PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ehavoc dugre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ehavoc dugre has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ehavoc dugre seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

dugre
vs
Mitchell

181 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ehavoc dugre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell tries a head kick but it misses.
dugre dodges the punch combination from Mitchell.

Mitchell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
dugre sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell wants to stand but dugre is controlling the position.
dugre controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dugre wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.

dugre 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 dugre has Mitchell in his guard.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but dugre keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
dugre wants to stand up but Mitchell is controlling him.
Mitchell postures up in dugre's guard and throws a big left but dugre blocks it.
Mitchell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
dugre wants to stand up but Mitchell is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mitchell throwing strikes from guard but dugre blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is in close to dugre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
dugre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mitchell manages to get himself to full guard.
dugre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
dugre won't allow Mitchell to sweep him here.
dugre stops Mitchell from standing up.
dugre sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
dugre is standing up over Mitchell. Mitchell looks to escape but dugre dives into side control.
dugre landing a few strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mitchell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but dugre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

dugre is trying to get an arm triangle but Mitchell is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ehavoc dugre dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mitchell throws a head kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but dugre moves out of range.
Mitchell throws a sloppy head kick and dugre moves out of range easily.
Mitchell fakes the leg kick and cracks dugre in the body.
Mitchell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
dugre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mitchell as he jumps to the side.
dugre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

dugre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mitchell sprawls well initially but dugre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mitchell works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing dugre from controlling successfully.
dugre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mitchell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
dugre trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as dugre controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
dugre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
dugre prevents Mitchell from getting back to his feet.
dugre is stalling in the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as dugre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mitchell lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Ehavoc dugre has been cut.
A head kick misses from Mitchell.
dugre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ryan Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dugre shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ehavoc dugre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dugre slips a jab and a cross from Mitchell.
dugre shoots for a takedown but Mitchell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from dugre.
dugre fails with a takedown attempt.
Mitchell stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but dugre avoids them all with ease.
Mitchell fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from dugre is defended easily by Mitchell.
Mitchell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Horrible takedown by dugre or perhaps it was just good defense by Mitchell which made him look bad.
Mitchell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and dugre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mitchell won't be happy with that.

Mitchell explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
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!
A head kick misses from Mitchell.
A lazy body kick from Mitchell

and dugre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ryan Mitchell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ehavoc dugre's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

dugre fails with a takedown attempt.
dugre moves out of range of the body kick from Mitchell.
dugre dodges the punch combination from Mitchell.
Mitchell fails with an attempt to clinch.
dugre with a poor takedown

and Mitchell counters with a shoot takedown. dugre fights it but they end up in guard.
Mitchell prevents dugre from getting back to his feet.
Mitchell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of dugre's head.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but dugre keeps moving.
dugre trying to strike off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as dugre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mitchell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mitchell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but dugre keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for dugre with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ehavoc dugre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell misses with a double jab

and dugre counters with a takedown into side control.
Mitchell is looking to work his way out of this bad position but dugre is controlling him well.
dugre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
dugre in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dugre trying to control the position but Mitchell is working away.
dugre looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mitchell is avoiding damage well.
dugre is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mitchell will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mitchell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but dugre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dugre looking to control but instead Mitchell has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Ehavoc dugre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mitchell is trying to control but can't.
Mitchell tries to kick dugre off but dugre keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
dugre stalling.
dugre is looking to take a break and control but Mitchell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mitchell pushes dugre off looking to stand but dugre dives back in and keeps control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Mitchell.
I think Mitchell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Mitchell!