PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rung Thrym (ranked 717 p4p, 104 weight class) and Hughtavious Mingo (ranked 1452 p4p, 213 weight class). Thrym's entrance music is We Are - Hollywood Undead. A fine choice. Hughtavious Mingo has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Thrym
vs
Mingo

195 cm
35
216 lbs
31 - 15 - 2

193 cm
31
215 lbs
25 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Aspire Clothing
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rung Thrym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Hughtavious Mingo!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mingo throws out a loose jab but Thrym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrym bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mingo's head.
Mingo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thrym.
Mingo slips under a jab from Thrym.
Mingo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thrym throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mingo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thrym sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mingo lands a nice shot to the body.
Thrym misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Mingo misses the target.
Thrym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mingo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Thrym to counter with a crisp jab.
Mingo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mingo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thrym throws a jab when Mingo was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mingo throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Thrym. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thrym.
Thrym moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mingo scores with a hook to the body. Thrym takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thrym moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mingo connects with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thrym.
Mingo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thrym sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thrym steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mingo.
Thrym is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mingo.
Mingo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mingo swings widly with a right hand
and Thrym counters with a thumping low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mingo with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mingo looks to land a combination but Thrym avoids it well.
Mingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrym moves away.
Thrym is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Mingo misses the target.
Thrym's corner calls for a 1-2. Thrym obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thrym lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thrym moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thrym scores with a punch to the head.
Mingo looks to throw the jab but Thrym is out of range.
Mingo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice cross by Thrym.
Mingo throws a lazy uppercut
and Thrym counters with a straight right hand.

Thrym gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mingo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thrym taking a breather.

Thrym breaks the clinch.
Mingo scores with a jab to the body.
Mingo throws out a loose jab but Thrym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mingo misses with a looping right.
Thrym lands with a hook. Mingo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A solid body kick from Thrym.
Mingo looks to score with a jab to the body but Thrym is just out of range.
Mingo drops his hands momentarily and Thrym takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thrym avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thrym moves out of range as Mingo strikes.
Mingo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thrym throws a leg kick that misses.
Mingo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mingo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym throws a lazy right hand but Mingo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mingo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mingo slips under a jab.
Mingo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thrym sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mingo misses with a wild body shot.
As Mingo looks to move away, Thrym throws a big counter combo but Mingo just gets out of the way.
Thrym fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mingo.
Thrym lands with an overhand left.
Mingo lands a slapping body shot.
Mingo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mingo misses with a wild body shot.
Thrym looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thrym fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mingo throws a lazy right hand but Thrym sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Mingo misses.
Mingo misses with a shot to the body
and Thrym counters with a stiff right hand.
Thrym pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Thrym throws a poor cross that misses
and Mingo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mingo throws an off balance right hand
and Thrym counters with a stiff right hand.
Rung Thrym is winning the standup battle so far.
Mingo digs a good body shot into Thrym's ribs.
Thrym misses with a low kick.
Thrym is looking to clinch.
Mingo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mingo jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Thrym darts in and clinches Mingo up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thrym.
Thrym is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mingo can do to turn this around?
Thrym taking a breather.

Mingo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mingo swings for the body but Thrym moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thrym.
Mingo throws a combination that misses
and Thrym counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mingo scores with a jab. Thrym acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mingo misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mingo.
Thrym was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thrym slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mingo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mingo throws a poor cross that misses
and Thrym counters with a nice uppercut.
Mingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thrym manages to avoid it.
Thrym gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thrym throws a lazy right hand but Mingo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thrym tests Mingo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mingo throws a body punch but Thrym moves out of range.
Mingo moves out of range as Thrym strikes.
Mingo throws an overhand right that lands on Thrym's shoulder, as Thrym tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Thrym.
Thrym thumps Mingo with a low kick.
Thrym cracks the inside of Mingo's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mingo misses with a looping left.
Mingo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mingo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thrym counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Thrym misses.
The fighters circling - Thrym throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thrym tries to clinch up.
Mingo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thrym ducks right into an uppercut from Mingo.
Thrym scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mingo cracks Thrym with a good jab.
A jab from Thrym misses.
Thrym uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mingo.
Mingo misses with a straight left.
Thrym connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mingo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mingo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Thrym misses its intended target.
Mingo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mingo throws a jab but it's blocked by Thrym.
Mingo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thrym.
Thrym displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mingo throws out the jab.
Thrym fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mingo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thrym.
Mingo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mingo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thrym counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thrym takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mingo thuds his right hand into Thrym's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mingo missing with a left hand there. Thrym was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mingo on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thrym is looking to chop away at Mingo's legs.
Thrym takes one to the side of the head.
Mingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrym moves away.
Mingo moves out of range of the body kick.
Thrym connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thrym slips a straight right by Mingo.
Thrym scores with a nice strike.
Thrym fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thrym throws a looping overhand right but Mingo ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mingo misses with a looping right.
Mingo swats away the attempt to clinch by Thrym.
Mingo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rung Thrym will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Thrym wants to clinch.
Mingo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mingo missing with a left hand there. Thrym was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thrym fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thrym moves away from the strike by Mingo.
Mingo throws a looping overhand right but Thrym ducks down to avoid it.
Mingo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mingo misses with a straight right.
Thrym throws a counter high kick but Mingo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Thrym uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mingo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mingo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thrym scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mingo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot lands for Thrym.
Thrym lunges at Mingo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mingo's hand.
Thrym swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingo throws a hook but Thrym avoids it easily.
Thrym moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Thrym has managed to clinch.
Thrym blocking some punches.
Thrym stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thrym takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thrym misses with some punches.
Mingo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Mingo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thrym scores with a nice body kick.
Thrym throws a lazy uppercut
and Mingo counters with a right hand to the body.
Mingo misses with a wild body shot.
Mingo throws a body shot but no joy.
Thrym fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mingo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thrym with a body shot.
Hughtavious Mingo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rung Thrym is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thrym lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mingo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mingo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mingo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thrym misses with the combination.
Thrym throws a leg kick that misses.
Mingo throws a hook but Thrym blocks it.
A jab from Thrym finds it's way through Mingo's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrym tests Mingo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mingo misses the body punch
and Thrym counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mingo misses with a hook. Thrym ducked under it nicely.
Mingo walks into a stiff left hand from Thrym.
Thrym throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mingo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Thrym rushes Mingo and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thrym.
Mingo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mingo misses with a punch on the inside.
Mingo struggles to land a body shot inside as Thrym controls his hands.
Mingo is working Thrym over against the cage.
A short right from Mingo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thrym.
Thrym blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mingo manages to break the clinch.
Mingo throws a right hand that misses
and Thrym counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mingo misses with a hook.
Thrym connects with a single shot there.
Mingo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thrym.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrym fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mingo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thrym throws a jab when Mingo was well out of range.
Thrym uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mingo.
Thrym is looking to land body kicks.
Thrym throws a leg kick but Mingo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mingo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mingo throws a lazy uppercut
and Thrym counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Thrym moves into range and clinches up with Mingo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rung Thrym showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thrym 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rung Thrym!
An out of breath Rung Thrym thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.