|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Mitchell (ranked 2292 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Maybetter (ranked 3564 p4p, 0 weight class). Maybetter has chosen Don't Stop The Funk as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Travis Mitchell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Floyd Maybetter's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 187 cm
27
190 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
|
190 cm
28
199 lbs
13 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Floyd Maybetter!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maybetter looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Maybetter tries to clinch there but Mitchell circles away.
Maybetter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Maybetter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maybetter trying to control the action but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
Maybetter goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mitchell rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Maybetter's guard! Nice work there by Mitchell!
Mitchell tries to free his leg and advance position but Maybetter is retaining full guard.
Maybetter isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mitchell stacks Maybetter on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mitchell!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maybetter can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maybetter might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mitchell haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Maybetter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mitchell working away.
Mitchell working the head and body with strikes.
Maybetter is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mitchell off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell tries to escape but Maybetter has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mitchell is in a bad position with Maybetter working for a choke. Mitchell manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Mitchell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maybetter is looking for a triangle but Mitchell pushes his legs off easily.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Maybetter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mitchell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mitchell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mitchell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Maybetter keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Mitchell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maybetter is looking for a triangle here but Mitchell uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mitchell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Maybetter is trying to get back to half guard.
Maybetter is trying to control Mitchell's posture but Mitchell avoids it.
Maybetter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mitchell tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mitchell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maybetter keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maybetter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mitchell working away.
Mitchell lands some shots froms side control.
Maybetter is looking to regain half guard here but Mitchell keeps moving and retains side control.
Mitchell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Maybetter can't do much from the bottom here.
Maybetter sneaks back into half guard.
Mitchell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Mitchell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maybetter avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
Maybetter misses with a looping left.
Mitchell scores with a hook to the body. Maybetter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mitchell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maybetter misses with a knee strike.
Maybetter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mitchell is defending well for now.
Mitchell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maybetter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maybetter digs a right hand underneath Mitchell's ribcage. Mitchell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maybetter misses with some punches.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maybetter's elbow.
Mitchell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maybetter looking to throw knees to the head but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Mitchell lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Mitchell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mitchell lands with a left to the head.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Maybetter controls his hands.
Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Mitchell clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mitchell.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Maybetter blocks it.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Maybetter trying to land knees to the body.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maybetter can do to turn this around?
Maybetter misses with a knee strike.
Mitchell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell drives through and clinches with Maybetter against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mitchell.
Mitchell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Maybetter controls the action.
Mitchell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maybetter gets through Mitchell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maybetter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Maybetter misses with the head strike.
Maybetter tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maybetter works on Mitchell's body with a couple of short punches.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maybetter pushes Mitchell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Mitchell.
Maybetter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mitchell's face.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but Maybetter avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the cage.
Maybetter throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitchell lands a hook that snaps the head of Maybetter backwards.
Mitchell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mitchell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maybetter backwards.
Maybetter missing with knees to the body.
Maybetter lands an uppercut.
Maybetter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell blocking some punches.
Mitchell works on Maybetter's body with a couple of short punches.
Mitchell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maybetter backwards.
Maybetter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maybetter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maybetter lands a nice shot to the body.
Maybetter misses with the head strike.
Mitchell is leaning against Maybetter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell scores with a hook to the body.
Mitchell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maybetter blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Mitchell digs a right hand underneath Maybetter's ribcage. Maybetter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mitchell lands a nice uppercut.
Mitchell lands a left hand.
Maybetter is rocked!
Maybetter is breathing heavily.
Maybetter tries a knee to the head but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell working the body and head with strikes.
Maybetter is still in real trouble! Can Mitchell finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Maybetter is working from the bottom.
Maybetter seems to have recovered his senses.
Mitchell scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mitchell scoring with punches from side control.
Maybetter manages to get back to half guard.
Mitchell working Maybetter over with strikes.
Maybetter tries to get to full guard but Mitchell has control of the leg.
Mitchell winds up and cracks Maybetter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maybetter is staying active underneath Mitchell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Maybetter! More strikes land and this one is all over! Mitchell jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Mitchell!
A victorious Travis Mitchell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
60% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
