PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mariucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Mikkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mikkey's choice of entrance music: The Trooper. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ace Mikkey was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Mariucci
vs
Mikkey

180 cm
24
185 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

189 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Mariucci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ace Mikkey!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mariucci avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mariucci fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mikkey avoids it really well and circles away.
Mikkey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mikkey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mariucci shoots in looking for a takedown. Mikkey tries to sprawl out of it but Mariucci keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mikkey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Mariucci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mariucci shoots in for a takedown but Mikkey shows good takedown defense.
Mikkey tries to close the distance and clinch but Mariucci swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mariucci shoots in looking for a takedown. Mikkey tries to sprawl out of it but Mariucci keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mikkey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mikkey is looking to clinch.
Mariucci shoots in and drives through. Mikkey sprawls well.
Mikkey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mariucci.
Mikkey wants to clinch.
Michael Mariucci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mikkey moves into range and clinches up with Mariucci.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkey tries for a takedown but Mariucci manages to get underhooks.
Mikkey fails to pull guard.
Mariucci tries to break the clinch but Mikkey is controlling the position.
Mikkey has Mariucci pressed against the cage, preventing Mariucci from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Mariucci manages to break the clinch.

Mariucci gets the takedown into side control.
Mikkey regains half guard.

Mariucci has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mikkey defend it? Mariucci steps over the head and cranks it - Mikkey is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mariucci!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Mariucci!