PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chill Bill. James Mitchell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Stone
vs
Mitchell

175 cm
18
150 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

187 cm
20
137 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Robert Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mitchell.
Stone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Mitchell.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That kick from Mitchell tenderised Stone's leg. Stone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mitchell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mitchell takes one to the chin there.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick.
Mitchell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Stone.
Mitchell's coach down at Harambe Remembrance Hall was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mitchell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mitchell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Stone is looking to score with low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mitchell misses with a few strikes there.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone lands with a hook. Mitchell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mitchell lands with an overhand left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stone.
Stone tried to score with a low kick but Mitchell checks it.
Stone avoids a kick to the body.
Mitchell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mitchell's sensitive parts.
Stone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Stone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mitchells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell throws a wild body kick that Stone sees coming a mile off.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Mitchell misses with a leg kick
and Stone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stone tries a low kick but Mitchell avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a series of wild punches.
Stone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mitchell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stone takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Stone throws out a leg kick but Mitchell moves out of range and Stone only half commits.
Mitchell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stone.
Stone throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mitchell tries to clinch up.
Mitchell takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Stone tried to counter with a leg kick but Mitchell avoided it.
Mitchell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone backing away here, and Mitchell unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mitchell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've been told by Stone's head coaches at Next Gen MMA (Only Elite coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick.
Stone quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Stone blocks the low kick.
Stone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mitchell.
Stone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mitchell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Mitchell throws the kick towards the body but Stone avoids it.
Stone cracks the inside of Mitchell's front leg.
Stone throws a head kick but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mitchell misses with a leg kick.
Stone appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone tried to score with a low kick but Mitchell checks it.
Mitchell blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tried to score with a low kick but Stone checks it.
Stone thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mitchell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mitchell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mitchell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
Stone thows a leg kick but Mitchell checks it
and Mitchell counters with a lovely 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!
Stone misses with a low kick.
Mitchell lands a slapping body shot.
Mitchell throws a quick inside leg kick.

Stone gets tackled into the cage by Mitchell. Mitchell maintains the clinch.
Stone scores a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Stone.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Mitchell tries to circle away but Stone has him pinned against the cage.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Mitchell will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mitchell tries to land a leg kick but Stone saw it coming and moves away.
A leg kick checked by Mitchell.
Stone throws a low kick, looking for Mitchell's leg but Mitchell calmly moves out of range.
Mitchell throws a solid leg kick but Stone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A leg kick checked by Mitchell.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Mitchell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stone checks it well.
Mitchell misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
James Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mitchell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stone. Stone obviously looking to wear him down.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Mitchell looks to land a body kick but Stone moved away.
Mitchell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stone fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mitchell just manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Stone.
Mitchell connects with a solid leg kick.
Stone checks a leg kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mitchell. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Stone throws a leg kick but Mitchell checks it.
A shot to the body from Mitchell misses
and Stone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Stone.
Stone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stone 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.
Stone is looking to land body kicks.
Stone 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 moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stone throws a leg kick but Mitchell checks it.
Stone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Mitchell as he checks the leg kick.
Mitchell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stone on the side of the head.
Stone throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
Mitchell scores with a push kick.
Stone throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Mitchell throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone connects with a leg kick. Mitchell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mitchell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mitchell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mitchell 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 avoids the head kick by Stone.
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stone paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Stone misses with a body shot
and Mitchell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Stone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitchell.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mitchell blocks it with crossed arms.
Stone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitchell.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mitchell scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Mitchell.
Mitchell scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mitchell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mitchell working Stone over with knees to the body.

Mitchell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mitchell finds it's way round the side to connect with Stone's head.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
Stone thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mitchell checks a leg kick.
Stone throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Stone will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone connects with a solid leg kick.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mitchell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stone throws a leg kick
and Mitchell counters with a good low kick that Stone was not able to check.
Mitchell thuds a left hand into Stone's body.
Stone throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stone throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Stone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mitchell is out of range.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Mitchell lands a glancing blow to the side of Stone's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mitchell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little jabbing left from Mitchell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mitchell digs a good body shot into Stone's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mitchell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick from Stone misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stone.
Mitchell checks the leg kick.
Stone tries to land a leg kick but Mitchell saw it coming and moves away.
Stone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mitchell follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mitchell lands a nice looking body kick.
Stone tries to land a leg kick but Mitchell saw it coming and moves away.
Mitchell pushes Stone away with a front kick.
Mitchell stuns Stone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mitchell checks the leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mitchell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
Stone wants to slow Mitchell down by chopping away at his legs.
Stone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mitchell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stone.

Mitchell instigates a clinch.
Stone has Mitchell pushed against the cage.

Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mitchell.
Mitchell is looking to score with low kicks.
Stone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mitchell throws a front kick that sends Stone stumbling back into the cage.
Mitchell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stone is able to avoid easily.
Stone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. Stone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mitchell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stone throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Stone throws a right hand that misses
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mitchell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell scores with a body shot.
Mitchell punishes Stone's body with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Mitchell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mitchell lands a slapping body shot.
Mitchell scores with a spinning back kick!
Mitchell pushes Stone away with a front kick.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mitchell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell misses with a double jab.
Mitchell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mitchell's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Mitchell is predictable there
and Stone makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mitchell really felt that one!
Stone throws a leg kick
and Mitchell counters with a body kick.
Mitchell throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mitchell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mitchell with a nice cross.
Mitchell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Stone misses.
Mitchell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Robert Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stone thows a leg kick but Mitchell checks it
and Mitchell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mitchell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight for James Mitchell!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for James Mitchell!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for James Mitchell!

James Mitchell wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, James Mitchell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.