PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Marquardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Michaels struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marquardt
vs
Michaels

183 cm
27
184 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

186 cm
24
185 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jericho Marquardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marquardt.
Marquardt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Michaels misses with a body shot.
Marquardt throws a head kick that misses.
Michaels checks the leg kick nicely there.
Michaels swings for the body but Marquardt moves out of range.
Michaels avoids the head kick by Marquardt.
A big left from Michaels misses.
Marquardt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Michaels cracks a nice hook into Marquardt's ribs.
A punch lands to the side of Marquardt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marquardt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michaels avoids the head kick by Marquardt.
A slow jab from Michaels misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquardt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Michaels checks a low kick from Marquardt.
Michaels misses the shot to the body.
Marquardt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Michaels.
Marquardt 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.
Marquardt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Michaels takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Brock Michaels has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Marquardt misses.
Marquardt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marquardt wants to land a leg kick but Michaels is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt throws a leg kick but Michaels moved away.
Marquardt is looking to slow Michaels down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marquardt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marquardt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marquardt moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marquardt, right into the meat.
Michaels looks gassed!
Marquardt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Marquardt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marquardt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Michaels's sensitive parts.
Marquardt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marquardt misses with a head kick.

Marquardt lands a big head kick that sends Michaels tumbling to the mat! Marquardt takes a step backwards and waves Michaels back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Michaels is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Michaels is still on wobbly legs! Can Marquardt finish him?
Marquardt throws a head kick but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels seems to have recovered his senses.
Marquardt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Michaels is out of range.
Michaels blocks the body kick.
Marquardt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marquardt.
Marquardt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Michaels's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marquardt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marquardt.
Michaels on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marquardt. Marquardt obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marquardt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt throws a body kick that misses.
Michaels misses with a series of wild punches.
Michaels tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Michaels on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marquardt. Marquardt obviously looking to wear him down.
Marquardt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marquardt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marquardt tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marquardt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marquardt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jericho Marquardt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Michaels's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Marquardt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Michaels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marquardt can pounce on him.
Jericho Marquardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marquardt. That's going to slow Michaels down.
Marquardt throws a head kick that misses.
Marquardt misses with a low kick.
Marquardt misses with a low kick.
Michaels steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marquardt. That one must have hurt.
Marquardt throws a head kick that half lands.

That has opened up Brock Michaels's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marquardt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Michaels.

The cut above Brock Michaels's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Marquardt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Marquardt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jericho Marquardt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquardt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Marquardt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marquardt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marquardt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jericho Marquardt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michaels tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marquardt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marquardt misses with a body kick.
Michaels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michaels is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marquardt rather than just go for the knockout.
Marquardt throws a solid leg kick but Michaels takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marquardt.
Marquardt throws a leg kick but Michaels sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marquardt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michaels can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels blocks a head kick by Marquardt.
Michaels thows a leg kick but Marquardt checks it
and Marquardt counters with an inside leg kick.
Michaels walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marquardt.
Marquardt misses with a body kick.
Marquardt tries to land a leg kick but Michaels saw it coming and moves away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Michaels might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Marquardt has got the better of the exchanges.
An inside leg kick lands from Marquardt.
Michaels throws a low kick, looking for Marquardt's leg but Marquardt calmly moves out of range.
Marquardt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Michaels has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marquardt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marquardt scores with a head kick.

Brock Michaels's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Marquardt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Michaels's sensitive parts.
A head kick from Marquardt lands but Michaels takes it in his stride.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jericho Marquardt!