PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Damato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dryden Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Damato
vs
Mitchell

190 cm
30
201 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

180 cm
31
195 lbs
27 - 10 - 1

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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 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Damato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dryden Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damato throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mitchell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Damatos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mitchell throws a hook but Damato avoids it easily.
Damato on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mitchell, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Damato moved out of range.
Damato thows a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Damato on the side of the head.
Damato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mitchell lands with a nice body punch.
Dryden Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mitchell scores with a jab. Damato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mitchell lands with an uppercut that bounces Damato off the cage and back into range.
Mitchell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Damato at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Damato moves away and avoids it.
Damato scores with a nice right hand.
Damato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Damato saw that one coming.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Damato steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mitchell. That one must have hurt.
Mitchell misses the body punch
enabling Damato to counter with a crisp jab.
Mitchell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mitchell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Damato's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Damato.
Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damato.
Mitchell clobbers Damato with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damato throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Damato is predictable there
and Mitchell counters with a low kick, right behind Damato 's knee.
Mitchell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mitchell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mitchell feints and then cracks Damato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damato down.
Mitchell is looking to slow Damato down with leg kicks.
Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.
Damato takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mitchell dips to his left and cracks Damato with an uppercut!
Mitchell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Damato had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mitchell throws a sloppy head kick and Damato moves out of range easily.
Damato moves out of range of the body kick from Mitchell.
Damato throws a low kick, looking for Mitchell's leg but Mitchell calmly moves out of range.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damato.
Mitchell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell with a hook.
Mitchell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Damato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell throws a leg kick which misses Damato's front leg but catches the back leg as Damato tries to avoid it.
Mitchell misses with a few strikes there.
Mitchell scores with a nice strike.
Mitchell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Damato misses with a combination
and Mitchell counters with a thumping low kick.
Damato thuds a left hand into Mitchell's body.
Mitchell throws a hook but Damato blocks it.
Mitchell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damato takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mitchell. Damato shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Damato.
Damato on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mitchell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mitchell is looking to land body kicks.
Damato looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mitchell.
Damato blocks a head kick by Mitchell.
Mitchell is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damato scores with a nice strike.
Damato misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitchell counters with a thumping low kick.
Mitchell doesn't manage to clinch there - Damato circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dryden Mitchell dominated that round.
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.

Mitchell throws a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Damato.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
Damato looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Mitchell there.
Mitchell scores with a hook to the body. Damato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mitchell cracks the inside of Damato's front leg.
Damato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mitchell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Damato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Damato throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.
A big left from Damato misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato moves out of range as Mitchell throws a body kick.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
Damato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mitchell. Mitchell obviously looking to wear him down.
Mitchell scoring well with a low kick there.
Mitchell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Damato missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Damato is looking to score with low kicks.
Damato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Damato tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mitchell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Damato's head backwards.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Damato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mitchell at a distance.
Mitchell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damato misses the shot to the body.
Mitchell lands a jab to Damato's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damato misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Mitchell there.
Damato blocks a leg kick.
Mitchell moves away from the strike by Damato.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mitchell.
Damato ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Damato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mitchell thumps Damato with a low kick.
Mitchell wants to slow Damato down by chopping away at his legs.
Damato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mitchell. Mitchell obviously looking to wear him down.
Damato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato looks for the body kick but Mitchell saw that one coming.
Damato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Mitchell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mitchell is looking to clinch but Damato is avoiding it.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mitchell throws a leg kick
and Mitchell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mitchell thumps Damato with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a jab when Damato was well out of range.
Nice body kick from Damato.
Damato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mitchell counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damato.
Damato throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Damato misses with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Damato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mitchell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mitchell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Damato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchell jabs Damato right on the nose. Damato blinks but takes it well.
Mitchell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Damato throws a leg kick
and Mitchell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damato takes one on the button.
Damato throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Damato scores with the left hand. Mitchell knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dryden Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mitchell connects with a body shot.
Mitchell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mitchell lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Mitchell. Beautiful body shot.
Damato walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mitchell.
Damato looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch lands to the side of Damato 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mitchell's corner calls for a 1-2. Mitchell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mitchell defending well as Damato loads up on a big left hand.
Damato takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dryden Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a wild body kick that Damato sees coming a mile off.
Damato defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Mitchell looks to land a left hand but Damato moved out of range nicely.
Mitchell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Damato sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Damato avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
Damato throws a push kick but Mitchell slaps the foot to one side.
Damato takes one to the chin there.
Mitchell throws a leg kick which misses Damato's front leg but catches the back leg as Damato tries to avoid it.
Damato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mitchell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mitchell staying out of range there.
Pete Damato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Damato might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Mitchell finds it's target.
Mitchell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Damato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Damato misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mitchell counters with an outside leg kick.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Damato will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Damato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damato throws a head kick but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell lands a jab to the nose.
Mitchell lands a leg kick that knocks Damato off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Damato doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Damato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitchell throws a shot to the body.
Mitchell tests Damato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Damato takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mitchell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Damato doesn't seem bothered though.
Mitchell lands a jab to Damato's midsection.
Mitchell connects with an inside leg kick.
Mitchell throws a good cross that connects.
Damato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Mitchell finds it's way through Damato's defenses.
Mitchell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Damato in his tracks.
Mitchell avoids the head kick by Damato.
Nice uppercut lands for Mitchell. That snapped Damato's head back.
Damato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Damato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Damato.
A good leg kick by Mitchell.
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Damato.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decent striking displayed by Mitchell there.
Mitchell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mitchell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Damato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dryden Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mitchell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

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