PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Burduada No Cranio (ranked 3349 p4p, 408 weight class) and Travis Mitchell (ranked 2008 p4p, 264 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ricardo Burduada No Cranio has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ricardo Burduada No Cranio seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Burduada No Cranio
vs
Mitchell

188 cm
22
196 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
22
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ron Honeybunn and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Mitchell misses its intended target.

Burduada No Cranio moves into range and clinches up with Mitchell.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Burduada No Cranio breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burduada No Cranio throws a nice looking combination but Mitchell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell walks into a stiff left hand from Burduada No Cranio.
Mitchell misses with a looping left.
Burduada No Cranio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a double jab
and Mitchell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Mitchell misses.
Burduada No Cranio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitchell circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burduada No Cranio looks to land a combination but Mitchell avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Mitchell does no damage.
Mitchell scores with a jab.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Burduada No Cranio darts in and clinches Mitchell up against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio tries to throw a body punch but Mitchell avoids it by throwing Burduada No Cranio back against the cage.
Mitchell lands with a right to the head.
Burduada No Cranio pushes off an throws an elbow but Mitchell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mitchell lands with a short shot to the head.
Burduada No Cranio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mitchell has him pressed against the cage.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mitchell is keeping busy.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mitchell has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mitchell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burduada No Cranio's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Burduada No Cranio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitchell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burduada No Cranio throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Mitchell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burduada No Cranio at a distance.
Burduada No Cranio swinging wildly here.
Burduada No Cranio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burduada No Cranio looks to land a body kick but Mitchell moved away.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a one two! Mitchell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Burduada No Cranio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Mitchell counter with a right hand.
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Burduada No Cranio.
Mitchell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Burduada No Cranio defends it well.
Mitchell takes a swing at Burduada No Cranio's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a straight right.
Mitchell slips a jab from Burduada No Cranio.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Burduada No Cranio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Burduada No Cranio misses the target.
Burduada No Cranio drops his hands momentarily and Mitchell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mitchell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burduada No Cranio rather than just go for the knockout.
Burduada No Cranio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burduada No Cranio slips a jab from Mitchell.
Burduada No Cranio throws a right and a left that Mitchell avoids nicely.
A cross from Mitchell lands.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick that misses
and Mitchell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mitchell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burduada No Cranio counters with a series of strikes. Mitchell will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mitchell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Burduada No Cranio is rocked!
Mitchell lands with a good body shot.
Oh Burduada No Cranio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio slips under a jab.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a two punch combination.
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burduada No Cranio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitchell throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Burduada No Cranio. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mitchell! But no joy.
Burduada No Cranio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Burduada No Cranio clinches.
Burduada No Cranio tries to break the clinch but Mitchell is controlling the position.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.

Burduada No Cranio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burduada No Cranio throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Burduada No Cranio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Travis Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burduada No Cranio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
No joy there for Burduada No Cranio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice side step and Mitchell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Burduada No Cranio misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ricardo Burduada No Cranio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Burduada No Cranio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crunch! Burduada No Cranio slams his shin into Mitchell's torso.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Burduada No Cranio.
Mitchell misses with a hook.
Mitchell slips a jab and a cross from Burduada No Cranio.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is winning the standup battle so far.
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mitchell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mitchell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a hook.
Burduada No Cranio avoids the body shot from Mitchell.

Burduada No Cranio moves into the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mitchell has him pressed against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Mitchell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchell.
Burduada No Cranio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mitchell has him pressed against the cage.

Mitchell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Mitchell.
Burduada No Cranio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mitchell let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Burduada No Cranio throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Burduada No Cranio.
Mitchell with a hook.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mitchell connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Burduada No Cranio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Burduada No Cranio walks straight into a right hand from Mitchell - that's dropped him! Mitchell jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Burduada No Cranio from any more punishment! Burduada No Cranio complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Travis Mitchell!
A relieved looking Travis 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.