PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyke Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asko Vilenius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell comes to the cage accompanied by Ride The Lightning. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Mitchell
vs
Vilenius

188 cm
29
222 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

193 cm
35
272 lbs
28 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Tokyo United Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyke Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asko Vilenius!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vilenius misses the shot to the body.
Mitchell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vilenius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vilenius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mitchell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vilenius swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vilenius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vilenius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Mitchell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vilenius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Vilenius is out of range.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Vilenius.
Vilenius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mitchell misses with a straight right.
Vilenius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Vilenius tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mitchell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell lands a slapping body shot.
We've been told by Mitchell's head coaches at [LOD]Berlin Giants that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vilenius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vilenius checks a low kick from Mitchell.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mitchell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vilenius throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Mitchell feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Vilenius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Mitchell misses its target.
A swing and a miss from Vilenius.
Mitchell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mitchell throws a lazy uppercut
and Vilenius counters with a nice body shot.
Mitchell misses with a looping left.
Tyke Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Vilenius.
Vilenius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Vilenius tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vilenius connects with a body shot that sends Mitchell's belly button to the back.
Mitchell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Vilenius to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilenius misses with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vilenius misses with a right hand
and Vilenius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vilenius.
Mitchell is looking to counter punch.
Vilenius swings widly with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vilenius lands a nice hook to Mitchell's body. Mitchell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vilenius tries to move into range but Mitchell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vilenius ducks right into an uppercut from Mitchell.
Vilenius scores with a nice head shot.
Mitchell misses with a leg kick.
Vilenius swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Asko Vilenius has been cut.
Vilenius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vilenius checks a low kick from Mitchell.
Vilenius throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vilenius on the side of the head.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilenius.
Vilenius fails to land with a series of punches.
Vilenius fails with the takedown
and Mitchell counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Vilenius.
Vilenius thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Vilenius does it's job there.
A slow jab from Vilenius misses its intended target.
Vilenius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Vilenius misses with a straight left.
Vilenius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mitchell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mitchell throws a hook but Vilenius blocks it.
Mitchell scores with a hook.
Vilenius misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell digs a good hook to Vilenius's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Vilenius.
Vilenius ducks right into an uppercut from Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a head shot.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the body.
Vilenius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mitchell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vilenius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vilenius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vilenius misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell throws a leg kick
and Vilenius counters with a stiff right hand.
Vilenius misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vilenius moves away.
Vilenius appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyke Mitchell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asko Vilenius's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mitchell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vilenius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Vilenius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Vilenius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vilenius slips under a jab from Mitchell.
Vilenius looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Vilenius digs a good body shot into Mitchell's ribs.
Vilenius slips a straight right by Mitchell.
Vilenius lands with a straight right. Mitchell didn't see that one coming.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell misses with a kick to the body
and Vilenius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Mitchell catches Vilenius right on the button with a cross.
Tyke Mitchell is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilenius throws a big shot that misses.
Vilenius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with a hook to the body. Vilenius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vilenius looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Vilenius cracks a nice hook into Mitchell's ribs.
Mitchell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius blocks a jab.
Mitchell connects with a single shot there.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell misses with a looping left.
Vilenius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mitchell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mitchell takes one on the button.
Vilenius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Mitchell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Vilenius's shoulder, as Vilenius tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius throws a hook to the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mitchell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mitchell throws a leg kick that misses.
Tyke Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell tries to land a leg kick but Vilenius saw it coming and moves away.
Mitchell throws a combination. Vilenius tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vilenius connects with a body shot that sends Mitchell's belly button to the back.
Sloppy strikes from Mitchell. Those never looked like landing.
Vilenius throws a series of strikes that have Mitchell backpedaling.
A jab from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a sloppy body shot
and Mitchell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell slips a straight right by Vilenius.
Vilenius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vilenius slips a jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vilenius if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut. Mitchell saw that one coming.
Vilenius blocks a jab.
Mitchell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vilenius is breathing heavily.
Vilenius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vilenius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vilenius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
A little jabbing left from Vilenius on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell throws an off balance right hand

and Vilenius counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vilenius trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vilenius throwing strikes but missing.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mitchell here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vilenius trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mitchell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mitchell tries to get out of the position.
Vilenius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vilenius is looking to work some ground and pound but Mitchell has wrist control.
Vilenius is in close to Mitchell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mitchell has his hands on Vilenius's head, controlling the position.
Mitchell is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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 Tyke Mitchell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Asko Vilenius's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vilenius lands a right hook to the body.
A low kick from Mitchell is predictable there
and Vilenius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vilenius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a looping left.
Mitchell misses with a right hand
and Vilenius counters with a nice uppercut.
Mitchell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vilenius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Mitchell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vilenius. Vilenius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vilenius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mitchell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilenius misses the body punch
and Mitchell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Vilenius ducked under it nicely.
Vilenius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some wild striking there from Vilenius.
Mitchell is looking to counter punch.
Mitchell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vilenius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell swings widly with a right hand
and Vilenius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Vilenius.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a jab when Vilenius was well out of range.
A jab from Vilenius does it's job there.
Vilenius slips under a jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vilenius throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Mitchell half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Vilenius misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vilenius on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell misses with a left hand
and Vilenius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vilenius scores with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Mitchell.
Some wild striking there from Mitchell.
Vilenius throws a lazy right hand but Mitchell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vilenius connects with a single shot there.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Vilenius cracks Mitchell with a good jab.
Vilenius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vilenius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mitchell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tyke Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mitchell, right into the meat.
Vilenius misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vilenius. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vilenius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vilenius tries to move into range but Mitchell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vilenius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asko Vilenius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vilenius avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
Vilenius throws out a counter right but Mitchell avoids it with no problem.
Mitchell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vilenius's head backwards.
Vilenius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Mitchell lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Vilenius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vilenius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitchell.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut.
Vilenius misses the jab.
Mitchell looks to land a left hand but Vilenius moved out of range nicely.
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. Vilenius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vilenius on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Asko Vilenius.
I think Mitchell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyke Mitchell!
A very excited looking Tyke Mitchell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.