PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Falcone (ranked 127 p4p, 273 weight class) and Travis Mitchell (ranked 21 p4p, 38 weight class). Falcone comes into the arena with Goodfellas - long take restaurant scene blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Falcone
vs
Mitchell

191 cm
29
191
21 - 5 - 1

187 cm
32
190
21 - 14 - 2

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World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Granite chin

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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 21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Falcone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Travis Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Falcone moves out of range.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falcone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mitchell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Falcone.
Mitchell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Falcone takes a step back to recover.
Falcone has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcone is just out of range.
Falcone swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mitchell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Falcone cracks Mitchell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mitchell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell tries to clinch up but Falcone circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Mitchell.
It looked like Falcone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mitchell slips a jab from Falcone.
Mitchell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Falcone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Falcone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falcone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Falcone throws a lazy right hand but Mitchell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Falcone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mitchell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mitchell looks to land a left hand but Falcone moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell takes a swing at Falcone's ribcage but misses.
Falcone throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Falcone scores with a jab.
Falcone moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
Mitchell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mitchell walks into a straight right hand from Falcone.
A shot to the body from Mitchell misses
and Falcone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mitchell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mitchell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Falcone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mitchell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Falcone scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Mitchell defending well as Falcone loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick from Falcone.
Falcone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falcone lands an overhand right.
Falcone connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mitchell. Mitchell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the head.
Mitchell punishes Falcone's body with a nice straight punch.
Falcone tests Mitchell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Falcone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch but Falcone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Falcone.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falcone is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A head kick misses from Mitchell.
Falcone throws a big shot that misses.
Mitchell is looking to land body kicks.
Falcone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Falcone misses with a looping right.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone throws a low kick but Mitchell moves out of range easily.
Falcone slips under a jab.
Mitchell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
Mitchell throws a series of strikes that have Falcone backpedaling.
Mitchell tries to clinch up.
Falcone throws a leg kick but Mitchell moved away.
Falcone misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Falcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcone.
Mitchell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Falcone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Falcone gets caught napping as Mitchell dives in and scores a takedown. Falcone manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Falcone keeps moving.
Falcone pulls Mitchell in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone is trying to keep Mitchell in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falcone seems keen to control Mitchell's posture.
Mitchell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mitchell won't allow Falcone to sweep him here.
Mitchell trying to control but Falcone is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Falcone looks for the body kick but Mitchell saw that one coming.
Falcone misses with a hook.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut
and Falcone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Falcone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mitchell throws a shot to the body.
Falcone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mitchell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mitchell misses with a wild combination.
Falcone swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
Falcone cracks Mitchell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Falcone but Falcone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mitchell shoots in looking for a takedown but Falcone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mitchell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Falcone staying out of range there.
Falcone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Falcone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mitchell.
Anthony Falcone is winning the standup battle so far.
Mitchell lands a front kick.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Falcone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Falcone looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Mitchell looks for the body kick but Falcone saw that one coming.
Falcone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Falcone.
Falcone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mitchell at a distance.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Falcone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Falcone throwing a counter right hand but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell walks into a straight right hand from Falcone.
Falcone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell feints the counter takedown.
Falcone lands a head shot.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Falcone's shoulder, as Falcone tries to avoid the shot.
Mitchell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell throws the left hand but Falcone avoids the punch easily.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Mitchell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
Mitchell defending well as Falcone loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Falcone misses its target.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Falcone.
Anthony Falcone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Falcone.
Falcone swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Falcone scores with a leg kick.

Mitchell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Falcone is trying to defend but Mitchell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Falcone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mitchell.
Falcone is looking to improve his position.
Falcone trying to control but Mitchell postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone works his way to full guard. Good work.
Falcone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mitchell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mitchell with a nice head shot there.
Mitchell scoring with some ground and pound.
Falcone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mitchell trying to control but Falcone is working from the bottom.
Falcone controls Mitchell momentarily but Mitchell frees himself.
Falcone is pulling down on Mitchell's head to control his posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

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.
Mitchell passes into half guard.
Falcone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mitchell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Falcone is looking to improve his position.
Falcone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Falcone has his hands clasped together around Mitchell's back. He's all about the action.
Falcone wants to control but Mitchell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Falcone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell misses with a hook
and Falcone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Falcone.
Falcone misses with a looping left.
Falcone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Falcone scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone scores with a kick to the midsection.
Falcone misses with a low kick as Mitchell jumps back.

Mitchell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Falcone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Falcone throws Mitchell to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcone defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Falcone misses its intended target.
Mitchell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Falcone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick from Falcone misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Falcone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mitchells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mitchell looks to clinch
and Falcone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Mitchell drives through and clinches with Falcone against the cage.
Falcone throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Falcone on the inside.
Falcone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Falcone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Falcone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mitchell.
Mitchell gets through Falcone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
Falcone tries a body shot but Mitchell blocks it.
Falcone tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Falcone controls his hands.
Falcone throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
A right hand to the body from Falcone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Falcone - that landed with a thud.
Falcone lands a right hand.
Mitchell has Falcone pressed against the cage, preventing Falcone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Falcone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Falcone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mitchell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Falcone's efforts to push away.

Falcone breaks the clinch.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Falcone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mitchell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Falcone to score with a decent uppercut.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Falcone misses with a straight left.
Mitchell throws a right hand that misses
and Falcone counters with a nice body kick.
Falcone misses with a low kick.
Falcone with a nice cross.
Travis Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone connects with a nice looking jab.
Falcone misses with a looping right.
Mitchell misses with a body kick.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcone manages to avoid it.
Falcone throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mitchell avoids it.
Falcone throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Falcone misses.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mitchell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Falcone can pounce on him.
Mitchell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Falcone's shoulder, as Falcone tries to avoid the shot.
Falcone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mitchell misses with a combination
and Falcone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Falcone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell tries to land a leg kick but Falcone saw it coming and moves away.
Mitchell misses with a hook.
Mitchell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range.
Anthony Falcone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Falcone saw that one coming.
Falcone connects with a crisp jab.
Mitchell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mitchell staying out of range there.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Falcone.
Falcone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mitchell has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Falcone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mitchell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Falcone connects with a nice looking jab.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Falcone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Falcone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Falcone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Falcone!
During a confident post fight interview, Anthony Falcone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.