PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duran comes to the cage accompanied by Immortale Technique - Death March. Kevin Michaels is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Duran
vs
Michaels

190 cm
23
288 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

177 cm
24
222 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Duran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels misses with a leg kick
and Duran counters with a nice uppercut.
Michaels is looking to chop away at Duran's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Michaels lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Duran has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duran and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Michaels misses with a jab to the body
and Duran counters with a nice uppercut.

Michaels scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Michaels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Michaels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Michaels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duran keeps working.
The strikes coming from Michaels are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels trying to control the action but Duran is working from the bottom.

Michaels is trying to get an arm triangle but Duran is defending well.

Michaels tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Duran tries to escape but Michaels is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Michaels working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Michaels goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Duran has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Michaels but great work by Duran.

Duran decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Duran doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Michaels throws a sloppy body shot
and Duran counters with a nice uppercut.
Michaels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michaels misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Michaels.
Mike Duran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michaels misses with a lunging right hand
and Duran counters with a one-two to the body.
Michaels throws an off balance right hand
and Duran counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Michaels drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Michaels pushing down on Duran's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Michaels looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Michaels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Michaels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duran's head.

Michaels is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Michaels is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Michaels with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Michaels stops Duran from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Michaels dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Michaels throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Duran to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Michaels misses.
Michaels throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Michaels shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Duran defends it nicely.
Michaels misses the shot to the body.
Michaels is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duran rather than just go for the knockout.
Duran lands a jab-cross combination.
Duran defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Michaels.
Michaels misses with a takedown attempt
and Duran counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mike Duran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Michaels.
A low kick from Michaels misses
and Michaels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Duran.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels shoots and misses
enabling Duran to counter with a crisp jab.
Kevin Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels shoots and misses
and Duran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Duran misses.
A leg kick checked by Duran.
Michaels misses with a body shot
and Duran counters with a straight right hand.
Michaels throws a leg kick
and Duran counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Michaels thinking.
Michaels misses with a takedown
and Duran makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Michaels doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Michaels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duran with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a takedown
and Duran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duran is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice shot by Duran.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Duran sprawls well. Duran wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Michaels gets slowly back to his feet.
Duran connects with a single shot there.
Duran connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Duran lands a lovely overhand right.

Michaels shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Michaels was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Michaels throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Duran is looking to escape.
Duran's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Michaels is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Duran can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Michaels goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Duran turns into him and now he's in Michaels's guard.

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.
Duran is looking to stand up but Michaels won't let him.
Duran has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Michaels has his foot on Duran's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Duran works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Michaels is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Duran is aware though and is defending well.
Michaels is trying to keep Duran in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Duran dominated that second round.
That's time! Duran's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Michaels throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duran counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Michaels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mike Duran is winning the standup battle so far.
Michaels shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Michaels throws a right hand that misses
and Duran makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duran is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
An inside leg kick from Michaels misses.
Duran slips a straight right by Michaels.
Michaels is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Michaels swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Michaels is defended easily by Duran.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michaels. Duran does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a shot to the body
and Duran counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Duran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michaels.
Michaels misses with a leg kick
and Duran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michaels misses with a hook to the body
and Duran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michaels has his takedown stuffed
letting Duran counter with a right hand.
Michaels fails with the takedown
and Duran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mike Duran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Michaels.
Michaels takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Duran keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a leg kick
enabling Duran to counter with a crisp jab.
Michaels throws a sloppy body shot
and Duran counters with a straight right hand.
Michaels tries for a takedown but Duran circles away easily
and Duran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michaels has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duran lands a nice looking body shot.
Duran connects with a jab.
Michaels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No luck for Michaels with that takedown attempt.
A low kick from Michaels misses
letting Duran counter with a right hand.
Duran scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Michaels throws a sloppy body shot
and Duran counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran's jab looks to have found its range, popping Michaels under the eye.
Jab by Duran.
Michaels takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Michaels shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Duran bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Michaels's head backwards.
Michaels swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duran counters with a right hand to the body.
Duran scores with a nice head shot.
Duran connects with the punch.
Michaels misses with a right hand
and Duran counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a leg kick
and Duran makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Michaels fails with the takedown
and Duran counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Duran with a jab.
Michaels misses with a body punch
and Duran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michaels shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Michaels throws a sloppy body shot
and Duran counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duran scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duran clobbers Michaels with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Michaels walks into a straight right hand from Duran.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Duran showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Duran 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Duran!