PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Cosgrove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Michaels
vs
Cosgrove

166 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Heroic Combat Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Cosgrove!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosgrove lands with a good body shot.
Michaels with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cosgrove to score with a decent uppercut.
Michaels fails to land with a series of punches.
Cosgrove attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Michaels falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cosgrove counters with a straight right hand.
Shane Cosgrove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cosgrove to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Michaels misses.
Michaels scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cosgrove cracks a nice hook into Michaels's ribs.
Michaels throws a series of punches but Cosgrove moves out of range.
Michaels attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Cosgrove finds it's way through Michaels's defenses.
Cosgrove dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cosgrove lands a slapping body shot.
Cosgrove is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a two punch combination.
Cosgrove lands with a nice body punch.
Cosgrove bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Michaels's head backwards.
Michaels moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Michaels tries to clinch but Cosgrove moves away
and Cosgrove makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Michaels on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cosgrove lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Michaels checks a leg kick.
Michaels misses with a few strikes there.
Cosgrove scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michaels checks a leg kick.
Michaels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cosgrove wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosgrove connects with a body shot.
Michaels on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cosgrove connects with the punch.
Cosgrove throws a front kick aimed at Michaels's knee but Michaels avoids it well.
Cosgrove fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cosgrove tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cosgrove has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cosgrove lands a slapping body shot.
Michaels blocks a head kick by Cosgrove.
A nice combination there by Cosgrove.
Michaels takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab from Cosgrove.
Cosgrove throws a chopping leg kick but Michaels manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice body punch from Cosgrove.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosgrove moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Michaels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cosgrove connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Cosgrove.
Cosgrove moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Michaels is rocked!
Good exchange - Cosgrove coming out on top.
Oh Michaels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cosgrove lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Michaels falls backwards - clearly groggy! Cosgrove dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Cosgrove!