PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grom Hellscream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Ming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hellscream's entrance music is Rollin'. A fine choice. Ty Ming is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hellscream
vs
Ming

200 cm
26
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
27
220 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grom Hellscream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ty Ming!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ming takes one on the button.
Hellscream throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ming's waist but Ming gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hellscream off to one side.

Ming closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hellscream tries a body shot but Ming blocks it.
Ming landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hellscream is trying to break the clinch but Ming has him pressed against the cage.
Ming landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ming throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hellscream blocks it with crossed arms.
Hellscream tries for a takedown but Ming manages to get underhooks.
Ming throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hellscream blocks it with crossed arms.
Ming scores with a knee to the head.
Ming misses with a knee to the head.
Ming trying to land knees to the body.
Ming is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hellscream is defending well for now.
Hellscream avoiding damage as Ming throws knees to the body.
Ming landing knees to the body.
Hellscream is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ming is keeping busy.
Ming tries to land a knee to the head but Hellscream blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming working Hellscream over with knees to the body.
Hellscream is leaning against Ming and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ming looks winded!
Ming with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ming using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hellscream has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ming is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ming missing with knees to the body.
Ming has Hellscream pressed against the cage, preventing Hellscream from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ming tries a knee to the head but Hellscream blocks it.
Ming with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ming keeps control of Hellscream as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hellscream is leaning against Ming and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hellscream tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ming just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grom Hellscream. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ming tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ming lands a knee to the head.
Ming prevents Hellscream from breaking the clinch.
Ming is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hellscream is defending well for now.
Hellscream tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ming obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ming prevents a body shot from Hellscream.
Ming is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hellscream is defending well for now.
Ming unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hellscream managing to block the knees to the body from Ming.
Ming throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ming throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hellscream blocks it with crossed arms.
Ming misses with a knee to the head.
Hellscream is trying to break the clinch but Ming is controlling him.
Ming throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hellscream looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hellscream is trying to break the clinch but Ming has him pressed against the cage.
Hellscream wants to break free but Ming has control.
Ming looking to throw knees to the head but Hellscream is blocking nicely.
Hellscream is trying to break the clinch but Ming is controlling him.
Ming with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hellscream pulls guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Ming stands and steps away. Hellscream gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Ming moves into range and clinches up with Hellscream.
Hellscream managing to block the knees to the body from Ming.
Hellscream tries to circle away but Ming has him pinned against the cage.
Ming tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hellscream digs a right hand into Ming's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ming's gas tank.
Ming looking to throw knees to the head but Hellscream is blocking nicely.
Hellscream blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ming tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ming tries a knee to the head but Hellscream blocks it.
Hellscream stalling in the clinch but Ming improves position.
Ming looking to throw knees to the head but Hellscream is blocking nicely.
Hellscream looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hellscream is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ming pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ming tries to land a knee to the head but Hellscream blocks with his arms.
Ming tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hellscream avoids it.
Hellscream misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Ming.
Hellscream tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ming just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ming lands a knee to the body.
Hellscream tries to pull guard but Ming forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ming tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hellscream blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hellscream has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ming is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ming misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ming has Hellscream pressed against the cage, preventing Hellscream from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ming tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ming misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hellscream.
Hellscream tries to throw a body punch but Ming avoids it by throwing Hellscream back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ty Ming dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hellscream tries to clinch but Ming is having none of it.
Hellscream scores with a nice right hand.
Ming avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Hellscream does no damage.
Hellscream 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.

Ming is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ming moves into range and clinches up with Hellscream.
Ming is still on wobbly legs! Can Hellscream finish him?
Hellscream avoiding damage as Ming throws knees to the body.
Ming seems to have recovered his senses.
Hellscream wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ming throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hellscream blocks it with crossed arms.
Ming using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hellscream has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hellscream wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hellscream on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ming misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hellscream.
Ming misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hellscream.
Hellscream on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ming is breathing heavily.
Hellscream misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hellscream avoids it.
Hellscream can't break the clinch.
Hellscream stalling in the clinch but Ming improves position.
Ming trying to land knees to the body.
Ming has Hellscream pressed against the cage, preventing Hellscream from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ming is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ming has Hellscream pressed against the cage, preventing Hellscream from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hellscream goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ming tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ming lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ming using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hellscream has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hellscream is trying to push Ming away but Ming has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hellscream is trying to break the clinch but Ming has him pressed against the cage.
Ming misses with a knee strike.
Hellscream digs a right hand underneath Ming's ribcage. Ming let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ming misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hellscream.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hellscream is trying to force a seperation but Ming has the dominant position.
Ming keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hellscream's efforts to push away.
Hellscream lands a nice shot to the body.

Hellscream gets control of Ming's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hellscream will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ming decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Ming gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ming landing knees to the head.
Ming with a knee to the head.
Ty Ming seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hellscream struggles to land a body shot inside as Ming controls his hands.
Ming lands a good knee to the midsection. Hellscream won't want to take too many of those.
Hellscream managing to block the knees to the body from Ming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream tries to work over Ming's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ming connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hellscream's face.
Hellscream wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ming has him pressed against the cage.
Ming scores with a knee to the head.

Hellscream manages to break the clinch.
Grom Hellscream is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hellscream misses with a two punch combination.

Ming moves into range and clinches up with Hellscream.
Ming working Hellscream over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ming obliges.
Ming throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hellscream blocks it with crossed arms.
Ming tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hellscream jumps guard but Ming turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ming tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ming with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Hellscream manages to pull guard.

Ming gets to his feet. Hellscream looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ming moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ming lands a nice knee to the body.
Ming working Hellscream over with knees to the body.
Hellscream struggles to land a body shot inside as Ming controls his hands.
Ming tries to land a knee to the head but Hellscream blocks with his arms.
Hellscream is looking to break free of the clinch but Ming has double underhooks.
Ming landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hellscream looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ming tries a knee to the head but Hellscream blocks it.
Ming lands a good knee to the midsection. Hellscream won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hellscream avoiding damage as Ming throws knees to the body.
Ming utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hellscream wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ty Ming will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hellscream shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ming as he jumps to the side.

Ming pushes Hellscream up against the cage in a clinch.
Ming tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hellscream avoids it.
Hellscream blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hellscream struggles to land a body shot inside as Ming controls his hands.
Ming tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hellscream is trying to pull guard but Ming turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hellscream is trying to break the clinch but Ming is controlling him.
Ming misses with a knee to the head.
Ming tries to land a knee to the head but Hellscream blocks with his arms.
Ming with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ming takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hellscream goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ming tries a knee to the head but Hellscream blocks it.
Ming misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming looking to throw knees to the head but Hellscream is blocking nicely.
Hellscream slowing the pace effectively.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hellscream has had enough of the clinch but Ming keeps him there for the moment.
Ming tries to land a knee to the head but Hellscream blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ming missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ming.
Ming tries to land a knee to the head but Hellscream blocks with his arms.
Hellscream is trying to break the clinch but Ming is controlling him.
Hellscream tries to pull guard but Ming forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grom Hellscream. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ming has Hellscream pressed against the cage, preventing Hellscream from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ming tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hellscream avoids it.
Ming tries a knee to the head but Hellscream blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ming using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hellscream has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hellscream is trying to break the clinch but Ming has him pressed against the cage.
Ming trying to land knees to the body.
Ming prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ming looking to throw knees to the head but Hellscream is blocking nicely.
Hellscream trying to control the position but instead, Ming has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hellscream into the cage.
Ming with a knee to the head.
Ming misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hellscream.
Ming looking to throw knees to the head but Hellscream is blocking nicely.
Hellscream lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hellscream.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Hellscream as the two fighters clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream wants to get back to striking at distance but Ming won't allow it.
Hellscream is trying to break the clinch but Ming has him pressed against the cage.
Ming scores with a knee to the head.
Ming misses with a knee to the head.
Hellscream looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hellscream wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ming has him pressed against the cage.

Hellscream successfully pulls guard.

Ming gets to his feet. Hellscream looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Ming closes the distance and pushes Hellscream back into the cage.
Ming tries a knee to the head but Hellscream blocks it.
Ming is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hellscream is defending well for now.
Ming with a knee to the head.
Hellscream tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ming smiles and moves away.

Ming clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Ming.
Ming crunches a lovely knee into Hellscream's ribcage.
Grom Hellscream has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ming lands a knee to the body.
Hellscream is trying to break free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ming connects with a knee to the head.
Ming tries to land knees in the clinch but Hellscream avoids the damage to the body.
Ming tries to land a knee to the head but Hellscream blocks with his arms.
Hellscream managing to block the knees to the body from Ming.
Hellscream lands a body punch.
Hellscream throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ming with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hellscream wants to break free but Ming has control.
Hellscream is trying to break the clinch but Ming is controlling him.
Ty Ming is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hellscream misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ty Ming.
I've got Ming winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ty Ming!
Ty Ming thanked the fans post fight for their support.