PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chet Lamare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell's entrance music is Joe Jackson- I'm the Man. A fine choice. Lamare has chosen Opeth as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mitchell
vs
Lamare

185 cm
28
184 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

175 cm
30
172 lbs
21 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chet Lamare!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitchell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lamare lands a leg kick that knocks Mitchell off balance momentarily.
Mitchell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lamare eats them both and turns towards Mitchell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lamare fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mitchell checks it well.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Lamare with a series of wild strikes but Lamare uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Lamare doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Mitchell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell is looking to take a break and control but Lamare is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lamare manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lamare working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Lamare keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mitchell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lamare is adopting a defensive guard.
Mitchell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamare controlling the position.
We've been hearing that Mitchell has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lamare wants to get back to his feet but Mitchell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lamare tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lamare is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mitchell is controlling him.
Lamare tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lamare has control of Mitchell's left arm, preventing Mitchell from doing any damage.
Mitchell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mitchell wants to pass the guard but Lamare is keeping the position.
Lamare pulls Mitchell in close to prevent any damage.
Mitchell won't allow Lamare to sweep him here.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Lamare keeps moving.
Lamare wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lamare not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Mitchell connects with a couple of short punches.
Lamare pulls Mitchell in close to prevent any damage.
Mitchell is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamare has wrist control.
Lamare not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mitchell landing some decent shots from guard.
Mitchell looking to pass the guard.
Lamare is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mitchell throwing strikes but missing.
Mitchell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mitchell throws a big elbow that misses.
Lamare looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mitchell is one step ahead there.
Lamare trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mitchell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mitchell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lamare works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lamare preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lamare utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lamare wants to sweep here but Mitchell controlling him for the moment.

Lamare has his feet on Mitchell's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lamare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Mitchell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lamare circles away.
Lamare jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamare lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mitchell's sensitive parts.
Mitchell throws the kick towards the body but Lamare avoids it.
Lamare keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Lamare throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamare moves out of range of the body kick.
Lamare shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamare throws a low kick but Mitchell avoids it.
Mitchell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lamare avoids it really well and circles away.
Mitchell gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lamare counters with a three punch combo that has Mitchell backing up. Mitchell nods at Lamare to acknowledge the strikes.
Lamare gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lamare tries to land a body kick
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.
Lamare 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.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Lamare is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lamare scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malcolm Mitchell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A head kick misses from Mitchell.
And Lamare responds with a good body kick, but Mitchell manages to step out the way in time.
No joy there for Lamare, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mitchell cracks Lamare with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mitchell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lamare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Lamare is out of range.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lamare can do to turn this around?
Lamare misses with a kick to the body.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamare sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mitchell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamare misses with a body kick.
A jab from Mitchell finds it's way through Lamare's defenses.
Lamare pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lamare misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamare defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Lamare unleashes a big counter combination but Mitchell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Lamare ducked under it nicely.
Mitchell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice body punch from Mitchell.
A jab from Lamare finds it's way through Mitchell's defenses.
Mitchell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lamare stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from Lamare.
Decent striking displayed by Mitchell there.
Mitchell slips a jab and a cross from Lamare.
Mitchell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lamare's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mitchell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lamare scrambles back to his feet.
Malcolm Mitchell is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamare keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mitchell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamare 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 misses with a hook. Lamare ducked under it nicely.
Lamare misses with a kick to the body.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Lamare moved out of range.
Mitchell throws a leg kick but Lamare moved away.
Nice jab there from Mitchell.
Lamare tries to score with a low kick but Mitchell moves his leg out of the way.
Mitchell checks a leg kick.
Lamare takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mitchell keeps Lamare at a distance using the push kick.
Lamare feints a jab promting Mitchell to slip. Lamare then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mitchell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Mitchell is rocked!
Lamare takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lamare misses with a body kick.

Oooooh!!! Lamare has knocked Mitchell down with a huge combo! Lamare steps away and waves a wobbly Mitchell back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Mitchell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell looks to land a left hand but Lamare moved out of range nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lamare!
Lamare scores with a shot to the body.
Mitchell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lamare counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Mitchell badly! Lamare follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Mitchell out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Lamare finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chet Lamare!
Chet Lamare seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Malcolm Mitchell spoke after the fight, saying 'Gettin sick of these counter striking pussies, grow a dick!'.