PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Mitchell (ranked 778 p4p, 600 weight class) and Jack Spratt (ranked 115 p4p, 83 weight class). Spratt has chosen Havana as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mitchell
vs
Spratt

187 cm
35
190
24 - 19 - 2

189 cm
28
195
11 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 24 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Travis Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Spratt!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spratt looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Spratt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spratt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mitchell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spratt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Spratt's shoulder, as Spratt tries to avoid the shot.
Spratt throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spratt looks to land a combination but Mitchell avoids it well.
Mitchell feinted with a counter takedown.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Spratt.
Mitchell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spratt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spratt throws a big shot that misses.
Spratt throws a combination. Mitchell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spratt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Spratt lands a lovely overhand right.
Mitchell misses with a double jab.
Mitchell throws a big shot that misses.
Mitchell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Spratt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spratt missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mitchell.
Spratt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Spratt - just one landing.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spratt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mitchell doesn't seem bothered though.
Spratt scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Mitchell takes one to the chin there.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spratt.
Spratt checks a leg kick.
Spratt lands with an overhand left.
Spratt lands a body shot.
Spratt dips to his left and cracks Mitchell with an uppercut!
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of Spratt's head but Spratt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spratt.
Spratt scores with a body shot.
Spratt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mitchell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Spratt is just out of range.
Spratt misses with a straight right.
Mitchell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell drops his hands momentarily and Spratt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell lands a really nice looking cross but Spratt seems unphased.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Spratt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice straight punches there by Spratt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spratt.
Spratt misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
Spratt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spratt is out of range.
Mitchell slips a straight right by Spratt.
Jack Spratt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Spratt.
Spratt looks to throw the jab but Mitchell is out of range.
Spratt misses the jab.
Good shot there by Spratt.
Spratt throws a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Spratt moved out of range.
Spratt lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spratt.
Spratt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Spratt is having none of it.
A big right from Spratt misses.
Spratt throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the body from Mitchell misses
and Spratt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spratt.
Spratt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spratt lands a two punch combo.
Spratt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mitchell.
Spratt lands a nice looking body shot.
Spratt with a nice cross.
The crowd cheers as Spratt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mitchell doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
Spratt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jack Spratt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spratt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
Spratt scores with a jab to the body.
Spratt throws a series of punches but Mitchell avoids them all with ease.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spratt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spratt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Spratt.
Spratt lands the left hand.
Spratt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spratt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spratt misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
Mitchell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mitchell wants to clinch.
It seemed like Spratt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mitchell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spratt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Spratt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spratt slips a jab from Mitchell.
Spratt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spratt with a jab.
Spratt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spratt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Spratt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mitchell on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Spratt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Spratt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mitchell feinted with a counter takedown.
That kick from Mitchell tenderised Spratt's leg. Spratt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mitchell misses with a hook
and Mitchell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mitchell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spratt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spratt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Spratt.
Spratt throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Spratt misses the target.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Spratt is having none of it.
Spratt throws a looping overhand right but Mitchell ducks down to avoid it.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spratt throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell wants to land a leg kick but Spratt is out of range.
Jack Spratt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mitchell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spratt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spratt.
Mitchell doesn't manage to clinch there - Spratt circles away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mitchell might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mitchell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mitchell blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
Mitchell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Spratt sprawls and moves away.
Spratt misses with a hook.

Mitchell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Spratt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell defending well as Spratt loads up on a big left hand.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Spratt saw that one coming.
Spratt with a jab.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spratt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Spratt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spratt just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Spratt misses.
Spratt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spratt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spratt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spratt looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spratt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spratt throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Mitchell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Spratt slips a jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of Spratt's head but Spratt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spratt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mitchell.
Spratt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters circling a little - Mitchell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch but Spratt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spratt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spratt.
Spratt throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mitchell moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitchell dodges the punch combination from Spratt.
Mitchell slips a jab from Spratt.
Mitchell shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spratt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spratt ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Mitchell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Spratt misses with a looping right.
Mitchell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spratt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spratt just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circling - Spratt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitchell staying out of range there.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Spratt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spratt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spratt misses the jab.
Spratt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Spratt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mitchell doesn't seem bothered though.
Spratt misses with an uppercut. Mitchell saw that one coming.
Spratt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Spratt duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Spratt.
Spratt misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of Spratt's head but Spratt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Spratt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spratt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spratt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Spratt misses.
Mitchell dips to his left and cracks Spratt with an uppercut!
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spratt throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.
Spratt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Mitchell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Spratt.
Mitchell attempts a counter takedown but Spratt avoids it well and moves away.
A slow jab from Spratt misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Spratt. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Spratt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Spratt throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell tests Spratt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Spratt.
Spratt throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Mitchell there.
Mitchell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spratt.
Mitchell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spratt lands with a straight right. Mitchell didn't see that one coming.
Spratt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Spratt works the jab nicely.
Spratt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Spratt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch but Spratt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitchell thumps Spratt with a low kick.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Spratt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell takes one to the side of the head.
Spratt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
It looked like Mitchell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Spratt.
Mitchell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Spratt misses.
Jab, jab by Spratt - just one landing.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spratt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spratt.
Mitchell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spratt clobbers Mitchell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spratt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell staying out of range there.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Spratt is having none of it.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mitchell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spratts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spratt throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Jack Spratt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries a head kick but it misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Spratt as he connects with a hook.
Spratt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Spratt jabs Mitchell right on the nose. Mitchell blinks but takes it well.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spratt.
Spratt swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
Spratt throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Spratt misses with a looping right.
Mitchell appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Spratt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.

Mitchell closes the distance and clinches.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Mitchell presses Spratt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Travis Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mitchell goes for a takedown attempt but Spratt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Spratt feints a jab promting Mitchell to slip. Spratt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mitchell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mitchell fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Spratt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spratt throws an off balance right hand
and Mitchell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Mitchell scores with a takedown into Spratt's guard.
Mitchell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spratt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mitchell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mitchell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Mitchell is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Spratt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Spratt has escaped and now he's on top!

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell wants to sweep but no luck.

Spratt stands up from Mitchell's guard - Spratt perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mitchell moves away from the strike by Spratt.
Mitchell throws a body kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Spratt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spratt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Spratt!
Jack Spratt very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.