PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Einar Magn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hughtavious Mingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magn comes into the arena with Thor - Let the Blood Run Red blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Magn
vs
Mingo

186 cm
35
208 lbs
20 - 8 - 1

193 cm
29
215 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill
Fatty's

Venom Combat Sports

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 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Einar Magn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hughtavious Mingo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Magn moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Mingo on the inside.
Mingo throws a head punch that misses.
Mingo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mingo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mingo misses with a hook to the ribs.

Magn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Mingo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magn misses with a looping right.
Mingo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Magn can pounce on him.
Magn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been informed that Mingo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mingo misses with a looping left.
Magn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mingo.
Mingo just misses with a punch to the body.
Mingo throws a series of punches but Magn avoids them all with ease.
Magn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magn lands a nice hook to Mingo's body. Mingo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mingo avoids the body shot from Magn.
A countering left hand to the body from Mingo misses.
A shot to the body from Magn misses
and Mingo counters with a stiff right hand.

Magn has Mingo up against the cage in a clinch.
Magn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mingo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mingo throws a punch but it's blocked by Magn.
Magn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Magn stalls.
Stalling in the clinch from Magn.
Magn prevents a body shot from Mingo.
Magn tries a body shot but Mingo blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Magn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mingo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magn.
Magn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mingo moves away.
Magn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mingo.
Mingo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Magn lands a nice hook to Mingo's body. Mingo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Magn misses with an uppercut. Mingo saw that one coming.
Mingo avoids the body shot from Magn.
Mingo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mingo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Magn's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mingo misses the jab.
Magn thows a body kick. Mingo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Magn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mingo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magn motions for Mingo to come forward. Magn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mingo! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magn punishes Mingo's body with a nice straight punch.
Mingo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magn.
Mingo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Magn misses with a body shot
and Mingo counters with a nice uppercut.
Mingo misses with a wild body shot.
Mingo throws a body punch but Magn moves out of range.
Magn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mingo if he has to take too many more of those.
Magn is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mingo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Magn takes a swing at Mingo's ribcage but misses.
Magn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mingo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mingo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Magn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Magn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magn connects with a leg kick. Mingo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mingo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Magn misses with a body shot
and Mingo counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mingo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Magn throws a low kick but Mingo moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Mingo.
Mingo throws a right and a left that Magn avoids nicely.
A jab from Mingo misses.
Mingo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magn.
Mingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magn manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Magn, as that shot connected.
A shot to the body from Mingo misses

and Magn counters with a crisp one two that drops Mingo! Magn thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mingo to his feet! Mingo is in big trouble!

Mingo is rocked!

Magn rushes Mingo and presses him up against the cage.
Mingo is still on wobbly legs! Can Magn finish him?
Magn struggles to land a body shot inside as Mingo controls his hands.
Mingo seems to have recovered his senses.
Mingo throws a punch but it's blocked by Magn.
Magn misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magn struggles to land a body shot inside as Mingo controls his hands.
Magn trying to stall but Mingo improves his position.
Magn has Mingo pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hughtavious Mingo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magn manages to avoid it.
Magn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magn misses with a body shot.
Magn throws a body punch but Mingo moves out of range.
Mingo misses with a body shot.
Mingo just misses with a punch to the body.
Magn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mingo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magn's head backwards.
Magn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mingo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magn is looking to clinch but Mingo is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mingo connects with a single shot there.
Magn throws a series of punches but Mingo moves out of range.
Magn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Magn blocks a jab.
Hughtavious Mingo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mingo throws a hook but Magn blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingo thuds his right hand into Magn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mingo looks to throw the jab but Magn is out of range.
Magn wants to slow Mingo down by chopping away at his legs.
Mingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magn moves away.
Magn tried to counter with a leg kick but Mingo avoided it.
Magn scores with a kick to the body.
Mingo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Magn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mingo throws a shot from downtown. Magn moves away and avoids it.
Magn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mingo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Magn misses the shot to the body.
Magn swings for the body but Mingo moves out of range.
Mingo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Magn under the eye.
Magn is looking to wear down Mingo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mingo moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Mingo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mingo tests Magn's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magn tests Mingo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magn dips to his left and cracks Mingo with an uppercut!
Mingo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mingo misses with a body shot.
Magn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mingo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magn missing with a left hand there. Mingo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magn takes one to the side of the head.
Magn misses with a low kick.
Mingo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mingo blocks a low kick nicely.
Magn lunges at Mingo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mingo's hand.
Magn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magn throws a low kick, looking for Mingo's leg but Mingo calmly moves out of range.
A big right from Mingo misses.
Magn misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mingo! But no joy.
Mingo misses with an uppercut.
Magn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mingo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Magn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mingo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Magn walks into a straight right hand from Mingo.
Mingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magn moves away.
Mingo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mingo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magn circles away quickly and effectively.
Mingo lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Magn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magn swings for the body but Mingo moves out of range.
Magn looks to score with a jab to the body but Mingo is just out of range.
Mingo with a jab.
Magn throws a right and a left that Mingo avoids nicely.
Mingo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Magn tries to clinch up.
Magn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magn lands a nice looking body shot.
Magn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mingo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mingo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mingo thuds his right hand into Magn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mingo lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hughtavious Mingo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Mingo misses the target.
Magn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mingo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Mingo. Those never looked like landing.
Magn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mingo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magn counters with a left to the body.
Magn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mingo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Mingo. Those never looked like landing.
Magn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mingo's calf.
Magn slips under a jab from Mingo.
Magn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mingo.
Magn throws a body punch but Mingo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mingo checks a low kick from Magn.
Mingo takes a swing at Magn's ribcage but misses.
Mingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magn moves away.
Magn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Magn tries to clinch but Mingo moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mingo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magn ducks under a wild hook from Mingo.
Mingo lands a jab to the nose.
Magn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mingo counters with a stiff right hand.
Magn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mingo was well out of range. Poor timing from Magn.
Mingo slips a straight right by Magn.
Mingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Magn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Magn throws out a leg kick but Mingo moves out of range and Magn only half commits.
Magn throws a head kick but Mingo moves out of range.
Magn fakes the leg kick and cracks Mingo in the body.
Magn lands a slapping body shot.
Magn lands with a nice body kick.
Mingo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magn misses with a hook.
Mingo lands with a hook. Magn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Einar Magn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Magn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Magn throws a right hand that Mingo ducks under and follows up with a left that Mingo also avoids with ease.
Magn moves out of range as Mingo strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magn.
Magn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Magn lands a nice shot to the body.
Magn cracks Mingo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mingo throws an off balance right hand
and Magn counters with a huge left! Mingo is in big trouble! He's backing up but Magn isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Mingo from any more damage. A dominating finish by Magn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Einar Magn!
An out of breath and clearly excited Einar Magn thanked Sully's Bar & Grill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).