PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Salsa Jose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell has chosen Unknown Error - Shadows (Unicron Remix) as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jose
vs
Mitchell

180 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
19
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salsa Jose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.

Mitchell moves into the clinch.
Mitchell can't break the clinch.
Mitchell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mitchell wants to break free but Jose has control.
Mitchell takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Hunter Mitchell has been cut.
Jose misses with an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jose.
Jose creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mitchell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jose tries to clinch
and Mitchell counters with an inside leg kick.
Mitchell misses with a series of wild punches.

Jose darts in and clinches Mitchell up against the cage.
Jose throws an elbow that misses.
Mitchell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jose has him pressed against the cage.
Jose throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose lands an elbow inside that Mitchell shrugs off.
Jose stalling against the cage.

Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Jose tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.

Jose gets tackled into the cage by Mitchell. Mitchell maintains the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jose throws an elbow but misses.
Mitchell dodges an elbow strike from Jose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell avoiding damage as Jose throws knees to the body.

Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
Jose blocks a low kick nicely.
Mitchell lands a slapping body shot.
Mitchell connects with a nice looking jab.
Jose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jose tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mitchell counters with a thumping low kick.
Hunter Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell scores with a jab.
Mitchell misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a right hand that misses

and Jose holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jose landing knees to the body.
Mitchell is trying to push Jose away but Jose has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jose unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jose missing with knees to the body.
Mitchell wants to break free but Jose has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jose tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchell avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hunter Mitchell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hunter Mitchell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Jose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mitchell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Jose.
Jose tries to clinch up
and Mitchell counters with a series of strikes. Jose will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mitchell fails to land with a series of punches.
Jose tries to clinch there but Mitchell circles away.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Jose avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jose. Jose circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jose wants to clinch
and Mitchell counters with a left to the body.
Mitchell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jose is able to avoid easily.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Jose.
Jose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Jose avoids it well.
Jose fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mitchell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mitchell.
Jose doesn't manage to clinch there - Mitchell circles away.

Jose has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mitchell has had enough of the clinch but Jose keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jose throws an elbow but misses.
Mitchell avoiding damage as Jose throws knees to the body.
Jose misses with a knee strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Mitchell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell can't break the clinch.
Mitchell dodges an elbow strike from Jose.
Mitchell is looking to break free of the clinch but Jose has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jose just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mitchell's brow.
Jose pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mitchell tries to break the clinch but Jose is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jose misses with an elbow strike.
Mitchell blocks an elbow strike from Jose.
Jose has Mitchell pressed against the cage.
Mitchell is trying to break the clinch but Jose has him pressed against the cage.
Mitchell blocks an elbow strike from Jose.
Mitchell blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Salsa Jose will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hunter Mitchell's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Jose.
Mitchell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitchell misses with a double jab.
Jose looks to clinch
and Mitchell counters with a left and a right that stings Jose.
Jose wants to clinch but Mitchell slips to the side
and Mitchell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mitchell tries a head kick but it misses.
Jose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jose wants to clinch but Mitchell slips to the side
and Mitchell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jose thinking.
Hunter Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Mitchell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jose doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Jose moves out of range.
Mitchell misses with the combination.

Jose gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jose throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitchell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jose keeps control of Mitchell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mitchell wants to break free but Jose has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell blocks the elbow strike.
Jose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mitchell's efforts to push away.
Mitchell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jose has him pressed against the cage.
Mitchell dodges an elbow strike from Jose.
Jose prevents Mitchell from breaking the clinch.
Jose comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
Jose tries to clinch
and Mitchell counters with a good low kick that Jose was not able to check.
Mitchell throws a sloppy head kick and Jose moves out of range easily.
Jose tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
A right-left combo lands from Mitchell.
Mitchell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Salsa Jose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Jose with a series of wild strikes but Jose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jose dodges the punch combination from Mitchell.
Mitchell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jose wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jose tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mitchell counters with a good, hard body kick but Jose shrugs it off.
Jose moves in looking to clinch but Mitchell pushes him off.
Jose fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jose walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jose doesn't manage to clinch there - Mitchell circles away.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Jose avoids it well.
Jose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mitchell is looking to land body kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mitchell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Mitchell!
During a confident post fight interview, Hunter Mitchell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.