PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mintz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poop Dik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Mintz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Poop Dik's chin.

Mintz
vs
Dik

175 cm
22
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Mintz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Poop Dik!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dik misses with a body kick.

Mintz gets a clinch.

Mintz breaks the clinch.
Dik tries to clinch up

and Mintz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Mintz is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Dik can't fight it off and eventually Mintz manages to take the fight to the floor. Dik looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dik looking to control.
Mintz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dik is trying to control the position but Mintz postures up.
Mintz wants to control from the top but Dik keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dik tries to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dik looking for a sweep. Not yet Dik, not yet.
Mintz postures up.
Mintz wants to get up but he can't break Dik's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dik tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Mintz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mintz.
Mintz lands a knee to the body.

Mintz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mintz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dik wants to get back to his feet.

Dik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mintz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dik knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dik is trying to control but can't.
Mintz working over Dik with some ground and pound. Dik looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dik punching from the bottom.
Mintz content to control rather than advance.
Mintz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mintz is thwarting Dik's attempts to control the position.
Mintz blocks the strikes from Dik.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dik wants to control but Mintz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dik blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mintz.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dik shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mintz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dik!
Dik looks gassed!
Mintz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mintz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mintz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mintz working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Dik defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mintz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dik is working to get back to half guard.
Dik wants to control but Mintz is having none of it.
Mintz sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dik working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dik tries to hold on but Mintz postures up.
Mintz looking to control but Dik is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Mintz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mintz clinches up against the ropes.

Mintz manages to break the clinch.

Mintz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dik is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mintz taking a breather here.
Dik is trying to improve his position.
Dik struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mintz is looking to take a break and control but Dik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dik tries to improve position but can't.
Dik is breathing heavily.
Mintz trying to control the position but Dik is working away.
Dik managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mintz.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Mintz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mintz leaning against his opponent.
Dik fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mintz landing some nice looking knees to the body.

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.
Mintz avoiding damage.
Dik tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mintz crunches a lovely knee into Dik's ribcage.
Mintz connects with a knee to the head.

Mintz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dik fails with the takedown

and Mintz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mintz is struggling to control the position.
Mintz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dik prevents it.
Mintz lands a knee to the body.

Mintz gets control of Dik's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mintz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Mintz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mintz tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mintz keeping moving, preventing Dik from controlling successfully.
Dik thows a big elbow that misses.
Mintz trying to keep a closed guard but Dik is proving a slippery customer.

Dik stands up from Mintz's guard - Dik perhaps looking for a knockout.

Mintz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dik's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dik throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mintz trying to control the position from guard on top but Dik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dik not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mintz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Mintz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dik looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dik looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dik!
Mintz struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Mintz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dik misses with a takedown

and Mintz counters by moving into the clinch.

Mintz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mintz has managed to clinch.
Mintz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dik lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dik fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mintz leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Mintz lands a knee to the body.

Mintz tightens his grip and picks Dik up, before dumping him to the ground. Dik manages to land in guard.
Mintz throwing strikes but missing.
Dik not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dik has his hands on Mintz's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dik trying to keep a closed guard but Mintz is proving a slippery customer.
Mintz tries to free his leg and advance position but Dik is retaining full guard.
Mintz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dik is proving hard to escape from.
Mintz wants to control from the top but Dik keeps moving.
Dik being controlled here, momentarily.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dik closes the distance looking to clinch

and Mintz counters with a takedown into side control.
Dik dodges the ground and pound from Mintz.
Dik wants to control but Mintz postures up.
Dik is being controlled here.
Dik is trying to buck Mintz off.

Mintz stands up.
Dik keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mintz has closed the distance and engaged Dik in a clinch.
The referee calls for Mintz to work.

Mintz jumps into guard, dragging Dik to the mat.
Dik wants to stand but Mintz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mike Mintz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dik won't allow Mintz to sweep him here.
Mintz keeping full guard, as Dik tries to pass.

Mintz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dik doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dik manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mintz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dik uses it to pass to side control.
Mintz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dik can do to turn this around?
Dik working the body and head with strikes.
Mintz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dik wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dik is looking to take a break and control but Mintz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Mintz clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mintz has Dik up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mintz is trying to stall.
Dik goes for a takedown attempt but Mintz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dik has his takedown stuffed

and Mintz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dik trying to control but Mintz postures up.
Mintz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dik!
Mintz forces the positional change into back control.
Mintz is hanging on to Dik's back as he tries to escape.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dik looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Dik has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Mintz.
You can see the frustration on Dik's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Mintz is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Dik looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mintz.
Mintz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dik is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mintz throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Mintz gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Mintz thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Dik trying to control the hands but Mintz breaks the grip.

Mintz is persistently looking for the submission but Dik is defending it well.

Mintz working for a choke but Dik is defending well.
Dik trying to get back to his feet but Mintz is in full control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dik is really stuck here.
Mintz controlling the position well here. Dik rolled but Mintz kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Mintz avoiding Dik 's attempts to control his hands.
Mintz throwing wild punches that miss their target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mintz keeps control of the position easily here as Dik tries to buck him off.
Dik staying busy and making it hard for Mintz to control.
Dik can't escape the position.
Dik trying to control the action but Mintz just sinks the hooks in.
Mintz cracks Dik with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Dik from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

Mintz tightening his grip on Dik, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Mintz had his way with Poop Dik in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mintz blocks the body kick.

Mintz gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Mintz.

Mintz has clasped his hands together around Dik's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Dik gets back to half guard.
Dik wants to get back to full guard.

Dik is defending against the submission attempts here by Mintz.
Dik moves into full guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dik is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Dik looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mintz has picked Dik up and slammed him! Dik can't keep hold of the triangle and Mintz manages to pass to side control!
Mintz wants to control but Dik is keeping him busy.
Dik is trying to escape the position but Mintz is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dik striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Dik can't do much from the bottom here.
Dik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Dik's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dik is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mintz is staying active.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Mintz gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dik takes a knee right on the jaw!

Mintz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dik looks to clinch

and Mintz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Mintz breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mintz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dik wants to clinch but Mintz slips to the side

and Mintz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mintz.
Dik misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Mintz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mintz moves away.
Dik tries for a takedown but Mintz circles away easily

and Mintz counters by clinching up.

Mintz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dik clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Mintz lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Mintz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mintz is looking for the choke from the back position but Dik is controlling his hands well.
Dik controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Mintz throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Dik trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Dik is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Mintz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Mintz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mintz 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:43
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:44
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Mintz!
Mike Mintz retains his middleweight title!