PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kennedy Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes to the cage accompanied by Folsom Prison Blues cover by Everlast. Styles is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Am by Dale Oliver. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Michaels
vs
Styles

188 cm
25
212 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kennedy Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, AJ Styles!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Styles swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Michaels rushes Styles and presses him up against the cage.
Michaels utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Styles takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like AJ Styles has been cut.
Michaels has Styles pressed against the cage, preventing Styles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Styles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Michaels lands a nice knee to the body.
Michaels lands an elbow that stopped Styles in his tracks for a moment.
Michaels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Styles's face.

That has opened up AJ Styles's cut even more.
Michaels lands a hook that snaps the head of Styles backwards.
Styles looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michaels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Styles's defenses.
Michaels lands a nice elbow.
Michaels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above AJ Styles's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Styles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Styles takes an elbow to the temple.
Michaels lands a good knee to the midsection. Styles won't want to take too many of those.
Michaels keeps control of Styles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Styles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Michaels has Styles pressed against the cage, preventing Styles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Michaels lands a nice elbow.

AJ Styles's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Styles takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at AJ Styles's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kennedy Michaels!