PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Manard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Mickele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manard comes to the cage accompanied by Go Hard Or Go Home. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Manard
vs
Mickele

187 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gary Manard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Mickele!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mickele lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Mickele.
A low kick from Manard is predictable there
and Mickele counters with a leg kick.
Mickele throws a chopping leg kick but Manard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mickele throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mickele scores with a spinning back kick!
Mickele throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mickele connects with a leg kick. Manard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mickele.
Mickele misses with a leg kick
and Manard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mickele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice jab there from Mickele.
Manard misses with a straight left.
Mickele scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mickele. That's going to slow Manard down.
Mickele throws a sloppy head kick and Manard moves out of range easily.
Mickele throws a leg kick which misses Manard's front leg but catches the back leg as Manard tries to avoid it.
Manard misses with an uppercut.
Mickele lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mickele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manard throws a right hand that misses
and Mickele counters with a good low kick that Manard was not able to check.
Mickele misses with a kick to the body.
Mickele is looking to slow Manard down with leg kicks.
Mickele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mickele feints and then cracks Manard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manard down.
A head kick misses from Mickele.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mickele - that will leave a mark!
Mickele throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Gary Manard has been cut.
Mickele connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mickele.
Manard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mickele throws an off balance right hand
and Manard counters with a nice leg kick.
Manard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Mickele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Manard's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Manard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Michael Mickele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mickele misses with a leg kick
and Manard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Manard sizes up Mickele with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Manard misses with a leg kick
and Mickele counters with a leg kick.
Manard throws a sloppy head kick
and Mickele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mickele throws a leg kick
and Manard counters with a thumping low kick.
Manard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mickele can pounce on him.
Manard misses with a leg kick
and Mickele counters with a nice uppercut.
Manard avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick by Mickele misses
and Manard counters with an outside leg kick.
Mickele lets loose with a powerful body kick. Manard will feel that in the morning.
Manard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mickele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manard avoids the body shot from Mickele.
Mickele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Manard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mickele needs to keep his hands up - Manard had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Manard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mickele throws a sloppy head kick and Manard moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mickele tries to land a front kick but Manard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good leg kick by Mickele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mickele slips a jab from Manard.
Manard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Manard avoids the head kick by Mickele.
Manard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mickele counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mickele throws a push kick but Manard slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body kick there by Mickele.
A low kick from Mickele misses
and Manard counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mickele throws a leg kick
and Manard counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Mickele! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Manard!