PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Leak
vs
Mitchell

188 cm
23
217 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

190 cm
28
220 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Leak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leak misses with a wild body shot.
Logan Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leak swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
A jab from Mitchell finds it's way through Leak's defenses.
Leak scores with a nice right hand.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Leak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell with a nice cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Mitchell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Leak moves out of range.
Mitchell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leak slips a jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Leak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mitchell defends it nicely.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Leak with a series of wild strikes but Leak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Leak is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitchell throws a jab but it's blocked by Leak.
Mitchell lands a nice looking body shot.
Leak looks to throw the jab but Mitchell is out of range.
Leak cracks a nice hook into Mitchell's ribs.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leak moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leak.
Mitchell thows a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Leak with a series of wild strikes but Leak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leak takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
A left and a right from Mitchell both land. Nice combination.
Leak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitchell throws out the jab.
Leak throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.
Mitchell fails to land with a series of punches.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leak lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mitchell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mitchell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Leak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a hook but Leak avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitchell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mitchell swinging wildly here.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Leak ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Leak does a little dance to reset his feet.

Leak changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mitchell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mitchell wants to control but Leak postures up.
Leak tries to advance to mount but Mitchell denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell dodges the ground and pound from Leak.
Mitchell is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mitchell defending against the ground and pound.
Mitchell is looking to reverse the position.
Leak is working Mitchell over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mitchell is trying to improve his position.
Leak throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Leak tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Leak trying to control the action but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ground and pound from Leak seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Logan Mitchell will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Leak slips under a jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Leak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leak is looking to wear down Mitchell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leak thumps Mitchell with a low kick.
Leak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitchell throws out the jab.
Leak drops his hands momentarily and Mitchell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leak throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell throws the left hand but Leak avoids the punch easily.
Leak throws out a loose jab but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab, jab by Leak - just one landing.
Logan Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leaks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Leak avoids them all with ease.

Leak shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Leak was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mitchell is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Leak working away.
Leak is looking to take a break and control but Mitchell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mitchell tries to buck Leak off but Leak is having none of it.
Mitchell defending against the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to improve position but can't.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Leak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mitchell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mitchell defending against the ground and pound.
Leak looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mitchell is avoiding damage well.

Leak is trying to get an arm triangle but Mitchell is defending well.
Mitchell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Leak.
Leak throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leak is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mitchell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Leak cracks Mitchell with a big right hand but Mitchell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Leak working the head with strikes.
Leak in side control, throwing shots but Mitchell defends.
Leak trying to control the action but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
Mitchell tries to improve position but can't.
Leak fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Leak works to advance to full mount. Mitchell defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Leak looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leak looking to control and managing it successfully.
Leak throwing strikes here but Mitchell is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mitchell tries to reverse the position but Leak maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leak breaks from Mitchell's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Leak is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Mitchell has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Mitchell!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mitchell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Leak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mitchell has managed to get both his arms back between Leak's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelly Leak 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. This is the final round!

Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Mitchell takes one to the chin there.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Leak saw that one coming.
Mitchell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A low kick from Leak is predictable there
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.
Leak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mitchell defends it nicely.
Mitchell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mitchell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell slaps away a takedown attempt from Leak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell jabs Leak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leak moves out of range as Mitchell strikes.
Leak connects with a body shot.
Mitchell clobbers Leak with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mitchell lands with a shot to the body.
Mitchell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mitchell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Leak with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Leak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mitchell lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leak throws a right hand that Mitchell ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitchell also avoids with ease.
Leak shoots in but Mitchell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mitchell checks the leg kick.
Leak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Leak saw that one coming.
Mitchell takes a swing at Leak's ribcage but misses.
Leak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitchell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mitchell stuns Leak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Leak finds it's target.
Leak staying out of range there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leak was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Mitchell thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mitchell wants it to stay on the feet.
Leak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Leak.
Leak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Leak is out of range.
Leak connects with a leg kick. Mitchell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Mitchell misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Logan 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Mitchell!
After winning the bout, Logan Mitchell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.