PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Halpert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Halpert had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Halpert
vs
Michaels

173 cm
25
169 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

177 cm
27
166 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Halpert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Michaels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halpert misses with a double jab.
Halpert throws a nice looking combination but Michaels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halpert misses with a few strikes there.
Michaels tries to clinch up

and Halpert counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michaels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Halpert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Michaels misses.
Halpert throws a sloppy head kick

and Michaels counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Michaels's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Michaels throws a head punch that misses.
Michaels working hard to break the clinch.
Michaels managing to block the knees to the body from Halpert.
Halpert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Halpert has Michaels pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Michaels manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Halpert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Michaels moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halpert is trying to break the clinch but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.

Halpert breaks from the clinch.
Halpert fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Halpert is avoiding it.
Halpert goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halpert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halpert slips a jab and a cross from Michaels.
Halpert misses with a few strikes there.
Michaels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halpert. That did some damage!
Michaels misses with a two punch combination.
Michaels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halpert.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michaels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Halpert shoots in and gets a takedown into Michaels's guard.
Halpert is breathing heavily.
Halpert won't allow Michaels to get back to his feet.
Halpert connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is trying to keep Halpert in close.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halpert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Halpert thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Michaels is controlling Halpert's posture.
Halpert won't allow Michaels to get back to his feet.
Michaels looking to control.
Halpert trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Halpert avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Halpert postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Michaels manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Michaels misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halpert is looking to get to half guard.
Halpert really wants to buck Michaels off and get back to his feet.
Halpert tries to hold on but Michaels pushes him away.
Halpert avoids a series of strikes thrown by Michaels.
Michaels looking to ground and pound but Halpert is blocking nicely.
Michaels avoids the attempt from Halpert to control.
Michaels misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Michaels there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Michaels with shots to the head and body - Halpert looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels looking to ground and pound but Halpert is blocking nicely.
Halpert throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Halpert tries to hold on but Michaels pushes him away.
Halpert is trying desperately to improve position.
Halpert regains half guard.
Halpert blocking the ground and pound attempt from Michaels.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels passes to side control.
Michaels trying to control the action but Halpert is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halpert is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Michaels off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shawn Michaels will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Michaels tries to clinch there but Halpert circles away.
Michaels scores with a nice head shot.
Michaels stuffs the takedown.
Michaels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Halpert circles away and keeps his distance.
Michaels lands with a nice combination. Halpert backs away looking to recover.
Michaels stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Michaels wants it to stay on the feet.
Halpert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michaels lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halpert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michaels goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michaels moves out of range as Halpert throws a body kick.
Michaels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Halpert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halpert has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Halpert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michaels shoots for a double leg takedown but Halpert sprawls well. He's pushed Michaels's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halpert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michaels is looking to clinch.
Michaels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Halpert.
Michaels connects with a leg kick. Halpert looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Michaels moves to clinch but Halpert breaks away

and Halpert counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Michaels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Michaels lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halpert or not.

Michaels manages to break the clinch.
Michaels fails with an attempt to clinch.

Halpert feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Halpert trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michaels is pulling down on Halpert's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halpert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Michaels wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Michaels is trying to keep Halpert in close.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Shawn Michaels wasn't active enough on the ground.
Halpert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Michaels as he jumps to the side.
Michaels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Michaels scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michaels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A good leg kick by Michaels.
Michaels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Michaels lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Michaels closes the distance and pushes Halpert back into the cage.
Michaels tries to pull guard but Halpert holds him up against the cage and eventually Michaels drops back down to his feet.
Halpert is trying to break free.

Halpert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michaels with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Halpert takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Michaels, right into the meat.
Michaels with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Michaels gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Michaels leaning against his opponent.

Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halpert swats away the attempt to clinch by Michaels.
A slapping leg kick lands for Michaels.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halpert fails with the takedown.
Michaels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halpert was well out of range. Poor timing from Michaels.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Halpert takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Michaels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Michaels tries to land a front kick but Halpert steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Halpert misses with a wild combination.
Michaels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Michaels rushes Halpert and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Michaels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Halpert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halpert slips a jab and a cross from Michaels.
Michaels misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Michaels.
A chopping leg kick lands by Michaels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Michaels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Halpert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michaels scores with a leg kick.
Halpert stalks Michaels and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Michaels's face. Michaels staggers backwards, shaken.
No joy there for Halpert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michaels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halpert shoots in for a takedown but Michaels shows good takedown defense.
Michaels lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice shot by Michaels.
Michaels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Michaels is looking to slow Halpert down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michaels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michaels buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shawn Michaels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michaels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Michaels fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michaels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halpert throws a half hearted mid kick.
Michaels with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Michaels throws a nice inside leg kick.
Michaels throws a nice looking combination but Halpert bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Michaels clinches with his opponent.
Halpert looking to throw knees to the head but Michaels is blocking nicely.
Michaels scores with a nice hook to the head.

Michaels breaks the clinch.
Michaels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halpert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Michaels drives through and clinches with Halpert against the cage.
Halpert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Halpert tries a knee to the head but Michaels blocks it.

Michaels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jim Halpert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Halpert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Michaels connects with a leg kick. Halpert looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Halpert throws a nice looking combination but Michaels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Michaels moves in looking to clinch but Halpert pushes him off.
Michaels throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Michaels lands a front kick.
Michaels lands with a kick to the temple. Halpert shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Michaels plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Michaels is looking to clinch but Halpert is avoiding it.
Halpert misses with a head kick.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Halpert is avoiding it.
Michaels thumps Halpert with a low kick.
Michaels turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Michaels lands a head kick. Halpert smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Michaels dodges the punch combination from Halpert.
Michaels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Halpert keeps the fight on the outside.
Michaels jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Halpert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Halpert misses with the combination.
Michaels looks to land a combination but Halpert avoids it well.
Michaels throws a nice inside leg kick.
Halpert tries to land a front kick but Michaels steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Michaels keeps Halpert at a distance using the push kick.
Michaels connects with a body shot that sends Halpert's belly button to the back.
Michaels lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halpert moves out of range as Michaels throws a body kick.

Michaels clinches with his opponent.
Halpert throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Michaels blocks it with crossed arms.
Michaels is trying to break free.
Shawn Michaels is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Michaels gets caught flat footed, as Halpert shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels wants to stand up but Halpert is controlling him.
Halpert throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Michaels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Halpert thows a big elbow that misses.
Jim Halpert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Michaels throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halpert throwing strikes but missing.
Michaels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Halpert.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Michaels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Michaels winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Michaels!