PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Lanne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Mican (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Lanne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lanne
vs
Mican

225 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Lanne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michal Mican!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lanne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mican looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lanne landing strikes from the mount and Mican is in trouble!
Mican is working to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mican can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lanne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lanne looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lanne working Mican over with strikes here.
Lanne connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lanne lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mican hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lanne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanne lands a nice shot to the head.
Mican really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lanne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lanne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lanne really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lanne's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lanne seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mican for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanne raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lanne sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Lanne.

Lanne scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Lanne decides to stand back up.

Lanne shoots in and gets a takedown into Mican's guard.
Lanne's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lanne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lanne engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

John Lanne has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lanne swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mican stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mican wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Lanne dominated that round.
That's time! Lanne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mican shoots for a takedown but Lanne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lanne tried to score with a low kick but Mican checks it.
Lanne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mican counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lanne won't be happy with that.
Lanne sneaks back into half guard.
Lanne makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lanne.
Lanne is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mican is breathing heavily.

Lanne kicks Mican off and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanne tries to clinch but Mican moves out of range.

Lanne looking to score a takedown here. Mican is defending well but Lanne drives through and ends up in Mican's guard.

Lanne decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mican, up you get!

Lanne scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mican is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lanne controlling from the full mount.

Lanne get's back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lanne shoots in and bounces Mican off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lanne trying to control the position from guard on top but Mican is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lanne sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mican's guard.
Lanne works his way into full mount!
Lanne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mican tries to control the position but Lanne now has his back.

Lanne is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Mican won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Lanne off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Lanne!