PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr E Guest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Mitchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchel has chosen The Game has Changed- Daft Punk as his entrance music. Mitch Mitchel will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

E Guest
vs
Mitchel

150 cm
24
165 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

170 cm
22
169 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr E Guest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitch Mitchel!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guest fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Guest closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mitchel circles away.
Mitchel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guest in his tracks.
Mitchel misses with an uppercut

and Guest counters with a single leg into guard. Mitchel didn't expect that.
Mitchel is pulling down on Guest's head to control his posture.
Guest is looking to work some ground and pound but Mitchel has wrist control.
Guest 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.
Guest throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mitchel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchel looking to control.
Guest throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mitchel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guest wants to control from the top but Mitchel keeps moving.
Mitchel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Guest might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Guest postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Guest throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mitchel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mitchel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mitchel trying to control the position.
Guest trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Mitchel gets caught napping as Guest dives in and scores a takedown. Mitchel manages to retain guard.
Guest lands a couple of elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mitchel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Guest won't allow Mitchel to sweep him here.
Mitchel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guest. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Guest is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mitchel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mitchel has escaped and now he's on top!
Mitchel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Guest looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mitchel is one step ahead there.

Guest is looking for a triangle but Mitchel pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel wants to control from the top but Guest keeps moving.
Guest is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mitchel wants to pass the guard but Guest is keeping the position.
Mitchel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Guest is trying to control the position but Mitchel postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mitch Mitchel was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A big right from Mitchel misses.
Mitchel misses with an uppercut. Guest saw that one coming.
Mitchel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guest counters with a nice leg kick.
Mitch Mitchel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Guest throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mitchel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Guest is in Mitchel's guard.
Guest trying to control but Mitchel is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guest 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.
Mitchel wants to sweep here but Guest controlling him for the moment.
Guest is working Mitchel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Guest stands up over Mitchel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mitchel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guest is one step ahead there.
Guest wants to pass the guard but Mitchel is keeping the position.
Guest missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guest trying to control but Mitchel is working from the bottom.
Mitchel looking to control.
Guest stopping the sweep attempt from Mitchel.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guest accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guest stays in close to Mitchel's body and controls the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Guest misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mitchel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Mitchel misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Guest gets a double leg takedown into Mitchel's guard.
Guest trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr E Guest dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mitchel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guest was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchel.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Guest.
Guest really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Guest shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mitchel as he jumps to the side.
Mitchel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guest counters with a thumping low kick.
Guest misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr E Guest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchel stuffs the takedown attempt from Guest. Guest gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitchel misses with a hook. Guest ducked under it nicely.
Mitchel throws out a loose jab but Guest uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Guest is defended easily by Mitchel.
Guest misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Guest is defended easily by Mitchel.
Guest is looking to clinch but Mitchel is avoiding it.
Mitchel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mitchel missing with a left hand there. Guest was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mitchel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mitchel connects with a nice looking jab.
Mitchel scores with a body shot.
Mitchel with a jab.
Guest closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mitchel circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guest walks into a stiff left hand from Mitchel.

Guest is rocked!
Guest gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Mitchel gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Guest is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitch Mitchel!
A very excited looking Mitch Mitchel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.