PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nakitu Michichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan St Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakitu Michichi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Michichi
vs
St Christopher

189 cm
23
265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

200 cm
26
279 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nakitu Michichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johan St Christopher!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Christopher misses with a double jab.
St Christopher misses with a few strikes there.
St Christopher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michichi looks for a takedown but St Christopher sprawls well.
Michichi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St Christopher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Michichi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Christopher swats away the attempt to clinch by Michichi.
St Christopher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Michichi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Christopher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Christopher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Christopher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from St Christopher both land. Nice combination.
Michichi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling St Christopher to score with a decent uppercut.
St Christopher throws a right and a left that Michichi avoids nicely.
St Christopher throws a series of punches but Michichi avoids them all with ease.
St Christopher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Michichi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michichi trying to control the position from guard on top but St Christopher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Christopher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Michichi.
Michichi looking to pass the guard.
Michichi prevents St Christopher from getting back to his feet.
Michichi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Michichi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! St Christopher is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! St Christopher has escaped and now he's on top!
Michichi wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two 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.

Michichi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and St Christopher defends well.
Michichi looking for a sweep. Not yet Michichi, not yet.
Michichi looking to control.
Michichi 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.

Michichi is working an open guard so St Christopher takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
St Christopher lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Michichi is trying hard to land a takedown here. St Christopher sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nakitu Michichi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Christopher scores with a shot to the body.
St Christopher lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
St Christopher keeps the fight on the outside.
St Christopher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Michichi circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Michichi or perhaps it was just good defense by St Christopher which made him look bad.
St Christopher misses with a wild combination.
Michichi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and St Christopher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michichi is breathing heavily.
Michichi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab lands there for St Christopher.
St Christopher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by St Christopher!
Michichi closes the distance and clinches up with St Christopher, looking for a takedown. Michichi pushes St Christopher against the cage but St Christopher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Michichi tries to clinch up
and St Christopher counters with a one-two to the body.

Michichi gets a double leg takedown into St Christopher's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Christopher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Michichi.
St Christopher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Christopher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Michichi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Michichi stopping the sweep attempt from St Christopher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Christopher is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Michichi is controlling him.
Michichi looking to pass the guard.
St Christopher is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Michichi is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michichi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Christopher is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan St Christopher dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

St Christopher misses with a combination

and Michichi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Michichi tries to free his leg and advance position but St Christopher is retaining full guard.
St Christopher working a defensive guard here.
Michichi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Christopher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Michichi.

Michichi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! St Christopher is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Michichi, into his guard.

Michichi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. St Christopher is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Christopher prevents Michichi from getting back to his feet.

Michichi has his foot on St Christopher's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Christopher works his way back into a safe position though.

St Christopher is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Michichi has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. St Christopher is looking to defend but Michichi has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for St Christopher! Michichi pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, St Christopher taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nakitu Michichi!