PBP Commentary

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

Hole
vs
Michaels

178 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
187 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lou Hole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matthew Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hole misses with a double jab.
Hole misses with a combination
and Michaels counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Michaels gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hole stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Michaels throws the kick towards the body but Hole avoids it.
Hole misses with a body shot.
Hole misses with a double jab
and Michaels counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hole is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hole misses with a series of wild punches.
Michaels displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hole.
Hole digs a good body shot into Michaels's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole misses with a lunging right hand
and Michaels counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hole's knee momentarily.

Michaels gets caught flat footed, as Hole shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Hole drops back looking for a leg! Michaels is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Michaels manages to kick Hole off! Hole jumps back into Michaels's guard.

Hole gets to his feet - Michaels follows without any prompting.
Michaels takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hole takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Lou Hole has been cut.
Lou Hole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hole cracks Michaels with a good jab.
Hole misses with a straight left.
Hole looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hole looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hole makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Michaels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Michaels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Michaels has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Fitness elite 24/7. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hole missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michaels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hole trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole landing with the ground and pound.
Hole has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hole throwing strikes from guard but Michaels blocks nicely.
Michaels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hole.
Hole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hole keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Michaels takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hole missing with a left hand there. Michaels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hole throws out a loose jab but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole throws a body shot but no joy.
Hole has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Michaels.
Hole misses with a straight right.
Hole scores with a shot to the body.
Hole misses with a right hand
and Michaels counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Danga de danga de dang - Hole scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hole slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hole shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Michaels sprawls well. Michaels wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hole gets slowly back to his feet.
Hole shoots in but Michaels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Hole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lou Hole's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hole displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Michaels defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hole.
A punch combination from Hole misses.
Hole lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hole looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hole throws a poor cross that misses
and Michaels counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lou Hole is winning the standup battle so far.
Hole throws a poor cross that misses
and Michaels counters with a head kick.
Hole misses with a double jab
and Michaels makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hole misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michaels connects with an inside leg kick.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Hole moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole throws the left hand but Michaels avoids the punch easily.
Matthew Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hole shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Michaels as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Hole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels lands with a kick to the temple. Hole shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Michaels stuffs the takedown attempt from Hole. Hole gets slowly back to his feet.
Matthew Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michaels throws a series of punches but Hole avoids them all with ease.
Michaels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hole throws a right hand that misses
and Michaels counters with a nice body kick.
Hole throws a lazy uppercut
and Michaels counters with an inside leg kick.
Michaels with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lands a brutal head kick. Hole looks out on his feet and Michaels throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Matthew Michaels!
An out of breath Matthew Michaels thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.