PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Teach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mitchell
vs
Teach

186 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matthew Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edward Teach!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Mitchell gets the takedown into side control.
Teach is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Teach is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Mitchell is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Mitchell misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mitchell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Teach is looking to escape.
Mitchell prevents Teach from getting the reversal.
Teach is still trying to improve position.
Mitchell fails to move to back control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teach bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Teach must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mitchell trying to control the position.
Mitchell is really struggling to control Teach but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Teach is in close to Mitchell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mitchell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mitchell is trying to hold Teach in close to prevent damage but Teach has managed to pass into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Teach lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mitchell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Teach connects with a nice short shot to Mitchell's temple.

Mitchell is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Teach maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Mitchell could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Teach has cracked it and Mitchell is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Teach!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Edward Teach!
Matthew Mitchell spoke after the fight, saying 'He showed up tonight and I didn't. Congrats man'.