PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Mitchell (ranked 537 p4p, 301 weight class) and Shane Raffington (ranked 75 p4p, 41 weight class). Raffington has chosen Logan Lucky as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Mitchell
vs
Raffington

187 cm
34
190
23 - 17 - 2

182 cm
28
195
12 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Altitude Clothing

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 23 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Travis Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Raffington!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Mitchell as he checks the leg kick.
Mitchell attempts a counter takedown but Raffington avoids it well and moves away.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Raffington feints a counter leg kick.
Mitchell takes a swing at Raffington's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Raffington misses the target.
Mitchell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Raffington sprawls and moves away.
Mitchell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Raffington cracks Mitchell with an open hand slap.
Mitchell is looking to clinch but Raffington is avoiding it.
Raffington throws a hook to the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raffington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mitchell misses with a right hand
and Raffington counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Mitchell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell tries to work over Raffington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Raffington pushes Mitchell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mitchell is trying to stall.
Raffington misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Raffington as the two fighters clinch.
Raffington lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raffington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raffington.
Raffington lands a body shot.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Raffington.
Raffington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Raffington blocking some punches.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Raffington controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Raffington.
Raffington tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raffington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitchells head.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
Raffington prevents a body shot from Mitchell.
A short right from Raffington on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Raffington.
Raffington lands a shoulder strike.
Raffington lands with a right to the head.

Travis Mitchell's cut is getting worse.
We've been hearing reports that Mitchell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Raffington pushes Mitchell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Raffington is leaning against Mitchell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raffington lands a shot to the body.
Raffington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Raffington on the inside.
Raffington will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mitchell up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Raffington.

Raffington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Raffington lands a big head kick that sends Mitchell tumbling to the mat! Raffington takes a step backwards and waves Mitchell back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Mitchell is rocked!
Travis Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raffington misses with a looping right.

Raffington feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mitchell sprawling to the canvas! Mitchell rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Raffington finish him?!
Oh Mitchell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitchell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Raffington counters with a nice leg kick.
Raffington drops Mitchell with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Mitchell! Raffington dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Raffington!
After winning the bout, Shane Raffington thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.