PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Horus Mithra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis The Mongol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genghis The Mongol has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mithra
vs
The Mongol

184 cm
23
177 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

183 cm
23
175 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Tri Light Clothing

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 8 - 2 - 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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Genghis The Mongol!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mithra misses with a body kick.
The Mongol misses with a two punch combination.
Mithra slips under a jab.
Mithra slips under a jab.
Mithra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Mongol.
The Mongol slips a jab from Mithra.
The Mongol throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The Mongol blocks a leg kick.
The Mongol just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Mithra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mithra.
Mithra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Mongol.
The Mongol connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Horus Mithra has been cut.
The Mongol tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Mongol finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mithra avoids the head kick by The Mongol.
The Mongol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mithra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Mongol throws out the jab.
Genghis The Mongol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mithra keeps the fight on the outside.
The Mongol scores with the left hand. Mithra knows he should have avoided that one.
Mithra throws a looping overhand right but The Mongol ducks down to avoid it.
The Mongol tries to clinch but Mithra moves out of range.
Mithra misses with a body kick.
Mithra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Mongol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Mongol throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mithra tries to bum rush The Mongol with a series of wild strikes but The Mongol uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mithra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Mongol.
The Mongol wants to clinch up but Mithra keeps it at a distance.
Genghis The Mongol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mithra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Mongol connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Mongol misses with a body shot
and Mithra counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Mongol thinking.
Mithra swats away the attempt to clinch by The Mongol.
The Mongol dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mithra. That did some damage!
The Mongol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mithra slips a jab from The Mongol.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Mongol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mithra.
Mithra swinging wildly here.
Mithra throws a nice looking combination but The Mongol bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from The Mongol misses.
The Mongol looks to clinch
and Mithra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Mongol clinches but Mithra breaks the clinch
and Mithra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mithra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Mongol thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Mongol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Mongol lands a head shot.
Mithra lands with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Mithra.
The Mongol fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Mongol throws a lazy head kick
and The Mongol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Mongol throws a lazy head kick
and Mithra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Mongol is looking to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Mithra.
Mithra throws a hook to the side of The Mongol's head but The Mongol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Mongol clinches but Mithra breaks the clinch
and Mithra counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genghis The Mongol dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Horus Mithra's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A jab from The Mongol misses.
The Mongol drops his hands momentarily and Mithra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mithra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Mongol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Mongol wants to clinch
and Mithra counters with a right hand to the body.
The Mongol walks into a stiff left hand from Mithra.
Mithra moves out of range of the strikes.
The Mongol looks to land a right hand but Mithra moved out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Mongol darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Mongol keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The Mongol lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Mongol rushes Mithra and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mithra lands with a left to the head.
The Mongol lands a nice knee to the body.
Mithra takes an elbow to the temple.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from The Mongol 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.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mithra.
The Mongol lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Mongol throws an elbow but misses.
The Mongol keeps control of Mithra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mithra managing to block the knees to the body from The Mongol.
Mithra lands a body shot.

Mithra manages to break the clinch.
The Mongol lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mithra ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Mongol misses with a looping left.
The Mongol wants to clinch
enabling Mithra to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Mongol throws a head kick that Mithra semi-blocks.

Horus Mithra's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from The Mongol misses.
Mithra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Mongol tries to clinch up but Mithra circles away and keeps his distance.
The Mongol tries to work over Mithra's front leg with a kick but Mithra checks it.
Mithra looks to score with a jab to the body but The Mongol is just out of range.
The Mongol tries to close the distance and clinch but Mithra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mithra works the jab nicely.
Mithra fails to land the takedown.
The Mongol throws a jab when Mithra was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Mongol dodges the punch combination from Mithra.
Mithra scores with a jab.
The Mongol takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Mongol blocks the body kick.
The Mongol darts in trying to clinch
enabling Mithra to counter with a crisp jab.
Mithra throws the left hand but The Mongol avoids the punch easily.
Mithra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters circling - The Mongol throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mithra blocks a low kick nicely.
The Mongol scores with a leg kick.
The Mongol tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Mongol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Mongol throws a sloppy head kick
and Mithra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mithra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mithra looks to land a combination but The Mongol avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mithra throws a big shot that misses.
Mithra throws a series of punches but The Mongol moves out of range.
The Mongol is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genghis The Mongol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Horus Mithra's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The Mongol throws a head kick that misses
and Mithra counters with a nice uppercut.
Mithra lands a nice shot that snaps The Mongol's head back.
The Mongol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Mongol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Mongol misses with a kick to the body.
The Mongol misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mithra lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The Mongol fails to land with a series of punches.
The Mongol throws a sloppy head kick and Mithra moves out of range easily.
The Mongol wants to clinch but Mithra slips to the side
and Mithra counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mithra misses with the body kick
and The Mongol counters with a nice leg kick.
The Mongol is looking to clinch but Mithra is avoiding it.
Mithra missing with a left hand there. The Mongol was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Mongol misses with a body shot.
The Mongol throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mithra counters with a left to the body.
Mithra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Mongol drops his hands momentarily and Mithra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Mongol tries to clinch
and Mithra counters with a left to the body.
Mithra tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Mithra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mithra throws a head kick that misses
and The Mongol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Mongol fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mithra has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Mongol looks to clinch
and The Mongol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping body kick lands there for The Mongol.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Mongol misses with a leg kick.
The Mongol wants to clinch up but Mithra keeps it at a distance.
The Mongol throws a head kick that misses
and The Mongol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mithra misses with a two punch combination.
The Mongol misses with a low kick as Mithra jumps back.
Mithra connects with the punch.
The Mongol with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Mongol throws a jab but it's blocked by Mithra.
The Mongol has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mithra misses with a few strikes there.
Mithra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Mongol thuds his shin into the meat of Mithra's side.
The Mongol looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Mongol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mithra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Mongol looks to land a body kick but Mithra moved away.
The Mongol swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mithra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Mongol throws a push kick but Mithra slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The Mongol throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Mongol throws a hook but Mithra avoids it easily.
Mithra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Mongol was well out of range. Poor timing from Mithra.
Horus Mithra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Mongol shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mithra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Mongol.
The Mongol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mithra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Mongol looks to land a right hand but Mithra moved out of range.
Mithra punishes The Mongol's body with a nice straight punch.
The Mongol throws a body punch but Mithra moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Genghis The Mongol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Mongol has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genghis The Mongol!