PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between James Mitchell (ranked 3136 p4p, 154 weight class) and Bimby Supot (ranked 23483 p4p, 384 weight class). Bimby Supot struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. James Mitchell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mitchell
vs
Supot

187 cm
23
137 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

170 cm
20
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good kicks
Experienced

Good kicks
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bimby Supot!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Supot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mitchell is looking to break free of the clinch but Supot has double underhooks.
Supot lands a nice shot to the body.

Mitchell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mitchell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Supot darts in and clinches Mitchell up against the ropes.

Supot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Supot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Supot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mitchell on the side of the head.
Mitchell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blackscar Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Mitchell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Supot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Supot rushes Mitchell and presses him up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell tries to stall but Supot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Supot misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Supot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Supot misses with some punches.
Supot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mitchell tries to stall but Supot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Supot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mitchell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Supot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mitchell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Supot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Mitchell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitchell keeps the fight on the outside.
Supot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchell.

Supot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mitchell, pushing him back against the ropes.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Mitchell tries to keep at a distance but Supot has taken the fight into the clinch.
Supot lands with a left to the head.
Mitchell working hard to break the clinch.
Supot has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mitchell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Supot can turn it around.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Supot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mitchell. That's going to slow Supot down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Supot moves into the clinch successfully.

Supot breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell sizes up Supot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Supot is looking to land body kicks.
Supot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Supot.

Supot rushes Mitchell and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Mitchell tries to break free but Supot pushes him back against the ropes.
Supot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mitchell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mitchell lands a knee to the body.
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.
Supot looks winded!
Mitchell working Supot over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell trying to land knees to the body.
Mitchell misses with a body punch.
Mitchell tries to break the clinch but Supot is controlling the position.

Mitchell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mitchell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Supot momentarily.
Supot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mitchell tries to clinch up.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Supot moves out of range.
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Supot.
Supot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

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

Mitchell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Supot moves in looking to clinch but Mitchell pushes him off.
James Mitchell is winning the standup battle so far.
Mitchell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Supot at a distance.

Mitchell forces Supot back against the ropes and clinches.
Supot misses with the head strike.

Supot manages to break the clinch.
Supot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Supot misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Supot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Supot is breathing heavily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mitchell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Supot's hands.
Supot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Supot tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mitchell.
Mitchell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Supot misses
and Mitchell counters with a straight right hand.

Supot closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mitchell.

It looks like Bimby Supot has been cut.
Nice body punch from Supot.
Bimby Supot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Supot lands a nice uppercut.
Supot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Supot managing to block the knees to the body from Mitchell.
Supot managing to block the knees to the body from Mitchell.
Supot struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitchell controls his hands.
Supot wants to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Supot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supot lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Supot can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
Supot trying to stall but Mitchell improves his position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mitchell throws an elbow but misses.
Mitchell tries to break the clinch but Supot is controlling the position.

Mitchell breaks from the clinch.

Supot instigates a clinch.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Supot controls his hands.
Mitchell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Supot's elbow.
Mitchell misses with a knee strike.
Supot tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchell avoids the damage to the body.
Mitchell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
James Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitchell scores with a head kick.
Supot tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.
Mitchell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Supot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Mitchell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bimby Supot's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A shot to the liver by Mitchell. Beautiful body shot.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Supot moves out of range.
Supot wants to clinch up but Mitchell keeps it at a distance.
Supot feints a jab promting Mitchell to slip. Supot then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mitchell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mitchell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Supot's calf.
Supot keeps the fight on the outside.
Mitchell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Supot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Supot misses with a two punch combination.
Supot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Supot with a series of wild strikes but Supot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mitchell lands a lovely overhand right.
Mitchell keeps the fight on the outside.
Mitchell scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mitchell!
Supot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Supot tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.

Supot clinches up against the ropes.
Supot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Supot has him pressed against the ropes.
Mitchell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mitchell looking to throw knees to the head but Supot is blocking nicely.
Mitchell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Supot is defending well for now.

Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Mitchell throws a sloppy head kick and Supot moves out of range easily.
Mitchell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Supot moves into the clinch.
Mitchell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Mitchell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Supot scores with a nice short uppercut.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Supot darts in and clinches Mitchell up against the ropes.
Supot avoiding damage as Mitchell throws knees to the body.
Mitchell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Supot breaks the clinch.
Mitchell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Supot lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mitchell is looking to land body kicks.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Supot was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Supot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Supot tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mitchell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Supot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Supot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mitchell avoids the head kick by Supot.
Mitchell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mitchell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Mitchell!
An out of breath James Mitchell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.