PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hansov Assid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matty Minchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matty Minchin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Assid
vs
Minchin

178 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

178 cm
20
143 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hansov Assid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matty Minchin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assid throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Minchin's waist but Minchin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Assid off to one side.
Minchin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assid feinted with a counter takedown.
Minchin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Assid eats them both and turns towards Minchin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Assid dodges the punch combination from Minchin.
Minchin lands a jab-cross combination.
Minchin throws a nice looking combination but Assid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Minchin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Assid drops down looking for a counter takedown but Minchin sprawls and moves away.
Minchin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assid shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Minchin as he jumps to the side.
Minchin connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assid fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hansov Assid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minchin throws a combination that misses

and Assid counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Assid stops Minchin from standing up.
Assid not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Assid pushes down on Minchin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Assid throwing shots but Minchin is blocking nicely.
Assid is looking to take a break and control but Minchin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Assid is looking for a kimura but Minchin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Assid to get the leverage.

Assid is looking for a kimura but Minchin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Assid to get the leverage.
Assid has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Assid is looking for a kimura here.

Assid is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Minchin wants to get back to his feet.
Minchin is refusing to be controlled, as Assid sits in half guard.

Assid is looking for a kimura here.
Assid is trying to control. Minchin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assid is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Minchin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Assid controlling the action here.
Minchin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Assid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Assid is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Minchin defends it well.
Assid controlling the action here.
Assid wants to take a breather but Minchin is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Assid thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Assid content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assid wants to control but Minchin is keeping him busy.
Assid missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Assid is keen to just control but Minchin is a slippery customer.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Minchin misses with the combination.
Minchin throws a right hand that Assid ducks under and follows up with a left that Assid also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matty Minchin dominated that round.
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.

Minchin misses with the combination.
Assid feinted with a counter takedown.
Minchin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Minchin misses with a two punch combination.
Minchin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hansov Assid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assid is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minchin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Minchin.
Minchin fails to land with a series of punches.
Assid throwing a counter right hand but Minchin manages to avoid it.
Minchin misses with a double jab

so Assid counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Assid thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Assid drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Assid jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Assid advances to half guard.

Assid is trying to work for a kimura but Minchin is defending well.
Assid is looking to take a break and control but Minchin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Assid is really struggling to control Minchin but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assid seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assid is trying to control. Minchin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Assid is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Minchin is just riding it out for now. Assid eventually gives up the hold.
Assid missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Assid trying to control the action but Minchin is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assid not doing much here.

Assid is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Minchin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Assid.
Minchin is staying active underneath Assid, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Assid is looking for a kimura but Minchin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Assid to get the leverage.
Assid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Minchin keeps working.
Assid lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Minchin is staying active underneath Assid, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Minchin tries to kick Assid off but Assid keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hansov Assid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Minchin is not content to let Assid control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Matty Minchin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Minchin throws a combination that misses

and Assid counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Minchin!
Minchin gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Assid takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Minchin prevents Assid from getting a body triangle.
Assid throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Assid throwing wild punches that miss their target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Assid is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Minchin defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Assid biding his time, controlling Minchin.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Assid is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Minchin taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Assid.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hansov Assid!