PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masutatsu Oyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oyama kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is World Order - Permanent Revolution. Mitchell has chosen Joe Jackson- I'm the Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Malcolm Mitchell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Oyama
vs
Mitchell

185 cm
26
182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Masutatsu Oyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Malcolm Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oyama jabs at Mitchell's body.
Mitchell throws a leg kick but Oyama checks it.
Mitchell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oyama.
Mitchell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oyama takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mitchell throws a leg kick which misses Oyama's front leg but catches the back leg as Oyama tries to avoid it.
Mitchell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mitchell throws a big shot that misses.
Oyama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oyama missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Oyama moves out of range.
Mitchell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oyama just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell swings for the body but Oyama moves out of range.
Oyama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mitchell has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mitchell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oyama swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Mitchell.
Oyama seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Malcolm Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oyama is out of range and Mitchell settles back down.
Mitchell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of Oyama's head but Oyama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Oyama moves out of range.
Mitchell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mitchell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oyama's hands.
Mitchell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mitchell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oyama.
Oyama misses with a series of wild punches.
Oyama moves out of range as Mitchell strikes.
Oyama takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oyama moves out of range as Mitchell strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mitchell 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 Oyama has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oyama and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mitchell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mitchell lands with a shot to the body.
Oyama wants to clinch up but Mitchell keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
Mitchell punishes Oyama's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oyama scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oyama tries to clinch up.
Oyama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mitchell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mitchell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oyama throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell throws a sloppy head kick and Oyama moves out of range easily.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oyama throws a one two combo.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Oyama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oyama in his tracks.
Oyama moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mitchell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of Oyama's head but Oyama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mitchell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oyama to score with a decent uppercut.
Oyama catches Mitchell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mitchell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oyama goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oyama throws a right and a left that Mitchell avoids nicely.
Oyama lands an overhand right.
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Oyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Oyama.
Mitchell lands the left hand.
Mitchell fails to land with a series of punches.
Mitchell jabs Oyama right on the nose. Oyama blinks but takes it well.
Oyama blocks a head kick by Mitchell.
Mitchell drops his hands momentarily and Oyama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oyama looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mitchell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mitchell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mitchell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oyamas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mitchell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mitchell lands a body shot.
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Oyama is out of range.
Oyama checks a leg kick.
Oyama lands with a hook. Mitchell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Some wild striking there from Mitchell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oyama throws a right hand that Mitchell ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitchell also avoids with ease.
Mitchell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oyama checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malcolm Mitchell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
Oyama blocks a jab.
Mitchell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oyama displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oyama.
Mitchell misses the jab.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A cross from Mitchell lands.
Mitchell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Oyama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice combination there by Oyama.
A combination from Oyama does no damage.
Oyama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oyama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitchell throws out the jab.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the body.
Masutatsu Oyama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oyama changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyama missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oyama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oyama takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oyama throws a series of punches but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell throws a jab but it's blocked by Oyama.
Malcolm Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mitchell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mitchell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mitchell misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Oyama misses.
Mitchell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oyama throws a series of punches but Mitchell avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Mitchell misses its intended target.
Mitchell scoring well with a low kick there.
Oyama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oyama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oyama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oyama feints a jab promting Mitchell to slip. Oyama then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mitchell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oyama connects with a nice looking jab.

Oyama clinches.
Mitchell digs a right hand into Oyama's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oyama's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Oyama.

Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Mitchell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mitchell takes a swing at Oyama's ribcage but misses.
Oyama misses with a series of wild punches.
Oyama misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oyama. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oyama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oyama takes one to the side of the head.
Oyama throws a lazy right hand but Mitchell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice combination there by Oyama.
Mitchell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Oyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Oyama with a jab.
Mitchell takes a swing at Oyama's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell misses with a right hand
and Oyama counters with a three punch combo that has Mitchell backing up. Mitchell nods at Oyama to acknowledge the strikes.
Oyama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oyama lands a really nice looking cross but Mitchell seems unphased.
Mitchell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mitchell throws a shot to the body.
Oyama throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mitchell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Oyama throws a hook to the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell lands a two punch combo.
Oyama misses the shot to the body.
Mitchell scores with a leg kick.
Oyama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mitchell.
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oyama.
Nice body punch from Mitchell.
Some wild striking there from Oyama.
Mitchell sizes up Oyama with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oyama was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Oyama thows a body shot but no joy.
Oyama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Malcolm Mitchell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mitchell scores with a nice strike.
Oyama throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Oyama.
Oyama lands a jab-cross combination.
A big left from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oyama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.
Oyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Oyama swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Oyama throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.
Oyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oyama slips a straight right by Mitchell.
A slow jab from Oyama misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyama moves out of range of the leg kick from Mitchell.
Good standup being displayed there by Mitchell as he connects with a hook.
Mitchell lands a nice looking body shot.
Mitchell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mitchell duly obliges.
Mitchell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oyama moves away.
Oyama scores with a jab to the head.
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oyama.
Mitchell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oyama scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oyama is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Oyama is just out of range.
A big left from Oyama misses.
Mitchell connects with a right hand. Oyama shakes it off.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell dodges the punch combination from Oyama.
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 bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oyama's head.
Mitchell digs a good hook to Oyama's body.
Oyama scores with a nice head shot.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Oyama takes one to the side of the head.
Mitchell moves out of range as Oyama strikes.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oyama.
Oyama throws a combination that misses
and Mitchell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oyama thuds a left hand into Mitchell's body.
Oyama misses with a hook.
Nice cross by Oyama.
Mitchell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Oyama counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a jab when Oyama was well out of range.
Mitchell lands a nice hook to Oyama's body. Oyama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oyama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Oyama.
Oyama swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oyama ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Mitchell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mitchell cracks a nice hook into Oyama's ribs.
Mitchell lands a right hook to the body.
Mitchell cracks Oyama with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oyama misses with a hook.
Oyama connects with a looping right hand.
Oyama throws a series of punches but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oyama sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a looping overhand right but Oyama ducks down to avoid it.
Mitchell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oyama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mitchell.
Mitchell thows a body shot but no joy.
Oyama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Oyama is out of range.
Mitchell throws a jab but it's blocked by Oyama.
Some wild striking there from Mitchell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Oyama 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oyama connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mitchell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oyama's calf.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mitchell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Malcolm Mitchell!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Malcolm Mitchell!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Malcolm Mitchell!

Malcolm Mitchell wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Malcolm Mitchell made sure he mentioned Ace of Spades Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.