PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Mitchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Mitchel
vs
Sanchez

170 cm
23
158 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Mitchel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanchez is defended easily by Mitchel.
Mitchel fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Mitchel moves out of range.
Mitchel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Mitchel is avoiding it.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchel.
Mitchel tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roy Mitchel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Mitchel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Mitchel works over Sanchez's head and body with a nice combination.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Mitchel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mitchel throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Mitchel circles away and keeps his distance.

Sanchez has managed to clinch.

Mitchel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Mitchel.

Sanchez gets a clinch.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Sanchez successfully pulls guard.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Mitchel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mitchel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Mitchel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel tries to stand but Sanchez is controlling from the bottom.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Mitchel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Mitchel gets to his feet - Sanchez follows without any prompting.
Mitchel throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roy Mitchel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karo Sanchez.
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from Mitchel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel misses with the combination.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchel is breathing heavily.
Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Mitchel had a free shot at his head there.
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mitchel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitchel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mitchel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.

Sanchez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mitchel keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Mitchel wants to stand and escape but Sanchez is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Mitchel is retaining full guard.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Mitchel keeps moving.
Sanchez stops Mitchel from standing up.

Sanchez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sanchez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Mitchel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mitchel misses with a few strikes there.
Mitchel fails to land with a series of punches.
Mitchel looks to land a combination. Sanchez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mitchel throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchel. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mitchel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Mitchel. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Mitchel throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Mitchel.

Sanchez scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchel avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchel avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sanchez.

Sanchez wants to finish this one by submission but Mitchel is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sanchez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchel is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.

Sanchez stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sanchez trying to control from half guard but Mitchel is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sanchez is trying to control. Mitchel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sanchez controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Karo Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in but Mitchel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roy Mitchel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karo Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Mitchel misses with a series of wild punches.
Mitchel moves out of range of the body kick.
Mitchel stuffs the takedown.
Roy Mitchel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitchel throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
No joy there for Mitchel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mitchel is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sanchez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mitchel's waist but Mitchel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanchez off to one side.
Mitchel keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Mitchel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A left and a right from Mitchel both land. Nice combination.

Sanchez gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Mitchel is working from the bottom.
Sanchez prevents Mitchel from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karo Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mitchel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Mitchel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Mitchel tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mitchel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Mitchel circles away easily
and Mitchel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mitchel throws a combination. Sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mitchel fails to land with a series of punches.
Mitchel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mitchel wants it to stay on the feet.
Roy Mitchel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karo Sanchez.
Mitchel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mitchel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sanchez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mitchel is trying to escape back to his feet but Sanchez uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanchez decides to stand back up.
Mitchel lands a body shot.
Mitchel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Mitchel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Mitchel sprawls well.
Mitchel misses with a double jab.
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Mitchel.
Sanchez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mitchel counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Sanchez scores with a takedown into Mitchel's guard.
Sanchez works over Mitchel with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanchez won't allow Mitchel to get back to his feet.
Sanchez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mitchel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez stops Mitchel from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scoring with some ground and pound.
Sanchez prevents Mitchel from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez postures up in Mitchel's guard and throws a big left but Mitchel blocks it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Sanchez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mitchel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mitchel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sanchez controls the pace.
Sanchez pushing down on Mitchel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Sanchez is looking for a kimura but Mitchel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sanchez to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel pushes Sanchez off looking to stand but Sanchez dives back in and keeps control.
Sanchez content to control rather than advance.
Sanchez wants to control but Mitchel is keeping him busy.
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanchez is taking a breather. Mitchel says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karo Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchez 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karo Sanchez!