PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rozza Batchelor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fergus Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Get Up. Rozza Batchelor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Batchelor
vs
Mitchell

169 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
18
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rozza Batchelor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fergus Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mitchell shoots in but Batchelor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rozza Batchelor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Batchelor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mitchell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Batchelor pinned against the cage. Batchelor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rozza Batchelor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fergus Mitchell.
Batchelor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Mitchell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Batchelor is trying to defend but Mitchell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Batchelor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mitchell lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mitchell lands with a punch from half guard.
Batchelor wants to get back to full guard.
Mitchell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mitchell is just content to waste time from the top position. Batchelor takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Batchelor is trying to control the position but Mitchell postures up.
Mitchell connects with a couple of short punches.
Mitchell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batchelor controls Mitchell momentarily but Mitchell frees himself.
Batchelor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mitchell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mitchell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Batchelor keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throwing strikes but missing.
Mitchell is looking to work some ground and pound but Batchelor has wrist control.
Batchelor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell working some strikes from top position.
Mitchell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mitchell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Batchelor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mitchell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Batchelor is breathing heavily.
Mitchell is looking to work some ground and pound but Batchelor has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mitchell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Batchelor working a defensive guard here.
Mitchell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mitchell landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batchelor gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mitchell raining down shots from the mount!
Mitchell breaks from Batchelor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mitchell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mitchell landing strikes from the mount and Batchelor is in trouble!
Mitchell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Batchelor?

Batchelor is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Batchelor looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Batchelor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitchell lands a big shot to the head and Batchelor winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Fergus Mitchell!
Fergus Mitchell took some time post fight to say the following; 'I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be the first FERGUS MITCHELL.'.