PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rage Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dryden Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blade comes to the cage accompanied by Nows My Time. Rage Blade had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Blade
vs
Mitchell

176 cm
36
193 lbs
29 - 15 - 2

180 cm
31
195 lbs
28 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 29 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rage Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dryden Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade is looking to clinch but Mitchell is avoiding it.
Blade misses with a few strikes there.

Blade moves into the clinch.
Come on Mitchell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mitchell lands a right hand.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell lands a left hand.
Mitchell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Blade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mitchell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Blade missing with knees to the body.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Blade.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell trying to stall but Blade improves his position.
The referee calls for Mitchell to work.
Blade is looking to break free of the clinch but Mitchell has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blade cracks Mitchell with a nice body shot.
Mitchell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blade wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blade.
Blade is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade.
Blade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mitchell trying to stall but Blade improves his position.

Blade breaks from the clinch.
Blade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Mitchell finds it's target.
Mitchell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Rage Blade has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade lands with an uppercut that bounces Mitchell off the cage and back into range.
Mitchell jabs at Blade's body.
Blade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Blade fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mitchell, pushing him back against the cage.
Mitchell misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Mitchell.
Blade has had enough of the clinch but Mitchell keeps him there for the moment.
Mitchell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blade tries to throw a body punch but Mitchell avoids it by throwing Blade back against the cage.
Blade looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Mitchell breaks the clinch.
Blade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Mitchell.
A good leg kick by Mitchell.
Blade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mitchell connects with a crisp jab.
Blade wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Blade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mitchell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rage Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blade catches Mitchell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Mitchell misses its intended target.
Blade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.
Blade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blade scoring well with a low kick there.
Blade misses with a head kick.
Mitchell misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitchell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mitchell throws a low kick, looking for Blade's leg but Blade calmly moves out of range.
Blade looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Blade moves out of range.
Mitchell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Blade.
Blade takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Blade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitchell.
Mitchell moves out of range of the strikes.
Blade blocks a jab.
Mitchell lands a jab to Blade's midsection.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blade moves away.
Mitchell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mitchell tried to score with a low kick but Blade checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Mitchell.
Jab from Mitchell.
Blade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dryden Mitchell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rage Blade's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Blade steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mitchell. That one must have hurt.
Blade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blade throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.

Blade clinches.
Blade is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blade throws a head punch that misses.

Blade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell lands with a right hand.
Mitchell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blade checks it well.
Blade misses with the combination.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blade.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a leg kick that misses.
Mitchell throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade blocks a leg kick.
Mitchell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blade fails with an attempt to clinch.

Blade moves into range and clinches up with Mitchell.
Mitchell lands with a left to the head.
Blade blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell managing to block the knees to the body from Blade.
Blade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blade taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blade misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchell trying to stall but Blade improves his position.
Mitchell misses with some punches.
Mitchell lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blade slips under a jab from Mitchell.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blade throws a nice looking combination but Mitchell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blade looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blade slips under a jab.
Mitchell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blade tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Blade looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Mitchell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blade.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Blade.
Blade ducks right into an uppercut from Mitchell.
Blade looks to land a combination but Mitchell avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick from Blade.
Mitchell digs a good hook to Blade's body.
Blade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Blade.
Jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blade.
Blade lands a jab to the head.
Mitchell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mitchell tried to score with a low kick but Blade checks it.
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blade checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mitchell.
Mitchell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blade on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mitchell takes a swing at Blade's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell moves forwards but Blade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mitchell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mitchell moves out of range as Blade strikes.
Mitchell lands a jab to the head.
Blade has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mitchell.
Blade walks into a stiff left hand from Mitchell.
Blade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blade.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Blade moved out of range.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blade was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Mitchell dips to his left and cracks Blade with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dryden Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rage Blade's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mitchell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blade scores with a jab. Mitchell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blade just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mitchell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good exchange - Mitchell coming out on top.
Blade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. Blade looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blade looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Blade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blade goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blade wants to clinch up but Mitchell keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell takes a swing at Blade's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell sizes up Blade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. Blade looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mitchell thows a body shot but no joy.
Blade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mitchell.
Mitchell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mitchell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blade takes one to the side of the head.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Blade.
Blade misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitchell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blade.
Blade checks the leg kick.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blade was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Blade throws a lazy right hand but Mitchell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dryden Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mitchell lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mitchell can pounce on him.
Rage Blade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mitchell, right into the meat.
Blade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mitchell counters with a nice uppercut.
Mitchell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blade's sensitive parts.
Mitchell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blade's calf.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
Blade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blade moves forwards but Mitchell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mitchell cracks Blade with an open hand slap.

Blade is rocked!
Mitchell scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh Blade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blade takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blade gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Mitchell gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dryden Mitchell!