PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Michalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Michalski
vs
Brown

195 cm
25
208 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

191 cm
23
212 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Springfield HW 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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Michalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Brown!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Michalski misses.
Michalski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Michalski lands a nice looking body shot.
Michalski thows a body shot but no joy.
Michalski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Michalski.
Michalski misses with a straight left.
Michalski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Michalski's shoulder, as Michalski tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
Michalski stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michalski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Michalski looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Michalski is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Michalski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Michalski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Michalski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Michalski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michalski misses with a wild body shot.
Brown lands with an overhand left.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michalski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michalski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michalski takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Michalski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown throws a hook but Michalski avoids it easily.
Michalski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Michalski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Michalski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michalski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Michalski scores with a jab to the body.
Michalski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brown counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michalski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Michalski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Michalski tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michalski prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Michalski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Michalski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michalski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Michalski from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Michalski is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Michalski throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Michalski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Michalski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Michalski throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Michalski postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Michalski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Michalski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Michalski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michalski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Michalski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Michalski postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Michalski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Michalski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brown did well to prevent Michalski getting side control.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Michalski is looking for a kimura here.
Michalski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brown is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Michalski.
Michalski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Michalski trying to control from Brown's half guard. Brown has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Michalski content to stall in guard here.
Michalski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michalski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michalski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Michalski stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
Michalski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Michalski throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Michalski wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Michalski throwing strikes but missing.
Michalski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown wants to stand up but Michalski is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Michalski throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Brown keeping full guard, as Michalski tries to pass.
Michalski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Michalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Michalski throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Michalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Michalski thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Michalski dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Michalski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Michalski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.
A low kick from Michalski is predictable there
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Michalski misses with a wild body shot.
Michalski lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michalski throws out the jab.
Michalski checks the leg kick.
Michalski thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
Michalski swinging wildly here.
Michalski throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michalski tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michalski moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michalski throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Michalski swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Michalski wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Michalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown gets through Michalski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Michalski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown lands with a hook. Michalski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Craig Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michalski misses with a hook to the body
and Brown counters with a slapping leg kick.
Michalski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown lands with a nice combination. Michalski backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Brown throws a hook but Michalski blocks it.
A jab lands there for Brown.

Michalski is rocked!
Brown throws a hook but Michalski blocks it.
Oh Michalski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by Michalski.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michalski seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Craig Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Michalski throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown fakes the leg kick and cracks Michalski in the body.
Michalski ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Michalski slips a straight right by Brown.
Michalski thows a body shot but no joy.
Crunch! Brown slams his shin into Michalski's torso.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brown lands with a big left! Michalski is wobbled badly! Brown comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Michalski to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Craig Brown!