PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Neal
vs
Mitchell

188 cm
25
152 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

176 cm
24
146 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Neal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell tried to score with a low kick but Neal checks it.
Mitchell lands a nice looking body shot.
Neal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Phil Neal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell connects with an inside leg kick.
Neal throws a hook to the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Neal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell scores with a nice body kick.
Neal throws a nice looking combination but Mitchell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell thumps Neal with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mitchell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Neal.
Neal misses with a straight left.
Both fighters circling a little - Mitchell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mitchell connects with a body shot.
Mitchell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Neal. That did some damage!
Mitchell lands with a nice body punch.
Nice jab there from Mitchell.
A head kick from Mitchell lands but Neal takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mitchell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mitchell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mitchell wants it to stay on the feet.
Mitchell scores with a hook to the body. Neal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Neal is breathing heavily.
Neal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Mitchell.
Neal throws a poor cross that misses
and Mitchell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mitchell scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice combination there by Mitchell.
Mitchell connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mitchell lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Neal misses its intended target.
Mitchell throws a head kick that half lands.
Mitchell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Neal rather than just go for the knockout.
Neal swings widly with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with an outside leg kick.

Neal gets a double leg takedown into Mitchell's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mitchell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Let's hope that Mitchell has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Neal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell seems keen to control Neal's posture.
Neal wanted to stand there but Mitchell had control of the position.
Mitchell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neal throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell looking for a sweep. Not yet Mitchell, not yet.
Neal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Neal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Neal distracts Mitchell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Mitchell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Neal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Neal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mitchell controlling Neal's posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mitchell looking for a sweep. Not yet Mitchell, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is trying to control the position but Neal postures up.
Neal postures up and lands a big shot to Mitchell's brow.
Mitchell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neal works over Mitchell with some ground and pound from guard.
Mitchell trying to keep a closed guard but Neal is proving a slippery customer.

Mitchell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Neal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Neal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neal is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A slapping leg kick lands for Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a spinning back kick!
Neal throws a head kick that misses.
Neal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mitchell can pounce on him.
Neal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Neal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Neal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Neal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mitchell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Neal somewhat.
Neal tries for a takedown but Mitchell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Neal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Neal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mitchell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neal's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Neal.
Neal walks into a straight right hand from Mitchell.
Neal with a poor takedown
and Mitchell counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slow jab from Neal misses its intended target.
Neal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mitchell thumps Neal with a low kick.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Billy Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Neal's hands.
Neal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mitchell works Neal's body with a nice hook.
Mitchell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mitchell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mitchell throws a leg kick which misses Neal's front leg but catches the back leg as Neal tries to avoid it.
Mitchell throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
An inside leg kick lands from Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a leg kick.
Mitchell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mitchell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mitchell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Neal walks into a straight right hand from Mitchell.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mitchell.
Mitchell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mitchell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Neals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mitchell is looking to slow Neal down with leg kicks.
Mitchell connects with an inside leg kick.
Neal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mitchell can pounce on him.
Mitchell scores with a hook to the body. Neal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mitchell scores with a body shot.
Neal walks into a jab.

Neal is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal fails with a takedown attempt.
Oh Neal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitchell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Neal. That did some damage!
Mitchell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mitchell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mitchell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Neal. That did some damage!
Billy Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mitchell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mitchell steps in with a hook that catches Neal right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Mitchell follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Neal looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Mitchell!