PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Under (ranked 2634 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Huricane (ranked 2518 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Under
vs
Huricane

182 cm
25
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
26
200 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Under!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rod Huricane!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Under misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Under fails with a takedown attempt.

Huricane clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Under throws an elbow but misses.
Under looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Huricane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Huricane stops a takedown attempt from Under.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Under. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Under is trying to pull guard but Huricane turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huricane pushes off an throws an elbow but Under leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Huricane is pressed up against the cage. Under has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Huricane down to the mat. Huricane avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Under shoots for a double leg takedown but Huricane sprawls well. He's pushed Under's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Huricane unleashes a big counter combination but Under bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Huricane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Huricane lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huricane lands a left hand.
Huricane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A body shot lands from Huricane.
Huricane holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Huricane lands a left hand.

Huricane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Under drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Under trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Huricane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Under is looking to work some ground and pound but Huricane has wrist control.
Huricane looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Under trying to control the position from guard on top but Huricane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huricane wants to sweep here but Under controlling him for the moment.
Under with a flurry of punches that miss.
Huricane wants to stand but Under is controlling the position.
Huricane tries to strike from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Huricane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Under swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Under shoots for a takedown but Huricane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Huricane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good standup being displayed there by Huricane as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Huricane instigates a clinch.
Huricane lands a shoulder strike.
Under has been working on his balance at Island Safe Space, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Huricane.
Huricane lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huricane has Under pressed against the cage.

Huricane drops Under onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Under is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Under is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Huricane.
Oh Under is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huricane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Under working hard to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Huricane.
Huricane effectively controlling the action here.
Huricane slows down the pace here.
Under seems to have got his legs back now.
Huricane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Under blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huricane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huricane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Huricane tries to land a knee to the head but Under blocks with his arms.
Huricane lands with a light punch inside.
Huricane scores with a shot to the side of Under's head.
Huricane pushes Under back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Huricane stalling against the cage.
Nice elbow from Huricane.

Huricane breaks the clinch.
Michael Under seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Under has his takedown stuffed

and Huricane counters with a nice right hand that sends Under toppling to the canvas! Under scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Huricane finish him?!
Under shoots in for a takedown but Huricane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Huricane has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rod Huricane dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Huricane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Under.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Huricane.

Huricane breaks from the clinch.

Huricane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Huricane.
Huricane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Under backwards.
Huricane avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Huricane.
Huricane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Huricane is pressed up against the cage. Under has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Huricane down to the mat. Huricane avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Under fails with the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Huricane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Under. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Under shoots in but Huricane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Under shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Huricane sprawls well. Huricane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Under gets slowly back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Huricane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Huricane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Huricane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Huricane taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Huricane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huricane lands a shoulder strike.
Huricane lands with a left to the head.
Under trying to control the position but instead, Huricane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Under into the cage.
Huricane scores with a shot to the side of Under's head.
Huricane throws a big uppercut that drops Under! More strikes from Huricane and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Under lies dazed against the cage as Huricane celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod Huricane!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rod Huricane thanked ZZ POPS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).