PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Andre Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Richer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Richer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andre Mitchell's chin.

Mitchell
vs
Richer

185 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

168 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Very strong

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Andre Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Richer!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Mitchell darts in and clinches Richer up against the cage.

Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Richer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Richer misses with a double jab
and Mitchell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richer throws a head kick but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bobby Richer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richer lands a jab to the head.
Richer throws a nice looking combination but Mitchell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Richer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab by Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell scores with a jab.
Mitchell slips a jab and a cross from Richer.
Richer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mitchell tries to clinch there but Richer circles away.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
Richer jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richer scores with a hook to the body. Mitchell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good work by Mitchell as he checks the leg kick.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Richer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Richer slips under a jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a nice strike.
Some wild striking there from Mitchell.
Richer throws a head kick that misses.
Mitchell swings for the body but Richer moves out of range.
Mitchell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mitchell seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Richer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Richer throws a wild body kick that Mitchell sees coming a mile off.
Mitchell misses with a looping left.
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Richer is out of range.
Mitchell dodges the punch combination from Richer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Richer takes one on the button.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Richer on the side of the head.
Richer throws a head kick but Mitchell moves out of range.
Richer moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Richer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Richer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.
Mitchell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Richer throws a right hand that misses
and Mitchell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richer throws a right hand that Mitchell ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitchell also avoids with ease.
Mitchell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Mitchell rushes Richer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Richer is looking to break free of the clinch but Mitchell has double underhooks.
Richer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Richer tries to break free but Mitchell pushes him back against the cage.
Richer is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of Richer's head but Richer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Richer.

Mitchell forces Richer back against the cage and clinches.

Mitchell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Richer misses.
Mitchell throwing a counter right hand but Richer manages to avoid it.
Richer misses with a wild combination.
Richer thuds his right hand into Mitchell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mitchell throws a lazy uppercut
and Richer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mitchell dips to his left and cracks Richer with an uppercut!
Mitchell doesn't manage to clinch there - Richer circles away.
A swing and a miss from Mitchell.
Richer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mitchell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Richer slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mitchell clinches up with Richer and pushes him back against the cage.

Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
Richer throws a series of strikes that have Mitchell backpedaling.

It looks like Andre Mitchell has been cut.
Richer ducks right into an uppercut from Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
Mitchell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richer catches Mitchell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mitchell swings for the body but Richer moves out of range.
Mitchell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Richer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mitchell.
Richer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mitchell is out of range and Richer settles back down.
Richer moves forwards but Mitchell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Richer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Mitchell drives through and clinches with Richer against the cage.

Mitchell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mitchell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Richer.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Richer moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
Richer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richer misses with a double jab

and Mitchell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell checks a leg kick.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick from Richer.
Mitchell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Richer misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Mitchell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Richer.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mitchell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Richer throws a series of punches but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richer throws a nice looking combination but Mitchell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Richer's head.
Mitchell connects with a looping right hand.
Richer misses with the combination.
A shot to the body from Mitchell misses
and Richer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell throws a jab when Richer was well out of range.
Richer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Richer throws a series of punches but Mitchell moves out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Richer misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Richer.
Richer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Richer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Richer misses.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
A combination from Richer does no damage.
Mitchell throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Richer throws a right and a left that Mitchell avoids nicely.
Richer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Richer moves away and avoids it.
Richer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Richer looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range.

Mitchell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mitchell stalling.

Mitchell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell slips a jab and a cross from Richer.
Mitchell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Mitchell pushes Richer up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mitchell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mitchell lands with a cross.
Richer lands a two punch combo.
Mitchell digs a good hook to Richer's body.
Richer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mitchell blocks a leg kick.
Richer throws a right hand that Mitchell ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitchell also avoids with ease.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richer misses with a double jab.
Richer tries to land a front kick but Mitchell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Richer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Richer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mitchell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Richer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Richer slips a jab from Mitchell.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick from Richer.

Mitchell gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Mitchell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Richer.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitchell dodges the punch combination from Richer.
Richer works over Mitchell's head and body with a nice combination.
Mitchell avoids the head kick by Richer.
Mitchell lands a glancing blow to the side of Richer's head.
Richer misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richer throws a right and a left that Mitchell avoids nicely.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Richer wants to land a leg kick but Mitchell is out of range.
It looked like Mitchell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Richer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bobby Richer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andre Mitchell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Richer saw that one coming.
Richer throws a counter combo.
Mitchell dodges the punch combination from Richer.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Mitchell takes a swing at Richer's ribcage but misses.

Mitchell gets a clinch.

Mitchell breaks the clinch.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Richer slips the punch.
Richer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mitchell.
An attempted straight right counter from Mitchell misses the target.

Mitchell has taken the fight to the clinch.

Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitchell circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Mitchell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Richer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mitchell lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Richer.
Mitchell throws a big counter combination but Richer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Richer misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mitchell misses with a series of wild punches.
Bobby Richer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Richer avoids them all with ease.
Mitchell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mitchell dips to his left and cracks Richer with an uppercut!
Richer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Richer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Richer misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Richer.
Mitchell throws a hook but Richer blocks it.

Mitchell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Mitchell breaks the clinch.
Richer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richer misses with an attempted mid kick.
A quick step to the side and Mitchell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Richer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A combination from Richer does no damage.
Richer throws a head kick that misses.
Mitchell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Richer.
Richer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mitchell throws out a powerful jab.
Richer throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.

Mitchell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mitchell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richer tried to score with a low kick but Mitchell checks it.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Mitchell does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richer throws a series of strikes that have Mitchell backpedaling.
Richer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Mitchell forces Richer back against the cage and clinches.

Mitchell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Good work by Mitchell as he checks the leg kick.
Mitchell lands with a shot to the body.
Richer throws a nice looking combination but Mitchell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richer manages to avoid it.
Richer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mitchell wants to clinch.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Richer moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richer! But no joy.
Richer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitchell catches Richer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A combination from Mitchell does no damage.
Richer throws a right and a left that Mitchell avoids nicely.
Richer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mitchell is able to avoid easily.
Richer fails to land with a series of punches.
Richer is breathing heavily.
Mitchell works Richer's body with a nice hook.
Richer keeps the fight on the outside.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mitchell checks a leg kick.
Mitchell lands a body shot.
Mitchell misses with a few strikes there.
Richer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mitchell counters with a nice uppercut.
Mitchell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Richer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Richer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richer.
Mitchell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mitchell counters with a straight right hand.
Mitchell closes the distance but Richer moves to the side
and Richer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Mitchell closes the distance and clinches.

Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Richer does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Mitchell scores with a jab.
Richer misses with a wild combination.

Mitchell gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell breaks the clinch.
Richer looks to land a combination but Mitchell avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell throws a body punch but Richer moves out of range.
Mitchell misses the jab.
Mitchell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mitchell takes a swing at Richer's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell swinging wildly here.
Richer swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
Danga de danga de dang - Richer scores with a four punch combination!
Mitchell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richer.
Mitchell lands a jab to the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Richer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Richer. Those never looked like landing.

Richer gets tackled into the cage by Mitchell. Mitchell maintains the clinch.

Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bobby Richer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mitchell fails to land with a series of punches.
Mitchell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mitchell lands a really nice looking cross but Richer seems unphased.
Richer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richer.

Mitchell moves into the clinch.

Mitchell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richer misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richer misses with a body kick.
Richer misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Richer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a jab.
Mitchell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mitchell throws a jab but it's blocked by Richer.
Richer throws a low kick, looking for Mitchell's leg but Mitchell calmly moves out of range.
Mitchell is looking to counter the offense by Richer and move into the clinch.
Richer looks to land a body kick but Mitchell moved away.
Richer throws a right hand that Mitchell ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitchell also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Mitchell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mitchell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Richer counters with a three punch combo that has Mitchell backing up. Mitchell nods at Richer to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Richer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mitchell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mitchell lands with a straight right. Richer didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.

Mitchell forces Richer back against the cage and clinches.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Richer.

Mitchell manages to break the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Richer misses with a low kick as Mitchell jumps back.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Richer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell lands with a shot to the body.
Richer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richer drops his hands momentarily and Mitchell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Mitchell misses.
Richer connects with the punch.
Richer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Richer moves away and avoids it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Richer.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
As Mitchell backs off Richer throws a huge counter combo but Mitchell manages to avoid it all.
Richer moves out of range of the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Andre Mitchell!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Andre Mitchell!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Andre Mitchell!

Andre Mitchell wins by unanimous decision!