PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titan Reign (ranked 785 p4p, 78 weight class) and Jose Mitchell (ranked 843 p4p, 87 weight class). The key to victory for Titan Reign has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Reign
vs
Mitchell

197 cm
22
235 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

190 cm
30
270 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

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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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Titan Reign!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reign slips a jab and a cross from Mitchell.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reign went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mitchell throws a poor cross that misses

and Reign moves into the clinch.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitchell leaning against his opponent.
Reign tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reign blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Reign lands a left hand.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Reign stops a takedown attempt from Mitchell.
Reign has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Reign lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reign creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reign lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mitchell takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Jose Mitchell has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reign stalling in the clinch.
Reign working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reign dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mitchell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reign swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reign misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reign misses with a short punch on the inside.

Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Mitchell misses the jab.
Mitchell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reign lands a right hook to the body.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Reign moves out of range.
Jose Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reign scores with a hook.
Reign dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Reign is just out of range.
Reign wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mitchell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reign sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reign was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Titan Reign has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reign was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Titan Reign is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reign connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mitchell scrambles back to his feet.

Mitchell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Reign is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reign is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Reign looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign is trying to control the position but Mitchell postures up.
Mitchell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reign has his hands on Mitchell's head, controlling the position.
Reign wants to control the position but Mitchell says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Reign trying to control here.
Mitchell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Reign is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mitchell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Reign moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reign looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mitchell chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reign trying to control the position.
Mitchell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reign works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Reign had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mitchell defends it easily.
Mitchell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Reign working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Reign keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Reign dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Mitchell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mitchell avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
Reign throws a big counter combination but Mitchell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Mitchell misses with a hook to the body

and Reign moves into the clinch.
Reign lands a nice shot to the body.
Reign working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reign is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?
A left hand lands to the body for Reign.
Reign lands an uppercut.
Reign makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Reign.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reign pushes Mitchell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reign - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mitchell lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reign stalling against the cage.
Reign lands a nice uppercut.
Reign tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reign scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Reign.
Reign lands with a left to the head.
Reign is pressed up against the cage. Mitchell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reign down to the mat. Reign avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mitchell takes one on the button.
Reign moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Mitchell.
Mitchell moves in looking to clinch but Reign pushes him off.
Reign lands with a right hand.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Reign ducked under it nicely.
Reign lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell misses with a body shot
and Mitchell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reign lands a right hook to the body.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Reign.

That has opened up Jose Mitchell's cut even more.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mitchell.
Titan Reign has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Mitchell.
Reign scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reign looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reign jabs at Mitchell's body.
Reign scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reign wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reign throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reign scores with a leg kick.
Reign lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mitchell at a distance.
Nice body punch from Reign.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reign lands a left and a right that sends Mitchell crashing to the canvas! Reign dives into mount looking to finish!

Reign working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Mitchell looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Reign! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Titan Reign!
A pretty intense looking Titan Reign took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.