PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Mitchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hawaiian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawaiian Assassin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Mitchel
vs
Assassin

170 cm
24
158 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Mitchel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawaiian Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assassin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roy Mitchel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assassin.
Mitchel misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Assassin is defended easily by Mitchel.
Assassin fails with the takedown.
Mitchel misses with a body shot.
Assassin shoots in looking for a takedown. Mitchel tries to sprawl out of it but Assassin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mitchel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roy Mitchel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hawaiian Assassin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitchel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Mitchel. No joy for Assassin on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchel looks to throw the jab but Assassin is out of range.
Roy Mitchel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assassin.
Assassin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mitchel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchel misses with a double jab.
Mitchel scores with a one two! Assassin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mitchel cracks Assassin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mitchel just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assassin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchel is looking to wear down Assassin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mitchel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mitchel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchel misses the shot to the body.
Assassin slips a jab from Mitchel.
Mitchel throws a series of punches but Assassin moves out of range.
Assassin tries for a takedown but Mitchel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mitchel misses with a series of wild punches.
Mitchel is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Assassin.
Assassin avoids the body shot from Mitchel.
Mitchel throws a right and a left that Assassin avoids nicely.
Mitchel lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mitchel does no damage.
Assassin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mitchel circles away.
Mitchel fails to land with a series of punches.
Assassin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mitchel avoids it really well and circles away.
Assassin slips a jab and a cross from Mitchel.
Mitchel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Mitchel.
Mitchel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assassin circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mitchel misses the jab.
Mitchel throws a right hand that Assassin ducks under and follows up with a left that Assassin also avoids with ease.
Assassin shoots in but no luck this time.
Mitchel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mitchel wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Mitchel as Assassin shoots in.
Mitchel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Assassin.
Assassin shoots in but no luck this time.
Assassin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mitchel's waist but Mitchel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Assassin off to one side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mitchel throws a nice looking combination but Assassin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assassin fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Mitchel dominated that 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.

Mitchel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Assassin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchel.
Decent striking displayed by Mitchel there.
Assassin dives in and grabs Mitchel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mitchel pushes down on Assassin's head and hops out.
Mitchel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Assassin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mitchel is trying to defend but Assassin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Assassin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchel wants to get back to his feet.

Assassin is looking for a kimura here.
Assassin works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assassin unloading with bombs!
Assassin throws some wild stikes that Mitchel manages to avoid easily.
Assassin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mitchel wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel is in a horrible position here. Assassin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Assassin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Assassin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Assassin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mitchel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Assassin unloading with bombs!

Assassin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Assassin looking to finish Mitchel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mitchel!
Assassin punching from mount but Mitchel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Assassin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mitchel trying desperately to get to his feet.
Assassin misses with a head shot.
Assassin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mitchel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Assassin with shots to the head and body - Mitchel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Assassin looking to finish with strikes here!
Assassin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mitchel wants to get back to his feet.

Assassin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mitchel manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mitchel tries to escape but Assassin is in control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Assassin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Assassin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mitchel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Assassin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Assassin is putting a hurting on Mitchel here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mitchel is pushing Assassin's head away, looking to escape. Assassin manages to hold on to the position though.
Mitchel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mitchel taking a bit of punishment here - Assassin scoring with strikes.
Assassin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Assassin lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hawaiian Assassin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mitchel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchel scores with a one two! Assassin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mitchel stuffs the takedown attempt from Assassin. Assassin gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitchel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assassin.
Assassin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mitchel tries to avoid it but Assassin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mitchel to the ground. Mitchel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mitchel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Roy Mitchel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hawaiian Assassin.
Mitchel digs a good body shot into Assassin's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchel stuffs the takedown.
Mitchel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mitchel as he jumps to the side.
Mitchel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mitchel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice takedown defense from Mitchel. No joy for Assassin on that attempt.
A shot to the liver by Mitchel. Beautiful body shot.
Mitchel misses with a few strikes there.
Assassin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchel.
Assassin dodges the punch combination from Mitchel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mitchel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mitchel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchel stuffs the takedown.
Mitchel jabs at Assassin's body.
Assassin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mitchel circles away.
Mitchel throws a right hand that Assassin ducks under and follows up with a left that Assassin also avoids with ease.
Mitchel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitchel throws a hook but Assassin avoids it easily.
Assassin tries for a takedown but Mitchel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mitchel misses with a looping right.
Mitchel misses with a wild combination.
Mitchel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitchel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assassin misses with a takedown attempt - Mitchel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Assassin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mitchel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mitchel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mitchel tries to bum rush Assassin with a series of wild strikes but Assassin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchel misses the shot to the body.
Mitchel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Mitchel does no damage.
Assassin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mitchel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Assassin somewhat.
Assassin avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchel misses with a jab, cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Mitchel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mitchel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Mitchel!