PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kennedy Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corbett comes to the cage accompanied by fue a por trabajo y le comieron lo de abajo. Michaels has chosen Folsom Prison Blues cover by Everlast as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Corbett
vs
Michaels

185 cm
25
213 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

188 cm
27
212 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Corbett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kennedy Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels digs a good body shot into Corbett's ribs.
Corbett misses with a low kick.
Michaels lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Michaels misses with a kick to the body.
Michaels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corbett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Michaels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Michaels lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Corbett jumps guard but Michaels stands there with Corbett around his waist. Corbett gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Michaels lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Nathan Corbett has been cut.
Michaels working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Michaels manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Michaels.
Michaels throws a push kick but Corbett slaps the foot to one side.
Michaels lands a nice leg kick that just misses Corbett's sensitive parts.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Corbett circles away and keeps his distance.
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corbett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michaels.
Corbett looks to land a body kick but Michaels moved away.
Michaels on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a jab to the body
and Corbett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kennedy Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
Corbett tries a head kick but it misses.
Corbett blocks a low kick nicely.
Corbett is looking to score with low kicks.
Michaels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Michaels leaves Corbett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Michaels slips under a jab.
Corbett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Michaels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michaels is looking to clinch.
Michaels lands a head kick!
Corbett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Michaels lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett thumps Michaels with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michaels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corbett fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Corbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels tries to clinch
and Michaels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Michaels tries to clinch but Corbett moves away
and Corbett counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Corbett tries to move into range but Michaels moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Michaels moves in looking to clinch but Corbett pushes him off.
Corbett throws a chopping leg kick but Michaels manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Michaels.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corbett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michaels blocks a head kick by Corbett.
Corbett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels scores with a head kick.
Michaels slips under a jab from Corbett.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett takes one to the side of the head.
Michaels swinging wildly here.
Michaels throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Michaels looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Michaels lands with a nice combination. Corbett backs away looking to recover.

Michaels clinches with his opponent.
Michaels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Corbett's defenses.
Corbett blocks an elbow strike from Michaels.
Michaels tries a knee to the head but Corbett blocks it.
Michaels lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Michaels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Corbett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Michaels walks away with a smile on his face. Corbett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Corbett is looking to slow Michaels down with leg kicks.
Michaels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corbett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Corbett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michaels moves out of range of the leg kick from Corbett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels slips under a jab.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corbett swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Corbett closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Michaels did well to prevent Corbett getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corbett wants to free his trapped foot but Michaels is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Michaels is trying to maintain the position but Corbett is very close to passing his half guard.
Michaels tries to kick Corbett off but Corbett keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Michaels won't allow Corbett to pass to mount.

Corbett is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Michaels has managed to free his arm - good work.
Corbett is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Michaels manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kennedy Michaels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Corbett's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Corbett throws a leg kick that misses.
Kennedy Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels works the jab nicely.
Corbett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels tries to clinch up
and Corbett counters with a leg kick.
Michaels jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Michaels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Corbett misses with a low kick.
Michaels stuffs the takedown.
Michaels throws a head kick but Corbett moves out of range.
Corbett throws the kick towards the body but Michaels avoids it.
Corbett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corbett motions for Michaels to come forward. Corbett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Michaels - that will leave a mark!
A clash of legs there as Michaels blocks the low kick.
Corbett takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Corbett throws a jab but it's blocked by Michaels.
Michaels lands with an uppercut that bounces Corbett off the cage and back into rage.
Michaels checks a leg kick.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Corbett circles away and keeps his distance.
Corbett tries to land a body kick
and Michaels counters with a nice kick to the body.
Michaels scores with a leg kick.
Corbett keeps the fight on the outside.
Michaels wants to clinch.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Corbett circles away and keeps his distance.

Michaels clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Michaels.
Michaels misses with a knee strike.
Corbett fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Corbett tries to pull guard but Michaels won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Corbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corbett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Michaels walks away with a smile on his face. Corbett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Michaels throws a leg kick but Corbett checks it.
Corbett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Corbett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Corbett walks into a stiff left hand from Michaels.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Corbett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Michaels swings for the body but Corbett moves out of range.
Michaels doesn't manage to clinch there - Corbett circles away.
Michaels throws a hook to the side of Corbett's head but Corbett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Michaels jabs Corbett right on the nose. Corbett blinks but takes it well.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corbett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michaels lands a head kick. Corbett smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Corbett is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Michaels closes the distance and clinches.
Corbett tries to pull guard but Michaels holds him up against the cage and eventually Corbett drops back down to his feet.
Corbett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Corbett tries to pull guard but Michaels won't allow it.

Michaels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michaels misses with a kick to the body.
Corbett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michaels turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Michaels tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Corbett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michaels is looking to chop away at Corbett's legs.
Michaels connects with a right hand. Corbett shakes it off.
A big left from Michaels misses.

Michaels takes the fight into the clinch.

Michaels breaks the clinch.
Corbett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels moves in looking to clinch but Corbett pushes him off.
Corbett scoring well with a low kick there.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Corbett's calf.
Michaels tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Corbett counters with a straight right hand.
Kennedy Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corbett.
A head kick misses from Michaels.
Michaels scoring well with a low kick there.
Michaels throws a leg kick that is checked
and Corbett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Michaels's knee momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Michaels.
Michaels tries to clinch but Corbett is having none of it.
Michaels darts in trying to clinch
and Corbett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kennedy Michaels will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nathan Corbett's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

No joy there for Corbett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Michaels misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corbett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kennedy Michaels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michaels checks a leg kick.
Michaels tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Michaels closes the distance but Corbett moves to the side
and Corbett counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A combination from Corbett does no damage.

Michaels gets a clinch.
Michaels prevents the takedown attempt.
Corbett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Michaels walks away with a smile on his face. Corbett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Michaels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corbett keeps the fight on the outside.
Corbett avoids the head kick by Michaels.
Michaels walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Corbett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels tries to clinch but Corbett moves out of range.
A head kick by Corbett misses
and Michaels makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Corbett looks to land a body kick but Michaels moved away.
A clash of legs there as Michaels blocks the low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Michaels.
Michaels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corbett.
Michaels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Michaels throws a head kick but Corbett moves out of range.
A big left from Michaels misses.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Corbett is avoiding it.
Michaels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Michaels tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Corbett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michaels.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Corbett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michaels tries to clinch up.
Corbett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michaels tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Corbett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Corbett is defended easily by Michaels.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Corbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Corbett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels wants to clinch.
Corbett swats away the attempt to clinch by Michaels.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett misses with a looping left.
Michaels tries to clinch but Corbett is having none of it.
Michaels slips a jab and a cross from Corbett.
Michaels throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Michaels closes the distance and clinches.
Michaels lands a damaging elbow.
Corbett tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Corbett manages to pull guard.
Corbett working a defensive guard here.
Corbett has a closed guard, preventing Michaels from standing up.
Michaels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Corbett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels passes into half guard.
Corbett misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Michaels is thwarting Corbett's attempts to control the position.
Michaels wants to stand but Corbett has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Michaels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Michaels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Michaels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Michaels has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Corbett.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels blocks a head kick by Corbett.
Corbett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Michaels defends it nicely.
Michaels misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Corbett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Michaels has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Kennedy Michaels!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Kennedy Michaels!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Kennedy Michaels!

Kennedy Michaels wins by unanimous decision!