PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Tomcic (ranked 1154 p4p, 632 weight class) and Shane Mitchell (ranked 152 p4p, 85 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Tomcic
vs
Mitchell

173 cm
25
156
11 - 5 - 0

170 cm
30
155
13 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Core Combat
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tomcic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shane Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell takes one to the side of the head.
Tomcic misses with a head kick.
Mitchell walks into a straight right hand from Tomcic.
Tomcic connects with a nice looking jab.
Tomcic misses with an uppercut
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.
Mitchell shoots for a takedown but Tomcic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomcic.
Tomcic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mitchell.
Mitchell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tomcic defends it well.
Mitchell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tomcic can pounce on him.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Tomcic.
Mitchell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tomcic defends it well.
Mitchell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tomcic is fending him off so far but Mitchell persists. Nope, Tomcic circles away and we're back to standing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tomcic.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell shoots in but Tomcic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vladimir Tomcic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Mitchell.
Both fighters circling a little - Tomcic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vladimir Tomcic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tomcic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Mitchell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mitchell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomcic lands a leg kick that knocks Mitchell off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomcic. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.

Tomcic gets caught flat footed, as Mitchell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tomcic is on top in guard.

Tomcic wants to pass the guard but Mitchell is keeping the position.
Tomcic trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
Tomcic looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tomcic stands and throws Mitchell's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Tomcic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Tomcic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mitchell, who protects the arm well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Tomcic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tomcic wants to control but Mitchell is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tomcic is trying to get an arm triangle but Mitchell is defending well.
Tomcic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Tomcic is trying to get an arm triangle but Mitchell is defending well.
Tomcic trying to control the action but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
Tomcic just content to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mitchell regains half guard there - taking advantage of Tomcic's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tomcic works his way into side control.
Mitchell can't do much from the bottom here.
Mitchell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tomcic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mitchell is letting Tomcic control him for a moment.
Mitchell regains half guard there - taking advantage of Tomcic's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Tomcic is keen to just control but Mitchell is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Tomcic 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.

Mitchell shoots in and drives through. Tomcic sprawls well.
Tomcic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tomcic misses with a looping right.
Mitchell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tomcic throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchell moves out of range easily.
Tomcic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tomcic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?
Tomcic misses with a jab to the body
letting Mitchell counter with a right hand.
Tomcic scores with a leg kick.
Tomcic thows a leg kick but Mitchell checks it
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tomcic misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.
Tomcic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mitchell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tomcic swings widly with a right hand

and Mitchell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mitchell.
Tomcic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomcic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomcic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
Tomcic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomcic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tomcic misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Tomcic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tomcic gets underhooks to prevent Mitchell's takedown attempt.
Tomcic landing knees to the head.

It looks like Shane Mitchell has been cut.
Tomcic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tomcic throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Tomcic misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tomcic as Mitchell tries to tie him up.
A short right from Tomcic.
Tomcic works on Mitchell's body with a couple of short punches.
Tomcic looking to throw knees to the head but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Tomcic.
Tomcic misses with a knee to the head.
Tomcic tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Tomcic.
Tomcic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mitchell avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic tries to throw a body punch but Mitchell avoids it by throwing Tomcic back against the cage.
Tomcic misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tomcic.
Still in the clinch, Tomcic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomcic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomcic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tomcic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomcic lands a hook to the side of the head.

Mitchell is rocked!
A short right from Tomcic on the inside.
Mitchell is still on wobbly legs! Can Tomcic finish him?
Tomcic lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Tomcic.
Tomcic has Mitchell pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Mitchell is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Tomcic - that's hurt Mitchell badly! Oh, another knee lands and Mitchell is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Mitchell doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Vladimir Tomcic!
After the big win, Vladimir Tomcic made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.