PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soprano comes to the cage accompanied by Got Yourself a Gun . Mitchell has chosen Voices- Rev Theory as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Soprano
vs
Mitchell

188 cm
41
215 lbs
41 - 18 - 1

185 cm
29
210 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Great 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 41 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell fails with the takedown
and Soprano counters with a nice uppercut.
Mitchell darts in looking for a takedown but Soprano gets double underhooks and turns Mitchell into the cage.
Soprano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mitchell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mitchell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mitchell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Soprano defends well and Mitchell ends up having to push Soprano into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tony Soprano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Mitchell.
Mitchell swings for the body but Soprano moves out of range.
Tony Soprano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soprano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soprano throws a chopping leg kick but Mitchell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mitchell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Soprano defends it well.
Mitchell misses with a body kick.
Soprano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Soprano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mitchell.
Mitchell feints the counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soprano lands a leg kick that knocks Mitchell off balance momentarily.
A big right from Soprano misses.
Soprano throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Soprano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Soprano.
Soprano lands a front kick.
Soprano connects with a right hand. Mitchell shakes it off.
Tony Soprano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soprano just misses with a punch to the body.
Soprano looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Mitchell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A good leg kick by Soprano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mitchell.
Soprano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Soprano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Soprano lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Soprano.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soprano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
Soprano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mitchell on the side of the head.
Soprano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mitchell if he has to take too many more of those.
Soprano scores with a leg kick.
Soprano throws a good cross that connects.
Mitchell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano lands with an overhand left.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Soprano as he jumps to the side.
Soprano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mitchell.
Soprano misses with a low kick.
Mitchell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mitchell checks the leg kick.
Mitchell with the counter takedown but Soprano avoids it easily.
Mitchell misses with the combination.
Soprano throws a push kick but Mitchell slaps the foot to one side.
Mitchell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Soprano lands a front kick.
Mitchell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Soprano misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Soprano misses.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
Soprano stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Soprano wants it to stay on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soprano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Soprano throws a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Soprano defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice body punch from Soprano.
Soprano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mitchell.
Mitchell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soprano.
Soprano misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell misses with a takedown
and Soprano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Soprano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soprano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Soprano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mitchell misses with a combination
and Soprano counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano cracks a nice hook into Mitchell's ribs.
Soprano throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
Mitchell feints the counter takedown.
Mitchell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Soprano cracks a nice hook into Mitchell's ribs.
Soprano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Soprano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mitchell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Soprano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?
Soprano clobbers Mitchell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes one on the button.

Mitchell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Soprano's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soprano wants to get back to his feet.
Soprano wants to get back to full guard.
Mitchell wants to pass the guard but Soprano is defending well.
Mitchell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Mitchell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Soprano has managed to free his arm - good work.
Soprano is looking to improve his position.
Soprano trying to hold on to Mitchell's head to control him but Mitchell postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell passes to full mount!
Soprano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mitchell on the ground.
Soprano has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

Mitchell is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Soprano knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Soprano for a finish.

Mitchell working for the choke.

Mitchell is persistently looking for the submission but Soprano is defending it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soprano turns into Mitchell and is now in his guard.
Soprano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mitchell is keeping the position for now.
Soprano has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Soprano manages to get himself to full guard.

Mitchell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soprano wants to get back to his feet but Mitchell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Soprano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mitchell advances position into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mitchell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Soprano will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Soprano misses with a body shot.
Mitchell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mitchell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Soprano connects with a body shot that sends Mitchell's belly button to the back.
Soprano connects with a single shot there.
Soprano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mitchell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Soprano is looking to chop away at Mitchell's legs.
And Mitchell tries to counter it with a takedown but Soprano pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Soprano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soprano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano tries a low kick but Mitchell avoids it.
Soprano scores with a spinning back kick!
Mitchell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mitchell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mitchell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Soprano with a hook.
Soprano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitchell circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick lands from Soprano.
Soprano connects with a body shot that sends Mitchell's belly button to the back.
Soprano lands a glancing blow to the side of Mitchell's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Soprano.
Soprano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mitchell shoots and misses
and Soprano counters with a good low kick that Mitchell was not able to check.
Tony Soprano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Mitchell.
Mitchell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mitchell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Soprano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tony Soprano is winning the standup battle so far.
Soprano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
Soprano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mitchell if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body punch from Soprano.
Mitchell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Soprano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
James Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Mitchell is rocked!
Soprano misses with a double jab.
Mitchell with the counter takedown but Soprano avoids it easily.
Soprano thuds a left hand into Mitchell's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soprano.
James Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soprano lands a high kick!
Mitchell is still on wobbly legs! Can Soprano finish him?
Soprano lands a body shot.
Mitchell seems to have recovered his senses.
Soprano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tony Soprano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Soprano.
Soprano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Soprano is looking to slow Mitchell down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soprano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mitchell needs to keep his hands up - Soprano had a free shot at his head there.
Jab, jab by Soprano - just one landing.
Soprano with a jab.
Soprano tries to score with a low kick but Mitchell moves his leg out of the way.
Soprano pushes Mitchell away with a front kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Soprano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soprano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Soprano!
Tony Soprano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.