PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Dismantle (ranked 279 p4p, 152 weight class) and Graham Mantle (ranked 25 p4p, 14 weight class). Dismantle comes to the cage accompanied by Come As You Are. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dismantle
vs
Mantle

170 cm
35
148
26 - 12 - 2

169 cm
36
145
28 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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HELL'S BALLS NUTRITION

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 26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Mickey Dismantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Graham Mantle!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dismantle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mantle.
Mantle shoots in looking for a takedown. Dismantle tries to sprawl out of it but Mantle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dismantle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mantle swings for the body but Dismantle moves out of range.
Dismantle lands a really nice looking cross but Mantle seems unphased.
Dismantle misses the jab.
Dismantle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Dismantle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dismantle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mantle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dismantle tries to avoid it but Mantle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dismantle to the ground. Dismantle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dismantle misses with an uppercut.
Mantle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dismantle misses with a right hand

and Mantle counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mantle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mantle distracts Dismantle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mantle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle trying to control the position from guard on top but Dismantle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mantle controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dismantle is looking to stand up but Mantle isn't so interested in that idea.
Dismantle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mantle's guard.

Dismantle wants to stand but Mantle is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dismantle preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mantle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dismantle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mantle has a closed guard, preventing Dismantle from standing up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dismantle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dismantle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle shoots in and drives through. Dismantle sprawls well.
Mickey Dismantle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graham Mantle.
Dismantle slips a straight right by Mantle.
Mantle misses with a right hand
and Dismantle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dismantle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dismantle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mantle finds it's way round the side to connect with Dismantle's head.
Dismantle works the jab nicely.
Mantle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dismantle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mantle manages to avoid it.
Mantle lands a nice shot that snaps Dismantle's head back.
Dismantle misses with a looping right.
Dismantle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mantle.
A low kick from Dismantle misses
and Mantle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mantle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dismantle.
Despite the aggression on Mantle's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mantle scores with a jab to the body.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dismantle.
Mantle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dismantle works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mantle manages to avoid it.
Mantle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mantle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dismantle tries to clinch but Mantle is having none of it.
Dismantle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mickey Dismantle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Mantle - just one landing.
Dismantle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dismantle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mantle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mantle looks to throw the jab but Dismantle is out of range.
Dismantle is looking to counter punch.
Good shot there by Dismantle.
Dismantle looks to throw the jab but Mantle is out of range.
Mantle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mantle cracks Dismantle with an open hand slap.
Dismantle misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Mantle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dismantle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dismantle motions for Mantle to come forward. Dismantle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mickey Dismantle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dismantle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dismantle misses with a hook.
It seemed like Mantle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mantle staying out of range there.
Mantle slips under a jab from Dismantle.
Dismantle looks to land a right hand but Mantle moved out of range.
Dismantle scores with a hook.
Nice cross by Mantle.
Dismantle lands a nice shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mantle.
Mantle fails with a takedown attempt.

Mantle drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dismantle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mantle.
Mantle is stalling in the full guard.
Mantle trying to control the position from guard on top but Dismantle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dismantle trying to keep a closed guard but Mantle is proving a slippery customer.
Mantle wants to control from the top but Dismantle keeps moving.
Mantle passes Dismantle's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mantle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dismantle defending well though.
Dismantle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mantle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dismantle keeps working.

That's two 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.
Mantle is controlling the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mantle working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mantle's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mantle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dismantle throws an off balance right hand
and Mantle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dismantle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mantle is able to avoid easily.
Mantle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dismantle throws out the jab.
Mantle throws a combination that misses
and Dismantle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dismantle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dismantle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle throws a hook but Dismantle avoids it easily.
Mantle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mantle punishes Dismantle's body with a nice straight punch.
Mantle slips a straight right by Dismantle.
Dismantle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mantle.
A counter left hand to the body from Dismantle misses its target.
Mantle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dismantle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Mantle misses its intended target.
Dismantle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mantle dodges the punch combination from Dismantle.
Dismantle misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Dismantle is predictable there

and Mantle counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dismantle!
Mantle working away.
Mantle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dismantle keeps working.
Mantle passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dismantle!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantle punching from mount but Dismantle doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mantle with the ground and pound from mount.
Mantle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
A nice elbow there by Mantle.
Mantle wants to control the pace but Dismantle is squirming around nicely.
Mantle thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mantle landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Graham Mantle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mantle tries to clinch up
and Dismantle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mantle misses with a hook. Dismantle ducked under it nicely.
Dismantle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mantle lands with a nice body punch.
Dismantle scores with a nice head shot.
Mantle looks to throw the jab but Dismantle is out of range.
Dismantle scores with a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Dismantle. No joy for Mantle on that attempt.
Mantle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dismantle.
Mantle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dismantle misses the jab.
Dismantle jabs Mantle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mantle shoots in looking for a takedown but Dismantle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mantle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dismantle is looking to slow Mantle down with leg kicks.
Dismantle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mantle in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dismantle misses with a left hand
and Mantle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dismantle throws a hook but Mantle avoids it easily.
Mantle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dismantle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mantle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dismantle lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mantle takes a step back to recover.
Mantle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mantle misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mantle. Dismantle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dismantle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mantle manages to avoid it.
Mantle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mantle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dismantle manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Dismantle misses the target.

Dismantle darts in and clinches Mantle up against the cage.
Mantle misses with a punch on the inside.
Mantle blocks a body shot from Dismantle.
Mantle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mantle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dismantle scores with a shot to the side of Mantle's head.
Mantle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dismantle backwards.
Mantle lands with a short shot to the head.

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!
Mantle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dismantle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mantle blocks a body shot from Dismantle.
Dismantle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mantle backwards.
Dismantle throws a punch but it's blocked by Mantle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mantle.
Mantle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mantle tries to work over Dismantle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dismantle lands with a right to the head.
Mantle has a couple of punches blocked by Dismantle.
Dismantle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dismantle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mantle struggles to land a body shot inside as Dismantle controls his hands.
Dismantle tries to throw a body punch but Mantle avoids it by throwing Dismantle back against the cage.
Mantle lands with a right to the head.
Mantle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Dismantle.
Dismantle throws a head punch that misses.
Dismantle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mantle backwards.
Mantle tries to work over Dismantle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle struggles to land a body shot inside as Mantle controls his hands.
Dismantle blocks an uppercut.
Mantle scores with a shot to the side of Dismantle's head.
Mantle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mantle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dismantle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Mantle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mantle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dismantle can pounce on him.
Mantle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dismantle can pounce on him.
Dismantle thows a leg kick but Mantle checks it
and Mantle counters with a nice body shot.
Mantle misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Dismantle to counter with a crisp jab.
Dismantle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mantle was well out of range. Poor timing from Dismantle.
A little jabbing left from Mantle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dismantle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mantle.
Dismantle moves in looking to clinch but Mantle pushes him off.
Dismantle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mantle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mickey Dismantle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graham Mantle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dismantle throws a body shot but no joy.
Dismantle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mantle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mantle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dismantle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dismantle missing with a left hand there. Mantle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dismantle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice cross by Dismantle.
Dismantle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mantle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dismantle as he avoids it easily.
Dismantle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mantle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mantle missing with a left hand there. Dismantle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dismantle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mantle misses with a jab to the body
and Dismantle counters with a nice uppercut.
Dismantle misses with an uppercut
and Mantle counters with a stiff right hand.
Mickey Dismantle is winning the standup battle so far.
Dismantle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mantle paws at him with a jab and circles away.

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 Mickey Dismantle.
I think Dismantle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mickey Dismantle!
A very excited looking Mickey Dismantle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.