PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dougie Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Mintusovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mintusovich has chosen Moonlite Sonota as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dougie Acton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Acton
vs
Mintusovich

210 cm
23
240 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

210 cm
23
270 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dougie Acton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Remy Mintusovich!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acton tries to clinch up but Mintusovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Acton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Acton doesn't manage to clinch there - Mintusovich circles away.
Acton misses with a double jab.
Acton throws a right hand that Mintusovich ducks under and follows up with a left that Mintusovich also avoids with ease.
Acton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mintusovich throws a nice looking combination but Acton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mintusovich keeps the fight on the outside.
Acton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mintusovich counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Acton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mintusovich. Mintusovich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Acton tries to clinch
and Mintusovich counters with a three punch combo that has Acton backing up. Acton nods at Mintusovich to acknowledge the strikes.
Mintusovich misses with a double jab.
Acton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mintusovich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mintusovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Acton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mintusovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Acton darts in and clinches Mintusovich up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mintusovich blocks an elbow strike.
Acton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mintusovich has had enough of the clinch but Acton keeps him there for the moment.
Mintusovich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mintusovich wants to break free but Acton has control.
Mintusovich is trying to break free.
Mintusovich is trying to break free.
Mintusovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Acton has him pressed against the cage.

Mintusovich breaks the clinch.
Acton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mintusovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Acton is breathing heavily.
Acton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mintusovich holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mintusovich has had enough of the clinch but Acton keeps him there for the moment.
Mintusovich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mintusovich is looking to break free of the clinch but Acton has double underhooks.
Acton just leaning against Mintusovich, taking a breather.

Mintusovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mintusovich circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mintusovich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mintusovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Acton clinches but Mintusovich breaks the clinch
and Acton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Acton stuffs the takedown.
Mintusovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Acton misses with a double jab
and Mintusovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Acton clinches but Mintusovich breaks the clinch

and Mintusovich counters by clinching up.
Mintusovich stalling in the clinch but Acton improves position.
Mintusovich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mintusovich is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Acton.
Mintusovich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mintusovich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Acton'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.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Acton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mintusovich's brow.
Acton lands a nice elbow.
Mintusovich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Acton lands a damaging elbow.
Acton works on Mintusovich's body with a couple of short punches.
Mintusovich wants to get back to striking at distance but Acton won't allow it.
Acton lands a nice elbow.
Acton lands a right hand.
Acton lands an elbow inside that Mintusovich shrugs off.

Mintusovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dougie Acton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Acton tries to clinch
and Mintusovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Mintusovich.

Mintusovich closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Acton to the mat! Acton manages to get full guard.

Mintusovich decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Acton, up you get!
Dougie Acton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mintusovich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Acton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Acton is looking to clinch.
Mintusovich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Acton on the side of the head.
Acton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Acton tries to close the distance and clinch but Mintusovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mintusovich misses with a wild combination.
Acton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mintusovich counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Acton tries to clinch up.
Acton digs a good hook to Mintusovich's body.
Mintusovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Acton wants to clinch but Mintusovich slips to the side
and Mintusovich counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Acton darts in and clinches Mintusovich up against the cage.
Acton landing knees to the head.
Acton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mintusovich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Acton lands an elbow just above Mintusovich 's eye.

It looks like Remy Mintusovich has been cut.
Mintusovich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Acton swinging wilding here.
Acton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mintusovich.
Mintusovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Acton gets a clinch.
Acton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mintusovich.
Mintusovich is looking to break free of the clinch but Acton has double underhooks.
Acton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Acton pulls guard successfully.
Mintusovich won't allow Acton to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mintusovich stands up from Acton's guard - Mintusovich perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mintusovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Acton wants to clinch but Mintusovich slips to the side
and Mintusovich counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Acton is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mintusovich is looking to land body kicks.
Mintusovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Acton looks to clinch
and Mintusovich counters with a three punch combo that has Acton backing up. Acton nods at Mintusovich to acknowledge the strikes.
Remy Mintusovich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Acton misses with a combination
and Mintusovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Mintusovich.
Acton looks to clinch
and Mintusovich counters with a head kick. That will keep Acton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Acton instigates a clinch.
Acton has Mintusovich pressed against the cage.
Mintusovich is trying to break the clinch but Acton has him pressed against the cage.

Acton has Mintusovich pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Acton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mintusovich tumbling to the mat - Acton dives into Mintusovich's guard.
Mintusovich is controlling Acton's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mintusovich's guard.

Mintusovich has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Acton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Acton closes the distance looking to clinch

so Mintusovich counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Acton wants to get back to his feet but Mintusovich is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Acton trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Acton wriggles free and stands up.
Acton tries to clinch up
and Mintusovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton cracks Mintusovich with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Mintusovich falls to his knees and Acton doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dougie Acton!