PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Cole Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mitchell
vs
Yaj

198 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Excellent MT
Determined

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Quark's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cole Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pat Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell misses with a wild combination.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaj.
Mitchell moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Yaj.
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yaj.

Yaj moves into range and clinches up with Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yaj lands with a straight right. Mitchell didn't see that one coming.
Yaj is looking to clinch.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Yaj saw that one coming.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yaj with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with a jab. Yaj acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yaj slips a jab from Mitchell.
Yaj bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yaj steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.

Yaj closes the distance and pushes Mitchell back into the ropes.
Mitchell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yaj takes one to the chin there.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Yaj with a series of wild strikes but Yaj uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Yaj takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Yaj rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mitchell thuds his right hand into Yaj's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaj lands a jab to the nose.

Yaj moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Mitchell breaks the clinch.
Mitchell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yaj.
Yaj throws a right hand that misses
and Mitchell counters with a nice uppercut.

Yaj has closed the distance and engaged Mitchell in a clinch.

Mitchell breaks the clinch.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell punishes Yaj's body with a nice straight punch.
Yaj tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mitchell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yaj thinking.
Pat Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Yaj wants to counter with a clinch but Mitchell pushes him away.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Yaj.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Mitchell.
Yaj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Yaj fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Mitchell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yaj tries to clinch but Mitchell moves away
and Mitchell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yaj uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yaj under the eye.
Mitchell connects with a body shot.

Yaj moves into range and clinches up with Mitchell.
Mitchell is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mitchell.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Mitchell digs a right hand underneath Yaj's ribcage. Yaj let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Mitchell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yaj doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yaj tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Yaj moves out of range.
Yaj looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range.
Yaj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Yaj waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitchell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yaj is breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Mitchell - just one landing.

Yaj is rocked!
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Yaj.
Yaj fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yaj can do to turn this around?
Mitchell lands a right hook to the body.
Mitchell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yaj takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yaj is still on wobbly legs! Can Mitchell finish him?
Yaj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell connects with a body shot that sends Yaj's belly button to the back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yaj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A counter left hand to the body from Mitchell misses its target.
Yaj is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Mitchell doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Yaj crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Yaj's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cole Mitchell!