PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lion Tiger (ranked 384 p4p, 882 weight class) and Bobby Minnagh (ranked 56 p4p, 110 weight class). Tiger comes to the cage accompanied by Alok - Hear Me Tonight. Bobby Minnagh will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tiger
vs
Minnagh

190 cm
32
225
24 - 12 - 0

205 cm
34
243
18 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Minnagh!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Minnagh.

Minnagh gets a clinch.
Minnagh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Minnagh misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Minnagh tries to work over Tiger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Minnagh.
Minnagh effectively controlling the action here.
Tiger tries to stall but Minnagh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minnagh.
Minnagh digs a right hand underneath Tiger's ribcage. Tiger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tiger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Minnagh up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minnagh stalling the fight.
A bit of stalling here from Minnagh.
Minnagh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Minnagh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Minnagh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiger is trying to push Minnagh away but Minnagh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Tiger breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minnagh tries to clinch but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger throwing a counter right hand but Minnagh manages to avoid it.
Bobby Minnagh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Minnagh has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Minnagh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tiger avoids the body shot from Minnagh.
Minnagh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tiger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Minnagh closes the distance and clinches.
Minnagh misses with a punch to the body.
Minnagh has a couple of punches blocked by Tiger.
A short body shot lands from Minnagh as the two fighters clinch.
Minnagh tries to throw a body punch but Tiger avoids it by throwing Minnagh back against the cage.
Minnagh is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Minnagh fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger being controlled against the cage.
Minnagh has Tiger pressed against the cage, preventing Tiger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Minnagh lands with a light punch inside.
Minnagh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Minnagh avoiding damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Minnagh.
Minnagh swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Minnagh fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minnagh misses with some punches.
Minnagh'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.
Tiger is trying to break the clinch but Minnagh has him pressed against the cage.
Minnagh misses with a punch on the inside.
Minnagh misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Minnagh as the two fighters clinch.
Minnagh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A left hand lands to the body for Minnagh.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minnagh.
Tiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Minnagh dominated that round.
That's time! Tiger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tiger moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Bobby Minnagh has been cut.
Tiger misses with a hook.
Minnagh doesn't manage to clinch there - Tiger circles away.
As Minnagh looks to move away, Tiger throws a big counter combo but Minnagh just gets out of the way.
Minnagh takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Minnagh instigates a clinch.
Minnagh has a couple of punches blocked by Tiger.
Tiger is trying to push Minnagh away but Minnagh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tiger tries to break the clinch but Minnagh is controlling the position.
Minnagh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minnagh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Minnagh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Minnagh swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minnagh throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger.
Minnagh misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minnagh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Minnagh.
Tiger prevents a body shot from Minnagh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiger.
Bobby Minnagh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Tiger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tiger.
Minnagh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Minnagh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tiger swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Minnagh gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiger.
Minnagh throws a head punch that misses.
Minnagh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiger blocking some punches.
Tiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiger is pushing Minnagh up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tiger prevents a body shot from Minnagh.
Minnagh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiger working hard to break the clinch.
Minnagh misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minnagh swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minnagh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tiger tries to break the clinch but Minnagh is controlling the position.
Tiger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Minnagh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minnagh misses with some punches.
Tiger wants to break free but Minnagh has control.
Minnagh stalling.
Minnagh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Minnagh tries to throw a body punch but Tiger avoids it by throwing Minnagh back against the cage.
Minnagh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tiger up against the cage.
Tiger is trying to force a seperation but Minnagh has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tiger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiger tries to move into range but Minnagh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Minnagh wants to clinch up but Tiger keeps it at a distance.
Minnagh misses the shot to the body.

Minnagh clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Tiger.
Minnagh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Minnagh has a couple of punches blocked by Tiger.
Tiger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Minnagh just leaning against Tiger, taking a breather.
Minnagh tries to work over Tiger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Minnagh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Minnagh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice shot by Minnagh.
Lion Tiger is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiger throws a body shot but no joy.
Minnagh tries to clinch but Tiger is having none of it.
Tiger missing with a left hand there. Minnagh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Minnagh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tiger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Minnagh. Those never looked like landing.
Tiger circles away from the clinch attempt.

Minnagh drives through and clinches with Tiger against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Minnagh.
Tiger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Minnagh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Tiger breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minnagh throws an overhand right that lands on Tiger's shoulder, as Tiger tries to avoid the shot.

Minnagh clinches up with Tiger and pushes him back against the cage.

Tiger manages to break the clinch.
Tiger swings widly with a right hand
and Minnagh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Minnagh tries to clinch up.
Tiger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Minnagh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Tiger.
Minnagh misses with a looping right.
Tiger throwing a counter right hand but Minnagh manages to avoid it.
Minnagh tries to clinch up but Tiger circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Minnagh misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Tiger as he connects with a hook.

That has opened up Bobby Minnagh's cut even more.
Tiger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minnagh.

Minnagh rushes Tiger and presses him up against the cage.
Tiger tries to break free but Minnagh pushes him back against the cage.
Tiger misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Minnagh swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minnagh misses with a body punch.
Tiger is trying to force a seperation but Minnagh has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Minnagh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiger.
A shot in the inside from Minnagh.
Minnagh'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.
Minnagh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Minnagh avoiding damage.
Minnagh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Minnagh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tiger can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Minnagh to work.
Tiger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Tiger.
Tiger is trying to force a seperation but Minnagh has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiger.
Minnagh is struggling to control the position.
Minnagh misses with a punch on the inside.
Lion Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Minnagh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Minnagh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bobby Minnagh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Minnagh is stalling here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Minnagh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Minnagh 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Minnagh!
A very excited looking Bobby Minnagh 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.