PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keifer Holdsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keifer Holdsworth looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Mitchell
vs
Holdsworth

191 cm
22
177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

168 cm
24
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonah Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Keifer Holdsworth!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Holdsworth closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mitchell's guard.
Holdsworth looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mitchell is controlling Holdsworth's posture.
Mitchell is trying to keep Holdsworth in close.
Mitchell looking for a sweep. Not yet Mitchell, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell controlling Holdsworth's posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holdsworth throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mitchell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holdsworth pinned against the cage. Holdsworth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Holdsworth gets caught flat footed, as Mitchell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mitchell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Holdsworth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holdsworth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mitchell is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holdsworth controls Mitchell momentarily but Mitchell frees himself.
Holdsworth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Holdsworth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mitchell.
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holdsworth.
A counter left hand to the body from Mitchell misses its target.
Holdsworth misses with a double jab.

Mitchell looking to score a takedown here. Holdsworth is defending well but Mitchell drives through and ends up in Holdsworth's guard.
Mitchell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Holdsworth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Mitchell stands and steps away. Holdsworth gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mitchell throws a combination. Holdsworth tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Mitchell shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Holdsworth napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Holdsworth's face as Mitchell controls the position.
Mitchell lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holdsworth pushes Mitchell away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mitchell gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mitchell scores with a couple of short elbows.
Holdsworth avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mitchell.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holdsworth can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonah Mitchell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mitchell moves into the clinch successfully.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holdsworth can do to turn this around?
Mitchell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holdsworth's face.
Mitchell throws an elbow that misses.

Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Mitchell catches Holdsworth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Holdsworth misses with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with a two punch combo.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that Holdsworth avoids nicely.
Holdsworth tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Holdsworth with a series of wild strikes but Holdsworth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holdsworth throws a counter combo.
Holdsworth is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holdsworth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Mitchell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mitchell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Holdsworth down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Holdsworth managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mitchell.
Mitchell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Holdsworth is avoiding damage well.
Mitchell is putting a hurting on Holdsworth here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mitchell just content to control the position.
Holdsworth wants to get back to his feet but Mitchell drags him back down.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Some wild striking there from Mitchell.

Mitchell instigates a clinch.
Mitchell pushes off an throws an elbow but Holdsworth leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mitchell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mitchell lands a shoulder strike.
Holdsworth wants to get back to striking at distance but Mitchell won't allow it.
Mitchell fails to pull guard.

Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mitchell.
Jonah Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Holdsworth avoids them all with ease.
A nice combination there by Mitchell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holdsworth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitchell circles away quickly and effectively.
Mitchell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holdsworth is fending him off so far but Mitchell persists. Nope, Holdsworth circles away and we're back to standing.
Holdsworth throws a series of punches but Mitchell moves out of range.

Mitchell has managed to clinch.
Mitchell throws an elbow that misses.

Mitchell lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Holdsworth pushes Mitchell off looking to stand but Mitchell dives back in and keeps control.
Mitchell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mitchell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Holdsworth's head.
Jonah Mitchell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Holdsworth wants to get back to his feet.
Mitchell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Holdsworth defending well though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitchell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holdsworth tries to avoid it but Mitchell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holdsworth to the ground. Holdsworth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonah Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mitchell forces Holdsworth back against the cage and clinches.
Holdsworth prevents a body shot from Mitchell.
Holdsworth tries to break the clinch but Mitchell is controlling the position.
Mitchell lands an elbow inside.
Mitchell misses with an elbow strike.
Mitchell lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonah Mitchell dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mitchell shoots in and gets a takedown into Holdsworth's guard.
Mitchell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mitchell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mitchell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mitchell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mitchell landing with the ground and pound.
Mitchell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Holdsworth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Holdsworth's head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitchell fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Mitchell backs off Holdsworth throws a huge counter combo but Mitchell manages to avoid it all.
Mitchell goes for a double leg but Holdsworth avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Holdsworth continues to drive forward.

Mitchell gets the takedown into side control.
Mitchell controlling the position from side mount.
Mitchell working the ground and pound.
Mitchell scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holdsworth is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mitchell working the ground and pound.
Holdsworth is looking for a sweep.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
A lull in the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Mitchell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Holdsworth's half guard.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mitchell connects with a nice short shot to Holdsworth's temple.
Mitchell winds up and cracks Holdsworth with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Keifer Holdsworth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holdsworth tries to get to full guard but Mitchell has control of the leg.
Mitchell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mitchell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mitchell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Holdsworth gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mitchell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mitchell controlling from the top position.
Jonah Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonah Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mitchell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonah Mitchell!