PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrence Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terrence Mitchell told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Wayne
vs
Mitchell

190 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

177 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Solomon Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Terrence Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell digs a good hook to Wayne's body.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wayne fails with the takedown

and Mitchell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mitchell lands a body shot in the clinch.

Mitchell turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mitchell manages to end up in side control.
Mitchell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Mitchell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mitchell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mitchell taking a breather here.
Mitchell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wayne keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mitchell decides to stand back up. Mitchell steps back and let's Wayne get back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wayne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Mitchell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mitchell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wayne keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Mitchell looking to sit in guard and control but Wayne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mitchell pulls Wayne in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wayne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Wayne got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mitchell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wayne has managed to get both his arms back between Mitchell's legs - danger averted.
Wayne postures up in Mitchell's guard and throws a big left but Mitchell blocks it.

Mitchell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mitchell is on top in guard.
Wayne wants to get back to his feet but Mitchell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wayne has Mitchell pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Mitchell drops back looking for a leg! Wayne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wayne manages to kick Mitchell off! Mitchell jumps back into Wayne's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wayne can't keep his opponent in guard - Mitchell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mitchell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wayne defending well though.
Wayne wants to get back to his feet.
Mitchell frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four 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 forces the positional change into back control.
Mitchell misses with an elbow to the head.
Mitchell throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Mitchell doesn't have the hooks in and Wayne manages to turn into his guard.
Wayne wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wayne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mitchell's head.
Wayne is looking to advance position but Mitchell has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Mitchell moves to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrence Mitchell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mitchell digs a good hook to Wayne's body.

Mitchell tries to keep at a distance but Wayne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wayne looking to throw knees to the head but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Wayne fails to pull guard.
Mitchell prevents the takedown attempt.
Mitchell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Wayne has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mitchell regains guard immediately.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Mitchell manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Mitchell throws an elbow but it misses.
Wayne is trying to pull guard but Mitchell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Solomon Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mitchell gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Wayne pushes Mitchell off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon Wayne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mitchell clinches.
Mitchell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wayne.
Wayne fails to pull guard.
Mitchell lands a nice uppercut.

Mitchell has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wayne is trying to keep an underhook but Mitchell manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Wayne has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Mitchell is on him like a limpet, forcing Wayne back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Mitchell.
Wayne managing to block the knees to the body from Mitchell.
Wayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mitchell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wayne takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell has picked Wayne up - he's going for a ride! Mitchell dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell passes to side control.
Wayne is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
Wayne tries to bench press Mitchell off him but Mitchell keeps the position.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Wayne is working from the bottom.
Wayne is trying to control Mitchell's posture but Mitchell avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wayne keeps working.
Terrence Mitchell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wayne prevents Mitchell from moving into mount.
Mitchell is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wayne will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Mitchell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wayne has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wayne tries to improve position but can't.
Mitchell moves into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Mitchell get's back to his feet.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mitchell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mitchell wants it to stay on the feet.
Wayne goes for a double leg but Mitchell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mitchell continues to drive forward.
Mitchell throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Wayne is looking to counter the offense by Mitchell and move into the clinch.

Mitchell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wayne, pushing him back against the cage.

Mitchell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wayne moves out of range of the body kick.
Wayne appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Both fighters circling a little - Mitchell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Wayne gets tackled into the cage by Mitchell. Mitchell maintains the clinch.
Mitchell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrence Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A leg kick checked by Wayne.

Mitchell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Mitchell is trying to get an arm triangle but Wayne is defending well.
Mitchell controls the position.
Wayne is trying to control Mitchell's posture but Mitchell avoids it.

Mitchell decides to stand back up. Mitchell steps back and let's Wayne get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mitchell closes the distance and clinches.
Wayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Mitchell won't allow it.

Wayne has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mitchell uses from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mitchell looking to sit in guard and control but Wayne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mitchell working a defensive guard here.
Mitchell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Wayne from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mitchell is on top in guard.
Mitchell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Terrence Mitchell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wayne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mitchell lands with a slapping head kick.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the body.

Mitchell moves into range and clinches up with Wayne.
Wayne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.

Wayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wayne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchell.

Mitchell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wayne's half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne trying to control from the bottom.
Mitchell prevents Wayne from improving his position.
Mitchell is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wayne!
Mitchell controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wayne is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wayne is looking to improve his position but Mitchell isn't that keen on the idea.
Mitchell controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Solomon Wayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Terrence Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mitchell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

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