PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mitchell's choice of entrance music: Joe Jackson- I'm the Man. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Spong
vs
Mitchell

177 cm
26
180 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

185 cm
27
184 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

Hellbent
Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelvin Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mitchell avoids the head kick by Spong.
Mitchell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spong tests Mitchell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spong dives in and grabs Mitchell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mitchell pushes down on Spong's head and hops out.
Mitchell cracks Spong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Spong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mitchell swings widly with a right hand
and Spong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mitchell thinking.
We've been informed that Mitchell has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Spong just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Spong connects with a leg kick. Mitchell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mitchell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Spong misses with an attempted mid kick.

Mitchell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mitchell stops a takedown attempt from Spong.
Spong tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong digs a right hand underneath Mitchell's ribcage. Mitchell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Spong - that landed with a thud.
Spong prevents a body shot from Mitchell.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Spong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spong can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Spong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mitchell working Spong over with knees to the body.
Mitchell misses with a body punch.
Spong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spong pushes Mitchell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spong working aggressively here.
Mitchell tries to work over Spong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Spong uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spong tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spong throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell presses Spong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spong managing to block the knees to the body from Mitchell.
A short uppercut from Spong.
Mitchell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mitchell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Spong connects with a leg kick. Mitchell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mitchell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Spong takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong cracks Mitchell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Mitchell is rocked!
Mitchell tests Spong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mitchell! But no joy.
Spong slips under a jab.
Spong tries to score with a low kick but Mitchell moves his leg out of the way.
Mitchell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spong throws out a loose jab but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spong, right into the meat.
Mitchell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Spong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mitchell.
Spong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mitchell doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice takedown defense from Mitchell. No joy for Spong on that attempt.
Mitchell feints the counter takedown.
Spong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mitchell, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mitchell's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong takes one to the chin there.
Mitchell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mitchell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Spong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mitchell.
Spong throws a chopping leg kick but Mitchell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Spong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Spong is rocked!
Spong is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Mitchell Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Spong is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Malcolm Mitchell!
An out of breath Malcolm Mitchell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.