PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Debonair Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bromley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bromley has chosen Number One as his entrance music. David Bromley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mitchell
vs
Bromley

170 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Debonair Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Bromley!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mitchell shoots in but no luck this time.
Mitchell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Debonair Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mitchell.
Bromley shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bromley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mitchell.
Bromley takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Horrible takedown by Mitchell or perhaps it was just good defense by Bromley which made him look bad.

Mitchell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bromley is staying active underneath Mitchell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bromley is trying to stand back up but Mitchell is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bromley trying to hold on to Mitchell's head to control him but Mitchell postures up.
Mitchell working the head and body with strikes.
Bromley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bromley.
Bromley wants to stand but Mitchell is controlling the position.

Bromley looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mitchell passes into side control.
Mitchell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bromley to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Bromley is working from the bottom.
Bromley dodges the ground and pound from Mitchell.
Mitchell working the head and body with strikes.
Mitchell in side control, throwing shots but Bromley defends.
Bromley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mitchell is controlling him well.
The referee asks Mitchell politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mitchell prefers to stall for the moment though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bromley looks to move to half guard but instead Mitchell has passed into mount! Damn!
Mitchell scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell working Bromley over with strikes here.
Bromley is squirming around, avoiding Mitchell's attempts to control the action.
Mitchell with the ground and pound from mount.
Mitchell scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Mitchell looking to secure an arm triangle but Bromley defends it well.
Mitchell trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bromley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mitchell controlling the position easily from mount.
Mitchell looking to control but Bromley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mitchell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Debonair 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 fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bromley avoids it really well and circles away.
Bromley closes the distance and clinches up with Mitchell, looking for a takedown. Bromley pushes Mitchell against the cage but Mitchell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mitchell shoots in but Bromley avoids the takedown attempt easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mitchell is trying to drag Bromley to the mat but Bromley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Debonair Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bromley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bromley looking to throw knees to the head but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Mitchell stops a takedown attempt from Bromley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bromley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mitchell is keeping busy.
Bromley has Mitchell pushed against the cage.

Mitchell has clasped his hands together around Bromley's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Mitchell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Mitchell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bromley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bromley is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mitchell winds up and cracks Bromley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bromley tries to get to full guard but Mitchell has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell works his way into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mitchell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bromley, who protects the arm well.
Bromley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bromley is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
Bromley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mitchell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mitchell happy to just control the position for now.
Bromley is trying to get back to half guard.
Mitchell wants to control but Bromley is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a nice forearm strike.
Bromley defending against the ground and pound.
Mitchell controlling the position.

Mitchell is trying to get an arm triangle but Bromley is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Debonair Mitchell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bromley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bromley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mitchell somewhat.
Mitchell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bromley defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Debonair Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell fails with the takedown
and Bromley counters with a left to the body.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bromley.
Bromley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mitchell.
Bromley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Mitchell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bromley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mitchell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell is looking to work some ground and pound but Bromley has wrist control.
Debonair Mitchell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bromley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mitchell controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bromley wants to get back to his feet but Mitchell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mitchell content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Debonair Mitchell just wasn't active enough.
Mitchell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bromley tries to avoid it but Mitchell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bromley to the ground. Bromley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A left lands for Bromley.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt.
Bromley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Bromley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Bromley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mitchell defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bromley controlling the action here.
Mitchell looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mitchell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bromley looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mitchell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bromley is looking to escape.
David Bromley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by Mitchell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Debonair Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitchell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bromley is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Debonair Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mitchell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight for Debonair Mitchell!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Debonair Mitchell!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Debonair Mitchell!

Debonair Mitchell wins by unanimous decision!