PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Lee (ranked 25268 p4p, 3819 weight class) and Abram Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abram Mitchell acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Lee
vs
Mitchell

180 cm
25
155
0 - 10 - 0

170 cm
21
165
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abram Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mitchell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lee did well to prevent Mitchell getting side control.
Mitchell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee won't allow Mitchell to pass to mount.
Mitchell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mitchell lands a nice short elbow.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Mitchell there.
Mitchell working the head and body with strikes.
Mitchell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mitchell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mitchell tries to pass to full mount but Lee defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mitchell lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mitchell connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
Nice strikes from Mitchell there.
Mitchell is nestled in close to Lee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Mitchell in his half guard.
Mitchell prevents Lee from standing back up.
Lee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lee tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mitchell connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.

Lee pushes Mitchell off and gets back to his feet.
Lee tries for a takedown but Mitchell circles away easily

and Mitchell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Lee pushes Mitchell off and gets back to his feet.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Nathan Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee tries for a takedown but Mitchell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mitchell circles away.
Mitchell with the counter takedown but Lee avoids it easily.

Mitchell drives through with a takedown into Lee's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mitchell is in close to Lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mitchell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mitchell connects with a couple of short punches.
Mitchell is in close to Lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mitchell postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mitchell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mitchell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mitchell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
Mitchell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mitchell lands a couple of digs.
Mitchell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mitchell landing some decent shots from guard.
Mitchell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mitchell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mitchell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mitchell chips away with some ground and pound.
Lee wants to stand up but Mitchell is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Mitchell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mitchell showed some decent athleticism there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell working over Lee with some ground and pound. Lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mitchell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mitchell is nestled in close to Lee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lee is trying to stand.
Mitchell slips a nice elbow through Lee's hands, connecting with Lee's forehead.
Mitchell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mitchell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mitchell connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
Mitchell slips a nice elbow through Lee's hands, connecting with Lee's forehead.
Mitchell wants to take a breather but Lee is having none of it.
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell stops Lee from getting back to his feet.
Mitchell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mitchell working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mitchell connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
Mitchell working over Lee with some ground and pound. Lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mitchell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mitchell is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mitchell is nestled in close to Lee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lee is trying to stand back up but Mitchell is controlling him

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Lee gets caught flat footed, as Mitchell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Lee kicks Mitchell off and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee tries for a takedown but Mitchell circles away easily

and Mitchell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lee won't be happy with that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abram Mitchell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Mitchell shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mitchell with a nice head shot there.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Mitchell landing some decent shots from guard.
Mitchell is stalling in the full guard.
Lee is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mitchell dives into side control.
Mitchell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lee to see if he's OK.
Mitchell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lee to see if he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee pushes Mitchell away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mitchell gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mitchell in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell working the ground and pound from side control.
Mitchell looks up at the clock and then as Lee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mitchell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mitchell looks up at the clock and then as Lee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mitchell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lee is pushing Mitchell's head away, looking to escape. Mitchell manages to hold on to the position though.
Lee takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mitchell scoring with punches from side control.
Mitchell cracks Lee with a big right hand but Lee just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mitchell scoring with punches from side control.
Mitchell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mitchell lands an elbow.
Mitchell cracks Lee with a big elbow.
Mitchell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mitchell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mitchell looks up at the clock and then as Lee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mitchell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mitchell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mitchell working the head with strikes.
Abram Mitchell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mitchell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lee to see if he's OK.
Lee is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mitchell is controlling him well.
Mitchell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mitchell misses with the ground and pound.
Lee pushes Mitchell away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mitchell gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mitchell landing strikes.
Mitchell grinds an elbow into Lee's temple.
Mitchell is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lee is pushing Mitchell's head away, looking to escape. Mitchell manages to hold on to the position though.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mitchell grinds an elbow into Lee's temple.
Mitchell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lee to see if he's OK.
Mitchell working the ground and pound.
Mitchell lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to escape but Mitchell is in control.
Mitchell lands an elbow.
Lee is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mitchell happy to just control the position for now.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Mitchell fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lee to the ground. Mitchell is now in Lee's guard.
Mitchell postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
Mitchell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Lee kicks Mitchell off and gets to his feet.

Lee tries to sprawl but Mitchell drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to kick Mitchell off but Mitchell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mitchell drops an elbow to the side of Lee's head.
Mitchell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mitchell connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee is staying active underneath Mitchell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mitchell lands strikes from half guard.
Mitchell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lee tries to kick Mitchell off but Mitchell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mitchell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lee pushes Mitchell off looking to stand but Mitchell dives back in and keeps control.
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.
Lee is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Mitchell manages to mount him!
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mitchell on the ground.
Mitchell unloading with bombs!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abram Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mitchell tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mitchell to the ground. Mitchell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Mitchell shoots in and gets a takedown into Lee's guard.
Mitchell works over Lee with some ground and pound from guard.
Lee is looking to stand up but Mitchell isn't so interested in that idea.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mitchell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mitchell distracts Lee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mitchell works over Lee with some ground and pound from guard.
Mitchell stands up over Lee, 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.
Mitchell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mitchell working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mitchell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Mitchell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Lee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mitchell to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Mitchell postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mitchell is controlling him.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mitchell is controlling him.
Mitchell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mitchell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

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

Mitchell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet here but Mitchell is keeping cool and he's managed to take Lee's back.
Can Lee hold on?! Mitchell is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Mitchell has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lee's body.
Mitchell scores with punches and elbows.
Mitchell gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Mitchell loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Lee hold on?
Mitchell lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Mitchell.
Mitchell punishes Lee with strikes from the back mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Lee up.
Mitchell throwing damaging strikes from the back! Lee could be in trouble here!
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Mitchell is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Mitchell. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Lee is trying to remain composed but Mitchell is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Mitchell lands a shot to the head.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lee is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Mitchell.
Lee takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Mitchell lands shots from the back.
Lee takes a big shot to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Mitchell lands punches and elbows.
Mitchell lands punches and elbows.
Mitchell looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet but Mitchell has full control of the position and if anything, Lee has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mitchell is punishing Lee with some ground and pound.
Mitchell connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Lee to escape the position.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchell scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Nathan Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abram Mitchell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mitchell is landing with strikes. Lee can't take much more of this.
Mitchell biding his time, controlling Lee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abram Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mitchell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abram Mitchell!