PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michel Teló (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Forclit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teló's entrance music is Michel Telo - Ai se eu te pego. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Teló
vs
Forclit

196 cm
27
209 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

195 cm
28
211 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Sun-Tzu
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michel Teló!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Happy Forclit!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teló dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Forclit drives through with a takedown into guard.
Forclit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Teló has control of Forclit's left arm, preventing Forclit from doing any damage.
Forclit scoring with punches to the head and body.
Teló is looking to sweep but instead, Forclit has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forclit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Teló defending well though.
Forclit seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forclit is thwarting Teló's attempts to control the position.
Teló wants to get back to full guard.
Forclit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Teló is trying to maintain the position but Forclit is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forclit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Teló's head.
Forclit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Forclit working Teló over with strikes.
Forclit landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Teló avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Forclit.
Teló keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Forclit throwing shots but Teló is blocking nicely.

Forclit wants to work for an arm triangle but Teló is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Forclit misses with a head shot. Teló uses the momentum to regain guard.
Forclit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forclit throws a big right hand that misses.
Forclit is pushing down on Teló's leg trying to pass to half guard. Teló is fighting to maintain full guard but Forclit has managed to sneak the leg through.
Teló is trying to control but can't.
Teló wants to get back to full guard but Forclit has mounted him!
Teló wants to hold on but Forclit pushes him away.
Forclit lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Teló hang on?
Forclit looking to ground and pound but Teló is blocking nicely.
Teló is in all sorts of trouble here.
Forclit thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forclit is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forclit unloading with bombs!
Teló tries to reverse the position but Forclit maintains control.
Teló wants to control but Forclit is having none of it.
Forclit sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Forclit with good strikes from the mount here!
Forclit connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Forclit lands a nice shot to the head.
Teló has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Forclit's lack of action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teló is trying to maintain the position but Forclit is very close to passing his half guard.
Teló is staying active underneath Forclit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Forclit looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Forclit trying to control the action but Teló is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Happy Forclit dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A chopping leg kick lands by Teló.
Teló throws a shot to the body.
Forclit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Forclit lands a nice looking body shot.
Forclit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teló.
Forclit lets loose with a powerful body kick. Teló will feel that in the morning.
Forclit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Teló looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Forclit takes a swing at Teló's ribcage but misses.
Michel Teló seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teló swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Teló connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teló connects with a body shot that sends Forclit's belly button to the back.
Teló does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Teló turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Teló lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forclit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Teló scores with a hook to the body. Forclit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Forclit swings widly with a right hand
and Teló counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teló lands the left hand.

It looks like Happy Forclit has been cut.
No joy there for Teló, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Forclit takes a swing at Teló's ribcage but misses.
Teló throws a lazy right hand but Forclit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Teló lands a nice leg kick that just misses Forclit's sensitive parts.
A clash of legs there as Forclit blocks the low kick.
Forclit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Teló throws the kick towards the body but Forclit avoids it.
Forclit lands with a nice combination. Teló backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Michel Teló has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forclit throws a leg kick which misses Teló's front leg but catches the back leg as Teló tries to avoid it.
Forclit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Forclit connects with a body shot that sends Teló's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teló moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Teló is rocked!
Forclit connects with a solid leg kick.
Teló misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forclit.
Forclit throws a chopping leg kick but Teló manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Teló lands a jab to Forclit's midsection.
Teló throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Teló avoids the body shot from Forclit.
Teló scores with a nice right hand.
Teló lands with a right hand.
Forclit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Forclit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Teló finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Forclit scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forclit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oh Teló is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Forclit lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Teló falls backwards - clearly groggy! Forclit dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Happy Forclit!
Our winner, Happy Forclit, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.