PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denzel Kurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Micheli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kurt
vs
Micheli

177 cm
28
195 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

195 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Zombie Nutrition - LOD

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denzel Kurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franco Micheli!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurt blocks a head kick by Micheli.
Micheli misses with a kick to the body.
Micheli misses with a head kick.
Micheli misses with a low kick.
Micheli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Micheli feints and then cracks Kurt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kurt down.
Some wild striking there from Kurt.
Micheli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Micheli throws a head kick but Kurt moves out of range.
Micheli moves into range and connects with a jab.
No joy there for Micheli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Micheli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kurt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Micheli.
Kurt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Micheli sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Micheli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Micheli is looking to score with low kicks.
Micheli throws a head kick that misses.
Kurt looks to throw the jab but Micheli is out of range.
Kurt blocks a head kick by Micheli.
Kurt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kurt cracks Micheli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Franco Micheli has been cut.
Kurt avoids the head kick by Micheli.
Kurt avoids the head kick by Micheli.
Micheli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franco Micheli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurt blocks a head kick by Micheli.
Micheli looks winded!
Kurt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kurt blocks a head kick by Micheli.
Micheli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Micheli misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Micheli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Micheli missing with a left hand there. Kurt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Micheli is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Micheli scoring well with a low kick there.
Kurt staying out of range there.
Micheli lands a head kick!
Micheli drops his hands for a split second and Kurt immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Micheli face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Kurt follows up with a right hand that knocks Micheli into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Denzel Kurt!