PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Steve McMichael (ranked 4725 p4p, 3874 weight class) and Bassam Samir Mansi (ranked 470 p4p, 430 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McMichael
vs
Samir Mansi

183 cm
18
174
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
194
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Very strong

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

HELLBENT

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 New York, Steve McMichael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bassam Samir Mansi!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samir Mansi tries to close the distance and clinch but McMichael swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McMichael looks to land a right hand but Samir Mansi moved out of range.
Samir Mansi throws a shot from downtown. McMichael moves away and avoids it.
Samir Mansi misses with a looping right.
A combination from McMichael does no damage.
Samir Mansi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McMichael counters with a nice uppercut.

Samir Mansi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McMichael, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from McMichael.
Samir Mansi scores with a shoulder strike.
McMichael tries a body shot but Samir Mansi blocks it.
Samir Mansi blocking some punches.
Samir Mansi just leaning against McMichael, taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Samir Mansi.
McMichael tries to work over Samir Mansi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McMichael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samir Mansi.
Samir Mansi lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McMichael swings wildly with an uppercut but Samir Mansi uses good head movement to avoid it.
McMichael lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samir Mansi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McMichael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samir Mansi blocking some punches.
McMichael wants to break free but Samir Mansi has control.
Samir Mansi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McMichael softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Samir Mansi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Samir Mansi effectively controlling the action here.
McMichael misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McMichael.
Samir Mansi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McMichael is trying to break the clinch but Samir Mansi has him pressed against the cage.
McMichael tries to throw a body punch but Samir Mansi avoids it by throwing McMichael back against the cage.

McMichael manages to break the clinch.
Samir Mansi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McMichael connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McMichael uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Samir Mansi.
Samir Mansi swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from McMichael. Those never looked like landing.
Samir Mansi staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McMichael avoids the body shot from Samir Mansi.
Samir Mansi just misses with a punch to the body.
Samir Mansi swings for the body but McMichael moves out of range.
Samir Mansi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McMichael rather than just go for the knockout.
Samir Mansi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Samir Mansi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McMichael.
Samir Mansi misses with a looping right.
A lazy left from McMichael finds it's target.
Samir Mansi misses with a combination

and McMichael counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Samir Mansi on his ass! Samir Mansi wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!

Samir Mansi is rocked!
Samir Mansi tries to get into range but McMichael steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Samir Mansi! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! McMichael scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve McMichael!
During a confident post fight interview, Steve McMichael thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.