PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes to the cage accompanied by Hillbilly Deluxe. Alexander comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cult of Personality - Living Colour kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Michaels
vs
Alexander

185 cm
24
215 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

198 cm
24
216 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Max Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Michaels misses.
Michaels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Michaels misses with a combination
and Alexander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alexander lunges at Michaels with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Michaels's hand.
Alexander lands with a hook. Michaels tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Michaels drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Michaels misses with the combination.
Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alexander throws a jab when Michaels was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Michaels.
Michaels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexander.
Alexander shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Michaels eats them both and turns towards Alexander to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Michaels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michaels slips under a jab from Alexander.
A cross from Alexander lands.
Max Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Alexander has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Michaels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alexander manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Michaels pushes Alexander up against the cage in a clinch.
Alexander working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Alexander has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexander taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Michaels is trying to trip Alexander. He has hold of a leg but Alexander is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Michaels persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Alexander is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Michaels with a nice head shot there.
Alexander wants to stand up but Michaels is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alexander is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Michaels wants to control from the top but Alexander keeps moving.
Michaels is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Max Michaels just wasn't active enough.
Michaels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alexander.
Jacob Alexander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michaels throws an off balance right hand
and Alexander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michaels throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alexander.

It looks like Jacob Alexander has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels swinging wildly here.
Michaels misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michaels tries to bum rush Alexander with a series of wild strikes but Alexander uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jacob Alexander will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacob Alexander's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Michaels fails with a takedown attempt.
Alexander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michaels was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexander.
Michaels lands with a good body shot.
Michaels fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alexander is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Michaels ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alexander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michaels manages to avoid it.
Michaels throws a head kick but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander dodges the punch combination from Michaels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Michaels.
Alexander scores with a one two! Michaels had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Alexander lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alexander catches Michaels with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alexander throws a hook to the side of Michaels's head but Michaels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alexander dodges the punch combination from Michaels.
Michaels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alexander throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Alexander. No joy for Michaels on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels throws a hook but Alexander avoids it easily.
Alexander might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses.
Alexander throws a lazy uppercut
and Michaels counters with a nice kick to the body.
Michaels falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alexander counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander digs a good hook to Michaels's body.
Michaels lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a body kick the misses
and Alexander counters with a straight right hand.
Alexander misses the shot to the body.
Alexander misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michaels defending well as Alexander loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Michaels misses.
Michaels misses with a double jab
and Alexander counters with a nice uppercut.
Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexander moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a two punch combination.
Michaels scores with a head kick.
Alexander misses with a looping right.
Michaels is looking to wear down Alexander with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Michaels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alexander.
Michaels throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alexander's head.
Michaels throws a right and a left that Alexander avoids nicely.
Alexander with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexander throws out a loose jab but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Alexander.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Alexander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacob Alexander's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Alexander swats away the attempt to clinch by Michaels.
Michaels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Michaels doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexander circles away.
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michaels throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alexander throws a hook but Michaels blocks it.
A slow jab from Michaels misses its intended target.
Alexander looks to land a combination. Michaels sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Max Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alexander swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Michaels.
Alexander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michaels throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alexander.
Michaels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alexander misses with a double jab
and Michaels counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Alexander. No joy for Michaels on that attempt.
Alexander lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michaels.
Michaels tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alexander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michaels stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Michaels throws a head kick but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander stuffs the takedown attempt from Michaels. Michaels gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alexander connects with the punch.
Michaels throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Alexander. That snapped Michaels's head back.
Alexander lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alexander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Michaels.
Michaels tries to land a leg kick but Alexander saw it coming and moves away.
Alexander connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Michaels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Max Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Michaels misses.
Alexander avoids a kick to the body.
Michaels delivers a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michaels thows a body shot but no joy.
Alexander scores with a one two! Michaels had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Michaels tries to bum rush Alexander with a series of wild strikes but Alexander uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexander lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jacob Alexander is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alexander scores with a nice strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Alexander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alexander winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Alexander!