PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Elie Sounamana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Michaels (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!

Elie Sounamana
vs
Michaels

188 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elie Sounamana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sounamana moves into range and clinches up with Michaels.
Michaels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sounamana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Michaelss head.
A short right from Sounamana on the inside.
Sounamana avoiding damage as Michaels throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Sounamana - that landed with a thud.
Michaels has a couple of punches blocked by Sounamana.
Michaels has had enough of the clinch but Sounamana keeps him there for the moment.
Michaels is trying to break the clinch but Sounamana is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Sounamana.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sounamana has Michaels pressed against the ropes, preventing Michaels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Michaels wants to get back to striking at distance but Sounamana won't allow it.
Sounamana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sounamana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Sounamana.

Michaels is rocked!
Sounamana lands with a short shot to the head.
Michaels is still on wobbly legs! Can Sounamana finish him?
Sounamana cracks Michaels with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Michaels goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Michaels wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Elie Sounamana!
Elie Sounamana spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.