shots from mount.
Henry lands a heavy elbow.
Henry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Svetnela can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry working the ground and pound effectively.
Henry lands a big shot there that rocks Svetnela but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Henry dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tito Henry's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Henry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Svetnela!
Henry lands a big elbow.
Henry fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Svetnela taking shots to the head.
Henry lands with some strikes.
Henry scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry breaks from Svetnela's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Henry landing strikes, looking to finish!
Henry looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Svetnela hang on?
Henry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Svetnela is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Svetnela avoids a series of strikes thrown by Henry.
Henry lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Henry.

Svetnela is rocked!
Henry throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Henry lands a nice shot to the head.
Svetnela tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henry lands a big shot there that rocks Svetnela but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Henry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry with good strikes from the mount here!
Henry connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Henry cracks Svetnela with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Henry working Svetnela over with strikes here.
Henry thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Henry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henry fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oh Svetnela is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henry raining down hammerfists from mount.
Svetnela seems to have got his legs back now.
Henry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henry cracks Svetnela with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to finish Svetnela with some ground and pound. This is bad for Svetnela!
Henry unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry working Svetnela over with strikes here.
Henry scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Henry cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Henry lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Henry working Svetnela over with strikes here.
Svetnela taking shots to the head.
Henry landing strikes from the mount and Svetnela is in trouble!
Svetnela is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Henry has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Svetnela's face.
Henry raining down hammerfists from mount.
Svetnela is bucking up trying to escape but Henry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Henry working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry punishing his opponent with strikes.
Henry putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Henry cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:46
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 46:46
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 46:46

The fight is ruled a draw!
Igor Svetnela retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!