PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milky Mindoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milky Mindoro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Church
vs
Mindoro

180 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

198 cm
25
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leonard Church!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Milky Mindoro!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mindoro lands a big head kick that sends Church tumbling to the mat! Mindoro takes a step backwards and waves Church back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Leonard Church has been cut.
Mindoro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mindoro throws a hook to the side of Church's head but Church sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mindoro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Church.
Mindoro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Church throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mindoro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Church.
Church ducks under a wild hook from Mindoro.
A telegraphed right hand from Church misses the target.
Mindoro cracks the inside of Church's front leg.
Mindoro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Church throws a front kick aimed at Mindoro's knee but Mindoro avoids it well.
Mindoro throws a leg kick which misses Church's front leg but catches the back leg as Church tries to avoid it.
Mindoro fakes the leg kick and cracks Church in the body.
Church misses with a looping right.
Mindoro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Church misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mindoro connects with a leg kick. Church looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mindoro slips a straight right by Church.
Mindoro was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Milky Mindoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Mindoro.
Church fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mindoro looks to land a right hand but Church moved out of range.
As Mindoro backs away, Church returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mindoro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Mindoro.
Church is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mindoro's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mindoro thows a body kick. Church tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mindoro feints and then cracks Church's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Church down.
Mindoro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Church is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Mindoro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Church misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mindoro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mindoro feints and then cracks Church's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Church down.
A solid body kick from Mindoro.
Mindoro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Mindoro moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Church! Mindoro continues to tee off on Church, landing with a left and a right! Mindoro connects with a right hand that leaves Church sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Mindoro!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Milky Mindoro!