PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ollie Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zacharia Temeluchus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stronger by Kanye West. Zacharia Temeluchus will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Michaels
vs
Temeluchus

175 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
23
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Monster MMA

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ollie Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zacharia Temeluchus!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temeluchus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Temeluchus blocks a low kick nicely.
Temeluchus avoids a kick to the body.
Temeluchus thows a leg kick but Michaels checks it
and Michaels counters with an outside leg kick.
Michaels misses with a few strikes there.
Ollie Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Temeluchus moves out of range as Michaels throws a body kick.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michaels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Michaels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michaels checks a low kick from Temeluchus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels misses with a body kick.
Temeluchus slips under a jab from Michaels.
Temeluchus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michaels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Temeluchus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Temeluchus there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Michaels misses its intended target.
Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Temeluchus dodges the punch combination from Michaels.
Temeluchus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michaels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michaels takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels is looking to clinch.
Michaels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Temeluchus.
Michaels misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Michaels thows a body shot but no joy.
Michaels keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Michaels misses with an uppercut.
Temeluchus checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Michaels misses.
Temeluchus keeps the fight on the outside.
Michaels misses with a body kick.
Michaels misses with a few strikes there.
Michaels works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Michaels misses with a hook. Temeluchus ducked under it nicely.
Michaels throws a shot from downtown. Temeluchus moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick from Michaels.
Michaels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Temeluchus slips a jab from Michaels.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Temeluchus avoids the head kick by Michaels.
Michaels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Temeluchus manages to avoid it.
Temeluchus throws a leg kick but Michaels sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Michaels misses its intended target.
Michaels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No joy there for Michaels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Temeluchus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Temeluchus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michaels throws out the jab.
Michaels misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Michaels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Temeluchus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Michaels swinging wilding here.
Michaels thows a body shot but no joy.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Michaels misses its intended target.
Temeluchus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michaels throws out the jab.
A big left from Michaels misses.
Michaels ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Michaels throws a jab when Temeluchus was well out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Temeluchus slips a straight right by Michaels.
Michaels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Temeluchus.
Michaels throws a looping overhand right but Temeluchus ducks down to avoid it.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Temeluchus is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ollie Michaels dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Temeluchus throws a leg kick but Michaels checks it.
Michaels throws out a loose jab but Temeluchus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Temeluchus blocks a jab.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Temeluchus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michaels throws a wild body kick that Temeluchus sees coming a mile off.
Temeluchus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice defenses there by Temeluchus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
Michaels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Michaels lands with a kick to the temple. Temeluchus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Michaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Temeluchus moves away from the strike by Michaels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Temeluchus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michaels with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Michaels.
Michaels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Temeluchus moves out of range easily.
Michaels goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Temeluchus dodges the punch combination from Michaels.
Michaels throws a jab when Temeluchus was well out of range.
Michaels tries to land a front kick but Temeluchus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Temeluchus.
Temeluchus throws out a leg kick but Michaels moves out of range and Temeluchus only half commits.
Michaels misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Temeluchus keeps the fight on the outside.
Michaels misses with a few strikes there.
Michaels scores with a three punch combo!
Michaels thows a body shot but no joy.
Temeluchus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels swings for the body but Temeluchus moves out of range.
Temeluchus staying out of range there.
Temeluchus misses with a leg kick
and Michaels counters with a head kick.
Temeluchus throws a leg kick but Michaels moved away.
Michaels misses with a wild body shot.
Temeluchus blocks a head kick by Michaels.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Temeluchus's head.
Michaels keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Temeluchus moves out of range easily.
Michaels avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Temeluchus throws a leg kick but Michaels sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Michaels throws a hook to the side of Temeluchus's head but Temeluchus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Michaels throws a hook but Temeluchus avoids it easily.
Michaels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Michaels.
Michaels misses with an uppercut. Temeluchus saw that one coming.
Temeluchus blocks the body kick.
Michaels misses with a looping right.
Temeluchus slips a straight right by Michaels.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Temeluchus throws a leg kick that misses.
Michaels tries to land a front kick but Temeluchus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Michaels misses with an uppercut.
Michaels throws a jab but it's blocked by Temeluchus.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Temeluchus moves out of range easily.
Michaels misses with a hook.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Temeluchus moves out of range easily.
Michaels misses with a looping right.
Temeluchus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Temeluchus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A punch combination from Michaels misses.
Michaels throws a head kick but Temeluchus moves out of range.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ollie Michaels dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Temeluchus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michaels.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Temeluchus moves away.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Michaels throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Michaels misses with an uppercut.
Temeluchus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michaels throws out the jab.
Michaels throws a big shot that misses.
Michaels goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Michaels scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels throws a jab but it's blocked by Temeluchus.
Michaels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michaels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Michaels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Temeluchus moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Temeluchus misses.
Michaels misses with an uppercut.
Michaels lands a head kick!
Michaels throws a head kick but Temeluchus moves out of range.
Temeluchus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michaels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Temeluchus misses with a low kick.
Michaels takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Michaels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Temeluchus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good exchange - Michaels coming out on top.

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.
Temeluchus throws a low kick, looking for Michaels's leg but Michaels calmly moves out of range.
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michaels throws a body punch but Temeluchus moves out of range.
Michaels looks to land a left hand but Temeluchus moved out of range nicely.
Temeluchus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some wild striking there from Michaels.
Temeluchus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michaels looks to land a combination but Temeluchus avoids it well.
Temeluchus staying out of range there.
Temeluchus tries to score with a low kick but Michaels moves his leg out of the way.
Temeluchus avoids the head kick by Michaels.
Michaels misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a body shot.
Michaels misses with a looping left.
Michaels scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Temeluchus.
Temeluchus misses with a leg kick.
Michaels misses with a body shot.
Michaels lands a nice shot that snaps Temeluchus's head back.
Michaels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses.
Zacharia Temeluchus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michaels throws an overhand right that lands on Temeluchus's shoulder, as Temeluchus tries to avoid the shot.
Michaels tries to land a front kick but Temeluchus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ollie Michaels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michaels throws a nice head kick!
Zacharia Temeluchus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Michaels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michaels throws a looping overhand right but Temeluchus ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Temeluchus thows a leg kick but Michaels checks it
and Michaels counters with a big head kick but Temeluchus shrugs it off.
Temeluchus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Michaels counters with a series of strikes. Temeluchus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Temeluchus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Michaels throws the kick towards the body but Temeluchus avoids it.
Michaels throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Temeluchus.
Temeluchus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michaels misses with a looping right.
Michaels misses with a hook. Temeluchus ducked under it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Michaels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Michaels lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Michaels misses with a few strikes there.
Temeluchus blocks a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ollie Michaels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Michaels has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

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