PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kennedy Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Bodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes into the arena with Folsom Prison Blues cover by Everlast blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Michaels
vs
Bodman

188 cm
25
212 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

189 cm
24
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

White Gorilla Nutrition
White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kennedy Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hakeem Bodman!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bodman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bodman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Michaels tries to clinch but Bodman is having none of it.
Bodman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bodman shoots in but Michaels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Michaels tries to clinch but Bodman is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels takes a swing at Bodman's ribcage but misses.

Michaels has closed the distance and engaged Bodman in a clinch.

Michaels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Michaels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels tries to land knees in the clinch but Bodman avoids the damage to the body.
Michaels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bodman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Michaels tries a knee to the head but Bodman blocks it.

Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bodman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Bodman circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Bodman with that takedown attempt.
Kennedy Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hakeem Bodman.

Michaels gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bodman takes an elbow to the temple.
Bodman takes an elbow to the forehead.

Michaels manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bodman keeps the fight on the outside.
Michaels doesn't manage to clinch there - Bodman circles away.
Bodman shoots in for a double leg but Michaels sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Michaels. No joy for Bodman on that attempt.
Michaels wants to clinch up but Bodman keeps it at a distance.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bodman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michaels is looking to score with low kicks.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Bodman is avoiding it.
Michaels throws a looping overhand right but Bodman ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to clinch up.
Bodman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Michaels as he avoids it easily.
Bodman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michaels.
Michaels doesn't manage to clinch there - Bodman circles away.
Bodman blocks a jab.
Michaels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bodman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michaels tries to clinch up.
Bodman shoots in for a double leg but Michaels sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Michaels tries to clinch there but Bodman circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Michaels misses with a wild body shot.
Bodman keeps the fight on the outside.
Kennedy Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bodman shoots in for a takedown but Michaels shows good takedown defense.
Michaels moves in looking to clinch but Bodman pushes him off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Michaels, right into the meat.
Michaels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bodman keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Bodman circles away and keeps his distance.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bodman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kennedy Michaels dominated that round.
That's time! Michaels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fight stays on the outside here - Michaels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michaels wants to clinch.
Michaels 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.
Kennedy Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Michaels moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Michaels clinches up with Bodman and pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Michaels obliges.

Michaels manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Bodman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bodman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Michaels but Michaels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Bodman or perhaps it was just good defense by Michaels which made him look bad.
Michaels feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bodman's calf.
Bodman keeps the fight on the outside.
Bodman swats away the attempt to clinch by Michaels.
Michaels misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodman moves away from the strike by Michaels.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Bodman circles away and keeps his distance.
Good work by Bodman as he checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michaels.
Bodman is breathing heavily.
Bodman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michaels tries to clinch up.
Michaels tries to clinch there but Bodman circles away.
Michaels displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bodman.
Kennedy Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hakeem Bodman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Michaels. No joy for Bodman on that attempt.
Bodman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Michaels as he avoids it easily.
Michaels feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bodman's calf.
Michaels tries to clinch but Bodman moves out of range.
Bodman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bodman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Michaels can pounce on him.
Michaels is looking to clinch.
Michaels doesn't manage to clinch there - Bodman circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Bodman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michaels tries to clinch there but Bodman circles away.

Bodman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Michaels!

Bodman looking to secure an arm triangle but Michaels defends it well.
Michaels tries to hold on but Bodman pushes him away.
Michaels manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michaels tries to kick Bodman off but Bodman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Michaels pushes Bodman off and gets back to his feet.
Michaels tries to clinch but Bodman is having none of it.

Michaels rushes Bodman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kennedy Michaels dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Michaels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Michaels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michaels thumps Bodman with a low kick.
Michaels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Michaels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michaels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bodman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bodman walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels tries to clinch up.

Michaels closes the distance and pushes Bodman back into the cage.
Michaels lands an elbow that stopped Bodman in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Michaels.

It looks like Hakeem Bodman has been cut.

Michaels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michaels tries to clinch but Bodman is having none of it.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Bodman is avoiding it.
Michaels wants to clinch.
Bodman swats away the attempt to clinch by Michaels.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Bodman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michaels tries to clinch but Bodman is having none of it.
Michaels with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Michaels lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bodman's sensitive parts.
Michaels tries to clinch but Bodman is having none of it.
Michaels misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Michaels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Michaels lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Michaels scores with a knee to the head.

Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bodman takes one to the chin there.
Nice jab there from Michaels.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bodman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Bodman is avoiding it.
Michaels tries to clinch but Bodman moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to clinch up.
Bodman has a takedown stuffed.
Kennedy Michaels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michaels throws out a loose jab but Bodman uses good head movement to avoid it.

Michaels moves into the clinch.
Hakeem Bodman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michaels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Michaels.
Michaels lands an elbow inside.
Michaels lands a body shot.
Michaels landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kennedy Michaels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Michaels has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kennedy Michaels!