PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viraj Mithani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goku Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goku Steve is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mithani
vs
Steve

198 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viraj Mithani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Goku Steve!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mithani looks to land a combination. Steve sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Steve shoots in but Mithani avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Steve throws a sloppy head kick and Mithani moves out of range easily.
Steve closes the distance and clinches up with Mithani, looking for a takedown. Steve pushes Mithani against the cage but Mithani circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Steve does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Steve changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mithani tries to avoid it but Steve manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mithani to the ground. Mithani escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Viraj Mithani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goku Steve.
Steve shoots in looking for a takedown. Mithani tries to sprawl out of it but Steve keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mithani manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Mithani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Mithani shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mithani showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steve looking for a guillotine here but Mithani defends easily.
Mithani controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mithani will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mithani throws a big right hand that misses.
Mithani is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Steve keeping moving, preventing Mithani from controlling successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Viraj Mithani just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mithani scores with a decent looking hook.
Steve fails with the takedown

and Mithani counters with a takedown into side control.
Steve looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mithani taking a breather here.
An elbow from Mithani crashes against the mat.
Mithani lands some shots froms side control.

Mithani tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mithani has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The referee asks Mithani politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mithani prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mithani throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Steve looks to move to half guard but instead Mithani has passed into mount! Damn!
Mithani lands a heavy elbow.
Mithani lands a big elbow.
Steve is working to get back to half guard.
Mithani tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viraj Mithani dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mithani shoots in looking for a takedown. Steve tries to sprawl out of it but Mithani keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Steve manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mithani throws a right hand that Steve ducks under and follows up with a left that Steve also avoids with ease.
Steve misses with a takedown attempt
and Mithani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Mithani counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Steve is breathing heavily.
Mithani controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mithani has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mithani has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mithani postures up in Steve's guard and throws a big left but Steve blocks it.
Steve avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mithani postures up in Steve's guard and throws a big left but Steve blocks it.
Steve utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mithani not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mithani prevents Steve from getting back to his feet.
Steve working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mithani.
Mithani looking to pass the guard.
Mithani slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Steve tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mithani controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Viraj Mithani just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mithani closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice cross by Mithani.

Steve is rocked!
Mithani gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Steve counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mithani throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mithani is on top in guard.
Mithani stands and throws Steve's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mithani content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Steve is pushing Mithani's head away, looking to escape. Mithani manages to hold on to the position though.
Mithani taking a breather here.
Mithani's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viraj Mithani dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mithani swinging wilding here.
Steve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Viraj Mithani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steve throws a head kick that misses.
Steve misses with a takedown attempt
and Mithani counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steve thinking.
Mithani displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mithani is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Mithani feints and as Steve raises his hands in defense, Mithani changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Steve takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mithani content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mithani with a flurry of punches that miss.

Steve is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mithani slips nicely into half guard.

Mithani is looking for a kimura but Steve is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mithani to get the leverage.
Mithani sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mithani wants to free his trapped foot but Steve is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mithani lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mithani is taking a breather. Steve says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Viraj Mithani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steve keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Steve avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mithani.
Mithani controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mithani missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mithani fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mithani fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mithani dips to his left and cracks Steve with an uppercut!
No luck for Mithani with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viraj Mithani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steve doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mithani counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mithani misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Mithani misses.
Horrible takedown by Mithani or perhaps it was just good defense by Steve which made him look bad.
Steve cracks the inside of Mithani's front leg.
Steve has his takedown stuffed
and Mithani counters with a series of strikes. Steve will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Viraj Mithani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mithani 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viraj Mithani!