PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Angel Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alek Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierce comes to the cage accompanied by Billy Talent - Devil On My Shoulder. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pierce
vs
Mitchell

191 cm
19
157 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

CBK MMA Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Angel Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alek Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce swinging wilding here.
Mitchell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Pierce gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Pierce blocks it.

Pierce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pierce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Pierce.
No luck for Mitchell with that takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Pierce takes the fight into the clinch.
Pierce is leaning against Mitchell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mitchell tries to circle away but Pierce has him pinned against the cage.

Pierce manages to break the clinch.

Pierce moves into the clinch.
Mitchell wants to stall.
Pierce lands an elbow inside that Mitchell shrugs off.
Pierce gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mitchell.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pierce breaks from the clinch.
Alek Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell swings for the body but Pierce moves out of range.
Pierce is looking to slow Mitchell down with leg kicks.

Pierce darts in and clinches Mitchell up against the cage.
Pierce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Pierce.

Pierce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pierce scores with a punch to the head.
Mitchell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Angel Pierce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alek Mitchell.
Mitchell shoots in for a double leg but Pierce sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pierce stuffs the takedown.
Mitchell looks gassed!

Pierce moves into the clinch.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Pierce blocks it.
Mitchell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pierce smiles and moves away.

Mitchell tries to keep at a distance but Pierce has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is looking to control Pierce's arms but Pierce gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mitchell has his back to the cage.
Mitchell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pierce throws an elbow that misses.
Mitchell wants to break free but Pierce has control.

Pierce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Mitchell or perhaps it was just good defense by Pierce which made him look bad.

Pierce closes the distance and pushes Mitchell back into the cage.
Mitchell tries to break free but Pierce pushes him back against the cage.

Pierce breaks the clinch.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierce is just out of range.

Pierce moves into the clinch.
Mitchell is looking to control Pierce's arms but Pierce gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mitchell has his back to the cage.
Pierce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mitchell avoids it.
Pierce leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pierce breaks from the clinch.
Pierce is looking to slow Mitchell down with leg kicks.
Pierce digs a good body shot into Mitchell's ribs.

Pierce has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the head but Pierce blocks with his arms.

Pierce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pierce lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pierce blocks a head kick by Mitchell.
Pierce moves out of range as Mitchell strikes.
Pierce defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mitchell.

Pierce instigates a clinch.
Pierce controlling the action here for a moment.

Pierce breaks the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pierce - that will leave a mark!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pierce rushes Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pierce lands a body shot.
Pierce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pierce has Mitchell pressed against the cage.

Pierce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Angel Pierce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierce lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mitchell thows a left - swing and a miss!

Pierce moves into range and clinches up with Mitchell.
Pierce lands a body punch.

Pierce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitchell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pierce. Pierce obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt.
Pierce scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Pierce dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pierce scores with a one two! Mitchell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Pierce rushes Mitchell and presses him up against the cage.

Pierce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pierce buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Pierce.
Mitchell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pierce.
Pierce throws a nice inside leg kick.
Angel Pierce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pierce throws a right hand that Mitchell ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitchell also avoids with ease.
Mitchell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pierce counters with an outside leg kick.
Mitchell misses with a takedown attempt
and Pierce counters with an inside leg kick.
Mitchell misses with a hook to the body

and Pierce moves into the clinch.
Pierce connects with a knee to the head.

Pierce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Mitchell has his takedown stuffed

and Pierce moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pierce breaks the clinch.
Pierce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierce ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Pierce drives through and clinches with Mitchell against the cage.

Pierce breaks the clinch.
Mitchell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pierce lands with an uppercut that bounces Mitchell off the cage and back into rage.
Mitchell avoids the head kick by Pierce.

Pierce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Pierce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell fails with the takedown
and Pierce counters with a nice body kick.
Angel Pierce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alek Mitchell.
Pierce lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Pierce instigates a clinch.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell avoiding damage as Pierce throws knees to the body.

Pierce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell throws a jab when Pierce was well out of range.
Pierce bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mitchell misses with a body punch
and Pierce counters with a left to the body.
Pierce lands the left hand.
Mitchell throws a big shot that misses.

Pierce closes the distance and pushes Mitchell back into the cage.
Mitchell is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pierce is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mitchell.

Pierce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierce thows a body kick. Mitchell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mitchell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pierce finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pierce scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mitchell doesn't seem bothered though.
Pierce moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Pierce moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pierce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Pierce has closed the distance and engaged Mitchell in a clinch.
Pierce is pressed up against the cage. Mitchell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pierce down to the mat. Pierce avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Pierce instigates a clinch.

Pierce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Pierce moves into the clinch.
Pierce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mitchell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Pierce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pierce clinches up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pierce.
Pierce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mitchell is defending well for now.

Pierce breaks from the clinch.
Angel Pierce is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierce slips a straight right by Mitchell.
Pierce slips under a jab from Mitchell.
Pierce really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mitchell swings away with a body shot that misses

and Pierce holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Pierce breaks from the clinch.
Pierce slips a straight right by Mitchell.
Mitchell with a poor takedown

and Pierce counters by moving into the clinch.

Pierce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Pierce clinches up with Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage.
Pierce stalling in the clinch.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Pierce blocks it.

Pierce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pierce has managed to clinch.
Pierce taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pierce manages to break the clinch.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Pierce.

Pierce has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Pierce dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mitchell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pierce counters with a two punch combo.
Pierce tries to bum rush Mitchell with a series of wild strikes but Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchell has his takedown stuffed

and Pierce counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Pierce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pierce has managed to clinch.
Mitchell fails to pull guard.
Angel Pierce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alek Mitchell.

Pierce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pierce is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mitchell shoots and misses
and Pierce counters with a head kick. That will keep Mitchell thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pierce fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mitchell on the side of the head.

Pierce clinches up with Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage.
Pierce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitchell.
Pierce lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mitchell or not.
Mitchell is trying to break the clinch but Pierce has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mitchell or not.

Pierce breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell fails with the takedown

and Pierce counters by moving into the clinch.

Pierce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pierce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierce misses with a two punch combination.
Mitchell tries for a takedown but Pierce circles away easily
and Pierce counters with a left and a right that stings Mitchell.
Pierce scores with a nice strike.
Pierce throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Pierce closes the distance and clinches.

Pierce manages to break the clinch.
Pierce is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mitchell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierce.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce misses with a head kick.
Mitchell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Pierce holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Pierce.
A short uppercut from Pierce.
Mitchell wants to get back to striking at distance but Pierce won't allow it.

Pierce breaks the clinch.
Pierce lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pierce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?

Pierce clinches up against the cage.
Mitchell is trying to maintain a safe position but Pierce gets an underhook and turns Mitchell into the cage.
Pierce slows down the pace here.
Angel Pierce has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mitchell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pierce slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pierce throws an elbow but misses.
Pierce wants to get back to striking at distance but Mitchell won't allow it.
Pierce lands with a right to the head.
Pierce scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pierce wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mitchell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pierce.
Mitchell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mitchell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pierce avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pierce is trying to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Mitchell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mitchell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pierce avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Pierce.
Angel Pierce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Pierce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitchell misses with a takedown attempt
and Pierce counters with a left and a right that stings Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Pierce ducked under it nicely.

That's four 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.
Danga de danga de dang - Pierce scores with a four punch combination!
Mitchell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Pierce has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mitchell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mitchell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mitchell is trying to force a seperation but Pierce has the dominant position.
Mitchell tries to break free but Pierce pushes him back against the cage.
Mitchell can't break the clinch.
Alek Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierce leaning against his opponent.
Pierce is pressed up against the cage. Mitchell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pierce down to the mat. Pierce avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pierce lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pierce lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mitchell's sensitive parts.
Pierce lands a jab to Mitchell's midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Pierce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pierce 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Pierce!