PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Popeye Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell has chosen DesertStorm/DJClue - Money Power Respect as his entrance music. Jay Mitchell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Orion
vs
Mitchell

175 cm
20
170 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
180 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Popeye Orion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Orion throws a series of punches but Mitchell avoids them all with ease.
Mitchell wants to clinch up but Orion keeps it at a distance.
Orion tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Orion moves out of range.
Orion misses with an uppercut. Mitchell saw that one coming.
Orion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitchell circles away quickly and effectively.
Jay Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orion tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.

Orion scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Orion controlling the action here.
Mitchell is trying to control but can't.
Mitchell tries to roll over but Orion keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orion is trying to control the action in half guard but Mitchell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orion controlling the pace.
Mitchell tries to roll over but Orion keeps him under control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orion moves away.
Orion shoots for a double leg takedown but Mitchell sprawls well. He's pushed Orion's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Orion blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mitchell misses.
Orion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitchell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Orion is breathing heavily.
Mitchell lands an overhand right.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Orion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Orion.
Mitchell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mitchell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Orion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a series of wild punches.
Mitchell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mitchell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Orion closes the distance and clinches up with Mitchell, looking for a takedown. Orion pushes Mitchell against the cage but Mitchell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Popeye Orion. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mitchell rushes Orion and presses him up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mitchell as Orion tries to tie him up.
Mitchell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mitchell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orion blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the head but Orion blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Mitchell.
Mitchell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mitchell lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a knee to the body.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell lands a right hand.
Mitchell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mitchell lands an elbow inside that Orion shrugs off.
Mitchell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Orion is trying to maintain a safe position but Mitchell gets an underhook and turns Orion into the cage.
Mitchell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Orion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mitchell scores a nice knee to the body.
Mitchell scores a nice knee to the body.
Mitchell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Orion is trying to maintain a safe position but Mitchell gets an underhook and turns Orion into the cage.
Orion just leaning against Mitchell, taking a breather.
Orion stalling in the clinch but Mitchell improves position.
Mitchell lands an uppercut.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orion looking for a takedown.
Orion tries to stall but Mitchell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell lands a knee to the body.
Orion looking to slow down the pace here.
Mitchell lands a nice elbow.
Orion drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mitchell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Orion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Mitchell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Orion tries to clinch
and Mitchell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Orion thinking.
Orion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Popeye Orion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orion takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mitchell slips a jab from Orion.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Orion throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.
Mitchell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Orion counters with an outside leg kick.
Mitchell throws a leg kick but Orion sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mitchell misses with a jab to the body
and Orion counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Orion moved out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orion ducks right into an uppercut from Mitchell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a looping overhand right but Orion ducks down to avoid it.
Mitchell throws a hook but Orion blocks it.
Mitchell throws a predictable looking body shot

and Orion counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Orion not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Orion is looking to stall here but Mitchell recovers full guard.

Orion drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mitchell manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Orion has Mitchell in his guard.
Mitchell looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell trying to control but Orion is working from the bottom.
Mitchell distracts Orion with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mitchell preventing the sweep.
Orion is trying to control the position but Mitchell postures up.
Mitchell trying to control but Orion is working from the bottom.
Orion has momentary wrist control but Mitchell slips an elbow through the middle.
Mitchell wants to get up but he can't break Orion's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Orion is looking to stand up but Mitchell isn't so interested in that idea.

Orion looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Orion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mitchell.

Orion looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mitchell passes into side control.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Orion is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Orion tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mitchell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Orion takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Orion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Popeye Orion has been cut.
Orion swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Popeye Orion's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mitchell scores with a jab to the head.
Mitchell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mitchell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mitchell lands a with a good body shot.
Mitchell tries a head kick but it misses.
Mitchell thuds his right hand into Orion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mitchell drops Orion with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Orion! Mitchell dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Jay Mitchell!
Jay Mitchell is the new welterweight champion!