PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Heyward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Mitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Heyward has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Heyward
vs
Mitch

198 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Heyward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kendall Mitch!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Mitch misses
and Heyward counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heyward shoots and misses

so Mitch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mitch is working Heyward over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mitch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Mitch decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mitch throws a head kick that misses.
Heyward with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mitch counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Heyward is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Heyward defending well though.
Mitch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mitch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Heyward wants to control but Mitch is keeping busy.
Heyward regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Heyward is working an open guard so Mitch takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Heyward misses with a takedown attempt

and Mitch moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Heyward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heyward is trying to maintain a safe position but Mitch gets an underhook and turns Heyward into the cage.
Mitch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mitch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mitch tries to land a knee to the head but Heyward blocks with his arms.

Mitch breaks from the clinch.
Mitch tries a head kick but it misses.
Heyward blocks a head kick by Mitch.
Mitch throws a head kick but Heyward moves out of range.
Heyward avoids the head kick by Mitch.
Mitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heyward tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mitch counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitch throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mitch lands a head kick. Heyward smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Heyward shoots and misses

and Mitch counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Heyward's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitch stopping the sweep attempt from Heyward.

Mitch decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Heyward, up you get!
Mitch tries a head kick but it misses.
Mitch swats away the attempt to clinch by Heyward.
Heyward tries to clinch up but Mitch circles away and keeps his distance.
Kendall Mitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Mitch closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Heyward quickly recovers to half guard.
Mitch looks to land a strike but Heyward avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Heyward will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mitch would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mitch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Heyward trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Mitch stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mitch throws a lazy head kick
and Heyward counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mitch throws a lazy head kick

so Heyward counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Heyward really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Heyward tries to free his leg and advance position but Mitch is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heyward looking to sit in guard and control but Mitch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Mitch decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Heyward, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heyward blocks a head kick by Mitch.
Mitch throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Heyward.
Heyward tries for a takedown but Mitch circles away easily

so Mitch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitch landing some decent shots from guard.

Heyward is working an open guard so Mitch takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendall Mitch dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Heyward wants to clinch.
Mitch throws a lazy head kick
and Heyward counters with a one-two to the body.
Heyward misses with a takedown

and Mitch counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Heyward is looking to control Mitch's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Heyward avoid being mounted?
Heyward has hold of Mitch's hands but Mitch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mitch working Heyward over with strikes.
Mitch works his foot free and advances to mount.
Heyward is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitch connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mitch fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mitch is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Heyward is looking to get to half guard.
Heyward in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mitch looking to finish Heyward with some ground and pound. This is bad for Heyward!
Mitch breaks from Heyward's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Heyward that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Heyward that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Heyward is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heyward tries to lock up and control but Mitch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oh Heyward is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitch cracks Heyward with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mitch raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mitch lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mitch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mitch breaks from Heyward's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mitch putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mitch raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mitch putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Mitch is landing with some decent strikes but Heyward is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mitch looking to finish Heyward with some ground and pound. This is bad for Heyward!
Mitch landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitch landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Mitch connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mitch fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mitch cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Heyward is looking to improve his position but Mitch isn't that keen on the idea.
Mitch scoring with strikes but Heyward is staying in there.
Heyward is trying desperately to improve position.
Heyward seems to have got his legs back now.
Kendall Mitch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mitch punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mitch is landing with some decent strikes but Heyward is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitch is landing with some decent strikes but Heyward is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mitch looking to finish Heyward with some ground and pound. This is bad for Heyward!
Heyward is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mitch scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Heyward?
Mitch punishing his opponent with strikes.
Heyward is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Mitch.
A nice elbow there by Mitch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Mitch.
A nice elbow there by Mitch.
Heyward takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendall Mitch 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mitch throws a head kick but Heyward moves out of range.
Heyward gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Mitch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Heyward is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mitch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Heyward doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mitch working some strikes from top position.
Heyward controls Mitch momentarily but Mitch frees himself.
Mitch works over Heyward with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mitch postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitch lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Mitch stands up and waves to Heyward to follow him.
Mitch misses with a head kick.
Mitch throws a head kick that misses.
Heyward closes the distance but Mitch moves to the side

and Mitch counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Mitch stands and steps away. Heyward gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Heyward scores with a kick to the body.
Mitch scores with a head kick. Heyward tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Heyward misses with a takedown

and Mitch counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heyward taking some punishment here, with Mitch in his half guard.
Mitch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heyward with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Heyward tries to get to full guard but Mitch has control of the leg.
Mitch passes to side control.
Mitch looks up at the clock and then as Heyward takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mitch smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mitch is putting a hurting on Heyward here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mitch works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mitch scoring with punches and elbows.
Heyward can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitch scoring with punches from side control.
Mitch landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Heyward is trying to get back to his feet.
Mitch lands some shots froms side control.
Mitch cracks Heyward with a big right hand but Heyward just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mitch scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Heyward to see if he's OK.

Mitch stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Heyward gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mitch to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Heyward has his foot on Mitch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mitch works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitch connects with a couple of short punches.
Mitch scoring with some ground and pound.
Mitch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mitch won't allow Heyward to sweep him here.
Mitch landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mitch decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jason Heyward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kendall Mitch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitch throws a sloppy head kick and Heyward moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kendall Mitch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mitch 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 25:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendall Mitch!