PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Derek Mitchell was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Jones
vs
Mitchell

184 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

Voodoo Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Van Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mitchell clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones blocking some punches.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Jones is leaning against Mitchell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mitchell.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones pushes Mitchell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones presses Mitchell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the cage.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mitchell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Mitchell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchell misses with a body punch.
Mitchell misses with some punches.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a body shot but Mitchell blocks it.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones misses with some punches.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell leaning against his opponent.
Mitchell blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.

It looks like Van Jones has been cut.
Mitchell looking to stall.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitchell controls his hands.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell misses with some punches.
Mitchell misses with some punches.
Mitchell looking to stall.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitchells head.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the cage.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Van Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones slips under a jab.
Mitchell staying out of range there.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell jabs at Jones's body.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell with a nice cross.
Mitchell cracks Jones with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Jones tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Mitchell pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Jones is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Mitchell!