PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kennedy Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moss comes into the arena with Foo Fighters - Best of You blaring out of the sound system. Michaels is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Folsom Prison Blues cover by Everlast. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moss
vs
Michaels

192 cm
23
210 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

188 cm
28
212 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kennedy Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss throws a lazy head kick

so Michaels counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Moss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels wanted to stand there but Moss had control of the position.
Moss is controlling Michaels's posture.
Michaels tries to free his leg and advance position but Moss is retaining full guard.
Michaels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Michaels showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kennedy Michaels wasn't active enough on the ground.
An inside leg kick lands from Michaels.
Michaels misses with a lunging right hand
and Moss counters with a thumping low kick.
Moss swats away the attempt to clinch by Michaels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Michaels moves out of range as Moss throws a body kick.
Moss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Moss misses
and Moss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Randy Moss has been cut.
Randy Moss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice combination there by Michaels.
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!
Moss misses with a body kick.
Michaels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moss dodges the punch combination from Michaels.
Moss throws a sloppy head kick and Michaels moves out of range easily.
Kennedy Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moss throws a nice head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Michaels misses the target.
Moss misses with an attempted mid kick.
Michaels wants to clinch up but Moss keeps it at a distance.
Moss stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Michaels.
A clash of legs there as Michaels blocks the low kick.
Michaels bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moss's head.
Moss is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Moss lands with a kick to the temple. Michaels shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Moss misses with a leg kick
and Michaels counters with a stiff right hand.
Moss throws a low kick but it's checked well by Michaels.
Michaels throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moss makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Michaels loads up on a big right hand but Moss slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss lands a nice leg kick that just misses Michaels's sensitive parts.
Moss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Moss.
Michaels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Michaels connects with the punch.

Randy Moss's cut is getting worse.
Moss misses with a leg kick
enabling Michaels to counter with a crisp jab.
Michaels checks a leg kick.
Michaels moves out of range of the body kick from Moss.

Michaels has Moss up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Michaels just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moss's brow.
Michaels stalling against the cage.

Michaels breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moss misses with a head kick.
Moss throws a head kick but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels avoids the head kick by Moss.
Moss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michaels throws out the jab.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
Moss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michaels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moss.

Michaels drives through and clinches with Moss against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moss lands a body punch in the clinch.
Michaels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moss lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Michaels tries to land knees in the clinch but Moss avoids the damage to the body.
Michaels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Moss breaks the clinch.
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 Randy Moss's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Michaels tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moss makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Michaels really felt that one!
Moss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moss throws a front kick that sends Michaels stumbling back into the cage.
Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
Michaels tries to clinch but Moss moves away
and Moss counters with a good low kick that Michaels was not able to check.
Moss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moss throws a sloppy head kick
and Michaels counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Michaels misses.
Michaels scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Michaels connects with a leg kick. Moss looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moss tries for a takedown but Michaels circles away easily
and Michaels counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Michaels attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Michaels to score with a decent uppercut.
Michaels blocks a head kick by Moss.

Michaels drops Moss with a beautiful combination! Moss stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Michaels is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Michaels.

Randy Moss's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Michaels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michaels.
Moss slips a straight right by Michaels.
Moss takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Michaels tries to clinch there but Moss circles away.
Moss throws a leg kick but Michaels moved away.
Michaels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Michaels moves out of range as Moss throws a body kick.
Moss throws a head kick but Michaels moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss throws a body punch but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Jeez, Randy Moss's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

Moss gets tackled into the cage by Michaels. Michaels maintains the clinch.
Moss managing to block the knees to the body from Michaels.
Moss working hard to break the clinch.
Moss is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Michaels is trying to push Moss away but Moss has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Michaels.
Moss takes an elbow to the temple.

Michaels manages to break the clinch.
Moss circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moss counters with a good low kick that Michaels was not able to check.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michaels. Moss does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss blocks a jab.
Michaels just misses with a punch to the body.
Moss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moss.
Michaels on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Moss staying out of range there.
Moss blocks a head kick by Michaels.
Michaels misses with an uppercut. Moss saw that one coming.
Moss throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Michaels.
Michaels scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Michaels avoids a kick to the body.
Michaels moves out of range of the body kick from Moss.
Kennedy Michaels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moss throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Michaels counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kennedy Michaels!