PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Rothko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell comes to the cage accompanied by Wax Simulacra. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Mitchell
vs
Rothko

176 cm
30
146 lbs
19 - 13 - 2

178 cm
26
147 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 19 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Rothko !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. Rothko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mitchell connects with a high kick.
Rothko misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitchell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice jab there from Mitchell.

Rothko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mitchell is controlling Rothko 's trapped leg to prevent Rothko from advancing to side control.
Rothko trying to control from half guard but Mitchell is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mitchell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothko tries to stand but Mitchell is controlling from the bottom.
Mitchell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rothko manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mitchell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Mitchell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mitchell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rothko is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is controlling the pace.
Mitchell prevents Rothko from improving his position.

Mitchell wants to work for an arm triangle but Rothko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rothko is looking to improve his position.
Mitchell is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Mitchell has hold of Rothko 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rothko manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell controlling his opponent.
Mitchell landing punches.
Rothko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rothko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mitchell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mitchell controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell wants to finish this one by submission but Rothko is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mitchell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the head.
Mitchell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rothko hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Mitchell dominated that 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.

Rothko throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mitchell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rothko is in Mitchell's guard.

Mitchell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mitchell is on top in guard.
Mitchell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mitchell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rothko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mitchell controls the pace.
Mitchell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rothko 's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Billy Mitchell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mitchell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rothko is keeping the position for now.
Mitchell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mitchell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mitchell cracks Rothko with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothko throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mitchell landing some decent shots from guard.
Mitchell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mitchell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mitchell's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Billy Mitchell.

Rothko drives through with a takedown into Mitchell's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mitchell is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Mitchell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rothko defends it easily.
Mitchell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rothko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mitchell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rothko has managed to get both his arms back between Mitchell's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell striking off his back but it's not causing Rothko any problems.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Rothko trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
Rothko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Mitchell has his feet on Rothko 's thighs here. He's pushed Rothko off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Rothko screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Mitchell!
Billy Mitchell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.