PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maike Mitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Reutland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitch comes to the cage accompanied by C'mon !. Maike Mitch has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mitch
vs
Reutland

210 cm
23
234 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

172 cm
22
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Schwarzenegger Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Maike Mitch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Reutland!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reutland fails to land with a series of punches.
Mitch misses with a double jab

and Reutland counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mitch's guard now.
Mitch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reutland on the ground.
Reutland makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Reutland slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Reutland works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
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!
A lull in the action here as Reutland stalls from top position.
Mitch gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Reutland putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Reutland looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reutland punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reutland loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Mitch scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Reutland land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Reutland stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Reutland!
Tony Reutland is the new heavyweight champion!