PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Todd Break (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole Mitchell told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Break
vs
Mitchell

175 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Todd Break!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cole Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of Break's head but Break sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Break lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mitchell at a distance.
Mitchell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Break moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchell lands with a nice body punch.
Break slips a straight right by Mitchell.
Mitchell lands the left hand.
Jab from Mitchell.
Break fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Break ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Mitchell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Break throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchell moves out of range easily.
Mitchell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Break displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitchell throws out the jab.
Break throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mitchell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a combination that misses
and Break counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Break throws a series of punches but Mitchell moves out of range.
A head kick from Mitchell lands but Break takes it in his stride.
Break throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Break slips a jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell lands an overhand right.
Break tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Break.
A nice combination there by Mitchell.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Mitchell throws a big shot that misses.
Mitchell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Break thuds a left hand into Mitchell's body.
Mitchell lands with a straight right. Break didn't see that one coming.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Break's shoulder, as Break tries to avoid the shot.
Break staying out of range there.
Mitchell throws a looping overhand right but Break ducks down to avoid it.
Break tries to land a front kick but Mitchell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Break.
Mitchell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Break counters with a left to the body.
Break throws a right and a left that Mitchell avoids nicely.
Cole Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Break throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchell moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Break throws a right and a left that Mitchell avoids nicely.
Break is looking to wear down Mitchell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mitchell throws the left hand but Break avoids the punch easily.
Break slips under a jab from Mitchell.
Break misses with a two punch combination.
Break is breathing heavily.
Mitchell throws a hook but Break avoids it easily.
Break avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mitchell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Break throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Break throws a series of punches but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell misses with a double jab.
Mitchell lands with a nice body punch.
Mitchell cracks Break with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Break.
Break walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mitchell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Break showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchell.
Nice uppercut lands for Break. That snapped Mitchell's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell dodges the punch combination from Break.
Break throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mitchell.
Break misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
A decent looking cross lands there for Break.
Mitchell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Break momentarily.
Mitchell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Break had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Break misses with a series of wild punches.
Mitchell throws a big shot that misses.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Break's shoulder, as Break tries to avoid the shot.
Mitchell lands a jab to the nose.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Break bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell misses the jab.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Break gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mitchell.
Mitchell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Break ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Break.
Break misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Break misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Break.
Break blocks a jab.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Mitchell as he connects with a hook.
Mitchell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Break's head backwards.
Mitchell cracks Break with a right hand to the side of the head.
Break on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mitchell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick from Mitchell lands but Break takes it in his stride.
Break moves out of range as Mitchell strikes.
Mitchell throws a hook but Break blocks it.
Mitchell cracks Break with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Mitchell finds it's way through Break's defenses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Break sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Break is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mitchell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Break's shoulder, as Break tries to avoid the shot.
Mitchell throws a jab when Break was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Mitchell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mitchell.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Break was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Break uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Break uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell scores with a one two! Break had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Break throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Break misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Mitchell misses its intended target.
Mitchell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mitchell connects with a looping right hand.
Mitchell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mitchell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mitchell blocks a jab.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Break waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Mitchell.
Break moves out of range as Mitchell strikes.
Mitchell throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Mitchell scores with the left hand. Break knows he should have avoided that one.
Break with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mitchell to score with a decent uppercut.
Mitchell with a jab.
Mitchell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A lazy left from Mitchell finds it's target.
Break throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
Mitchell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Break takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mitchell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Break keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Break's hands.
Mitchell catches Break with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Break blocks a jab.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Break cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Break moves out of range.
Mitchell lands with a nice combination. Break backs away looking to recover.
Break steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell checks the leg kick.
Mitchell cracks Break with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mitchell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mitchell cracks Break with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Break tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Break.
Mitchell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Break circles away quickly and effectively.
Mitchell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Break.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mitchell throws a sloppy body shot
and Break counters with a left to the body.
Break misses with a body shot.
Mitchell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Break. That did some damage!
Break takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a head kick!
Mitchell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Break.
Mitchell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Break walks into a straight right hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a hook but Break avoids it easily.
Break keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Break fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Break shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Break ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Mitchell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Break walks into a stiff left hand from Mitchell.
Break misses with a double jab
and Mitchell counters with a left to the body.
Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.
Mitchell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with the left hand. Break knows he should have avoided that one.
Mitchell lands a jab to the nose.
Mitchell scores with a body shot.
Break ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Break on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mitchell thuds a left hand into Break's body.
Mitchell dips to his left and cracks Break with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut there from Mitchell.
Mitchell works Break's body with a nice hook.
Break takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Break was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a jab. Break acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mitchell lands a jab.
Break takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mitchell cracks Break with a right hand to the side of the head.
Break throws a head kick that misses.
Mitchell lands with a hook. Break tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mitchell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Cole Mitchell!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Cole Mitchell!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Cole Mitchell!

Cole Mitchell wins by unanimous decision!