PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheals comes to the cage accompanied by Bulls On Parade. Mike Micheals has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Micheals
vs
Okami

187 cm
30
193 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

189 cm
26
194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Micheals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yushin Okami!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micheals leaves Okami with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Micheals avoids the body shot from Okami.

Okami decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Okami throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Micheals on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Micheals tries to get out of the position.
Okami lands with a punch from half guard.
Okami not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Okami stalling.
Micheals keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Micheals looks like he's trying to stand up.
Okami is trying to control the action in half guard but Micheals is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheals is trying to stand up here but Okami is controlling him well.
Okami working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Okami trying to control the action but Micheals is working from the bottom.
Micheals taking some punishment here, with Okami in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Micheals blocking the ground and pound attempt from Okami.
Okami trying to control from half guard but Micheals is working away.
Micheals tries to kick Okami off but Okami keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Okami.
Okami thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Okami missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Okami thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Micheals's head.
Micheals is trying to stand back up but Okami is controlling him
Okami thows a huge punch but Micheals dodges it nicely.
Micheals taking some punishment here, with Okami in his half guard.
Okami trying to control the action but Micheals is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Micheals wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami wants to pass the guard but Micheals is defending well.
Okami is trying to control the action in half guard but Micheals is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Okami missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Okami not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Okami wants to lay and pray for a moment but Micheals keeps working.
Okami wants to free his trapped foot but Micheals is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami is trying to control the action in half guard but Micheals is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yushin Okami.
Okami tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Micheals swivels and escapes.
Okami dives in for a single leg takedown but Micheals sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mike Micheals has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yushin Okami.
Okami wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Micheals has him pressed against the cage.
Okami fails to pull guard.
Okami wants to get back to striking at distance but Micheals won't allow it.
Okami is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Micheals working hard to break the clinch.
Okami drops down looking for an ankle pick but Micheals pulls his leg out and moves away.
Okami tries to clinch up
and Micheals counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Okami! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Micheals!
Mike Micheals thanked the fans post fight for their support.