PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Futter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Michalek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Futter
vs
Michalek

200 cm
26
235 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

200 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buck Futter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milan Michalek!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michalek connects with a right hand. Futter shakes it off.

It looks like Buck Futter has been cut.
Michalek throws a big shot that misses.
Futter tries to clinch up
and Michalek counters with a nice kick to the body.
Michalek throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Futter counters with a right hand to the body.
Futter shoots in but Michalek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Futter wants to clinch
and Michalek counters with a good low kick that Futter was not able to check.
Michalek is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Futter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Michalek.
Michalek thumps Futter with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michalek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michalek looks for the body kick but Futter saw that one coming.
Futter is looking to clinch but Michalek is avoiding it.
Futter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Michalek tries to avoid it but Futter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Michalek to the ground. Michalek escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Futter tries to clinch up but Michalek circles away and keeps his distance.
Futter has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck Futter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Futter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Michalek sprawls well. Michalek wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Futter gets slowly back to his feet.
Futter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Michalek's waist but Michalek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Futter off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Futter cracks Michalek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Michalek scores with a leg kick.
Futter misses with a takedown
and Michalek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Futter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Michalek throws a poor cross that misses
and Futter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Michalek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Futter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Michalek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michalek pivots, looking for a leg kick but Futter is out of range and Michalek settles back down.
Futter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michalek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michalek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Michalek throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Futter.
Michalek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Michalek cracks Futter with an open hand slap.
Futter fails with the takedown
and Michalek counters with a big head kick but Futter shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michalek stuffs the takedown attempt from Futter. Futter gets slowly back to his feet.
Michalek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Futter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Michalek connects with a solid leg kick.
Futter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Michalek as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michalek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Futter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Michalek can pounce on him.
Futter wants to clinch but Michalek slips to the side
and Michalek counters with a low kick, right behind Futter 's knee.
Futter is breathing heavily.
Futter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Michalek misses with a leg kick

and Futter counters with a single leg into guard. Michalek didn't expect that.
Michalek controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Michalek is on top in guard.
Michalek is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milan Michalek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buck Futter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Michalek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Michalek misses with a head kick.
Futter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Michalek pinned against the cage. Michalek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Futter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Michalek thows a leg kick but Futter checks it
and Futter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Michalek throws a chopping leg kick but Futter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Futter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Futter shoots in looking for a takedown but Michalek manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Futter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Futter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Futter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michalek throws a lazy uppercut
and Futter counters with a big head kick but Michalek shrugs it off.
Futter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Michalek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michalek throws a jab when Futter was well out of range.

Futter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Michalek to the mat! Michalek manages to get full guard.
Michalek controlling the position.
Futter wants to stand and escape but instead Michalek has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michalek looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futter throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Michalek content to stall in guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Milan Michalek has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Futter wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michalek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Futter tries to clinch but Michalek is having none of it.
Milan Michalek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Futter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Michalek as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck Futter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Futter is looking to clinch.
Futter shoots in and drives through. Michalek sprawls well.
Michalek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Futter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Michalek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michalek throws out a loose jab but Futter uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Michalek misses.
Futter throws the kick towards the body but Michalek avoids it.

Futter rushes Michalek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Michalek to work.
Futter tries to pull guard but Michalek won't allow it.
Futter looking to throw knees to the head but Michalek is blocking nicely.
Michalek pushes Futter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Buck Futter's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Futter is trying to pull guard but Michalek turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Michalek digs a right hand into Futter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Futter's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Milan Michalek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Buck Futter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Futter tries to close the distance and clinch but Michalek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michalek scores with a head kick.
Futter wants to clinch
and Michalek makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Futter really felt that one!
Michalek throws a right hand that misses
and Futter counters with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Futter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Michalek scores with a decent looking hook.
Futter blocks a head kick by Michalek.
A solid body kick from Michalek.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Futter shoots in for a takedown but Michalek shows good takedown defense.
Futter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Michalek swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Futter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michalek throws a head kick but Futter moves out of range.
Futter walks into a straight right hand from Michalek.
Michalek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Futter is rocked!

Buck Futter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Futter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michalek.
Futter moves out of range of the strikes.
Futter blocks a jab.
Michalek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Futter counters with a big head kick but Michalek shrugs it off.
Futter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michalek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Futter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Michalek circles away quickly and effectively.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Michalek.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michalek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michalek is looking to slow Futter down with leg kicks.
Futter tries to move into range but Michalek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Michalek tries a head kick but it misses.
Futter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Futter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michalek thumps Futter with a low kick.
Futter seems to have got his legs back now.
A big left from Michalek misses.
Michalek throws a jab when Futter was well out of range.
Futter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Michalek is out of range.
Futter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Michalek circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Futter drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Michalek follows Futter to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milan Michalek!
Milan Michalek was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.