PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alek Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Alek Mitchell has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alek Mitchell seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Mitchell
vs
Whyte

179 cm
20
167 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
160 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alek Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte cracks a nice hook into Mitchell's ribs.
Mitchell dives in and grabs Whyte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Whyte pushes down on Mitchell's head and hops out.
Mitchell throws the left hand but Whyte avoids the punch easily.

Mitchell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Whyte's guard.
Whyte keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.

Whyte kicks Mitchell off and gets to his feet.
Mitchell swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Mitchell scores with a jab. Whyte acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Whyte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whyte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte tries a head kick but it misses.
Whyte misses with a two punch combination.
Whyte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitchell circles away quickly and effectively.
A bone on bone clash there as Mitchell blocks the leg kick.
Whyte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whyte but Whyte pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A shot to the body from Mitchell misses
and Whyte counters with an outside leg kick.
Mitchell misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte misses with the combination.
Whyte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mitchell throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
Whyte scores with a one two! Mitchell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Will Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Some wild striking there from Whyte.
Whyte attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alek Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whyte, right into the meat.
Whyte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Whyte lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the liver by Whyte. Beautiful body shot.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell drops his hands momentarily and Whyte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whyte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Whyte.
Whyte lands a head kick!
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whyte misses with a double jab.
Whyte throws a series of punches but Mitchell avoids them all with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whyte.
A punch combination from Whyte misses.
Whyte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whyte tries to bum rush Mitchell with a series of wild strikes but Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchell slips a straight right by Whyte.
Whyte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whyte misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Whyte saw that one coming.
Whyte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell misses with a body punch
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whyte but Whyte pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Whyte scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mitchell walks into a jab.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Mitchell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Whyte throws a right hand that Mitchell ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitchell also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.

Mitchell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mitchell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whyte is keeping the position for now.
Whyte is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mitchell passes Whyte's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mitchell stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mitchell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Whyte doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mitchell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Whyte dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Whyte lands a nice hook to Mitchell's body. Mitchell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell shoots in but Whyte avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Whyte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mitchell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Mitchell.
Will Whyte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Whyte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whyte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte throws a head kick but Mitchell moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whyte.
Mitchell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mitchell misses with a body punch
and Whyte counters with a left to the body.
Mitchell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whyte falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mitchell counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte slips under a jab from Mitchell.
Will Whyte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Whyte misses.
Whyte throws a right hand that Mitchell ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitchell also avoids with ease.
Whyte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Will Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte misses with a double jab.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
A head kick misses from Mitchell.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
Mitchell shoots in and drives through. Whyte sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alek Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whyte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Whyte misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Mitchell counters with a single leg into guard. Whyte didn't expect that.

Mitchell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mitchell won't allow Whyte to get back to his feet.
Mitchell sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whyte is keeping the position for now.
Whyte is looking to stand up but Mitchell isn't so interested in that idea.
Mitchell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell tries to free his leg and advance position but Whyte is retaining full guard.

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 controlling from the top position.
Mitchell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Whyte for as long as he can get away with.

Mitchell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mitchell won't allow Whyte to get back to his feet.

Mitchell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whyte wants to stand but Mitchell is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alek Mitchell dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Whyte throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Mitchell has a takedown stuffed.
Mitchell misses with a hook.
Mitchell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whyte scores with a one two! Mitchell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Whyte slaps away a takedown attempt from Mitchell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Whyte swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Donk. Whyte catches Mitchell right on the button with a cross.
Mitchell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Whyte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mitchell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alek Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whyte dips to his left and cracks Mitchell with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Whyte does no damage.
Whyte looks to land a combination but Mitchell avoids it well.
Whyte swinging wildly here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mitchell.
Whyte misses with a series of wild punches.

Mitchell shoots in and bounces Whyte off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mitchell won't allow Whyte to get back to his feet.

Mitchell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mitchell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell stops Whyte from standing up.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Whyte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell pushes down on Whyte's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Whyte has one foot on Mitchell's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.

Mitchell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Whyte won't allow Mitchell to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell seems to be working for a kimura but Whyte defends the submission attempt.
Whyte is trying to stand up here but Mitchell is controlling him well.
Mitchell is looking to take a break and control but Whyte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mitchell wants to free his trapped foot but Whyte is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alek Mitchell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mitchell wants to take a breather but Whyte is having none of it.
Mitchell frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Whyte squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Mitchell looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Whyte defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mitchell.

Whyte bucks Mitchell off and manages to get back to his feet!
Mitchell is looking to wear down Whyte with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mitchell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Mitchell misses its intended target.
Mitchell shoots for a double leg takedown but Whyte sprawls well. He's pushed Mitchell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mitchell walks into a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alek Mitchell.
I think Mitchell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

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