PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Incredius Roundius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maikkel Mikkelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Roundius
vs
Mikkelsson

190 cm
23
204 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

225 cm
23
188 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Skinshop (LOTS OF GIF`S!)
Skinshop (LOTS OF GIF`S!)

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Incredius Roundius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maikkel Mikkelsson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Roundius misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Roundius.
Mikkelsson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roundius throws a body punch but Mikkelsson moves out of range.
Roundius connects with a solid leg kick.
Mikkelsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Roundius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roundius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mikkelsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roundius. Roundius obviously looking to wear him down.
Roundius throws a shot from downtown. Mikkelsson moves away and avoids it.
Roundius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mikkelsson.
Roundius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roundius looks to throw the jab but Mikkelsson is out of range.
Mikkelsson throws a hook but Roundius blocks it.
Roundius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mikkelsson manages to avoid it.
Roundius jabs Mikkelsson right on the nose. Mikkelsson blinks but takes it well.
Incredius Roundius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roundius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roundius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roundius looks to score with a jab to the body but Mikkelsson is just out of range.
Roundius misses with an uppercut.
Roundius is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mikkelsson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Roundius feints and then cracks Mikkelsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mikkelsson down.
Roundius looks to throw the jab but Mikkelsson is out of range.
Roundius misses with a straight right.
Roundius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mikkelsson in his tracks.
Mikkelsson misses with a few strikes there.
Roundius takes one on the button.
Roundius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mikkelsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mikkelsson throws a series of punches but Roundius moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roundius shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mikkelsson as he avoids it easily.
Mikkelsson scores with a one two! Roundius had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Roundius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mikkelsson.
Mikkelsson avoids the body shot from Roundius.
Roundius tries a head kick but it misses.
Roundius misses with a straight left.
Mikkelsson throws a hook but Roundius avoids it easily.
Mikkelsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roundius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mikkelsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roundius thows a body kick. Mikkelsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mikkelsson drops his hands momentarily and Roundius takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mikkelsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roundius.
Roundius scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roundius misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mikkelsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Roundius throws an overhand right that lands on Mikkelsson's shoulder, as Mikkelsson tries to avoid the shot.
Mikkelsson moves out of range as Roundius strikes.
Mikkelsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roundius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roundius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Roundius throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mikkelsson was covering up waiting for the punch and Roundius finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Roundius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mikkelsson is keeping the position for now.
Roundius is breathing heavily.
Roundius trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikkelsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roundius wanted to stand there but Mikkelsson had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roundius trying to control but Mikkelsson is working from the bottom.
Roundius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roundius is looking to work some ground and pound but Mikkelsson has wrist control.
Roundius won't allow Mikkelsson to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mikkelsson thuds a left hand into Roundius's body.
Maikkel Mikkelsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A right-left combo lands from Mikkelsson.

It looks like Incredius Roundius has been cut.
Mikkelsson lands a jab to Roundius's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right-left combo lands from Mikkelsson.
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 Incredius Roundius will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Incredius Roundius's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mikkelsson lands with a shot to the body.
Roundius misses with a straight right.
Mikkelsson blocks a head kick by Roundius.
Mikkelsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roundius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roundius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mikkelsson.
Roundius misses the body punch
and Mikkelsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maikkel Mikkelsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roundius takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roundius takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mikkelsson misses with a two punch combination.
Mikkelsson misses with a looping left.
Donk. Mikkelsson catches Roundius right on the button with a cross.
Mikkelsson throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mikkelsson throws a hook to the side of Roundius's head but Roundius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mikkelsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkelsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Roundius drops his hands momentarily and Mikkelsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Roundius looks for the body kick but Mikkelsson saw that one coming.
Roundius takes one on the button.
Mikkelsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roundius on the side of the head.
Roundius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mikkelsson throws a right hand that Roundius ducks under and follows up with a left that Roundius also avoids with ease.
Roundius cracks the inside of Mikkelsson's front leg.
Roundius misses with a wild combination.
Roundius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maikkel Mikkelsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mikkelsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mikkelsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roundius.
Mikkelsson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mikkelsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mikkelsson lands with a cross.
Mikkelsson misses with a combination
and Roundius counters with a nice uppercut.
Roundius needs to keep his hands up - Mikkelsson had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mikkelsson misses with a body shot.
Mikkelsson throws a jab when Roundius was well out of range.
Roundius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roundius misses with a hook. Mikkelsson ducked under it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mikkelsson checks a leg kick.
Roundius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mikkelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roundius looks to land a left hand but Mikkelsson moved out of range nicely.

Roundius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundius wants to control from the top but Mikkelsson keeps moving.
Mikkelsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roundius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mikkelsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mikkelsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mikkelsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mikkelsson holds on and takes a little breather.
Roundius trying to control but Mikkelsson is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mikkelsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mikkelsson lands a body shot.
Mikkelsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roundius throws a hook but Mikkelsson avoids it easily.
Mikkelsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Mikkelsson.
Roundius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mikkelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Mikkelsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Roundius's head.
Mikkelsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mikkelsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roundius thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Mikkelsson misses.
Mikkelsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Roundius's head.
Roundius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mikkelsson. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maikkel Mikkelsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Incredius Roundius's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mikkelsson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mikkelsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mikkelsson there as he acknowledges the shot.

Roundius drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Roundius stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A jab from Mikkelsson finds it's way through Roundius's defenses.
Mikkelsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roundius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mikkelsson lands the left hand.
Mikkelsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mikkelsson lands with an overhand left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roundius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mikkelsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Mikkelsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roundius sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roundius connects with a solid leg kick.
Roundius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mikkelsson's head backwards.
Roundius throws a body kick that misses.
Mikkelsson throws a nice looking combination but Roundius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roundius lands a two punch combo.
Mikkelsson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Roundius missing with a left hand there. Mikkelsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mikkelsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roundius, right into the meat.
Roundius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mikkelsson slips a jab from Roundius.
Roundius throws a sloppy body shot
and Mikkelsson counters with a three punch combo that has Roundius backing up. Roundius nods at Mikkelsson to acknowledge the strikes.

Roundius is rocked!
Mikkelsson closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Roundius out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maikkel Mikkelsson!