PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Mitchell (ranked 4813 p4p, 2346 weight class) and Aleksander Kazimierz (ranked 0 p4p, 149 weight class). Mitchell comes to the cage accompanied by Kara. Kazimierz has chosen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4 as his entrance music. Aleksander Kazimierz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mitchell
vs
Kazimierz

175 cm
18
145
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
32
140
18 - 27 - 2

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryce Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 27 - 2, fighting out of London, Aleksander Kazimierz!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell moves out of range as Kazimierz throws a body kick.

Kazimierz closes the distance and clinches.

Mitchell successfully pulls guard.
Kazimierz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazimierz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mitchell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kazimierz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kazimierz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mitchell backs up against the cage.
Kazimierz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kazimierz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mitchell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kazimierz with the counter takedown but Mitchell avoids it easily.

Kazimierz forces Mitchell back against the cage and clinches.

Kazimierz successfully pulls guard.
Kazimierz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kazimierz has Mitchell pulled in close to control his posture.
Mitchell has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

Kazimierz has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Mitchell doesn't defend quickly enough and Kazimierz has managed to lock this one up! Can Mitchell escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kazimierz on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aleksander Kazimierz!
Aleksander Kazimierz decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Bryce Mitchell spoke after the fight, saying 'They say if you change yourself, you'll change the world, but that's a complete lie.'.