PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and murray mintz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). murray mintz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paul Andrews's chin.

Andrews
vs
mintz

175 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
141 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, murray mintz!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Andrews takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
mintz connects with a high kick.

It looks like Paul Andrews has been cut.
mintz feints and then cracks Andrews's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andrews down.
mintz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Andrews throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and mintz counters with a slapping leg kick.
mintz avoids a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by mintz there.
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!
mintz throws a series of strikes that have Andrews backpedaling.
mintz keeps the fight on the outside.
mintz scores with a leg kick.
Andrews tries to clinch there but mintz circles away.
Andrews tries to clinch
and mintz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mintz throws a series of punches but Andrews avoids them all with ease.
mintz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andrews.
Andrews fails in his attempt to clinch.
mintz throws a head kick but Andrews moves out of range.
mintz slips under a jab.
mintz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andrews swats him away and circles back towards the center.

mintz gets caught flat footed, as Andrews shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
mintz wants to stand and escape but Andrews is having none of it.
Andrews trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
mintz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Andrews is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mintz is trying to control the position but Andrews postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of mintz's head.

mintz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Andrews doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Andrews manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
mintz trying to keep a closed guard but Andrews is proving a slippery customer.
Andrews stops mintz from standing up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
mintz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from mintz.
Andrews thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Andrews clinches with his opponent.
mintz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andrews.
Andrews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Andrews.
mintz misses with a knee strike.
mintz taking a breather.
mintz landing knees to the head.
mintz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andrews crunches a lovely knee into mintz's ribcage.
Andrews stalling the fight.
Andrews throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andrews keeps control of mintz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Andrews looking to throw knees to the head but mintz is blocking nicely.
mintz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
mintz missing with knees to the body.
mintz is trying to break free.
Andrews tries to land a knee to the head but mintz blocks with his arms.
mintz is looking to break free of the clinch but Andrews has double underhooks.
mintz is looking to control Andrews's arms but Andrews gets an underhook and turns him. Now mintz has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews prevents mintz from breaking the clinch.
mintz stalling.
mintz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
mintz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
mintz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andrews throws an elbow but it's blocked.
mintz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Andrews up against the cage.
mintz tries to land knees in the clinch but Andrews avoids the damage to the body.
mintz tries for a takedown. No joy.
mintz looking to throw knees to the head but Andrews is blocking nicely.
mintz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
mintz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by mintz.
Andrews with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
mintz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Andrews will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning mintz up against the cage.
mintz misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

murray mintz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Andrews's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

mintz throws a sloppy head kick and Andrews moves out of range easily.
Andrews wants to clinch.
mintz throws a hook to the side of Andrews's head but Andrews sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
mintz throws a head kick that Andrews semi-blocks.
Andrews tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
mintz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andrews.
Andrews takes one to the chin there.
mintz tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews avoids the head kick by mintz.
mintz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrews throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
mintz throws a sloppy head kick and Andrews moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for mintz.
mintz blocks a head kick by Andrews.
mintz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Andrews swats away the attempt to clinch by mintz.
Andrews circles away from the clinch attempt

and Andrews counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mintz is looking for a sweep.
mintz prevents Andrews from moving into mount.
mintz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Andrews's best efforts.
mintz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
mintz trying to control from the bottom.
Andrews content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Andrews stops mintz from getting back to his feet.
Andrews looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mintz tries to kick Andrews off but Andrews keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
mintz trying to control here.
mintz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
mintz throws a series of strikes that have Andrews backpedaling.
Andrews tries to clinch but mintz moves out of range.
mintz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
mintz throws a head kick that misses
and Andrews counters with an outside leg kick.
mintz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mintz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Paul Andrews's cut is getting worse.
mintz misses with a head kick.
mintz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
mintz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrews bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paul Andrews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
mintz lands a head kick. Andrews smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
mintz throws a leg kick
and Andrews counters with a good low kick that mintz was not able to check.
mintz throws a lazy head kick
and Andrews makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
mintz scoring well with a low kick there.
mintz shoots in for a double leg but Andrews sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Some bone on bone action there as mintz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice takedown defense from mintz. No joy for Andrews on that attempt.
A punch combination from mintz misses.
mintz connects with a solid leg kick.
Andrews tries to clinch but mintz is having none of it.
mintz is looking to clinch.
A head kick by mintz misses

and Andrews counters by moving into the clinch.
mintz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
mintz trying to land knees to the body.
mintz crunches a lovely knee into Andrews's ribcage.
mintz tries to pull guard but Andrews won't allow it.
Andrews misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Andrews.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews missing with knees to the body.

mintz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from mintz. Andrews shrugs it off though.
mintz misses with a head kick.
A head kick by mintz misses
and Andrews counters with a head kick. That will keep mintz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Andrews chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before mintz can pounce on him.
mintz lands a jab-cross combination.
mintz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
mintz throws a body kick that misses.
mintz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
mintz lands with a kick to the temple. Andrews shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mintz has a takedown stuffed.
Andrews tries to clinch but mintz is having none of it.
mintz tries to clinch up but Andrews circles away and keeps his distance.
Andrews tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
mintz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrews tries a head kick but it misses.
mintz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrews moves away.
mintz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mintz closes the distance looking to clinch

and Andrews holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Andrews managing to block the knees to the body from mintz.
mintz is trying to maintain a safe position but Andrews gets an underhook and turns mintz into the cage.
Andrews pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Andrews landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Andrews misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from mintz.
mintz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Andrews just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paul Andrews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of murray mintz.
mintz is trying to break free.
Andrews tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andrews tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
mintz tries a knee to the head but Andrews blocks it.
mintz blocks an elbow strike from Andrews.
Stalling in the clinch from Andrews.
mintz tries to land knees in the clinch but Andrews avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
mintz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

mintz breaks the clinch.
mintz lands a jab-cross combination.
Paul Andrews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
mintz lands with a slapping head kick.
Andrews blocks a head kick by mintz.
Andrews takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters circling a little - mintz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
murray mintz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
mintz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
mintz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
murray mintz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
mintz closes the distance and lands a one-two.

And that's the end of the fight!
murray mintz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got mintz 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... murray mintz!