PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brevan Mink (ranked 5743 p4p, 472 weight class) and Akuma Te Kuma (ranked 3568 p4p, 343 weight class). Brevan Mink has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mink
vs
Te Kuma

200 cm
26
275 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brevan Mink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Akuma Te Kuma!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Te Kuma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Mink. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mink.
Sloppy strikes from Mink. Those never looked like landing.
Brevan Mink seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mink stalks Te Kuma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Te Kuma's face. Te Kuma staggers backwards, shaken.
Mink lands a nice shot to the body.
Mink uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Te Kuma.

Te Kuma moves into range and clinches up with Mink.
Mink stalling in the clinch but Te Kuma improves position.
Te Kuma tries a body shot but Mink blocks it.
Mink definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Te Kuma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Te Kuma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Te Kuma as Mink tries to tie him up.
Mink working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Te Kuma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mink slows down the pace here.
Te Kuma presses Mink against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Te Kuma misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mink makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Te Kuma cracks Mink with a nice body shot.
Mink trying to control the position but instead, Te Kuma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mink into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mink trying to stall but Te Kuma improves his position.
Mink can't find room to land a body shot as Te Kuma controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Te Kuma.
Mink is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Te Kuma is keeping busy.
Mink doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Te Kuma.
Te Kuma lands a nice shot to the body.
Mink stalling in the clinch.
Mink goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Te Kuma misses with a punch to the body.
Mink blocks a body shot from Te Kuma.
A hook to the body from Te Kuma.
Mink is breathing heavily.
Te Kuma tries a body shot but Mink blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mink trying to control the position but instead, Te Kuma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mink into the cage.
Te Kuma tries to throw a body punch but Mink avoids it by throwing Te Kuma back against the cage.
Te Kuma throws a head punch that misses.
Te Kuma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Te Kuma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mink's elbow.
Mink blocks a body shot from Te Kuma.
Te Kuma tries a body shot but Mink blocks it.
Te Kuma stalling in the clinch but Mink improves position.
Te Kuma tries a body shot but Mink blocks it.

Mink breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Te Kuma misses with a wild combination.
Te Kuma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mink.
Te Kuma misses with an uppercut. Mink saw that one coming.
Te Kuma misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mink.
Te Kuma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mink throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Te Kuma misses with a low kick.
Mink drops his hands momentarily and Te Kuma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mink connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Te Kuma misses with a looping right.
Mink showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Te Kuma.
Mink's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mink duly obliges.
Mink misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Te Kuma.
Mink misses the jab.
Te Kuma slips a jab from Mink.
Te Kuma keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mink throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mink connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Te Kuma momentarily.
Te Kuma misses with a hook. Mink ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Te Kuma misses.
Mink looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Te Kuma takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mink connects with a crisp jab.

Te Kuma has managed to clinch.
Mink is trying to force a seperation but Te Kuma has the dominant position.
Te Kuma lands a shoulder strike.
Mink can't find room to land a body shot as Te Kuma controls the action.
Te Kuma lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Te Kuma.
Te Kuma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Te Kuma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Te Kuma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Te Kuma displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mink up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Akuma Te Kuma will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A slow jab from Te Kuma misses its intended target.
Te Kuma misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Mink wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mink swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mink scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Te Kuma looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Te Kuma misses with a wild combination.
Mink throws a series of punches but Te Kuma avoids them all with ease.
Te Kuma unleashes a big counter combination but Mink bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mink scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brevan Mink is winning the standup battle so far.
Te Kuma throws out a loose jab but Mink uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mink ducks under a wild hook from Te Kuma.
Te Kuma fails to land with a series of punches.
Mink throws a jab when Te Kuma was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Te Kuma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mink throws a shot to the body.
Te Kuma throws a jab when Mink was well out of range.
Mink throws a body punch but Te Kuma moves out of range.
Te Kuma throws a hook but Mink blocks it.
A jab from Mink does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Te Kuma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mink.
Mink misses with a body shot
letting Te Kuma counter with a right hand.

It looks like Brevan Mink has been cut.
Jab by Mink.
Some wild striking there from Te Kuma.
Te Kuma ducks under a wild hook from Mink.
Te Kuma moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mink waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Te Kuma.
Te Kuma throws out a loose jab but Mink uses good head movement to avoid it.
Te Kuma misses with a left hand
and Mink connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mink uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Te Kuma.
Mink looks to throw the jab but Te Kuma is out of range.
Mink lands a jab to the nose.
A leg kick checked by Te Kuma.
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!
Mink swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mink throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Te Kuma - just one landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mink with a nice cross.
Mink misses with a shot to the body
and Te Kuma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mink gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mink lands a nice looking body shot.
Te Kuma throws a hook but Mink blocks it.
Mink throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Te Kuma scores with a punch to the head.
Te Kuma shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Akuma Te Kuma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for Te Kuma. That snapped Mink's head back.
Te Kuma misses with a low kick.
Mink ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Te Kuma defending well as Mink loads up on a big left hand.
Te Kuma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mink takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Te Kuma jabs at Mink's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Te Kuma slips under a jab.
Te Kuma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Mink lands.
Mink swinging wildly here.
Te Kuma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mink manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Te Kuma. Beautiful body shot.

Mink gets tackled into the cage by Te Kuma. Te Kuma maintains the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Te Kuma 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.
Mink misses with some punches.
Mink is looking to control Te Kuma's arms but Te Kuma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mink has his back to the cage.
Mink struggles to land a body shot inside as Te Kuma controls his hands.
Mink has Te Kuma pushed against the cage.
Te Kuma can't find room to land a body shot as Mink controls the action.
Te Kuma misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Te Kuma.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Te Kuma misses with a punch to the body.
Te Kuma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mink backwards.
Mink is looking to control Te Kuma's arms but Te Kuma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mink has his back to the cage.
Mink blocks a body shot from Te Kuma.
Mink is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Te Kuma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akuma Te Kuma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Te Kuma.
Te Kuma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Minks head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mink tries a body shot but Te Kuma blocks it.
Te Kuma slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mink.
Mink misses with a punch to the body.
Mink blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Te Kuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Mink controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akuma Te Kuma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brevan Mink's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Te Kuma. Those never looked like landing.
Te Kuma looks to land a right hand but Mink moved out of range.
Te Kuma misses with a wild body shot.
Mink seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Te Kuma throws a lazy right hand but Mink sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Mink finds it's target.
Mink throws a shot from downtown. Te Kuma moves away and avoids it.
Te Kuma throws a series of punches but Mink avoids them all with ease.
Te Kuma lands with a nice combination. Mink backs away looking to recover.
Mink lands a right hook to the body.
Mink jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Mink, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mink scores with a nice head shot.
Mink swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Te Kuma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mink.
Te Kuma misses with a double jab
and Mink counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Te Kuma scores with a three punch combo!
Mink throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mink. Te Kuma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Te Kuma slips a jab from Mink.
Te Kuma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mink moves away from the strike by Te Kuma.
Te Kuma slips under a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mink displaying some good clinch control by pressing Te Kuma up against the cage.
Mink has a couple of punches blocked by Te Kuma.
Mink pushes Te Kuma back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mink has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mink lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Te Kuma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Te Kuma tries a body shot but Mink blocks it.
Te Kuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Mink controls his hands.
Mink tries to work over Te Kuma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mink trying to stall but Te Kuma improves his position.
Te Kuma tries to throw a body punch but Mink avoids it by throwing Te Kuma back against the cage.
Te Kuma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mink looking to stall.
Te Kuma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Te Kuma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mink doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Te Kuma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Te Kuma misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Te Kuma scores with a shot to the side of Mink's head.
Mink effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mink tries to work over Te Kuma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Te Kuma misses with a punch on the inside.
Mink lands a body shot.
Mink is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mink can't find room to land a body shot as Te Kuma controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Te Kuma fails to land.
Te Kuma gets through Mink's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Te Kuma lands a body punch.
Mink can't find room to land a body shot as Te Kuma controls the action.
Te Kuma is trying to maintain a safe position but Mink gets an underhook and turns Te Kuma into the cage.
Te Kuma is looking to control Mink's arms but Mink gets an underhook and turns him. Now Te Kuma has his back to the cage.
Mink prevents a body shot from Te Kuma.
Mink struggles to land a body shot inside as Te Kuma controls his hands.
Te Kuma tries to work over Mink's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Te Kuma swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mink is trying to stall.
Te Kuma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mink lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Mink.
Mink digs a right hand underneath Te Kuma's ribcage. Te Kuma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mink creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mink displaying some good clinch control by pressing Te Kuma up against the cage.
Mink'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.
Mink tries a body shot but Te Kuma blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Te Kuma as Mink tries to tie him up.
Brevan Mink has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akuma Te Kuma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mink can't find room to land a body shot as Te Kuma controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brevan Mink.
I think Te Kuma 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:30

The fight is ruled a draw!