PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grom Le Paunche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Paunche has chosen Daft Punk - Da Funk as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Grom Le Paunche will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mitchell
vs
Le Paunche

190 cm
26
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
255 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grom Le Paunche!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Le Paunche misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mitchell tries to clinch there but Le Paunche circles away.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Paunche is just out of range.
Le Paunche thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.
Grom Le Paunche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Grom Le Paunche has been cut.
Le Paunche listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Jose Mitchell has been cut.
Le Paunche tests Mitchell's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Le Paunche gets caught napping as Mitchell dives in and scores a takedown. Le Paunche manages to retain guard.
Le Paunche wants to get back to his feet but Mitchell passes into half guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Le Paunche really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mitchell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mitchell has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mitchell throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Paunche trying desperately to get to his feet.
Mitchell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mitchell throws some wild stikes that Le Paunche manages to avoid easily.
Mitchell throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Mitchell is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Le Paunche has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Mitchell working for a submission but Le Paunche is keeping him at bay.
Mitchell landing strikes from the mount.
Mitchell looking to ground and pound but Le Paunche is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell thowing shots but they're missing.
Le Paunche in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That has opened up Grom Le Paunche's cut even more.
Le Paunche really wants to buck Mitchell off and get back to his feet.
Mitchell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Le Paunche can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Grom Le Paunche's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Grom Le Paunche's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jose Mitchell!
After winning the bout, Jose Mitchell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.