PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Retsu Kaioh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davide Michieletto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kaioh
vs
Michieletto

192 cm
38
265 lbs
26 - 15 - 0

215 cm
33
275 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Retsu Kaioh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Davide Michieletto!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Michieletto is defended easily by Kaioh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kaioh.
Kaioh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kaioh wants it to stay on the feet.
Kaioh throws a hook but Michieletto avoids it easily.
Michieletto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaioh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaioh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaioh scores with a nice strike.
Kaioh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kaioh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crunch! Michieletto slams his shin into Kaioh's torso.
Michieletto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaioh misses with a right hand
and Michieletto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kaioh thinking.
Michieletto misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaioh tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaioh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michieletto manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaioh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michieletto throws a shot from downtown. Kaioh moves away and avoids it.
Kaioh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Michieletto misses with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Michieletto. Kaioh shrugs it off though.
Kaioh thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaioh tries to clinch up.
Kaioh looks for the body kick but Michieletto saw that one coming.
Kaioh throws out a loose jab but Michieletto uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Michieletto.
Michieletto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michieletto tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaioh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Michieletto's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Kaioh misses.
Michieletto swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michieletto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michieletto works the jab nicely.
Michieletto just misses with a punch to the body.
Michieletto throws out a loose jab but Kaioh uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Michieletto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaioh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michieletto.
Kaioh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Michieletto scores with a three punch combo!
Kaioh throws a head kick but Michieletto moves out of range.
Michieletto misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaioh missing with a left hand there. Michieletto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaioh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Michieletto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaioh.
Kaioh is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Michieletto's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kaioh slips a jab and a cross from Michieletto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Michieletto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kaioh trying to keep a closed guard but Michieletto is proving a slippery customer.
Michieletto preventing the sweep.
Michieletto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Michieletto postures up in Kaioh's guard and throws a big left but Kaioh blocks it.
Michieletto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Michieletto misses with the ground and pound.
Kaioh on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaioh dodges the ground and pound from Michieletto.
Michieletto looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kaioh is avoiding damage well.
Kaioh is looking to reverse the position.
Michieletto throws an elbow but Kaioh slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaioh defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from Michieletto crashes against the mat.
Kaioh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Kaioh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kaioh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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The strikes coming from Michieletto are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kaioh is trying to control Michieletto's posture but Michieletto avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Michieletto lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaioh tries to improve position but can't.
Michieletto trying to control the action but Kaioh is working from the bottom.
Michieletto misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Davide Michieletto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kaioh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kaioh lands a jab to the nose.
Michieletto throws a hook but Kaioh blocks it.
A head kick misses from Kaioh.
An inside leg kick from Michieletto misses.
Kaioh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Michieletto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaioh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Michieletto lands an overhand right.
Michieletto throws a leg kick but Kaioh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Michieletto ducks under a wild hook from Kaioh.
A combination from Kaioh does no damage.

Michieletto closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kaioh quickly recovers to half guard.
Kaioh is trying to stand.
Davide Michieletto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaioh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kaioh gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaioh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kaioh is looking to stand up but Michieletto isn't so interested in that idea.
Michieletto throws a big elbow that misses.
Michieletto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Michieletto throwing strikes but missing.
Michieletto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Michieletto looking to sit in guard and control but Kaioh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kaioh wants to stand but Michieletto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kaioh stopping the sweep attempt from Michieletto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh trying to stand up but can't free himself from Michieletto's guard.

Michieletto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kaioh is looking to stand up but Michieletto won't let him.
Michieletto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kaioh preventing the sweep.
Michieletto controls Kaioh momentarily but Kaioh frees himself.

Kaioh decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Michieletto, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michieletto connects with a body shot.
Kaioh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Michieletto.
Kaioh tries to clinch there but Michieletto circles away.
Kaioh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick by Kaioh misses
and Michieletto counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michieletto throws an overhand right that lands on Kaioh's shoulder, as Kaioh tries to avoid the shot.
Nice cross by Michieletto.
Michieletto thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaioh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michieletto moves out of range as Kaioh strikes.
Michieletto loads up on a big right hand but Kaioh slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michieletto blocks a head kick by Kaioh.
Michieletto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaioh misses with the combination.
Kaioh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Michieletto tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaioh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut lands for Michieletto. That snapped Kaioh's head back.
A swing and a miss from Kaioh.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Michieletto.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Michieletto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michieletto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davide Michieletto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Michieletto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaioh was well out of range. Poor timing from Michieletto.
Michieletto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kaioh leaves Michieletto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Michieletto misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Kaioh.
Michieletto misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Kaioh does it's job there.
Kaioh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michieletto moves away.
Michieletto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Michieletto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaioh. Kaioh obviously looking to wear him down.
A left lands for Michieletto.
Michieletto tests Kaioh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Michieletto gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michieletto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michieletto throws a head kick that misses.
Retsu Kaioh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaioh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaioh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michieletto throws a hook but Kaioh avoids it easily.
Kaioh misses with a head kick.
Michieletto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kaioh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kaioh moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kaioh.
Kaioh works the jab nicely.
Kaioh stuffs the takedown.
Retsu Kaioh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davide Michieletto.
Michieletto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Michieletto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaioh manages to avoid it.
Kaioh slips a straight right by Michieletto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kaioh misses with a series of wild punches.
Michieletto misses with a leg kick
and Kaioh makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Michieletto misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michieletto throws the left hand but Kaioh avoids the punch easily.
Michieletto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michieletto misses with a double jab.
Kaioh lands an overhand right.
Kaioh with a jab.
Kaioh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michieletto was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaioh.
Michieletto tries to move into range but Kaioh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kaioh connects with a high kick.
Michieletto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kaioh.
Kaioh looks for the body kick but Michieletto saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Michieletto avoids the head kick by Kaioh.
Nice defenses there by Michieletto.
Kaioh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michieletto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Michieletto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Michieletto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaioh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Retsu Kaioh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michieletto misses with a takedown attempt - Kaioh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kaioh lands a leg kick that knocks Michieletto off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Kaioh.
Kaioh throws a lazy uppercut
and Michieletto counters with a low kick, right behind Kaioh 's knee.
A punch combination from Michieletto misses.
Kaioh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michieletto moves out of range of the body kick from Kaioh.
Kaioh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michieletto.
Michieletto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Michieletto.
Michieletto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaioh.

Kaioh clinches up against the cage.
Michieletto blocking some punches.
Kaioh looking to throw knees to the head but Michieletto is blocking nicely.
Kaioh lands an elbow just above Michieletto 's eye.
Michieletto is trying to break the clinch but Kaioh has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaioh lands with a left to the head.
Kaioh lands a nice uppercut.
Davide Michieletto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Michieletto tries to break the clinch but Kaioh is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Retsu Kaioh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Michieletto 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Davide Michieletto!
A very excited looking Davide Michieletto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.