PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan August (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan August has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mitchell
vs
August

189 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 St Petersburg, Jason Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan August!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mitchell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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 showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Mitchell stands up from August's guard - Mitchell perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
August shoots in for a double leg but Mitchell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
August looks winded!

A momentary lapse in concentration from August enables Mitchell to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. August manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mitchell is stalling in the full guard.

Mitchell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. August looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
August checks a leg kick nicely.
Mitchell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Mitchell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
August prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mitchell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Mitchell moves into the clinch.
August on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Mitchell gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mitchell is in close to August's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mitchell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mitchell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
August being controlled here, momentarily.
Mitchell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell landing with the ground and pound.
Mitchell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mitchell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mitchell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mitchell forces his way into half guard.
Mitchell lands with a punch from half guard.
Mitchell trying to control the pace.
Mitchell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down August for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ground and pound from Mitchell.
Mitchell is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mitchell is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mitchell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mitchell working August over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Mitchell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mitchell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

August looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
August felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mitchell is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for August!
Mitchell scoring with strikes but August is staying in there.
Mitchell lands a big shot there that rocks August but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mitchell controlling the pace for now.

Mitchell has hold of August's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and August manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mitchell landing strikes from the mount and August is in trouble!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell controlling from mount.
August takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mitchell controlling the pace for now.
Mitchell lands a big elbow.
The referee warns August that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mitchell looking to control and managing it successfully.

Mitchell has hold of August's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and August manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mitchell is landing with some decent strikes but August is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell controlling the pace for now.
Mitchell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jason Mitchell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOOM! Mitchell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mitchell controlling from the full mount.
Mitchell lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mitchell is landing with some decent strikes but August is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
August is trying desperately to improve position.
Mitchell controlling the position easily from mount.
Mitchell's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mitchell controlling from the full mount.
Mitchell lands a big elbow.
Mitchell cracks August with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mitchell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mitchell controlling the pace for now.
August is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Mitchell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mitchell instigates a clinch.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and August avoids it.

August successfully pulls guard.
Mitchell lands a couple of digs.
Mitchell landing with the ground and pound.
Mitchell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mitchell scoring with some ground and pound.
August takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mitchell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Further stalling from Mitchell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mitchell with a nice head shot there.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that August can do to turn this around?
Mitchell lands a couple of elbows.
Mitchell sitting in guard here, content to control.

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

Mitchell closes the distance and pushes August back into the cage.

Mitchell breaks the clinch.
Logan August seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
August tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
August changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. August looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mitchell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mitchell leaves August with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jason Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitchell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt August.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mitchell. August shrugs it off though.

Mitchell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mitchell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mitchell takes a little break here. August wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
August tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
August is trying to escape the position but Mitchell is controlling the position.
Mitchell continues to stall.
Mitchell cracks August with a big elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mitchell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Mitchell!