PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes into the arena with Sexy Boy blaring out of the sound system. Pterradactlson has chosen Holiday Rap as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Michaels
vs
Pterradactlson

185 cm
24
222 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

186 cm
24
205 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels dodges the punch combination from Pterradactlson.
Michaels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michaels uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pterradactlson has time to react.
Pterradactlson shoots in for a takedown but Michaels shows good takedown defense.
Pterradactlson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pterradactlson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Michaels.
Michaels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pterradactlson.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Pterradactlson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pterradactlson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Michaels counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Michaels.
Pterradactlson scores with a shoulder strike.

Pterradactlson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Michaels regains guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pterradactlson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Michaels's guard.
Michaels wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pterradactlson winds up and cracks Michaels with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pterradactlson is trying to control. Michaels wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pterradactlson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Michaels wants to stand back up but Pterradactlson manages to pass into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pterradactlson taking a breather here.
Michaels tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pterradactlson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Michaels tries to improve position but can't.
Pterradactlson throwing strikes but Michaels manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
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.
Pterradactlson is looking to reverse the position.

That's four 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.
Pterradactlson struggling a bit here.
Pterradactlson is not content to let Michaels control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Michaels buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Michaels lands a really nice looking cross but Pterradactlson seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pterradactlson wants to clinch but Michaels slips to the side
and Michaels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michaels works the jab nicely.
Pterradactlson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Michaels counters by clinching up.
Michaels lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pterradactlson.
Pterradactlson is working for takedown but Michaels is calmly controlling the position for now.
Michaels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pterradactlson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Michaels can't find room to land a body shot as Pterradactlson controls the action.
Michaels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pterradactlson presses Michaels against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Pterradactlson.
Michaels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pterradactlson lands a hook that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Michaels fails to land.
Michaels lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pterradactlson.
Michaels can't find room to land a body shot as Pterradactlson controls the action.
Michaels cracks Pterradactlson with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michaels. Pterradactlson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pterradactlson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pterradactlson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pterradactlson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Michaels counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pterradactlson is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pterradactlson tries for a takedown but Michaels circles away easily

and Michaels moves into the clinch.
Shawn Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson.
Pterradactlson is breathing heavily.
Michaels lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Pterradactlson.
Michaels lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michaels lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michaels. Pterradactlson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pterradactlson.
Pterradactlson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pterradactlson misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Michaels to counter with a crisp jab.
Pterradactlson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Michaels finds it's way round the side to connect with Pterradactlson's head.
Pterradactlson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Michaels gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Michaels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Michaels scores with a shoulder strike.
Pterradactlson effectively controlling the action here.
Michaels tries to throw a body punch but Pterradactlson avoids it by throwing Michaels back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels struggles to land a body shot inside as Pterradactlson controls his hands.
Michaels can't find room to land a body shot as Pterradactlson controls the action.
Michaels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pterradactlson avoids it.
Pterradactlson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Michaels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Michaels.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pterradactlson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pterradactlson avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pterradactlson.
Pterradactlson prevents a body shot from Michaels.
Michaels letting Pterradactlson take a breather here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michaels. Pterradactlson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pterradactlson misses with a body shot
and Michaels counters with a stiff right hand.
Michaels throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pterradactlson throws a right hand that Michaels ducks under and follows up with a left that Michaels also avoids with ease.
Pterradactlson misses with a two punch combination.
Pterradactlson shoots for a takedown but Michaels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pterradactlson finds it's way through Michaels's defenses.
Michaels doesn't manage to clinch there - Pterradactlson circles away.
Pterradactlson fails to land with a series of punches.
Michaels stuffs the takedown.

Michaels has managed to clinch.
Michaels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pterradactlson's defenses.
Pterradactlson blocks a body shot from Michaels.
Michaels prevents the takedown attempt.
Michaels trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Michaels.
Michaels tries to work over Pterradactlson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Michaels - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Michaels.
Nice body punch from Michaels - that landed with a thud.
Michaels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pterradactlsons head.
Pterradactlson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Michaels is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Michaels presses Pterradactlson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Michaels blocking some punches.
Michaels lands a hook that snaps the head of Pterradactlson backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pterradactlson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michaels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pterradactlson tries to throw a body punch but Michaels avoids it by throwing Pterradactlson back against the cage.
Michaels misses with a body punch.
Michaels utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Michaels.
Pterradactlson lands with a left to the head.
Michaels tries a body shot but Pterradactlson blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Michaels.
A right hand to the body from Michaels.
Pterradactlson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Michaels working aggressively here.
Pterradactlson blocks a body shot from Michaels.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michaels misses with a punch to the body.
Pterradactlson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pterradactlson wants a takedown but no success here.
Shawn Michaels has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Michaels gets underhooks to prevent Pterradactlson's takedown attempt.
Pterradactlson lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Michaels dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Michaels thows a body shot but no joy.
Pterradactlson connects with a body shot.
Pterradactlson checks a low kick from Michaels.
Pterradactlson fails with the takedown
and Michaels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michaels lands a jab to Pterradactlson's midsection.
Nice sprawl there from Michaels as Pterradactlson shoots in.
Pterradactlson missing with a left hand there. Michaels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Michaels moves out of range of the strikes.
Pterradactlson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Michaels defends it nicely.
Shawn Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson.
Michaels throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pterradactlson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Michaels as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Michaels has closed the distance and engaged Pterradactlson in a clinch.
Michaels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pterradactlson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pterradactlson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pterradactlson.
Michaels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pterradactlson working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Michaels.
Michaels misses with a hook to the ribs.

Pterradactlson manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pterradactlson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pterradactlson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pterradactlson keeping moving, preventing Michaels from controlling successfully.
Michaels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pterradactlson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is looking to stand up but Pterradactlson won't let him.
Michaels postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pterradactlson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michaels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pterradactlson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Pterradactlson circles away and keeps his distance.
Michaels throws a jab when Pterradactlson was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pterradactlson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pterradactlson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Michaels stuffs the takedown attempt from Pterradactlson. Pterradactlson gets slowly back to his feet.
Michaels ducks under a wild hook from Pterradactlson.
Pterradactlson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pterradactlson tries for a takedown but Michaels circles away easily
and Michaels counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pterradactlson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Michaels - the referee stops the clock and Pterradactlson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Michaels. Pterradactlson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Michaels throws a combination. Pterradactlson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Michaels misses with a double jab
and Pterradactlson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pterradactlson takes one to the side of the head.
Pterradactlson tries for a takedown but Michaels circles away easily
and Michaels counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Michaels showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Michaels 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Michaels!