PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between eddie lavelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Michaels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

lavelle
vs
Michaels

190 cm
19
255 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, eddie lavelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Michaels defending well as lavelle loads up on a big left hand.
lavelle sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Michaels to the ground! lavelle dives into full mount looking to finish!

Michaels is rocked!

It looks like Jack Michaels has been cut.
Michaels tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Michaels is still in real trouble! Can lavelle finish him?
Michaels is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
lavelle wants to control the pace but Michaels is squirming around nicely.
Michaels keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Michaels seems to have recovered his senses.
Michaels swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Michaels is squirming around, avoiding lavelle's attempts to control the action.
Michaels tries to get back to half guard but can't.
lavelle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Michaels is looking to escape.
Michaels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels gets back to half guard.
Michaels missing with punches from the bottom.
lavelle tries to stand and escape but Michaels is controlling the position.
lavelle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
lavelle tries to stand but can't do so whilst Michaels controls his leg.
Michaels is looking for a sweep. lavelle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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.
lavelle blocks the strikes from Michaels.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
lavelle is breathing heavily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
lavelle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
lavelle lands with a slapping head kick.

Michaels decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Michaels trying to control the action but lavelle is working from the bottom.
Michaels lands strikes from half guard.
Michaels frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
lavelle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Michaels looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
lavelle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Michaels pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Michaels breaks from lavelle's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Michaels looking to finish lavelle with some ground and pound. This is bad for lavelle!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that eddie lavelle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Michaels's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Some wild striking there from lavelle.
lavelle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michaels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Michaels is on the wrong end of a nice combination from lavelle.

Michaels clinches.

Michaels has picked lavelle up - he's going for a ride! Michaels dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Michaels wants to lay and pray for a moment but lavelle keeps working.
lavelle tries to get to full guard but Michaels has control of the leg.
Michaels is nestled in close to lavelle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Michaels sitting and controlling from the half guard.
lavelle wants to get back to his feet.
lavelle is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lavelle tries to kick Michaels off but Michaels keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Michaels working over lavelle with some ground and pound. lavelle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Michaels works his foot free and advances to mount.
lavelle tries to hold on but Michaels pushes him away.
lavelle taking shots to the head.
lavelle could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Michaels landing shots from mount.
lavelle wants to control but Michaels is having none of it.
Michaels landing strikes, looking to finish!
Michaels looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
lavelle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Michaels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Michaels lands a heavy elbow.
Michaels unloading with bombs!
lavelle wants to hold on but Michaels pushes him away.
lavelle is wriggling around trying to escape.
Michaels lands a big shot there that rocks lavelle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Michaels with good strikes from the mount here!
Michaels unloading with bombs!
Michaels fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Michaels looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Michaels landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels cracks lavelle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Michaels with the ground and pound from mount.
Michaels fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Michaels lands with some vicious ground and pound - can lavelle hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Michaels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Michaels's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

lavelle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot by Michaels.

Michaels clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, lavelle throws an elbow but misses.
Michaels wants to break free but lavelle has control.

lavelle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michaels swings for the body but lavelle moves out of range.
lavelle tries to clinch up.
Michaels has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

lavelle gets the takedown into side control.
Michaels manages to work his way to half guard, despite lavelle's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Michaels manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Michaels keeping moving, preventing lavelle from controlling successfully.
Michaels controls lavelle momentarily but lavelle frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Michaels tries to strike from the bottom.
lavelle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Michaels on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Michaels is on top in guard.
Michaels postures up in lavelle's guard and throws a big left but lavelle blocks it.
Michaels working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Michaels landing with the ground and pound.
lavelle looking to control.
lavelle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Michaels is controlling him.
Michaels is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Michaels working some strikes from top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

lavelle shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Michaels's guard.
Michaels looking for a sweep. Not yet Michaels, not yet.
lavelle passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels landing rabbit punches to the side of lavelle's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
lavelle is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are battling for position here. Michaels manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
lavelle tries to stand but Michaels is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Michaels manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Michaels fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but eddie lavelle did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jack Michaels's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

lavelle fails to land with a series of punches.
lavelle fails with the takedown

so Michaels counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Michaels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. lavelle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Michaels not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Michaels lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Michaels lands a couple of elbows.
lavelle working a defensive guard here.
Michaels cracks lavelle with a solid left hand.
Michaels postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Michaels scoring with punches to the head and body.
lavelle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Michaels.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels with a flurry of punches that miss.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Michaels feints and then cracks lavelle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow lavelle down.
Michaels on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by lavelle. lavelle obviously looking to wear him down.
lavelle wants to clinch but Michaels slips to the side

and Michaels counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Michaels.
Michaels is looking to break free of the clinch but lavelle has double underhooks.
Michaels holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Michaels is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. lavelle can't fight it off and eventually Michaels manages to take the fight to the floor. lavelle looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Michaels prevents lavelle from getting back to his feet.
Michaels stands up over lavelle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Michaels sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but lavelle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
lavelle wants to get back to his feet but Michaels is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Michaels postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Michaels connects with a couple of short punches.
Michaels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big left from Michaels misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
lavelle checks a low kick from Michaels.
Michaels throws and low kick but lavelle moves out of range easily.
lavelle throws a head kick that misses.
lavelle throws a head kick that Michaels semi-blocks.

Michaels drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels forces his way into half guard.
Michaels winds up and cracks lavelle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Michaels dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jack Michaels's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

lavelle tries a head kick but it misses.
Michaels circles away from the clinch attempt

and Michaels counters by clinching up.

Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
lavelle wants to clinch.
eddie lavelle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Michaels shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jack Michaels has got the better of the ground game so far.
lavelle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Michaels frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Michaels landing punches.
lavelle is trying to stand up.
Michaels working lavelle over with strikes here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lavelle can't escape the position.
Michaels with a couple of short strikes.
Michaels dominating with strikes here.
Michaels in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Michaels punishing his opponent with strikes.
Michaels has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of lavelle's face.
lavelle is wriggling around trying to escape.
lavelle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
lavelle tries to hold on but Michaels postures up.
Michaels is landing with some decent strikes but lavelle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Michaels with a couple of short strikes.
Michaels postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. lavelle looks a forlorn figure.
Michaels scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Michaels with shots to the head and body - lavelle looks very uncomfortable down there.
lavelle taking shots to the head.
lavelle wants to hold on but Michaels pushes him away.
Michaels breaks from lavelle's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Michaels raining down shots from the mount!
Michaels scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish lavelle?
lavelle is desperately trying to improve his position but Michaels has a good base and remains in mount.
Michaels with shots to the head and body - lavelle looks very uncomfortable down there.
Michaels with the ground and pound from mount.
lavelle wants to try and get back to his feet.
lavelle tries to hold on but Michaels pushes him away.
Michaels cracks lavelle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Michaels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Michaels has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 45:50
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 45:50
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Michaels!