PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralf Laakkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hail Mary Tupac Shakur. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Laakkonen
vs
Mitchell

185 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Shinryaku MMA Gear

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ralf Laakkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Mitchell.
Laakkonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
Mitchell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Laakkonen swinging wilding here.
Laakkonen fails with the takedown.
Laakkonen shoots in for a double leg but Mitchell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Laakkonen scores a takedown into full mount!
Laakkonen avoids the attempt from Mitchell to control.
Laakkonen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mitchell wants to hold on but Laakkonen pushes him away.
Laakkonen tries to control but Mitchell wriggling away.
Mitchell stops Laakkonen from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laakkonen wants to control the pace but Mitchell is squirming around nicely.

Laakkonen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mitchell has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mitchell wants to hold on but Laakkonen pushes him away.

Laakkonen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mitchell is surviving well by controlling Laakkonen's body position as best he can.
Mitchell tries to hold on but Laakkonen pushes him away.

Laakkonen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mitchell has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Laakkonen is breathing heavily.

Laakkonen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mitchell is trying to escape the mount.
Mitchell regains half guard.
Mitchell tries to get to full guard but Laakkonen has control of the leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mitchell is pressing down on Laakkonen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mitchell trying to control the position.

Mitchell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mitchell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is trying to control the position but Laakkonen postures up.

Laakkonen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Mitchell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mitchell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mitchell avoids the attempt from Laakkonen to control.
Laakkonen working to try and regain half guard.
Mitchell avoids the attempt from Laakkonen to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Laakkonen is in all sorts of trouble here.

Laakkonen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mitchell.
Laakkonen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laakkonen is working hard here to advance position.
Mitchell misses with a head shot.
Laakkonen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Laakkonen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Laakkonen manages to get to full guard.
Laakkonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dean Mitchell will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice takedown defense from Mitchell. No joy for Laakkonen on that attempt.

Laakkonen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Laakkonen looking to control.
Mitchell wants to stand but Laakkonen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Laakkonen keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Laakkonen trying to control the position.
Laakkonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Laakkonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mitchell's guard.
Laakkonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Mitchell is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laakkonen wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
Laakkonen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mitchell pushes Laakkonen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Laakkonen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Laakkonen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mitchell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Laakkonen has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mitchell defend it? Laakkonen steps over the head and cranks it - Mitchell is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Laakkonen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ralf Laakkonen!