PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Tentotlon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mickles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickles has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Tentotlon
vs
Mickles

225 cm
25
203 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

186 cm
25
202 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Tentotlon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Mickles!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tentotlon lands with a slapping head kick.
A left lands for Tentotlon.
Mickles takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mickles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tentotlon counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body kick there by Tentotlon.
Tentotlon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mickles throws a combination that misses
and Tentotlon counters with a nice body kick.
Mickles looks gassed!
Tentotlon lands a head kick. Mickles smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tentotlon cracks Mickles with an open hand slap.
Mickles is looking to clinch but Tentotlon is avoiding it.
Nice shot by Tentotlon.
Tentotlon lands a head kick!
Tentotlon looks to land a combination. Mickles sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mickles throws a head kick that misses
and Tentotlon counters with a three punch combo that has Mickles backing up. Mickles nods at Tentotlon to acknowledge the strikes.
Tentotlon scores with a head kick. Mickles tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tentotlon scores with a head kick.
Mickles throws a body kick the misses
and Tentotlon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mickles is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tentotlon cracks the inside of Mickles's front leg.
Tentotlon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mickles.
Mickles 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.
Tentotlon scores with a head kick.
Tentotlon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mickles's sensitive parts.
Mickles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mickles takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mickles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A lazy body kick from Mickles
and Tentotlon counters with a head kick. That will keep Mickles thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tentotlon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mickles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tentotlon lands with a nice body kick.
Tentotlon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tentotlon duly obliges.
Tentotlon scores with a one two! Mickles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tentotlon cracks Mickles with a good jab.
Tentotlon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tentotlon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tentotlon scoring well with a low kick there.
Tentotlon connects with a high kick.
Tentotlon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tentotlon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mickles throws a sloppy head kick
and Tentotlon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mickles is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tentotlon lands a leg kick that knocks Mickles off balance momentarily.
Tentotlon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tentotlon lunges at Mickles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mickles's hand.
Mickles throws a combination that misses
and Tentotlon counters with an inside leg kick.
Mickles takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Tentotlon.
Tentotlon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body kick there by Tentotlon.
Tentotlon punishes Mickles's body with a nice straight punch.
Tentotlon cracks the inside of Mickles's front leg.
Tentotlon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mickles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mickles has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tentotlon throws a leg kick which misses Mickles's front leg but catches the back leg as Mickles tries to avoid it.
Mickles misses with a low kick as Tentotlon jumps back.
Tentotlon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tentotlon connects with a right hand. Mickles shakes it off.
Tentotlon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tentotlon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mickles throws a sloppy head kick
and Tentotlon counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mickles needs to keep his hands up - Tentotlon had a free shot at his head there.
Tentotlon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tentotlon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mickles on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tentotlon throws a one two combo.
Mickles has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tentotlon.
Mickles misses with a combination
and Tentotlon counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tentotlon lands a head kick!
Tentotlon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tentotlon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tentotlon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tentotlon lands a head kick!
Mickles walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tentotlon.
Tentotlon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mickles thows a leg kick but Tentotlon checks it
and Tentotlon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tentotlon scores with a head kick. Mickles tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mickles takes one to the chin there.
Tentotlon cracks the inside of Mickles's front leg.
Mickles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tentotlon circles away quickly and effectively.
Tentotlon thumps Mickles with a low kick.
Tentotlon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tentotlon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tentotlon is working the combinations to good effect here.
A lazy body kick from Mickles
and Tentotlon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tentotlon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tentotlon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tentotlon duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tentotlon scores with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Tentotlon.
Tentotlon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tentotlon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mickles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tentotlon.
Tentotlon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mickles misses with a double jab
and Tentotlon counters with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tentotlon.
Tentotlon scoring well with a low kick there.
Tentotlon lands with a slapping head kick.
Mickles throws a lazy head kick
and Tentotlon counters with a left and a right that stings Mickles.
Mickles 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.
Tentotlon lands a head kick. Mickles smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tentotlon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mickles takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tentotlon throws a nice head kick!
Tentotlon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tentotlon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mickles throws a lazy head kick
and Tentotlon counters with a low kick, right behind Mickles 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Tentotlon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Mickles's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tentotlon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A head kick by Mickles misses
and Tentotlon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mickles's knee momentarily.
Tentotlon scores with a head kick.
A head kick from Tentotlon lands but Mickles takes it in his stride.
Tentotlon with a nice cross.
Chris Mickles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tentotlon throws a combination. Mickles tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tentotlon thuds his shin into the meat of Mickles's side.
Tentotlon scoring well with a low kick there.
Mickles doesn't manage to clinch there - Tentotlon circles away.
Good shot there by Tentotlon.
Mickles takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick by Mickles misses
and Tentotlon counters with a three punch combo that has Mickles backing up. Mickles nods at Tentotlon to acknowledge the strikes.
Tentotlon lands a high kick!
Mickles tries to move into range but Tentotlon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tentotlon is looking to slow Mickles down with leg kicks.
Mickles takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mickles takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tentotlon scores with a head kick.
Mickles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tentotlon throws a nice head kick!
Mickles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tentotlon circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tentotlon lands with a slapping head kick.
Tentotlon throws a head kick that Mickles semi-blocks.
Tentotlon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mickles tries to move into range but Tentotlon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mickles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tentotlon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mickles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tentotlon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tentotlon works over Mickles's head and body with a nice combination.
Tentotlon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tentotlon lands with a slapping head kick.
Tentotlon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tentotlon throws a head kick that Mickles semi-blocks.
Mickles throws a head kick that misses
and Tentotlon counters with a head kick.
Tentotlon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mickles eats them both and turns towards Tentotlon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mickles throws a sloppy head kick
and Tentotlon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mickles is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mickles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mickles misses with a double jab
and Tentotlon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mickles throws a body kick the misses
and Tentotlon counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tentotlon.
Mickles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tentotlon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mickles throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tentotlon counters with a head kick.
Mickles tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Tentotlon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tentotlon works over Mickles's head and body with a nice combination.
Tentotlon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tentotlon lands a head kick. Mickles smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mickles throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tentotlon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tentotlon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mickles.
Tentotlon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tentotlon lands a head kick. Mickles smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jake Tentotlon is winning the standup battle so far.
Mickles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mickles throws a lazy head kick
and Tentotlon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tentotlon - that will leave a mark!
Tentotlon throws a nice head kick!
Tentotlon sizes up Mickles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tentotlon throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mickles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tentotlon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mickles crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tentotlon - the referee stops the clock and Mickles gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tentotlon. Mickles manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tentotlon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tentotlon lands a head kick. Mickles smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mickles misses with a series of wild punches.
Tentotlon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tentotlon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mickles takes a step back to recover.
Jab from Tentotlon.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tentotlon, right into the meat.
Tentotlon lands with a slapping head kick.
Tentotlon lands a head kick!
Tentotlon throws a head kick that Mickles semi-blocks.
Mickles misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tentotlon. That's going to slow Mickles down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tentotlon looks to land a combination. Mickles sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tentotlon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A right-left combo lands from Tentotlon.
Mickles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tentotlon.
Tentotlon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mickles backs up against the cage.
Tentotlon throws a nice head kick!
Tentotlon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mickles tries to clinch up but Tentotlon circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick by Mickles misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mickles takes a kick to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Tentotlon.
Tentotlon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tentotlon lands a high kick!
Mickles throws a right and a left that Tentotlon avoids nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tentotlon, right into the meat.
A head kick from Tentotlon lands but Mickles takes it in his stride.
Tentotlon lands a leg kick that knocks Mickles off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Tentotlon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Mickles'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. And we move into the final round!

Tentotlon connects with a crisp jab.
Tentotlon scores with a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Mickles misses.
A head kick from Tentotlon lands but Mickles takes it in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tentotlon. That's going to slow Mickles down.
A head kick by Mickles misses
and Tentotlon counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tentotlon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tentotlon pushes Mickles away with a front kick.
Tentotlon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tentotlon connects with an inside leg kick.
Mickles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tentotlon. Tentotlon obviously looking to wear him down.
Tentotlon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mickles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tentotlon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mickles on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Mickles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tentotlon throws a head kick that half lands.
Tentotlon scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tentotlon, as that shot connected.
Mickles is looking to clinch.
Tentotlon scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Tentotlon.
Mickles takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tentotlon, right into the meat.
Tentotlon throws a head kick that Mickles semi-blocks.
Tentotlon lands a high kick!
Mickles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tentotlon, right into the meat.
A punch lands to the side of Mickles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tentotlon scores with a leg kick.
Mickles throws a lazy head kick
and Tentotlon counters with a thumping low kick.
Mickles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tentotlon. Tentotlon obviously looking to wear him down.
Mickles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mickles might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tentotlon has got the better of the exchanges.
Mickles takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mickles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tentotlon. Tentotlon obviously looking to wear him down.
Tentotlon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tentotlon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mickles tries to close the distance and clinch but Tentotlon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tentotlon throws a head kick that Mickles semi-blocks.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tentotlon!
Jake Tentotlon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tentotlon scores with a head kick.
A head kick by Mickles misses
and Tentotlon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mickles is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick by Mickles misses
and Tentotlon counters with a head kick. That will keep Mickles thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tentotlon looks to land a combination. Mickles sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tentotlon throws a head kick that half lands.
Tentotlon scores with a head kick.
Tentotlon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mickles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mickles misses with a double jab
and Tentotlon counters with a two punch combo.
Tentotlon connects with a high kick.
Tentotlon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mickles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tentotlon.
A punch combination from Mickles misses.
Mickles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tentotlon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tentotlon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mickles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mickles throws a leg kick
and Tentotlon counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tentotlon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tentotlon.
Tentotlon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mickles if he has to take too many more of those.
Tentotlon throws a combination. Mickles tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tentotlon lands with a slapping head kick.
Mickles walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tentotlon.
Mickles misses with the body kick
and Tentotlon counters with a nice body kick.
Tentotlon scores with a leg kick.
Tentotlon lands a high kick!
Tentotlon throws a one two combo.
Tentotlon fakes the leg kick and cracks Mickles in the body.
Tentotlon scores with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tentotlon. That's going to slow Mickles down.
Mickles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tentotlon.
Tentotlon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tentotlon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mickles's head.
Mickles tries to clinch there but Tentotlon circles away.
Mickles swinging wildly here.
Mickles takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tentotlon thows a body kick. Mickles tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mickles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tentotlon. Tentotlon obviously looking to wear him down.
Tentotlon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mickles.
Tentotlon lands a head kick!
Tentotlon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tentotlon scores with a three punch combo!
Tentotlon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mickles backs up against the cage.
Tentotlon lands a head kick!
Tentotlon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mickles backs up against the cage.
Mickles looks to land a combination but Tentotlon avoids it well.
Mickles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tentotlon. Tentotlon obviously looking to wear him down.
Tentotlon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mickles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tentotlon.
Mickles throws a sloppy head kick
and Tentotlon counters with a leg kick.
Chris Mickles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mickles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Tentotlon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tentotlon 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Tentotlon!