PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thijs Koeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell's entrance music is Yardbirds - Heart Full of Soul. A fine choice. Harry Mitchell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thijs Koeman's chin.

Mitchell
vs
Koeman

205 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
30
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thijs Koeman!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koeman lunges at Mitchell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mitchell's hand.

It looks like Harry Mitchell has been cut.
Mitchell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koeman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sloppy strikes from Koeman. Those never looked like landing.
Koeman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Koeman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koeman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koeman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitchell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koeman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koeman missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koeman throws a series of punches but Mitchell moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mitchell. Koeman shrugs it off though.
Thijs Koeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koeman throws a series of punches but Mitchell avoids them all with ease.
Mitchell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koeman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body kick there by Mitchell.
Koeman looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koeman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice combination there by Koeman.
Mitchell scores with a head kick. Koeman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mitchell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mitchell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mitchell cracks the inside of Koeman's front leg.
Mitchell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koeman takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koeman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mitchell. Mitchell obviously looking to wear him down.
Mitchell lands a head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Mitchell.
Koeman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mitchell. Mitchell obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell moves into the clinch.
Mitchell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koeman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mitchell scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Mitchell.
Mitchell with a knee to the head.
Mitchell lands a nice knee to the body.
Mitchell lands an elbow that stopped Koeman in his tracks for a moment.
Mitchell working Koeman over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mitchell obliges.
Mitchell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koeman's face.
Mitchell lands a good knee to the midsection. Koeman won't want to take too many of those.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mitchell lands a damaging elbow.
Mitchell scores a nice knee to the body.
Mitchell lands a nice knee to the body.
Mitchell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell avoiding damage.
Mitchell lands a knee to the body.
Mitchell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Koeman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mitchell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mitchell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koeman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mitchell lands a good knee to the midsection. Koeman won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mitchell.
Mitchell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mitchell scores a nice knee to the body.
Mitchell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mitchell has Koeman pressed against the ropes, preventing Koeman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mitchell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Mitchell.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mitchell obliges.
Mitchell lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell crunches a lovely knee into Koeman's ribcage.
Mitchell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mitchell lands a nice knee to the body.
Mitchell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Mitchell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Thijs Koeman has been cut.
Koeman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Koeman is trying to break the clinch but Mitchell has him pressed against the ropes.
Mitchell lands a knee to the body.
Mitchell scores a nice knee to the body.
Mitchell working Koeman over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Mitchell.
Koeman wants to get back to striking at distance but Mitchell won't allow it.
Koeman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mitchell connects with a knee to the head.
Mitchell crunches a lovely knee into Koeman's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Mitchell dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A chopping leg kick lands by Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koeman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mitchell can pounce on him.
Koeman looks to throw the jab but Mitchell is out of range.
Koeman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koeman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mitchell throws a leg kick which misses Koeman's front leg but catches the back leg as Koeman tries to avoid it.
Mitchell lands a head kick. Koeman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
No joy there for Koeman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koeman can do to turn this around?
Mitchell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koeman's sensitive parts.
Koeman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mitchell.
Mitchell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mitchell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mitchell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Koeman is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a good knee to the midsection. Koeman won't want to take too many of those.
Mitchell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Koeman is rocked!
Mitchell scores with a knee to the head.
Koeman is still on wobbly legs! Can Mitchell finish him?
Mitchell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mitchell jerks Koeman's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Koeman drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Mitchell goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Mitchell because Koeman was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Harry Mitchell!
A relieved looking Harry Mitchell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.