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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Big Baby (ranked 7348 p4p, 408 weight class) and Flexx Mitchell (ranked 7636 p4p, 413 weight class). Flexx Mitchell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Big Baby's chin.
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156 lbs
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175 cm
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Baby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flexx Mitchell !
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baby attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Baby throws a leg kick but Mitchell moved away.
Mitchell with the counter takedown but Baby avoids it easily.
Mitchell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mitchell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baby tries to land a leg kick but Mitchell saw it coming and moves away.
Baby closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Baby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mitchell defending well though.
Mitchell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baby.
Baby stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby drops an elbow to the side of Mitchell 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Baby wants to take a breather but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mitchell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baby. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baby is looking to advance position but Mitchell won't allow it.
Mitchell is looking for a sweep. Baby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Baby throwing shots but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Baby working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Baby there.
Baby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mitchell 's head.
Baby tries to pass to full mount but Mitchell defends it.
Baby is working hard here to advance position.
Baby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mitchell has hold of Baby's hands but Baby slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mitchell makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Mitchell .
Mitchell motions for Baby to come forward. Mitchell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mitchell looks winded!
Baby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mitchell drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baby is on top in guard.
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.
Baby advances position into side control!
Mitchell takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Baby working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell gets back to half guard.
Mitchell told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Baby trying to control the action but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
Baby working Mitchell over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baby seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Baby is keen to just control but Mitchell is a slippery customer.
Baby is stalling here. Mitchell is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Baby seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mitchell has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Baby managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mitchell .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Baby dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Baby tries a head kick but it misses.
Mitchell feints the counter takedown.
Baby throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baby gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mitchell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Baby looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Baby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell looking to sit in guard and control but Baby gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Baby pushing down on Mitchell 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mitchell wants to control but Baby is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Baby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Baby trying to control the action but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby is looking to advance position but Mitchell won't allow it.
Mitchell is staying active underneath Baby, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baby lands with a punch from half guard.
Baby is looking to take a break and control but Mitchell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Big Baby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mitchell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Baby looking to pass the guard.
Baby sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mitchell 's guard.
Mitchell wants to improve his position but Baby is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Baby working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Baby is trying to control the action in half guard but Mitchell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Baby is really struggling to control Mitchell but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Baby is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mitchell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Baby tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mitchell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Baby working Mitchell over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mitchell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Baby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Baby seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mitchell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Baby passes the guard and advances to mount!
Baby looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby lands a big shot there that rocks Mitchell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Baby with good strikes from the mount here!
Baby tries to control but Mitchell wriggling away.
Baby has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Baby lands a couple of good shots and Mitchell has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Baby working for a choke but Mitchell is defending well.
Baby connects with a big shot to the side of Mitchell 's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Baby dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Baby throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Baby.
Baby looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Baby.
Baby is looking to chop away at Mitchell 's legs.
Mitchell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Baby to the mat! Baby manages to get full guard.
Baby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mitchell is staying active underneath Baby, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mitchell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mitchell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby is trying to control the action in half guard but Mitchell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baby trying to pass the guard but Mitchell defending well.
Mitchell is staying active underneath Baby, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mitchell is in trouble now - Baby has advanced to mount!
Baby looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Baby trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Big Baby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby controlling the pace for now.
Baby can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mitchell is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby controlling from the full mount.
Mitchell is squirming around, avoiding Baby's attempts to control the action.
Mitchell is looking to get to half guard.
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.
Baby tries to control but Mitchell wriggling away.
Baby content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mitchell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Flexx Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baby trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Baby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baby 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Baby!
Big Baby thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
35% |
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