PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyke Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pakile Pike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ride The Lightning. The key to victory for Tyke Mitchell has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mitchell
vs
Pike

188 cm
26
222 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

191 cm
25
210 lbs
10 - 6 - 3

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyke Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Pakile Pike!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pike takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pike wants to clinch
and Mitchell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pike steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mitchell.
Pike slips under a jab.
Crunch! Pike slams his shin into Mitchell's torso.
Pike with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mitchell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pike 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.
Pike on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mitchell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Mitchell is predictable there
and Pike counters with a series of strikes. Mitchell will be more careful next time no doubt.
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 throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mitchell sets himself, and Pike steps forward looking for the clinch! Mitchell avoids it this time.
Mitchell takes a swing at Pike's ribcage but misses.
Pike uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mitchell tries to land knees in the clinch but Pike avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell gets through Pike's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mitchell is trying to push Pike away but Pike has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Mitchell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitchell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pike is out of range.
Pike moves out of range as Mitchell strikes.
Pike displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitchell throws out the jab.
Mitchell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pike misses with a body shot.
Mitchell throws a looping overhand right but Pike ducks down to avoid it.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pike was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.

Pike takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mitchell lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pike throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mitchell counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell with a jab.
Pike dodges the punch combination from Mitchell.
Pike throws a sloppy body shot
and Mitchell counters with a straight right hand.
Pike takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pike thuds his shin into the meat of Mitchell's side.
An inside leg kick lands from Mitchell.
Mitchell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pike slips a straight right by Mitchell.
Pike staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Pike does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Pike sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pike.
Mitchell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pike fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mitchell checks it well.
Mitchell throws a big counter combination but Pike scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pike works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Pike misses.
Mitchell swings for the body but Pike moves out of range.
Pike throws a big counter head kick but Mitchell avoids it with no problem.
Pike is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pike replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mitchell blocks it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pike.
Pike misses the body punch
letting Mitchell counter with a right hand.
Pike looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Pike with a jab.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pike sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mitchell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell cracks a nice hook into Pike's ribs.
Mitchell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pike tries a head kick but it misses.
Mitchell misses with a right hand

and Pike counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pike managing to block the knees to the body from Mitchell.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pike missing with knees to the body.
Pike on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mitchell lands a knee to the body.

Mitchell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pike throws a right hand that misses
and Mitchell counters with a stiff right hand.
Mitchell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mitchell lands a nice shot that snaps Pike's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pike bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mitchell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pike.
Pike misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyke Mitchell dominated that round.
That's time! Mitchell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mitchell tries to work over Pike's front leg with a kick but Pike checks it.
Pike scores with a head kick.
Mitchell misses the jab.
A nice side step and Pike releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pike slips under a jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with the left hand. Pike knows he should have avoided that one.
Pike looks to throw a body kick
and Mitchell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pike can do to turn this around?
Pike avoids a kick to the body.
Pike steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
Pike swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Pike is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mitchell rather than just go for the knockout.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Mitchell misses the target.
Tyke Mitchell is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Pike.
Mitchell avoids the head kick by Pike.
Pike moves away from the strike by Mitchell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pike fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mitchell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Mitchell misses its intended target.
Pike wants to counter with a clinch but Mitchell pushes him away.
Mitchell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Mitchell.
Tyke Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Mitchell misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mitchell.
Mitchell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pike's head backwards.
Mitchell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pike connects with a crisp jab.
Pike throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pike will feel that in the morning.

Pike takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell trying to land knees to the body.
Mitchell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pike is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pike as Mitchell tries to tie him up.

Mitchell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pike throws the kick towards the body but Mitchell avoids it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pike in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pike ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Pike throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mitchell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pike in his tracks.

Pike moves into range and clinches up with Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Pike throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mitchell blocks it with crossed arms.
Mitchell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pike tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mitchell avoids it.
Mitchell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mitchell lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pike blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short left from Pike.
Mitchell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pike backwards.
Pike swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pike avoiding damage as Mitchell throws knees to the body.
Mitchell lands an uppercut.
Pike lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell working hard to break the clinch.
Pike lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pike lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Pike.
Pike landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pike looking to slow down the pace here.
Mitchell wants to get back to striking at distance but Pike won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pike dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pike is trying to maintain a safe position but Mitchell gets an underhook and turns Pike into the cage.

Mitchell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pike takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mitchell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pike looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mitchell slips a jab from Pike.
Mitchell lands a glancing blow to the side of Pike's head.
Mitchell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pike can pounce on him.
Mitchell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pike.
Pike throws a low kick but Mitchell avoids it.
Mitchell throws a leg kick

and Pike counters by moving into the clinch.
Pike lands a shoulder strike.
Pike is trying to maintain a safe position but Mitchell gets an underhook and turns Pike into the cage.
Pike tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tyke Mitchell will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pike misses with a few strikes there.
A counter left hand to the body from Mitchell misses its target.
Mitchell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pike. Pike circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Pike ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Mitchell lands.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Pike tries to work over Mitchell's front leg with a kick but Mitchell checks it.
Mitchell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pike defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell moves out of range as Pike strikes.
Mitchell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Mitchell.
Pike takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mitchell stuns Pike with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pike moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitchell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mitchell misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mitchell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pike.
Pike throws out a leg kick but Mitchell moves out of range and Pike only half commits.
Pike connects with the punch.
Mitchell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pike throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mitchell avoids a kick to the body.
Mitchell connects with an inside leg kick.
Pike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitchell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pakile Pike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pike slips a straight right by Mitchell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pike throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pike swings widly with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with a left and a right that stings Pike.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mitchell swinging wildly here.
Mitchell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pike throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pike is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slow jab from Mitchell misses its intended target.
Pike moves out of range of the leg kick from Mitchell.
Mitchell blocks the body kick.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Pike.
Pike tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pike throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitchells head.
Pike managing to block the knees to the body from Mitchell.
Pike is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mitchell missing with knees to the body.
Pakile Pike seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pike keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mitchell's efforts to push away.

Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Tyke Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitchell lands with an uppercut that bounces Pike off the cage and back into range.
Pike looks to clinch
and Mitchell counters with a right hand to the body.
Pike tries to score with a low kick but Mitchell moves his leg out of the way.
Mitchell is looking to counter punch.
Pike takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pike has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Pike sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pike throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pike checks a low kick from Mitchell.
Pike gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pike takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pike keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pike checks a low kick from Mitchell.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pike checks a leg kick.
Pike is trying to counter with his kicks.
Pike takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pike. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell throwing a counter right hand but Pike manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Pike, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good shot there by Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyke Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mitchell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyke Mitchell!
Tyke Mitchell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.