PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grant Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Mitchell
vs
Hughes

188 cm
27
190 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

199 cm
25
189 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell closes the distance but Hughes moves to the side
and Hughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hughes swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
Mitchell moves to clinch but Hughes breaks away
and Hughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hughes misses with a combination

and Mitchell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hughes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mitchell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hughes.
Mitchell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Hughes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hughes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mitchell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mitchell misses with a knee to the head.
Hughes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mitchell walks away with a smile on his face. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Grant Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Hughes.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Hughes misses with a double jab.
Mitchell tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.
Hughes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hughes.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Mitchell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hughes counters with a series of strikes. Mitchell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hughes misses with a double jab

and Mitchell moves into the clinch.

Hughes jumps into guard, dragging Mitchell to the mat.
Mitchell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
Hughes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mitchell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hughes looks gassed!
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
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.
Hughes wants to sweep here but Mitchell controlling him for the moment.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell advances position into side control!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hughes gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mitchell looking to finish with strikes here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hughes can do anything to dispel that myth.

Mitchell looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mitchell throwing strikes here but Hughes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Mitchell jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hughes manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

Mitchell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hughes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hughes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mitchell passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hughes!
Hughes is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hughes wants to hold on but Mitchell pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell looking for a guillotine from mount but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mitchell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hughes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Mitchell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mitchell working for a guillotine from mount but Hughes is in no mood to give up.
Mitchell thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Mitchell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hughes falls off balance throwing a combination

and Mitchell counters by clinching up.
Mitchell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hughes blocks it with crossed arms.
Hughes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mitchell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mitchell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hughes tries to pull guard but Mitchell won't allow it.
Hughes tries to pull guard but Mitchell won't allow it.
Grant Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Hughes.
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the head but Hughes blocks with his arms.
Hughes is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Mitchell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughes.
Mitchell tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell tries to clinch up.
Hughes swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchell darts in trying to clinch
and Hughes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.
Mitchell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hughes swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Hughes.
Hughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mitchell counters by clinching up.
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but Hughes blocks it.
Mitchell misses with a knee to the head.
Hughes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hughes has Mitchell pressed against the ropes, preventing Mitchell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mitchell connects with a knee to the head.
Hughes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Mitchell gets control of Hughes's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mitchell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Hughes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.

Mitchell has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hughes doesn't defend quickly enough and Mitchell has managed to lock this one up! Can Hughes escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Mitchell on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Grant Mitchell!