PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan Mitchell has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Drogo
vs
Mitchell

196 cm
37
212 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

190 cm
39
220 lbs
24 - 17 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drogo moves into range and clinches up with Mitchell.
Drogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drogo blocks it with crossed arms.
Drogo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drogo lands a shot to the body.

Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Drogo lands with a kick to the temple. Mitchell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Drogo pushes Mitchell up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mitchell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drogo lands an uppercut.
Drogo looking to throw knees to the head but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Mitchell is trying to push Drogo away but Drogo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mitchell trying to land knees to the body.
Drogo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drogo tries to throw a body punch but Mitchell avoids it by throwing Drogo back against the cage.
Drogo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mitchell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
Drogo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell trying to land knees to the body.
Mitchell lands a body punch.
Drogo lands with a right to the head.

Mitchell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drogo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mitchell misses with a series of wild punches.
Drogo jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Drogo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drogo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchell avoids the damage to the body.
Mitchell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Drogo can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Drogo connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Logan Mitchell has been cut.
I was talking to Drogo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Drogo fails to land.
Drogo scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drogo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mitchell can't break the clinch.
Drogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drogo struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitchell controls his hands.
Mitchell misses with some punches.
Mitchell wants to stall.
Drogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitchell trying to stall but Drogo improves his position.
A short right from Drogo.
Drogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitchell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Drogo - that landed with a thud.
Mitchell lands with a short shot to the head.
Drogo throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drogo.
Drogo lands a knee to the head.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the head but Drogo blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
Drogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitchell.
Mitchell lands with a short shot to the head.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Drogo.
Mitchell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drogo is keeping busy.
Mitchell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitchell avoiding damage as Drogo throws knees to the body.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchell avoids the damage to the body.
Mitchell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Drogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drogo pushes Mitchell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Drogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drogo avoiding damage as Mitchell throws knees to the body.
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Drogo.
Drogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Drogo tries a knee to the head but Mitchell blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
Drogo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drogo tries a knee to the head but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drogo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Drogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitchell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mitchell has had enough of the clinch but Drogo keeps him there for the moment.
Mitchell just leaning against Drogo, taking a breather.
Drogo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mitchell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drogo's brow.
A short right from Mitchell.
Drogo missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Mitchell.
Drogo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Drogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Logan Mitchell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Drogo throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchell moves out of range easily.
Mitchell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mitchell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Drogo.
Mitchell swinging wildly here.

Drogo throws a left that rocks Mitchell and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Drogo dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Mitchell regain composure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell is pushing Drogo's head away, looking to escape. Drogo manages to hold on to the position though.
Drogo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mitchell's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mitchell is looking for a sweep.
Mitchell is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Drogo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell is concentrating on defense, preventing Drogo from advancing position.
Mitchell is trying to get back to full guard.
Mitchell is looking to control Drogo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mitchell avoid being mounted?

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mitchell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drogo. Drogo obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Drogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drogo sizes up Mitchell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drogo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Karl Drogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drogo ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
As Mitchell backs away, Drogo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mitchell avoids the head kick by Drogo.

Drogo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mitchell, pushing him back against the cage.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drogo.
Mitchell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karl Drogo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drogo with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Logan Mitchell's cut even more.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drogos head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Drogo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mitchell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchell avoids the damage to the body.
Drogo blocks the elbow strike.
Drogo avoids the elbow strike from Mitchell, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mitchell throws an elbow but misses.
Mitchell managing to block the knees to the body from Drogo.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Drogo presses Mitchell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mitchell looking to stall.
Drogo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mitchell or not.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Drogo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mitchell.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?
A nice right hand lands inside from Drogo.
Drogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drogo lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Drogo.
Good body shot from Drogo.
Drogo scores with a hook to the body.
Drogo scores a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drogo.
Drogo presses Mitchell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drogo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Nice body punch from Drogo - that landed with a thud.
Drogo landing knees to the body.
Drogo digs a right hand underneath Mitchell's ribcage. Mitchell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drogo gets through Mitchell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drogo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drogo blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drogo.
Drogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Drogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mitchell avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Drogo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Logan Mitchell's cut.
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 missing with a left hand there. Drogo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drogo looks for the body kick but Mitchell saw that one coming.
It seemed like Mitchell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drogo lands a leg kick that knocks Mitchell off balance momentarily.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchell throws the left hand but Drogo avoids the punch easily.
Mitchell scores with a hook.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Drogo ducked under it nicely.
Drogo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drogo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mitchell is out of range.
Karl Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell misses with a hook
and Drogo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drogo.

Drogo has managed to clinch.
Drogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mitchell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Drogo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Mitchell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Drogo on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo connects with a knee to the head.
Mitchell is trying to force a seperation but Drogo has the dominant position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drogo.
Mitchell takes a shot to the head.
Drogo misses with a knee strike.
Mitchell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drogo blocks an elbow strike.
Drogo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drogo scores with a knee to the head.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Drogo.
Drogo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drogo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but Drogo avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 missing with knees to the body.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Drogo scores with a knee to the head.
Drogo lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drogo obliges.
Good body shot from Drogo.
Drogo scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Mitchell is rocked!
Drogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drogo missing with knees to the body.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Drogo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mitchell's face.
Mitchell is still on wobbly legs! Can Drogo finish him?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drogo.
Drogo connects with a knee to the head.
Drogo pushes Mitchell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Drogo.
Drogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Drogo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mitchell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands a right hand.
Drogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mitchell blocks it with crossed arms.
Mitchell trying to control the position but instead, Drogo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mitchell into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mitchell is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Drogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mitchell stalling the fight.
Drogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Drogo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drogo lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Drogo.
Drogo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drogo lands a right hand.
Drogo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Drogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Drogo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mitchell's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mitchell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Karl Drogo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Drogo.
Drogo pushes Mitchell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drogo crunches a lovely knee into Mitchell's ribcage.
Logan Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Mitchell won't want to take too many of those.
Drogo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drogo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drogo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mitchell trying to land knees to the body.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo lands a hook that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Drogo.
Drogo landing knees to the head.

Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drogo lands with a good body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Drogo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drogo 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Drogo!
After winning the bout, Karl Drogo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.