PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Harbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mitchell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Voices- Rev Theory. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mitchell
vs
Harbor

185 cm
26
210 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

184 cm
26
193 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Harbor!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harbor lands with a nice body punch.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Harbor moves out of range as Mitchell strikes.
Harbor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mitchell.
James Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.
Harbor blocks a head kick by Mitchell.

Harbor scores with a takedown into Mitchell's 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 keeping moving, preventing Harbor from controlling successfully.

Mitchell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mitchell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harbor wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mitchell is on top in guard.
Harbor has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tenacity Elite - 17 Coaches. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

Harbor looking for a guillotine here but Mitchell defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harbor swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harbor's guard.
Harbor is looking for a sweep. Mitchell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mitchell misses with a head shot. Harbor uses the momentum to regain guard.
Harbor controls Mitchell momentarily but Mitchell frees himself.
Harbor keeping full guard, as Mitchell tries to pass.
Mitchell throws a big elbow that misses.
Harbor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mitchell preventing the sweep.
Harbor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mitchell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harbor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mitchell landing with the ground and pound.
Harbor keeping full guard, as Mitchell tries to pass.

Mitchell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harbor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mitchell has managed to get both his arms back between Harbor's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harbor looking to control.
Harbor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mitchell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mitchell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harbor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mitchell seems to be looking for submissions.
Harbor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mitchell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mitchell's back!
Harbor controlling well, preventing Mitchell from escaping the position.
Mitchell is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor scores with punches from the back.
Harbor is looking to control Mitchell but Mitchell is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Mitchell showing good submission defense here.
Harbor scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Mitchell grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

Harbor has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Mitchell has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mitchell is trying to defend against the choke here but Harbor has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Harbor Tightens the hold and Mitchell taps out furiously! Harbor displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James Harbor!
A victorious James Harbor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.