PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Boudewijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philean Mincemeat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudewijn comes to the cage accompanied by The Streets - Blinded by the Lights. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Boudewijn
vs
Mincemeat

189 cm
19
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xander Boudewijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Philean Mincemeat!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mincemeat takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Philean Mincemeat has been cut.
Mincemeat ducks right into an uppercut from Boudewijn.

Mincemeat is rocked!
Boudewijn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boudewijn misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Boudewijn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mincemeat throws a body punch but Boudewijn moves out of range.
Boudewijn throws a head kick that misses.
Boudewijn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boudewijn misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudewijn tries to clinch but Mincemeat moves out of range.
Mincemeat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boudewijn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mincemeat lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mincemeat throws a one two combo.
Boudewijn tries to close the distance and clinch but Mincemeat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boudewijn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mincemeat's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn with a hook.
Mincemeat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boudewijn slow jab from Mincemeat misses its intended target.
Mincemeat throws a leg kick
and Boudewijn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boudewijn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boudewijn tries to clinch but Mincemeat moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mincemeat throws a lazy head kick
and Boudewijn counters with a nice leg kick.
Boudewijn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mincemeat throws a shot from downtown. Boudewijn moves away and avoids it.
Mincemeat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boudewijn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mincemeat takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mincemeat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boudewijn staying out of range there.
Mincemeat throws a leg kick
and Boudewijn counters with a stiff right hand.
Boudewijn slips under a jab from Mincemeat.
A low kick from Mincemeat is predictable there
and Boudewijn counters with a good, hard body kick but Mincemeat shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudewijn waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Mincemeat.
Mincemeat throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xander Boudewijn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philean Mincemeat's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mincemeat misses with a wild body shot.
Boudewijn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Xander Boudewijn is winning the standup battle so far.
Boudewijn moves out of range as Mincemeat strikes.
Mincemeat misses with a looping right.
Mincemeat swats away the attempt to clinch by Boudewijn.
Mincemeat throws a sloppy head kick
and Boudewijn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mincemeat is breathing heavily.
Boudewijn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mincemeat in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudewijn tries to clinch but Mincemeat is having none of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boudewijn.
Boudewijn scores with a jab to the body.
Boudewijn sizes up Mincemeat with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boudewijn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mincemeat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boudewijn lands a head kick. Mincemeat smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mincemeat is still on wobbly legs! Can Boudewijn finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mincemeat punishes Boudewijn's body with a nice straight punch.
Mincemeat seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Mincemeat misses
and Boudewijn counters with a good, hard body kick but Mincemeat shrugs it off.
Boudewijn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mincemeat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mincemeat connects with the punch.
Mincemeat throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boudewijn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mincemeat pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Boudewijn.
Boudewijn throws a hook but Mincemeat blocks it.
Boudewijn moves forwards but Mincemeat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boudewijn throws a shot from downtown. Mincemeat moves away and avoids it.
Mincemeat connects with a looping right hand.
Boudewijn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mincemeat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boudewijn moves away from the strike by Mincemeat.
Mincemeat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boudewijn misses with a looping left.
Boudewijn throws a hook to the side of Mincemeat's head but Mincemeat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boudewijn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mincemeat throws a lazy head kick
and Boudewijn counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xander Boudewijn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Philean Mincemeat's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mincemeat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mincemeat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mincemeat is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boudewijn.
Mincemeat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mincemeat.
Mincemeat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boudewijn takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudewijn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mincemeat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mincemeat misses with a looping right.
Mincemeat throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Boudewijn to counter with a crisp jab.

That has opened up Philean Mincemeat's cut even more.
Boudewijn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mincemeat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boudewijn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mincemeat is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick by Mincemeat misses
and Boudewijn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mincemeat throws a right hand that Boudewijn ducks under and follows up with a left that Boudewijn also avoids with ease.
Boudewijn throws a lazy head kick
and Mincemeat counters with a stiff right hand.
Mincemeat getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice uppercut lands for Mincemeat. That snapped Boudewijn's head back.
Mincemeat scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick by Mincemeat misses
and Boudewijn counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mincemeat throws a sloppy head kick
and Boudewijn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mincemeat's knee momentarily.
Mincemeat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boudewijn throws out a loose jab but Mincemeat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mincemeat swings for the body but Boudewijn moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mincemeat might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Boudewijn has got the better of the exchanges.
Mincemeat throws a sloppy head kick
and Boudewijn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boudewijn cracks the inside of Mincemeat's front leg.
Boudewijn is looking to clinch but Mincemeat is avoiding it.
Boudewijn digs a good hook to Mincemeat's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Mincemeat to the floor! Boudewijn dives in looking for the finish!
Boudewijn wants to stand up but Mincemeat is controlling the position.
Mincemeat keeping hold of Boudewijn's head, controlling as best he can.
Philean Mincemeat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mincemeat throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xander Boudewijn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boudewijn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xander Boudewijn!