PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Mitchell (ranked 658 p4p, 90 weight class) and Zell Dincht (ranked 904 p4p, 124 weight class). Zell Dincht is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mitchell
vs
Dincht

187 cm
29
190 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

184 cm
35
180 lbs
20 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Threads of HARDCORE

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 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Travis Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zell Dincht!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dincht moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dincht throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mitchell on the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mitchell, as that shot connected.
Nice uppercut there from Dincht.
Dincht connects with a single shot there.
Dincht displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitchell throws out the jab.

Mitchell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dincht misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Mitchell.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Dincht.

Mitchell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell lands with a hook. Dincht tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Zell Dincht has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dincht lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mitchell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dincht connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mitchell scrambles back to his feet.
Dincht moves out of range of the body kick.
Dincht scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dincht fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mitchell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dincht avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dincht tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Dincht throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dincht lands a lovely overhand right.
Dincht drops his hands momentarily and Mitchell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dincht throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Dincht changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dincht will feel that in the morning.
Dincht keeps the fight on the outside.
Dincht throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mitchell.
Dincht misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch but Dincht swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dincht ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dincht misses with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dincht has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dincht has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dincht there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mitchell lands a jab to Dincht's midsection.
Dincht misses the jab.
Mitchell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dincht manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Mitchell blocks the low kick.
A quick step to the side and Mitchell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to land a leg kick but Dincht is out of range.
Dincht thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Mitchell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dincht scores with a shot to the body.
Dincht throws a hook to the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dincht manages to avoid it.
Jab from Mitchell.
Dincht tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Dincht.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dincht lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dincht paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mitchell throws the left hand but Dincht avoids the punch easily.
Dincht throws a right hand that misses
and Dincht takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mitchell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dincht lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good standup being displayed there by Dincht as he connects with a hook.
Dincht defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mitchell.
Mitchell defending well as Dincht loads up on a big left hand.

Mitchell gets a takedown into half guard.
Mitchell not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is just content to waste time from the top position. Dincht takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Dincht is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell throwing strikes but missing.
Dincht trying to control the position.
Mitchell chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dincht has control of Mitchell's left arm, preventing Mitchell from doing any damage.
Mitchell throws a big right hand that misses.
Mitchell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mitchell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dincht is trying to control the position but Mitchell postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mitchell lands a couple of digs.
Dincht 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 working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell preventing the sweep.
Dincht utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Travis Mitchell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zell Dincht'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.

Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zell Dincht seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dincht throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
Dincht walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mitchell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Dincht gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mitchell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dincht controlling Mitchell's posture.
Dincht controls Mitchell momentarily but Mitchell frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell landing with the ground and pound.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Dincht is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dincht looking for a sweep. Not yet Dincht, not yet.
Dincht preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mitchell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dincht is keeping the position for now.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Dincht is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell passes into half guard.
Mitchell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mitchell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dincht has his hands clasped together around Mitchell's back. He's all about the action.
Dincht taking some punishment here, with Mitchell in his half guard.
Dincht is trying to control but can't.
Mitchell wants to control but Dincht is keeping him busy.
Mitchell drops an elbow to the side of Dincht's head.
Dincht blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mitchell.
Mitchell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mitchell throwing shots but Dincht is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dincht is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mitchell slows the pace down in half guard.
Mitchell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mitchell wants to control but Dincht is keeping him busy.
Dincht keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mitchell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dincht does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dincht is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Dincht is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dincht bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mitchell's head backwards.
A big left from Dincht misses.
Mitchell is looking to counter the offense by Dincht and move into the clinch.
Mitchell stuns Dincht with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zell Dincht is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Dincht moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell connects with the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dincht.
Dincht throws a body kick that misses

and Mitchell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mitchell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mitchell working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchell landing some decent shots from guard.
Dincht trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zell Dincht'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. And we move into the final round!

Dincht throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dincht swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
Dincht ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.

Dincht gets caught flat footed, as Mitchell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dincht trying to keep a closed guard but Mitchell is proving a slippery customer.
Dincht keeping full guard, as Mitchell tries to pass.
Mitchell stands up over Dincht, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dincht keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Mitchell pushing down on Dincht's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mitchell tries to pass to full mount but Dincht defends it.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dincht can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mitchell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mitchell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dincht's head.
Dincht is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
Mitchell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mitchell throwing shots but Dincht is blocking nicely.
Travis Mitchell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dincht trying to get back to full guard but Mitchell takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Mitchell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mitchell with a couple of short strikes.
Mitchell breaks from Dincht's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mitchell landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mitchell thowing shots but they're missing.
Dincht is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Travis Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell controlling from mount.
Dincht is looking to improve his position but Mitchell isn't that keen on the idea.
Mitchell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mitchell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dincht for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dincht tries to hold on but Mitchell postures up.
Dincht sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dincht is in trouble now - Mitchell has advanced to mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mitchell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Mitchell!
Travis Mitchell thanked the fans post fight for their support.