PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Michi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crash Bandicoop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Michi
vs
Bandicoop

189 cm
20
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryu Michi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crash Bandicoop!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michi throws a sloppy head kick and Bandicoop moves out of range easily.
Michi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michi connects with a nice looking jab.
Michi throws a leg kick that misses.
Bandicoop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bandicoop moves in looking to clinch but Michi pushes him off.
Michi throws a leg kick that misses.
Michi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bandicoop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bandicoop there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bandicoop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bandicoop wants to clinch.
Michi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Michi.
Bandicoop moves out of range of the body kick.
Bandicoop wants to clinch up but Michi keeps it at a distance.
Michi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bandicoop dodges the punch combination from Michi.
Michi throws a sloppy head kick and Bandicoop moves out of range easily.
Michi throws a sloppy head kick and Bandicoop moves out of range easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Michi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bandicoop walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bandicoop shoots in but no luck this time.
Bandicoop tries to clinch but Michi moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bandicoop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crash Bandicoop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bandicoop takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bandicoop walks into a straight right hand from Michi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bandicoop checks a leg kick.
Michi works over Bandicoop's head and body with a nice combination.
Bandicoop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bandicoop shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Michi as he jumps to the side.
Michi misses with a few strikes there.
Michi throws a right hand that Bandicoop ducks under and follows up with a left that Bandicoop also avoids with ease.
Michi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bandicoop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bandicoop doesn't manage to clinch there - Michi circles away.
Bandicoop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Michi.
Michi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Michi throws a right and a left that Bandicoop avoids nicely.
Bandicoop fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michi keeps the fight on the outside.
Bandicoop doesn't manage to clinch there - Michi circles away.
Ryu Michi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bandicoop tries to clinch but Michi moves out of range.
Michi lands a jab to the head.
Bandicoop doesn't manage to clinch there - Michi circles away.
A head kick misses from Michi.
Bandicoop wants to clinch.
Bandicoop wants to clinch.
Bandicoop tries to clinch but Michi moves out of range.
Bandicoop tries to clinch there but Michi circles away.
Michi stalks Bandicoop and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bandicoop's face. Bandicoop staggers backwards, shaken.
Michi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bandicoop takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bandicoop avoids the head kick by Michi.
Michi misses with a double jab.
Bandicoop tries to clinch up.
Michi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bandicoop tries to clinch there but Michi circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michi catches Bandicoop with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Michi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Michi swats away the attempt to clinch by Bandicoop.
Michi keeps the fight on the outside.
Michi is working the combinations to good effect here.
Michi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bandicoop drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bandicoop tries to clinch up.
Michi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Michi's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Michi duly obliges.
Bandicoop is looking to clinch.
Bandicoop tries to clinch there but Michi circles away.
Michi throws a head kick but Bandicoop moves out of range.
Bandicoop walks into a stiff left hand from Michi.
Michi swats away the attempt to clinch by Bandicoop.
Michi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Michi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Michi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michi is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bandicoop is looking to clinch but Michi is avoiding it.
Michi misses with a kick to the body.
Bandicoop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bandicoop tries to clinch up but Michi circles away and keeps his distance.
A left and a right from Michi both land. Nice combination.
Michi swats away the attempt to clinch by Bandicoop.
Michi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Michi wants it to stay on the feet.
Ryu Michi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crash Bandicoop.
Bandicoop moves in looking to clinch but Michi pushes him off.
Bandicoop fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bandicoop slips a jab and a cross from Michi.
Bandicoop avoids a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Michi.
Bandicoop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Michi.
Michi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bandicoop on the side of the head.
Bandicoop has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Michi finds it's way round the side to connect with Bandicoop's head.
Michi throws a series of strikes that have Bandicoop backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Michi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A right-left combo lands from Michi.
No joy there for Michi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bandicoop fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Michi keeps the fight on the outside.
Michi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michi throws a series of punches but Bandicoop moves out of range.
Michi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bandicoop is trying desperately to land a takedown but Michi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bandicoop.
Michi cracks a nice hook into Bandicoop's ribs.
A left and a right from Michi both land. Nice combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Michi!
Michi throws a sloppy head kick and Bandicoop moves out of range easily.
Bandicoop closes the distance and clinches up with Michi, looking for a takedown. Bandicoop pushes Michi against the cage but Michi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Michi throws a combination. Bandicoop tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bandicoop wants to clinch up but Michi keeps it at a distance.
Bandicoop tries to clinch up but Michi circles away and keeps his distance.
Bandicoop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Michi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryu Michi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Michi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bandicoop fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Michi misses.
Michi swinging wildly here.
Bandicoop tries to close the distance and clinch but Michi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bandicoop dodges the punch combination from Michi.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bandicoop tries to clinch but Michi moves out of range.
Michi throws a head kick but Bandicoop moves out of range.
Bandicoop tries to clinch but Michi is having none of it.
Michi throws a right and a left that Bandicoop avoids nicely.
Bandicoop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bandicoop slips a jab and a cross from Michi.
Michi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bandicoop shoots in and drives through. Michi sprawls well.
Ryu Michi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crash Bandicoop.
Bandicoop dodges the punch combination from Michi.
Michi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bandicoop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bandicoop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bandicoop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michi swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice cross by Michi.
Bandicoop shoots in but no luck this time.
Michi lands a two punch combo.
Michi works the jab nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Michi.
Michi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bandicoop tries to clinch but Michi moves out of range.
Bandicoop tries to clinch but Michi is having none of it.
Bandicoop blocks a head kick by Michi.
Ryu Michi is winning the standup battle so far.
Michi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bandicoop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michi misses with a series of wild punches.
Bandicoop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bandicoop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michi misses with a double jab.
Bandicoop tries to clinch there but Michi circles away.
Michi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bandicoop avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bandicoop fails with a takedown attempt.
Michi throws a combination. Bandicoop tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bandicoop tries to clinch up.
Bandicoop dodges the punch combination from Michi.
A jab lands there for Michi.
Michi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bandicoop tries to clinch but Michi moves out of range.
Michi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bandicoop doesn't manage to clinch there - Michi circles away.
Bandicoop is looking to clinch.
Michi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Michi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bandicoop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Michi misses with a two punch combination.
Bandicoop wants to clinch up but Michi keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bandicoop tries to close the distance and clinch but Michi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bandicoop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michi.
Bandicoop tries to clinch there but Michi circles away.
Bandicoop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michi tries to land a leg kick but Bandicoop saw it coming and moves away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bandicoop might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Michi has got the better of the exchanges.
Bandicoop wants to clinch.
Michi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bandicoop tries to close the distance and clinch but Michi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bandicoop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by Michi.
Bandicoop wants to clinch.
Michi swats away the attempt to clinch by Bandicoop.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bandicoop tries to clinch but Michi moves out of range.
Michi is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Michi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Michi misses with a double jab.
Michi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michi throws a series of punches but Bandicoop moves out of range.
Michi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Michi works over Bandicoop's head and body with a nice combination.
Bandicoop tries to clinch but Michi moves out of range.
Michi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bandicoop shoots for a takedown but Michi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bandicoop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bandicoop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bandicoop walks into a straight right hand from Michi.
Bandicoop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michi fails to land with a series of punches.
Bandicoop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bandicoop is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandicoop moves in looking to clinch but Michi pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bandicoop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bandicoop blocks a low kick nicely.
Michi scores with a decent looking hook.
Bandicoop takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandicoop wants to clinch.
Michi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bandicoop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab lands there for Michi.
Bandicoop shoots in and drives through. Michi sprawls well.
Michi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bandicoop is able to avoid easily.
Bandicoop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Michi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bandicoop is looking to clinch.
A jab from Michi does it's job there.
Michi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Michi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bandicoop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michi misses with a leg kick.
Bandicoop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michi lands a head shot.
Michi lands with a nice combination. Bandicoop backs away looking to recover.
Nice straight punches there by Michi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Michi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bandicoop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bandicoop is looking to clinch but Michi is avoiding it.
Michi tries a low kick but Bandicoop avoids it.
Bandicoop tries to close the distance and clinch but Michi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bandicoop doesn't manage to clinch there - Michi circles away.
Jab by Michi.
Bandicoop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab by Michi.
Michi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bandicoop is looking to clinch.
Bandicoop doesn't manage to clinch there - Michi circles away.
Michi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bandicoop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bandicoop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Left hook, right uppercut from Michi.
Bandicoop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bandicoop tries to close the distance and clinch but Michi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bandicoop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bandicoop circles away quickly and effectively.
Bandicoop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bandicoop shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Michi sprawls well. Michi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bandicoop gets slowly back to his feet.
Ryu Michi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crash Bandicoop.
Bandicoop looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Michi is fending him off so far but Bandicoop persists. Nope, Michi circles away and we're back to standing.
Bandicoop takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Michi.
Michi misses with a wild combination.
Crash Bandicoop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bandicoop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Michi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bandicoop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bandicoop is looking to clinch but Michi is avoiding it.
Bandicoop is looking to clinch.
Michi swinging wildly here.
Bandicoop tries to clinch there but Michi circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bandicoop closes the distance and clinches up with Michi, looking for a takedown. Bandicoop pushes Michi against the cage but Michi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Michi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Michi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bandicoop on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Michi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bandicoop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bandicoop fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bandicoop with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Michi to score with a decent uppercut.
Michi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bandicoop shoots for a double leg takedown but Michi sprawls well. He's pushed Bandicoop's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Michi cracks Bandicoop with a good jab.
Ryu Michi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bandicoop tries to clinch up but Michi circles away and keeps his distance.
Bandicoop misses with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Michi scores with a one two! Bandicoop had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bandicoop blocks a head kick by Michi.
Bandicoop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Bandicoop blocks the leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Michi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Michi 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Michi!