PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Callan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Debonair Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Callan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Callan
vs
Mitchell

185 cm
25
192 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

167 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

SAVE A FIGHTER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Callan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Debonair Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Callan is having none of it.

Callan clinches up against the cage.
Mitchell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Callan lands a damaging elbow.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Callan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mitchell's efforts to push away.
Callan scores a nice knee to the body.
Mitchell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mitchell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Callan after a bit of a struggle.
Callan connects with a knee to the head.
Callan lands a knee to the body.
Mitchell looks gassed!
Callan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Callan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Callan lands a knee to the body.
Callan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mitchell's defenses.
Callan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Callan working Mitchell over with knees to the body.
Mitchell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mark Callan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Debonair Mitchell.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Callan obliges.
Callan connects with a knee to the head.
Mitchell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Callan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mitchell's face.
Nice elbow from Callan.
Callan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Callan lands an elbow inside.
Callan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Callan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Callan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Callan to work.
Callan lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Callan.
Mitchell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Callan with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Callan lands an elbow that stopped Mitchell in his tracks for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Callan.
Callan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Callan landing knees to the head.
Callan connects with a knee to the head.
Callan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Callan gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Callan lands an elbow inside.
Callan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee calls for Callan to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callan lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Callan.
Callan landing knees to the head.
Callan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Callan lands an elbow just above Mitchell 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Callan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mitchell's defenses.
Callan landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mitchell with a poor takedown
and Callan counters with a left and a right that stings Mitchell.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt.

Callan has managed to clinch.
Mark Callan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Callan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mitchell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Callan lands an elbow inside.
Callan is pushing Mitchell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Callan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mitchell's face.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Callan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Callan to keep the fight standing.
Mark Callan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Debonair Mitchell.
Callan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Callan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mitchell's defenses.
Callan landing knees to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Callan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Callan lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Callan.
Callan prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callan lands a good knee to the midsection. Mitchell won't want to take too many of those.
Callan lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Callan obliges.
Callan has Mitchell pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Callan.
Mitchell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell keeps the fight on the outside.
Callan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Callan clinches.
Callan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Callan lands a knee to the body.
Callan stalling the fight.
Callan landing knees to the body.
Callan lands a damaging elbow.
Callan scores a nice knee to the body.
Callan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callan scores a nice knee to the body.
Callan just leaning against Mitchell, taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Callan.
Callan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Callan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mitchell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Callan avoids a wild elbow strike from Mitchell.
Callan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mitchell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Callan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Callan lands an elbow inside that Mitchell shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Callan is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Callan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

Callan looks to land a combination. Mitchell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mitchell is looking to clinch but Callan is avoiding it.
Callan moves out of range of the leg kick from Mitchell.
Callan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Callan lands a head kick!
Callan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Debonair Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Callan connects with a body shot that sends Mitchell's belly button to the back.
Mitchell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mitchell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Callan throws a head kick that Mitchell semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Callan fails in his attempt to clinch.

Callan closes the distance and pushes Mitchell back into the cage.
Callan lands a knee to the body.
Callan lands a knee to the body.
Callan scores with a knee to the head.
Mitchell can't break the clinch.
Callan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Callan lands a nice knee to the body.
Callan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Callan lands a knee to the body.
Callan lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Callan lands a nice elbow.
Callan has Mitchell pressed against the cage, preventing Mitchell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Callan with a knee to the head.
Callan lands an elbow just above Mitchell 's eye.
Callan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Callan stalling against the cage.
Callan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callan leaning against his opponent.
Callan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mitchell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mitchell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mitchell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Callan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Callan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?
Knees in the clinch landing for Callan.
Callan lands an elbow that stopped Mitchell in his tracks for a moment.
Callan connects with a knee to the head.
Callan landing knees to the head.
Callan stalling.
Callan lands a knee to the body.
Callan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mitchell's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell wants a takedown.
Mitchell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Callan.
Callan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mitchell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Callan walks away with a smile on his face. Mitchell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mark Callan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Debonair Mitchell.

Callan has Mitchell up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Callan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Callan.
Debonair Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Callan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Callan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Callan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Callan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Callan!