PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gen Anduw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Micheals's choice of entrance music: Clint Eastwood. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anduw
vs
Micheals

195 cm
24
220 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

185 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gen Anduw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Micheals!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micheals misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Micheals blocks a jab.
Anduw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anduw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anduw bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Micheals's head backwards.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anduw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Anduw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anduw takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Micheals will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Micheals takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Micheals fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Micheals looks gassed!
Micheals thuds his shin into the meat of Anduw's side.
Anduw with a nice cross.
Micheals checks a low kick from Anduw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Anduw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Micheals misses with a body shot

and Anduw counters with a right hand that sends Micheals tumbling to the canvas! Can Anduw finish him? He dives into Micheals's guard looking to do just that!

Micheals is rocked!
Micheals is looking to stand up but Anduw isn't so interested in that idea.
Anduw preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anduw controlling from the top position.
Anduw postures up.

That's two 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.
Anduw slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Micheals has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anduw can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Micheals trying to keep a closed guard but Anduw is proving a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Micheals can do anything to dispel that myth.

Micheals has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Anduw off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheals misses with a head kick.
Micheals pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Micheals lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anduw throws a good cross that connects.
Micheals wants to clinch.
Micheals throws a nice looking combination but Anduw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Micheals throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Gen Anduw has been cut.

Micheals rushes Anduw and presses him up against the cage.
Micheals using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anduw has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Micheals breaks the clinch.
Anduw takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anduw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses.
Micheals scores with a spinning back kick!
Micheals digs a good body shot into Anduw's ribs.
Anduw takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anduw misses with a low kick.
Micheals throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Micheals scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick from Micheals lands but Anduw takes it in his stride.
Micheals throws a head kick that half lands.
Micheals lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Micheals keeps Anduw at a distance using the push kick.
Anduw throws a series of punches but Micheals moves out of range.
Micheals buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Micheals closes the distance and clinches.

Micheals breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Micheals works the jab nicely.
Micheals throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice jab there from Anduw.
Anduw blocks a head kick by Micheals.
Micheals throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Micheals closes the distance and pushes Anduw back into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Micheals.

Micheals breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Micheals.
Anduw throws a right hand that Micheals ducks under and follows up with a left that Micheals also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Micheals dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gen Anduw's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Micheals cracks the inside of Anduw's front leg.
Micheals tries to bum rush Anduw with a series of wild strikes but Anduw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Micheals avoids the head kick by Anduw.
Micheals misses with a wild combination.
Anduw misses with a looping left.
Anduw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Micheals sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anduw lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Micheals closes the distance and pushes Anduw back into the cage.
Micheals keeps control of Anduw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anduw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Micheals manages to break the clinch.
Anduw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anduw, as that shot connected.
Micheals cracks Anduw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Micheals cracks Anduw with a right hand to the side of the head.
Micheals throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Micheals throws a head kick but Anduw moves out of range.
Micheals defending well as Anduw loads up on a big left hand.
Micheals feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anduw's calf.

Micheals clinches up with Anduw and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Micheals unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anduw lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anduw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Micheals tries to land a knee to the head but Anduw blocks with his arms.
Anduw blocks an elbow strike from Micheals.

Micheals manages to break the clinch.
Anduw sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gen Anduw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Micheals fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anduw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Micheals lands with a slapping head kick.
Anduw scores with a decent looking hook.
Anduw will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Anduw blocks a head kick by Micheals.
Micheals throws a series of punches but Anduw avoids them all with ease.
Anduw tries to clinch
and Micheals counters with a nice uppercut.
Micheals throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anduw.
Anduw scores with a one two! Micheals had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Micheals lets loose with a powerful body kick. Anduw will feel that in the morning.
Micheals stalks Anduw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anduw's face. Anduw staggers backwards, shaken.
Micheals lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Micheals throws a nice head kick!
Micheals throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anduw ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick from Micheals lands but Anduw takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheals tries to bum rush Anduw with a series of wild strikes but Anduw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Micheals drops his hands momentarily and Anduw takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Micheals pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anduw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anduw lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Micheals scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Micheals throws a head kick but Anduw moves out of range.
Anduw misses with a few strikes there.
Micheals lands a front kick.

Micheals clinches with his opponent.
Micheals tries to land knees in the clinch but Anduw avoids the damage to the body.
Micheals using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anduw has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anduw is trying to break free.
Micheals connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anduw's face.
Anduw looking to slow down the pace here.
Micheals using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Micheals's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Micheals.
Anduw scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Micheals doesn't seem bothered though.
Anduw swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheals looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Micheals checks a low kick from Anduw.
Micheals feints and then cracks Anduw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anduw down.
Micheals lands a head kick!
Micheals throws a jab when Anduw was well out of range.
Micheals throws a lazy head kick
and Anduw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Micheals throws a leg kick which misses Anduw's front leg but catches the back leg as Anduw tries to avoid it.

Micheals gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Micheals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anduw.
Anduw tries to break the clinch but Micheals is controlling the position.
Micheals with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anduw wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Micheals digs a right hand into Anduw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anduw's gas tank.
Micheals looking to throw knees to the head but Anduw is blocking nicely.

Micheals breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anduw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Micheals turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Micheals.
Micheals scores with a kick to the midsection.
Micheals misses with a looping right.
Anduw sizes up Micheals with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anduw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Micheals swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anduw.
Micheals scores with a nice strike.
Micheals looks to land a left hand but Anduw moved out of range nicely.
Micheals has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anduw finds it's way round the side to connect with Micheals's head.
A right-left combo lands from Micheals.
Micheals tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anduw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Micheals lands a high kick!
Micheals takes one on the button.
Anduw drops his hands momentarily and Micheals takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Frank Micheals seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses
and Anduw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Micheals throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Micheals moves out of range of the leg kick from Anduw.
Anduw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anduw tries a head kick but it misses.
Micheals scores with a kick to the midsection.
Micheals fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anduw.
Micheals has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anduw throws out a loose jab but Micheals uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anduw blocks a head kick by Micheals.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Micheals showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gen Anduw's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Micheals is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anduw.
Micheals throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Micheals staying out of range there.
Micheals with a jab.
Micheals circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anduw bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Micheals's head backwards.
Anduw catches Micheals with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Micheals scores with a head kick.
Micheals slips a straight right by Anduw.
Micheals staying out of range there.
Micheals throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Micheals thuds his shin into the meat of Anduw's side.
No joy there for Micheals, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Micheals lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Anduw avoids the head kick by Micheals.
Micheals walks into a straight right hand from Anduw.
Micheals fails to land with a series of punches.
Anduw throws a low kick, looking for Micheals's leg but Micheals calmly moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Micheals.
A head kick misses from Micheals.
Micheals moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheals thuds a left hand into Anduw's body.
Micheals throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anduw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses.
Micheals jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses.
Micheals tries to score with a low kick but Anduw moves his leg out of the way.
Nice straight punches there by Anduw. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anduw.
Micheals takes a jab right on the kisser.
Micheals lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Micheals connects with a high kick.
Micheals misses with a head kick.
Micheals showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anduw.
Micheals changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Micheals throws a body punch but Anduw moves out of range.
Anduw moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Micheals throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Micheals throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anduw throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Micheals on the side of the head.

Micheals closes the distance and pushes Anduw back into the cage.
Micheals unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anduw lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anduw avoiding damage as Micheals throws knees to the body.
Micheals lands a nice shot to the body.
Micheals looking to throw knees to the head but Anduw is blocking nicely.
Anduw prevents Micheals from breaking the clinch.
Anduw avoiding damage as Micheals throws knees to the body.
Micheals has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Anduw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Micheals.

Anduw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Micheals throws the kick towards the body but Anduw avoids it.
Micheals feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anduw's calf.
Anduw takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anduw. That's going to slow Micheals down.
Micheals takes a jab right on the kisser.
Micheals lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Anduw lands a glancing blow to the side of Micheals's head.
Anduw blocks a head kick by Micheals.
Micheals tries a head kick but it misses.
Micheals blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheals lands a front kick.
Micheals throws a big shot that misses.
Micheals lands with a straight right. Anduw didn't see that one coming.
Anduw sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Micheals misses with a low kick.
Anduw is looking to clinch.
Micheals fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anduw scores with a jab to the body.
Micheals scores with a punch to the head.
Anduw lands with a right hand.
Frank Micheals is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anduw tries to clinch but Micheals moves out of range.
Micheals tests Anduw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Micheals throws a front kick that sends Anduw stumbling back into the cage.
Anduw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anduw takes one to the chin there.
Micheals lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Micheals.
Micheals lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anduw takes a step back to recover.

Micheals moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheals crunches a lovely knee into Anduw's ribcage.
Micheals prevents Anduw from breaking the clinch.
Micheals trying to land knees to the body.
Micheals works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anduw avoiding damage as Micheals throws knees to the body.
Micheals misses with a knee strike.
Gen Anduw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Micheals unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anduw lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Micheals lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anduw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anduw managing to block the knees to the body from Micheals.

Micheals manages to break the clinch.
Micheals lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anduw takes a step back to recover.
Micheals throws a head kick that Anduw semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anduw takes a kick to the side of the head.
Micheals throws a head kick but Anduw moves out of range.
Micheals lands with an uppercut that bounces Anduw off the cage and back into rage.
Micheals uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anduw.

Micheals pushes Anduw up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Micheals comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Micheals has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Micheals!