PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Mitchell (ranked 6664 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Skolv (ranked 6600 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
Skolv

189 cm
18
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

220 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gavin Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Skolv!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mitchell is looking to slow Skolv down with leg kicks.
Skolv looks to land a body kick but Mitchell moved away.
Skolv throws a series of punches but Mitchell avoids them all with ease.
Skolv is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Mitchell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mitchell is pressed up against the cage. Skolv has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mitchell down to the mat. Mitchell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Skolv.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skolv lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitchell circles away quickly and effectively.

Skolv has closed the distance and engaged Mitchell in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Skolv misses with an elbow over the top.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the head but Skolv blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skolv is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mitchell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gavin Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Skolv.
Mitchell can't break the clinch.
Mitchell missing with knees to the body.
Mitchell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skolv is defending well for now.
Skolv tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mitchell smiles and moves away.
Mitchell leaves Skolv with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Mitchell has closed the distance and engaged Skolv in a clinch.
Mitchell misses with some punches.

Skolv has Mitchell pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Skolv pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mitchell tumbling to the mat - Skolv dives into Mitchell's guard.
Skolv trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Mitchell manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skolv is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mitchell to keep the fight standing.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mitchell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Skolv has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mitchell after a bit of a struggle.
Skolv looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Skolv is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mitchell is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Skolv to the mat. Skolv regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mitchell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mitchell forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell is looking for a kimura but Skolv is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mitchell to get the leverage.
Mitchell slows the pace down in half guard.
Mitchell's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mitchell trying to mount his opponent but Skolv defends it.

Mitchell stands up and beckons Skolv to join him on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Mitchell darts in and clinches Skolv up against the cage.
Skolv stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Skolv tries to break free but Mitchell pushes him back against the cage.

Skolv's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skolv shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mitchell sprawls well. Mitchell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Skolv gets slowly back to his feet.

Mitchell closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Skolv quickly recovers to half guard.
Skolv is trying to escape back to his feet but Mitchell uses the scramble to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gavin Mitchell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Skolv tries to keep at a distance but Mitchell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Skolv on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mitchell connects with a knee to the head.
Mitchell tries to break free but Skolv pushes him back against the cage.

Skolv gets control of Mitchell's arms and successfully pulls guard. Skolv will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Skolv is trying to keep Mitchell in close.
Skolv has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mitchell has passed into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gavin Mitchell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mitchell working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mitchell decides to stand back up.
Skolv fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell avoids it really well and circles away.
Skolv is breathing heavily.

Mitchell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mitchell has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Mitchell stands up from mount. Strange move.
Mitchell tries for a takedown but Skolv sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Skolv's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Mitchell darts in and clinches Skolv up against the cage.
Skolv holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mitchell scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mitchell moves into the clinch.
Mitchell trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mitchell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Skolv's brow.
Mitchell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skolv is defending well for now.
Skolv tries to pull guard but Mitchell holds him up against the cage and eventually Skolv drops back down to his feet.

Mitchell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mitchell shoots in and gets a takedown into Skolv's guard.
Mitchell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Mitchell stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Skolv moves out of range.
Gavin Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mitchell moves into range and clinches up with Skolv.
Mitchell landing knees to the body.
Gavin Mitchell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mitchell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Skolv looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mitchell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skolv on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mitchell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mitchell.

It looks like Alexander Skolv has been cut.

Mitchell has Skolv pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mitchell pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Skolv tumbling to the mat - Mitchell dives into Skolv's guard.
Mitchell controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gavin Mitchell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Skolv's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Skolv fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell avoids it really well and circles away.
Skolv misses with a takedown attempt - Mitchell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Skolv displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mitchell.
Skolv looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mitchell is fending him off so far but Skolv persists. Nope, Mitchell circles away and we're back to standing.
Gavin Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Skolv.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skolv tries to clinch

and Mitchell counters with a shoot takedown. Skolv fights it but they end up in guard.
Skolv wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mitchell manages to pass to side control.

Skolv takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skolv tries to get to full guard but Mitchell has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mitchell decides to return to a standing position.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skolv.
As Skolv tries to get set, Mitchell tries to push him back and clinch up but Skolv manages to avoid the attempt.
Skolv swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.

Mitchell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Mitchell stands up and beckons Skolv to his feet.
Skolv tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell pushes Skolv up against the cage in a clinch.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skolv can do to turn this around?

Mitchell manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mitchell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Mitchell uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Alexander Skolv seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Skolv gets caught napping as Mitchell dives in and scores a takedown. Skolv manages to retain guard.

Mitchell stands up from Skolv's guard - Mitchell perhaps looking for a knockout.
Skolv blocks a head kick by Mitchell.

Mitchell forces Skolv back against the cage and clinches.
Mitchell scores with a knee to the head.
Mitchell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Skolv's efforts to push away.
Skolv blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skolv managing to block the knees to the body from Mitchell.
Skolv fails to pull guard.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Skolv avoids it.

Mitchell breaks the clinch.
Mitchell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Mitchell closes the distance and clinches.
Mitchell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Skolv up against the cage.

Skolv manages to break the clinch.
Skolv swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is looking to clinch but Skolv is avoiding it.

Mitchell instigates a clinch.
Skolv tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mitchell just stands there and leans against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Skolv's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mitchell lands a good knee to the midsection. Skolv won't want to take too many of those.
Mitchell connects with a knee to the head.
Mitchell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Skolv in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mitchell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skolv takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mitchell looking to throw knees to the head but Skolv is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skolv is trying to force a seperation but Mitchell has the dominant position.
Alexander Skolv has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gavin Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Mitchell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Skolv uses from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gavin Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mitchell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight for Gavin Mitchell!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Gavin Mitchell!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Gavin Mitchell!

Gavin Mitchell wins by unanimous decision!