PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kjell Dillonsan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillonsan has chosen Mortal combat as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mitchell
vs
Dillonsan

190 cm
23
274 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

187 cm
27
265 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grant Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kjell Dillonsan!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillonsan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dillonsan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dillonsan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mitchell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dillonsan counters with a nice uppercut.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Dillonsan avoids them all with ease.
Mitchell misses with a series of wild punches.
Dillonsan lands the left hand.
Mitchell misses with a double jab
enabling Dillonsan to counter with a crisp jab.
Dillonsan misses the body punch
and Mitchell counters with a three punch combo that has Dillonsan backing up. Dillonsan nods at Mitchell to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillonsan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Dillonsan misses.
Dillonsan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dillonsan connects with a right hand. Mitchell shakes it off.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchell tries for a takedown but Dillonsan circles away easily

and Dillonsan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dillonsan.
Dillonsan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mitchell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dillonsan trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillonsan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dillonsan trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell controls Dillonsan momentarily but Dillonsan frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Grant Mitchell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dillonsan dodges the punch combination from Mitchell.

Dillonsan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mitchell trying to hold on to Dillonsan's head to control him but Dillonsan postures up.
Mitchell wants to improve his position but Dillonsan is controlling well.
Dillonsan tries to pass to full mount but Mitchell defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillonsan is keen to just control but Mitchell is a slippery customer.
Dillonsan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dillonsan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mitchell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dillonsan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mitchell?
Dillonsan avoids the attempt from Mitchell to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillonsan cracks Mitchell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Dillonsan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mitchell hang on?
Dillonsan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mitchell tries to hold on but Dillonsan pushes him away.
Dillonsan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mitchell?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillonsan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mitchell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

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

Mitchell defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dillonsan.
Dillonsan lands a heavy elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillonsan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kjell Dillonsan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mitchell looks to land a combination but Dillonsan avoids it well.
Mitchell throws a combination that misses
and Dillonsan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dillonsan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Dillonsan.
Dillonsan fails with the takedown.
Mitchell misses with a takedown attempt

and Dillonsan counters with a takedown into side control.
Mitchell is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Mitchell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mitchell is looking for a sweep.
Dillonsan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mitchell down.
Dillonsan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Dillonsan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dillonsan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mitchell to see if he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell is trying to get back to half guard.
Dillonsan avoids the strikes from the bottom by Mitchell.
Mitchell can't do much from the bottom here.
Dillonsan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mitchell keeps working.
Mitchell is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Mitchell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dillonsan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dillonsan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Mitchell struggling a bit here.

That's two 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.
Dillonsan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dillonsan cracks Mitchell with a big elbow.
Mitchell tries to improve position but can't.
Mitchell gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dillonsan is nestled in close to Mitchell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mitchell is trying to get back to full guard.
Dillonsan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mitchell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mitchell tries to kick Dillonsan off but Dillonsan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dillonsan working the head and body with strikes.
Dillonsan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mitchell's head.
Mitchell manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dillonsan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mitchell throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dillonsan is working Mitchell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dillonsan passes into half guard.
Dillonsan wants to take a breather but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dillonsan works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mitchell is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Mitchell is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell is squirming around, avoiding Dillonsan's attempts to control the action.
Dillonsan raining down shots from the mount!
Dillonsan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mitchell working to try and regain half guard.
Dillonsan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dillonsan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kjell Dillonsan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mitchell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dillonsan misses with a body shot.
Dillonsan misses with a double jab
and Mitchell counters with a two punch combo.
Dillonsan misses with a looping right.
Dillonsan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mitchell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dillonsan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dillonsan fails with the takedown

and Mitchell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dillonsan!
Dillonsan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillonsan is stalling in the full guard.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Dillonsan from controlling successfully.
Mitchell lands a decent shot there.
Dillonsan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mitchell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dillonsan being controlled here momentarily.
Dillonsan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dillonsan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mitchell looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dillonsan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dillonsan working Mitchell over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillonsan wants to control but Mitchell is keeping him busy.

Mitchell has one foot on Dillonsan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Grant Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitchell throws a combination that misses

and Dillonsan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dillonsan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dillonsan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Mitchell kicks Dillonsan off and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell closes the distance and clinches up with Dillonsan, looking for a takedown. Mitchell pushes Dillonsan against the cage but Dillonsan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mitchell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dillonsan counters with a stiff right hand.
Dillonsan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mitchell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a combination
and Dillonsan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dillonsan misses the shot to the body.
Dillonsan throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Grant Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch lands to the side of Mitchell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mitchell throws a combination that misses
and Mitchell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dillonsan slips a jab and a cross from Mitchell.
Dillonsan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell falls off balance throwing a combination

and Dillonsan counters with a single leg into guard. Mitchell didn't expect that.
Kjell Dillonsan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dillonsan trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dillonsan lands a couple of elbows.
Dillonsan lands a couple of elbows.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Dillonsan from controlling successfully.
Mitchell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Mitchell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dillonsan defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kjell Dillonsan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dillonsan 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kjell Dillonsan!