PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abel Medicini (ranked 3266 p4p, 4248 weight class) and Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abel Medicini has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Medicini
vs
Michaels

196 cm
25
224
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
225
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abel Medicini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels lands a body shot.

Michaels shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Medicini manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Medicini keeping moving, preventing Michaels from controlling successfully.
Michaels throws a strike but Medicini rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Medicini postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Medicini lands a couple of elbows.
Medicini with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Michaels is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Medicini wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Medicini working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medicini passes Michaels's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Michaels should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Michaels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Medicini drops an elbow to the side of Michaels's head.
Medicini looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Medicini is trying for a kimura here. Michaels looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Medicini wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Abel Medicini!
A relieved looking Abel Medicini thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.