PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between TJ Mitchell (ranked 5165 p4p, 4672 weight class) and Asher Short (ranked 511 p4p, 488 weight class). Mitchell comes to the ring accompanied by 50 Cent - Many Men. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Mitchell
vs
Short

183 cm
18
169
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
145
0 - 0 - 0

Basic striking
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Chester

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, TJ Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asher Short!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell slips a straight right by Short.
Short lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mitchell at a distance.
Short cracks Mitchell with a good jab.

Mitchell clinches up with Short and pushes him back against the ropes.
Short misses with a punch to the body.
Short tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Short's elbow.
Short lands a left hand.
Mitchell has a couple of punches blocked by Short.
Short tries to throw a body punch but Mitchell avoids it by throwing Short back against the ropes.
Mitchell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Short backwards.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Short.
Short tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Short tries to break the clinch but Mitchell is controlling the position.
Short pushes Mitchell back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Short backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Short tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
Short misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mitchell.
Mitchell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Short is keeping busy.
Mitchell keeps control of Short as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Short misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Mitchell as the two fighters clinch.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Short tries to break the clinch but Mitchell is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Mitchell.
Short swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Mitchell.
Short tries to throw a body punch but Mitchell avoids it by throwing Short back against the ropes.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Short blocks it.
Short lands with a left to the head.
Short throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mitchell digs a right hand underneath Short's ribcage. Short let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Mitchell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Short tries a body shot but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Short is trying to push Mitchell away but Mitchell has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Short tries to break free but Mitchell pushes him back against the ropes.
Short's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mitchell has a couple of punches blocked by Short.
A head punch on the inside from Short fails to land.
Mitchell prevents Short from breaking the clinch.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Short controls his hands.
Short lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mitchell or not.
Mitchell tries to work over Short's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
Mitchell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Short misses with some punches.
Short working aggressively here.
Mitchell taking a breather.
Short wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mitchell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that TJ Mitchell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Short throws a lazy right hand but Mitchell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mitchell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Short lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Mitchell darts in and clinches Short up against the ropes.
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Short.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchell.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Mitchell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Short's efforts to push away.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but Short avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the ropes.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
TJ Mitchell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Short wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchell lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell stalling against the ropes.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Short is trying to push Mitchell away but Mitchell has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mitchell lands a left hand.
Short fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Short lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell has Short pressed against the ropes, preventing Short from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Short.
A short left from Mitchell.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Short as Mitchell tries to tie him up.
Mitchell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchell tries to work over Short's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Short tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Short working hard to break the clinch.
Short tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Short working aggressively here.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Short blocks an uppercut.
Short throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Short's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Short.
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Short.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Short is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Mitchell - that landed with a thud.
Short is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Short swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Short tries to circle away but Mitchell has him pinned against the ropes.
Mitchell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mitchell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Short backwards.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Short lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Short wants to get back to striking at distance but Mitchell won't allow it.
Short lands an uppercut.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Short misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Short.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchell.
Short swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Short.
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 TJ Mitchell will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Short connects with a single shot there.
Short swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Mitchell has closed the distance and engaged Short in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mitchell.
Mitchell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Short throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell lands a left hand.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell scores with a shot to the side of Short's head.
Mitchell has a couple of punches blocked by Short.
Short swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Short is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mitchell holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

Short escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Short. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.

Mitchell takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with a shoulder strike.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Short fails to land.
Mitchell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Short blocks it.
Mitchell lands with a left to the head.
Mitchell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Short throws a head punch that misses.
Short tries to break free but Mitchell pushes him back against the ropes.
Short is trying to force a seperation but Mitchell has the dominant position.
Short wants to break free but Mitchell has control.
Short misses with a short punch on the inside.
Short lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Short lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mitchell lands with a short shot to the head.
Short wants to break free but Mitchell has control.
Mitchell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mitchell pushes Short back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Short lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Short controls the action.
Mitchell lands with a light punch inside.
Short lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mitchell has a couple of punches blocked by Short.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchell.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Short fails to land.
Mitchell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Short controls the action.
Short swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Mitchell.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Short working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Short as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Short.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mitchell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Short lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Mitchell clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Short connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mitchell's hands.
Mitchell is looking to clinch but Short is avoiding it.
Short throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Short looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Short looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.

Mitchell drives through and clinches with Short against the ropes.
Mitchell gets through Short's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell is leaning against Short and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Mitchell.
Mitchell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Short misses with a punch on the inside.
Short wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mitchell has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Short.
Short lands a shot to the body.
Short throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Short wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Short controls the action.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Short uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Short working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Short tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Mitchell.
Short tries a body shot but Mitchell blocks it.
Short misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Short.
Come on Mitchell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchell scores with a shoulder strike.
Short tries to break free but Mitchell pushes him back against the ropes.
Short tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Short misses with a punch to the body.
Short wants to get back to striking at distance but Mitchell won't allow it.
Mitchell avoiding damage.
Short throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell lands a left hand.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Short.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but Short avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the ropes.
Short lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Short tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Mitchell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Short takes a shot to the head.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Short misses with some punches.
Mitchell pushes Short back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Short.
Short blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Short blocking some punches.
Short misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mitchell.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Short uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Mitchell had his way with Asher Short in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Short takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Short swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell takes a jab right on the kisser.

Mitchell drives through and clinches with Short against the ropes.
Short fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Short wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mitchell lands with a right to the head.
Short wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Short can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Mitchell.
Short swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Short.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Mitchell.
Short tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Mitchell.
Mitchell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchell.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Short.
Mitchell misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Short blocks it.
Short blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Short wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mitchell has a couple of punches blocked by Short.
A frustrated look appears on Short's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mitchell lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Mitchell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Short misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Short misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
Short tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Short doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitchell lands an uppercut.
Short misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell lands a right hand.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
TJ Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Short is trying to break the clinch but Mitchell is controlling him.
Short tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Short is trying to break the clinch but Mitchell has him pressed against the ropes.
Asher Short has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Short.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
Short misses with a short punch on the inside.
Short cracks Mitchell with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell lands with a left to the head.
Mitchell blocking some punches.
Short struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitchell controls his hands.
Short lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
TJ Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mitchell, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ Mitchell!
TJ Mitchell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.