PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Horus Mithra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Dingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Dingo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mithra
vs
Dingo

184 cm
22
177 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
176 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Horus Mithra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Dingo!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dingo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dingo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mithra dips to his left and cracks Dingo with an uppercut!
Dingo walks into a left hand.
Mithra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Mithra misses.
A punch combination from Mithra misses.
Mithra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dingo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mithra.
Dingo misses with a wild body shot.
Mithra just misses with a punch to the body.
Dingo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Dingo misses.
Dingo lunges at Mithra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mithra's hand.
Mithra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dingo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dingo ducks under a wild hook from Mithra.
Mithra moves out of range of the body kick.
Dingo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mithra gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dingo.
Mithra lands with a hook. Dingo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dingo throws a jab when Mithra was well out of range.
Dingo throws a hook to the side of Mithra's head but Mithra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dingo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mithra moves away from the strike by Dingo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dingo slips a jab from Mithra.
Mithra lands with a straight right. Dingo didn't see that one coming.
Mithra throws the left hand but Dingo avoids the punch easily.
Mithra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dingo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dingo throws a jab when Mithra was well out of range.
Dingo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mithra.
Mithra moves out of range as Dingo throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dingo. Mithra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dingo misses with the combination.
Mithra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dingo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mithra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dingo moves out of range of the strikes.
Mithra scores with the left hand. Dingo knows he should have avoided that one.
Mithra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mithra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mithra.
Dingo misses with a two punch combination.
Dingo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A slow jab from Dingo misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mithra is out of range.
Dingo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mithra was well out of range. Poor timing from Dingo.
Dingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mithra is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dingo.
Dingo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dingo just misses with a punch to the body.
Mithra works the jab nicely.
A big left from Dingo misses.
Mithra lands a really nice looking cross but Dingo seems unphased.
Mithra lands with a good body shot.
Dingo misses with a low kick as Mithra jumps back.
Dingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mithra misses with a wild body shot.
Dingo takes a swing at Mithra's ribcage but misses.
Mithra is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from Mithra misses.
Mithra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mithra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dingo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mithra misses with a hook to the body
and Dingo counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dingo tries to land a front kick but Mithra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dingo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mithra.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingo dodges the punch combination from Mithra.
Mithra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dingo.
Mithra throws a hook but Dingo avoids it easily.
Mithra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dingo.
Dingo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mithra.
Mithra throws a combination. Dingo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dingo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dingo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dingo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mithra.
Mithra stalks Dingo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dingo's face. Dingo staggers backwards, shaken.
Mithra uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Mithra.
Horus Mithra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dingo misses with a straight left.
Dingo lands with a good body shot.
Mithra lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mithra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dingo.
Dingo jabs at Mithra's body.
Dingo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dingo tries to land a front kick but Mithra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mithra takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mithra throws an overhand right that lands on Dingo's shoulder, as Dingo tries to avoid the shot.
Mithra defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dingo.
Dingo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dingo misses with a looping right.
Mithra throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dingo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dingo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mithra's hands.
Dingo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mithra.
Horus Mithra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dingo throws a leg kick but Mithra moved away.
Dingo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mithra fails to land with a series of punches.
Mithra on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mithra throws a good cross that connects.
Dingo misses with a series of wild punches.
Dingo staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mithra scores with a one two! Dingo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mithra connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dingo momentarily.
Dingo throws a head kick that misses.
Mithra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horus Mithra dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dingo throws out a loose jab but Mithra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dingo slips under a jab from Mithra.
Mithra misses with a straight right.
Dingo blocks a jab.
Dingo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mithra circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Mithra misses.
Dingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crunch! Mithra slams his shin into Dingo's torso.
Mithra listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dingo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mithra works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mithra wants to slow Dingo down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mithra. Dingo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Dingo.
Mithra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dingo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dingo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dingo ducks under a wild hook from Mithra.
Dingo lands a head shot.
Dingo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mithra circles away.
Mithra misses with the combination.
Dingo throws a sloppy body shot
and Mithra counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingo takes a swing at Mithra's ribcage but misses.
Mithra misses with a double jab
and Dingo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mithra connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dingo. Dingo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mithra misses with a combination
and Dingo counters with a straight right hand.
Mithra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mithra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dingo cracks Mithra with a good jab.
Mithra misses with a straight left.
Dingo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mithra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dingo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dingo with a nice cross.
Horus Mithra is winning the standup battle so far.
Mithra stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mithra wants it to stay on the feet.
Mithra pushes Dingo away with a front kick.
The fighters circling - Dingo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mithra misses the shot to the body.
Mithra throws out a powerful jab.
Mithra clobbers Dingo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dingo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Dingo.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mithra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dingo.
Mithra lands a right hook to the body.
Dingo lands with a right hand.
Mithra throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mithra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mithra throws a leg kick that misses.
Dingo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dingo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mithra.
Mithra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dingo tries for a takedown but Mithra circles away easily
and Mithra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horus Mithra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Dingo.
Dingo is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Mithra.
Mithra jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mithra throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mithra moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Dingo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dingo.
Dingo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mithra does no damage.
Dingo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mithra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dingo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mithra.
Mithra scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mithra is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mithra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dingo.
Dingo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A right-left combo lands from Mithra.
Dingo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mithra stuns Dingo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dingo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dingo misses the body punch
letting Mithra counter with a right hand.
Mithra lands a lovely overhand right.
Dingo throws a wild body kick that Mithra sees coming a mile off.
Mithra misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Mithra.
Mithra takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mithra scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dingo in his tracks.
Mithra throws a hook but Dingo avoids it easily.
Dingo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingo looks to land a right hand but Mithra moved out of range.
Dingo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mithra blocks a low kick nicely.
Mithra's corner calls for a 1-2. Mithra obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dingo cracks Mithra with an open hand slap.
Dingo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mithra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dingo throws out a leg kick but Mithra moves out of range and Dingo only half commits.
Good standup being displayed there by Mithra as he connects with a hook.
Dingo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mithra manages to avoid it.
Mithra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dingo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dingo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mithra.
Mithra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dingo.
Mithra digs a good body shot into Dingo's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mithra connects with a jab.
Mithra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dingo staying out of range there.
Mithra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dingo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dingo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mithra at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horus Mithra dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mithra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dingo lands with a shot to the body.
Dingo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mithra throws a hook but Dingo avoids it easily.
Mithra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dingo's hands.
Mithra is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dingo checks a leg kick nicely.
Mithra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dingo.
Dingo tries a head kick but it misses.
Mithra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mithra lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dingo backs up against the cage.
Dingo throws a leg kick but Mithra checks it.
Dingo lands a body shot.
Dingo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dingo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mithra was well out of range. Poor timing from Dingo.
Dingo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mithra misses with a straight right.
Dingo misses the shot to the body.
Dingo avoids the body shot from Mithra.
Mithra scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dingo throws a head kick that misses.
Dingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mithra manages to avoid it.
Dingo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dingo misses with a few strikes there.
Dingo walks into a jab.
Dingo scores with a sloppy right hand. Mithra should have avoided that one.
Dingo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mithra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dingo circles away quickly and effectively.
Mithra digs a good body shot into Dingo's ribs.
Mithra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dingo.
A right-left combo lands from Mithra.
Dingo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mithra throws out the jab.
Dingo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dingo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mithra has got the better of the exchanges.
Mithra moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mithra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dingo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mithra circles away quickly and effectively.
Dingo takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingo lands the left hand.
Dingo swings for the body but Mithra moves out of range.
Dingo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mithra fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dingo on the side of the head.
A jab from Mithra does it's job there.
Dingo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Mithra scores with a four punch combination!
Dingo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dingo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mithra finds it's way round the side to connect with Dingo's head.
Dingo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mithra.
Mithra misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mithra. Dingo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mithra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dingo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mithra.
Mithra throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mithra thows a body shot but no joy.
Dingo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mithra slaps away a takedown attempt from Dingo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mithra throws a hook but Dingo blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dingo is defended easily by Mithra.
Horus Mithra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Dingo.
Mithra lunges at Dingo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dingo's hand.
Matt Dingo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mithra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dingo swings for the body but Mithra moves out of range.
Dingo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mithra is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dingo.
Mithra connects with a right hand. Dingo shakes it off.
Dingo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mithra throws a leg kick but Dingo moved away.
Dingo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dingo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mithra throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dingo misses with a wild body shot.
Dingo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mithra with a jab.
Mithra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mithra scores with a jab to the head.
Mithra misses the body punch
and Dingo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mithra throws a series of punches but Dingo moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mithra.
Mithra looks to throw the jab but Dingo is out of range.
Mithra displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mithra throws an overhand right that lands on Dingo's shoulder, as Dingo tries to avoid the shot.
Mithra throws a series of strikes that have Dingo backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Mithra coming out on top.
Dingo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mithra cracks a nice hook into Dingo's ribs.
Horus Mithra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mithra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dingo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mithra.
Dingo thows a body shot but no joy.
Dingo misses with a series of wild punches.
Dingo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mithra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingo throws a nice looking combination but Mithra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mithra lands a jab to the nose.
Dingo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mithra.
Dingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mithra manages to avoid it.
Mithra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Horus Mithra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mithra has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horus Mithra!