PBP Commentary

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

Mitchell
vs
William

180 cm
31
195 lbs
25 - 10 - 1

170 cm
25
200 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

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 25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dryden Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Whonjon William!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from William.
William pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mitchell fakes the leg kick and cracks William in the body.
William tries to clinch there but Mitchell circles away.
William misses with a body shot
and Mitchell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
William moves out of range as Mitchell throws a body kick.
Mitchell misses with a leg kick
and William counters with a straight right hand.
Mitchell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mitchell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
William slips under a jab.
William moves out of range of the leg kick from Mitchell.
William takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but William manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A leg kick checked by William.
Dryden Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - William looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mitchell tries to score with a low kick but William moves his leg out of the way.

William closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - William lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
William is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
William is looking to work some ground and pound but Mitchell has wrist control.
William has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
William pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mitchell is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mitchell trying to control the position.
William working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mitchell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
William looking to pass the guard.
Mitchell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. William manages to get himself to full guard.
William seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

William escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mitchell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on William, up you get!
William uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from William.
Mitchell throws a body punch but William moves out of range.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. William saw that one coming.
William ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
William lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mitchell at a distance.
William tries to clinch up.
William avoids the head kick by Mitchell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mitchell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
William shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mitchell misses with a hook. William ducked under it nicely.
Mitchell swings for the body but William moves out of range.
Mitchell lands a leg kick that knocks William off balance momentarily.
Mitchell slips a straight right by William.
Mitchell catches William with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
William doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell throws a shot to the body.
William lunges at Mitchell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mitchell's hand.
Mitchell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mitchell lands a glancing blow to the side of William's head.
Mitchell connects with a jab.

William feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
William controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
William wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
Mitchell looking for a sweep. Not yet Mitchell, not yet.
Mitchell controls William momentarily but William frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell has William pulled in close to control his posture.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mitchell tried to score with a low kick but William checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from William.
William swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. William moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mitchell lands with an overhand left.
William tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mitchell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten William somewhat.
William checks a low kick from Mitchell.
William looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.

William closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mitchell to the mat! Mitchell manages to get full guard.
Mitchell trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Whonjon William has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mitchell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but William wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mitchell is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked William off and has taken his back!
Mitchell trying to control momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

William is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mitchell pulls his head out easily.
William moves into full guard.
Mitchell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of William is proving hard to escape from.

William working for submissions but it's allowed Mitchell to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
William is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mitchell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mitchell's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. William is now in side control.
William with the ground and pound but Mitchell regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
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 Dryden Mitchell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

William takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
William keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mitchell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
William takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
William blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from William.
Mitchell lands the left hand.
Mitchell connects with a body shot that sends William's belly button to the back.
William throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell misses with a leg kick
and William counters with a nice uppercut.
William throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mitchell's waist but Mitchell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing William off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a leg kick

and William decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mitchell's guard.
Mitchell wants to sweep here but William controlling him for the moment.
William trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
Mitchell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

William decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

William is working for a kimura but Mitchell is defending it quite comfortably.
Whonjon William has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell trying to hold on to William's head to control him but William postures up.
William takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
William is looking to take a break and control but Mitchell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

William is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
William prevents Mitchell from improving his position.
William wants to control but Mitchell is keeping him busy.
William takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William prevents Mitchell from standing back up.
Mitchell controlling the position well.

William is trying to work for a kimura but Mitchell is defending well.
Mitchell is doing well to control the position and prevent William from advancing to side control.
Mitchell wants to control but William is keeping busy.
William seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mitchell keeping hold of William's head, controlling as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
William is pressing down on Mitchell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mitchell is holding on for now.
William thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mitchell's head.
William trying to control from half guard but Mitchell is working away.

William is trying to work for a kimura but Mitchell is defending well.
William sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mitchell defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell wants to control but William is keeping busy.

William seems to be looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Whonjon William comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mitchell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dryden Mitchell!