PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Enrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gabriel Michael has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Michael
vs
Enrique

189 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Michael!
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, Luis Enrique!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enrique closes this distance looking for a takedown but Michael circles away.
Enrique jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Enrique misses with a double jab.
Michael throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Enrique throws a right and a left that both miss.
Enrique lands a nice shot that snaps Michael's head back.
Michael fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michael misses with a series of wild punches.
Michael throws a combination that misses

and Enrique counters with a nice double leg into side control. Michael won't be happy with that.
Enrique throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Enrique lands a decent elbow from side control.
Michael parries the strikes from Enrique easily there. Enrique is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Michael to escape.
Enrique passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Michael!
Enrique throwing strikes here but Michael is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Michael wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Enrique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enrique misses with a head shot.
Enrique throws some wild stikes that Michael manages to avoid easily.
Enrique fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Enrique landing strikes from the mount.
Enrique punching from mount but Michael doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Enrique lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Enrique lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Enrique working the ground and pound effectively.
Enrique trying to control but Michael is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Enrique.
Enrique wants to control the pace but Michael is squirming around nicely.
Enrique scoring with strikes but Michael is staying in there.
Enrique looking to ground and pound but Michael is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Enrique landing strikes from the mount and Michael is in trouble!
Enrique postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Michael looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Enrique trying to control but Michael is having none of it.
Enrique thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Enrique landing strikes, looking to finish!
Enrique is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Enrique misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enrique landing strikes, looking to finish!
Enrique putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Enrique thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Michael is bucking up trying to escape but Enrique cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Enrique trying to control but Michael is having none of it.
Enrique punching from mount but Michael doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michael blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Enrique dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Enrique feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Michael keeping moving, preventing Enrique from controlling successfully.
Enrique advances to half guard.
Enrique thows a huge punch but Michael dodges it nicely.
Enrique is trying to control the action in half guard but Michael is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Enrique looks to land a strike but Michael avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Enrique trying to control but Michael is working from the bottom.
Enrique postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enrique looking to sit in guard and control but Michael gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Michael postures up.
Michael would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Enrique seems keen to control Michael's posture.

That's two 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.
Enrique tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Michael trying to stand up but can't free himself from Enrique's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Enrique misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michael throws a nice looking combination but Enrique bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Enrique fails to land with a series of punches.
Michael takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Enrique scores with a takedown into Michael's guard.
Enrique postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Enrique must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enrique keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Michael's head.
Michael is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Enrique has gone for a leg lock! Michael slips out almost immediately though and dives into Enrique's guard.
Michael won't allow Enrique to sweep him here.
Enrique trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Michael wants to get up but he can't break Enrique's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Enrique has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Michael wants to stand and escape but instead Enrique has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Enrique postures up in Michael's guard and throws a big left but Michael blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Enrique showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Enrique takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Michael tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from Enrique both land. Nice combination.
Enrique lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Enrique throws the kick towards the body but Michael avoids it.
A head kick by Michael misses

and Enrique counters with a single leg into guard. Michael didn't expect that.
Enrique trying to control but Michael is working from the bottom.
Enrique throws a strike but Michael rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Enrique trying to control the position.
Enrique takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enrique looking to hit a scissor sweep but Michael is one step ahead there.
Michael wants to stand and escape but instead Enrique has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Enrique wants to control from the top but Michael keeps moving.
Enrique stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Michael swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Enrique throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Michael works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Enrique cracks Michael with a solid left hand.
Enrique wants to control from the top but Michael keeps moving.
Enrique postures up in Michael's guard and throws a big left but Michael blocks it.

Enrique sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Michael doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Enrique paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Michael - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gabriel Michael!