PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bad Boy Troy Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterling Michetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Boy Troy Troy
vs
Michetti

183 cm
24
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bad Boy Troy Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sterling Michetti!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michetti shoots in for a takedown but Troy shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michetti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Troy rushes Michetti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Troy is trying to break the clinch but Michetti is controlling him.
Troy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Troy tries to pull guard but Michetti holds him up against the cage and eventually Troy drops back down to his feet.

Troy turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Troy staying calm.
Troy cracks Michetti with a big right hand but Michetti just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Michetti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Troy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Troy cracks Michetti with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy prevents Michetti from escaping the position.
Troy working the body and head with strikes.
Troy cracks Michetti with a big elbow.
Troy taking a breather here.
Troy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Troy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The referee asks Troy politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Troy prefers to stall for the moment though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michetti tries to control but Troy manages to take his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Michetti right now.

Troy has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Michetti has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Michetti is really stuck here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Troy controlling the positon.
Troy 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michetti controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Troy is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Michetti knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Michetti for a finish.
Troy controls the action.
Michetti is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Troy.
Michetti tries to roll but Troy sticks to his back.
Good control from Troy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michetti is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bad Boy Troy Troy dominated that round.
That's time! Troy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Troy keeps the fight on the outside.
Michetti tries to clinch but Troy moves away

and Troy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Troy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Michetti is on top in guard.
Michetti being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bad Boy Troy Troy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Troy.

Michetti is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Troy is aware though and is defending well.
Troy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Troy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Michetti for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bad Boy Troy Troy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Michetti tries to close the distance and clinch but Troy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Troy throws a sloppy head kick and Michetti moves out of range easily.
Michetti misses with a series of wild punches.
Troy shoots in for a takedown but Michetti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bad Boy Troy Troy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Troy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Michetti, pushing him back against the cage.
Troy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Michetti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bad Boy Troy Troy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Michetti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Michetti can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michetti scores with a knee to the head.
Michetti wants to stall.

Michetti manages to break the clinch.
Michetti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michetti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Troy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Troy fails with a takedown attempt.
Michetti has a takedown stuffed.
Michetti is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Troy.
An inside leg kick from Michetti misses.
Troy throws a sloppy head kick and Michetti moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Michetti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Michetti looks to clinch

and Troy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Michetti won't be happy with that.
Troy is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Michetti's shoulder. That is not cool.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bad Boy Troy Troy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Michetti is looking to get back to his feet here but Troy is keeping cool and he's managed to take Michetti's back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michetti tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bad Boy Troy Troy dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Troy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Michetti tries to roll over but Troy keeps him under control.
Troy controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Troy lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Troy decides to return to a standing position.
Troy shoots for a takedown but Michetti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Troy has a takedown stuffed.
Michetti misses with a body kick.
Troy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michetti can do to turn this around?
Troy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Michetti sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Troy somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bad Boy Troy Troy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Michetti as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michetti throws a one two combo.
Troy looks to land a body kick but Michetti moved away.
Michetti tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Troy counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Michetti.
Troy stalling in the clinch but Michetti improves position.
Michetti trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Troy manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Troy with that takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Michetti, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Michetti.
Troy is looking to clinch.

Troy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Michetti is looking to stand up but Troy isn't so interested in that idea.
Troy wants to pass the guard but Michetti is keeping the position.
Troy stops Michetti from standing up.
Troy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Michetti trying to keep a closed guard but Troy is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Troy misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Michetti as Troy shoots in.
Michetti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michetti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Troy doesn't seem bothered though.

Michetti has closed the distance and engaged Troy in a clinch.
Sterling Michetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bad Boy Troy Troy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michetti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Troy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bad Boy Troy Troy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Troy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bad Boy Troy Troy!