PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Urpo Muilu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muilu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is he's going the distance. The crowd seem to be enjoying Michaels's choice of entrance music: Alice In Chains - Man In The Box. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Muilu
vs
Michaels

186 cm
30
182 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

178 cm
24
177 lbs
12 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hellbent, Inc.™
knocKOut Brand Fight Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urpo Muilu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muilu throws a jab but it's blocked by Michaels.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Muilu.
Michaels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Josh Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Michaels throws a combination that misses
and Muilu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Muilu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Michaels in his tracks.
Muilu misses the shot to the body.
Michaels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Muilu counters with a shoot takedown. Michaels fights it but they end up in guard.
Michaels is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Muilu throws a big right hand that misses.
Muilu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Michaels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muilu won't allow Michaels to get back to his feet.
Muilu stopping the sweep attempt from Michaels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels keeping moving, preventing Muilu from controlling successfully.
Muilu postures up in Michaels's guard and throws a big left but Michaels blocks it.
Michaels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Muilu is one step ahead there.
Muilu throwing strikes but missing.
Michaels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Muilu is looking to work some ground and pound but Michaels has wrist control.
Michaels wants to stand and escape but Muilu is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Muilu wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Muilu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Muilu trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muilu is really struggling to control Michaels but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Muilu 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Urpo Muilu.
Michaels misses the body punch
letting Muilu counter with a right hand.
Muilu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michaels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muilu misses the shot to the body.
Muilu throws the kick towards the body but Michaels avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a hook to the body
and Muilu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Muilu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Michaels misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Muilu counter with a right hand.
Muilu throws a lazy right hand but Michaels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Michaels stalks Muilu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Muilu's face. Muilu staggers backwards, shaken.
Michaels misses with an uppercut
and Muilu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muilu lands with an uppercut that bounces Michaels off the cage and back into rage.
Michaels misses with a lunging right hand

and Muilu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Michaels tries to kick Muilu off but Muilu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Muilu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Muilu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is controlling Muilu's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Michaels is pressing down on Muilu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Michaels will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Muilu won't allow Michaels to get back to his feet.
Muilu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Muilu wants to pass the guard but Michaels is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muilu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urpo Muilu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Michaels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michaels misses with a few strikes there.
Michaels misses with a hook to the body
and Muilu counters with a leg kick.
Michaels lands a nice looking body shot.
Muilu connects with a right hand. Michaels shakes it off.
Muilu throws the kick towards the body but Michaels avoids it.
Michaels misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Michaels.
Michaels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Muilu misses.
Michaels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Muilu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muilu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Michaels finds it's way round the side to connect with Muilu's head.
Michaels throws a right hand that Muilu ducks under and follows up with a left that Muilu also avoids with ease.
Josh Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels moves out of range of the body kick from Muilu.
Michaels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muilu.
Michaels is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Muilu rather than just go for the knockout.
Good leg kick by Muilu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Muilu tries a low kick but Michaels avoids it.
Michaels moves out of range of the body kick.
Michaels moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muilu moves away.
Michaels lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Muilu lands a jab to Michaels's midsection.
Muilu misses with a hook.
Michaels swings for the body but Muilu moves out of range.
Michaels misses with a straight left.
Muilu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Michaels connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muilu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Michaels swivels and escapes.
Muilu slips a jab and a cross from Michaels.
Michaels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muilu.
Muilu swings for the body but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels looks to land a left hand but Muilu moved out of range nicely.
Michaels misses with a hook to the body
and Muilu counters with a series of strikes. Michaels will be more careful next time no doubt.
A shot to the body from Michaels misses

and Muilu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muilu throws a big right hand that misses.
Muilu throwing strikes but missing.
Muilu stopping the sweep attempt from Michaels.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Michaels is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Muilu working for a triangle but Michaels defends it easily.
Michaels is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Michaels passes into half guard.
Michaels works his foot free and advances to mount.
Muilu is desperately trying to improve his position but Michaels has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels trying to control but Muilu is having none of it.
Muilu is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muilu reaches up to try and control the position but Michaels seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Muilu rolls and tries to escape and now Michaels has his back!
Michaels trying to control.
Muilu rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels is trying to control. Muilu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Muilu moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Urpo Muilu will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Michaels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muilu.
Muilu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Michaels misses with a hook. Muilu ducked under it nicely.
Muilu lands a jab to the head.
Michaels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muilu was well out of range. Poor timing from Michaels.
Josh Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muilu misses with a two punch combination.
Michaels throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muilu counters with a nice uppercut.
Muilu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Michaels misses with a body shot
and Muilu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muilu misses with a series of wild punches.
Michaels lands a jab to Muilu's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michaels lands a nice hook to Muilu's body. Muilu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Muilu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Michaels is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Muilu is controlling him.
Michaels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Michaels is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Muilu is aware though and is defending well.
Michaels is looking to stand up but Muilu isn't so interested in that idea.
Muilu trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muilu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Michaels looking for subs off his back but Muilu has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muilu is trying to control the action in half guard but Michaels is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Muilu is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Michaels is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Muilu has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Michaels is squirming around, avoiding Muilu's attempts to control the action.
Michaels wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muilu working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Muilu jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Michaels is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Michaels and Muilu has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Michaels is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Muilu is controlling him well.
Urpo Muilu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Muilu is trying to get an arm triangle but Michaels is defending well.
Michaels is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Muilu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The strikes coming from Muilu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Michaels defending against the ground and pound.
Muilu advances to full mount.
Michaels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Josh Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Urpo Muilu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muilu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muilu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Michaels is looking to escape.
Muilu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Urpo Muilu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muilu 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urpo Muilu!