PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between King Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Khan
vs
Mitchell

178 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
146 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Phoenix Nutrition - 158 recovery $99

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Mitchell digs a good body shot into Khan's ribs.
Khan throws a sloppy body shot
and Mitchell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Khan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A big right from Khan misses.
Khan wants to clinch but Mitchell slips to the side
and Mitchell counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan clobbers Mitchell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell throws a series of strikes that have Khan backpedaling.

It looks like King Khan has been cut.
Khan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mitchell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mitchell tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan misses with the body kick
and Mitchell counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mitchell on the side of the head.
Khan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Khan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mitchell digs a good body shot into Khan's ribs.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mitchell.
Mitchell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell pushes Khan away with a front kick.
Mitchell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khan blocks a head kick by Mitchell.
Khan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mitchell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mitchell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan closes the distance but Mitchell moves to the side
and Mitchell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Khan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mitchell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Khan walks into a left hand.
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Mitchell thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Mitchell lands with a kick to the temple. Khan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Khan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Khan misses the body punch
and Mitchell counters with a good low kick that Khan was not able to check.
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Mitchell lands with a hook. Khan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan ducks right into an uppercut from Mitchell.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a head kick that Khan semi-blocks.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mitchell moves away from the strike by Khan.
Mitchell throws a leg kick which misses Khan's front leg but catches the back leg as Khan tries to avoid it.
Mitchell thuds his shin into the meat of Khan's side.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mitchell. That one must have hurt.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Khan closes the distance but Mitchell moves to the side
and Mitchell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Khan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mitchell lands with a kick to the temple. Khan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Khan is rocked!
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mitchell lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Mitchell.
Mitchell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Mitchell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Khan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Khan misses with a jab to the body
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Khan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Khan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by Khan there.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
Khan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mitchell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Khan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick from Mitchell lands but Khan takes it in his stride.
A right-left combo lands from Mitchell.
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitchell cracks a nice hook into Khan's ribs.
Khan seems to have got his legs back now.
Khan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Khan is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mitchell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khan rather than just go for the knockout.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mitchell connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a nice looking body shot.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Billy Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mitchell takes one to the side of the head.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan closes the distance but Mitchell moves to the side
and Mitchell counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Khan misses with a body punch
and Mitchell counters with a two punch combo.
Mitchell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Khan swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Khan misses with a body punch
and Mitchell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Khan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan misses with a body shot
and Mitchell counters with a head kick. That will keep Khan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheers as Mitchell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khan doesn't seem phased though.
Mitchell lands with an overhand left.
King Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Mitchell. Beautiful body shot.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mitchell in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mitchell scoring well with a low kick there.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mitchell lands with a shot to the body.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Khan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Khan misses.
Mitchell throws a head kick that misses.
Mitchell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khan.
Mitchell scores with a head kick.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell lands a jab to the nose.
Mitchell lands with a slapping head kick.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mitchell counters with a head kick. That will keep Khan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mitchell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on King Khan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mitchell connects with a crisp jab.
Mitchell lands an overhand right.
A low kick from Khan is predictable there
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mitchell counters with a straight right hand.
Mitchell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Khan lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Mitchell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mitchell misses with a head kick.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mitchell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Khan.
Mitchell cracks the inside of Khan's front leg.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitchell.
Khan avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mitchell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Khan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Mitchell.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Mitchell slips the punch.
Khan cracks Mitchell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khan misses with a double jab
and Mitchell counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donk. Mitchell catches Khan right on the button with a cross.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mitchell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Mitchell scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a kick to the side of the head.
A jab from Khan misses.
Khan misses with a jab to the body
and Mitchell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice body punch from Mitchell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell lands with a kick to the temple. Khan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mitchell lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mitchell, right into the meat.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitchell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mitchell connects with a high kick.
Khan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mitchell lands a high kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mitchell connects with a high kick.
Nice shot lands for Mitchell.
King Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mitchell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Mitchell!