PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell comes to the cage accompanied by Voices- Rev Theory. James Mitchell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dakota Weston's chin.

Mitchell
vs
Weston

185 cm
28
210 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

190 cm
33
211 lbs
13 - 20 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good elbows
Good gas tank

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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Weston!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Weston darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mitchell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Weston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Weston slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Weston trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weston wants to get up but he can't break Mitchell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Weston wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
Weston tries to stand but Mitchell is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston preventing the sweep.
Weston trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mitchell wants to sweep but no luck.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Weston from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Weston closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mitchell to the mat! Mitchell manages to get full guard.
Mitchell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Weston manages to get himself to full guard.

Weston has his feet on Mitchell's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Weston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mitchell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've been hearing reports that Mitchell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mitchell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mitchell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Weston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Weston drives through with a takedown into Mitchell's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mitchell tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Mitchell looking for a guillotine here but Weston defends easily.
Mitchell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Weston's guard.

Mitchell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mitchell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mitchell throwing strikes from guard but Weston blocks nicely.
Mitchell working some strikes from top position.
Mitchell lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell won't allow Weston to get back to his feet.
Weston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mitchell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Weston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mitchell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Weston controlling Mitchell's posture.
Mitchell with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mitchell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mitchell prevents Weston from getting back to his feet.
Mitchell throws a strike but Weston rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Mitchell is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Weston has his hands clasped together but Mitchell extends and breaks Weston's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Mitchell.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Mitchell!
An out of breath James Mitchell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.