PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuppu Lupaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes to the cage accompanied by Hillbilly Deluxe. Lupaus has chosen Finnish Alphabet & Pronunciation as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Michaels
vs
Lupaus

185 cm
28
215 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

185 cm
31
220 lbs
22 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

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 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nuppu Lupaus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupaus fails with a takedown attempt.
Michaels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lupaus misses with a lunging right hand
and Michaels counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lupaus swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Michaels holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Michaels misses with a knee to the head.
Michaels is looking to control Lupaus's arms but Lupaus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Michaels has his back to the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Michaels.
Lupaus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaels lands with a light punch inside.
Michaels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lupaus blocks it with crossed arms.
Lupaus swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michaels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lupaus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Michaels lands a right hand.
Michaels utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Michaels swings wildly with an uppercut but Lupaus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michaels works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lupaus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lupaus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michaels's elbow.
Lupaus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Michaels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lupaus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lupaus gets through Michaels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lupaus is struggling to control the position.
Lupaus misses with some punches.
Lupaus tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
Lupaus swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michaels looking to slow down the pace here.
Michaels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Michaels.
Lupaus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lupaus throws a head punch that misses.
Michaels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lupaus is defending well for now.
Michaels leaning against his opponent.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lupaus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lupaus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Michaels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lupaus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Michaels tries a knee to the head but Lupaus blocks it.
Lupaus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lupaus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lupaus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Lupaus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lupaus misses with a right hand
letting Michaels counter with a right hand.
Lupaus looks to throw the jab but Michaels is out of range.
The fighters circling - Lupaus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus misses with a shot to the body
and Lupaus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lupaus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Michaels under the eye.
Lupaus throws a lazy right hand but Michaels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lupaus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Michaels delivers a nice body kick.
Michaels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lupaus.
Lupaus punishes Michaels's body with a nice straight punch.
Lupaus misses with a hook
and Michaels counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lupaus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Michaels circles away.
Lupaus misses with a hook.
Lupaus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michaels manages to avoid it.

Michaels gets a clinch.
Michaels looking to throw knees to the head but Lupaus is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Michaels prevents it.
Max Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuppu Lupaus.
Michaels tries to land a knee to the head but Lupaus blocks with his arms.
Michaels gets underhooks to prevent Lupaus's takedown attempt.
Michaels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lupaus backwards.
Lupaus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michaels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Michaels prevents the takedown attempt.
Michaels slowing the pace effectively.
Michaels lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lupaus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lupaus tries to work over Michaels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Michaels taking a breather.
Michaels lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Michaels dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Michaels throws a head kick but Lupaus moves out of range.
Lupaus fails to land with a series of punches.
Michaels on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab lands there for Lupaus.
Crunch! Michaels slams his shin into Lupaus's torso.
Michaels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lupaus throws a body punch but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels tries to clinch but Lupaus is having none of it.
Max Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michaels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lupaus manages to avoid it.
Lupaus throws a body punch but Michaels moves out of range.

Michaels has Lupaus up against the cage in a clinch.
Michaels is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Michaels.
Lupaus is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels just leaning against Lupaus, taking a breather.
Michaels trying to land knees to the body.
Michaels tries to land a knee to the head but Lupaus blocks with his arms.
Michaels has Lupaus pressed against the cage, preventing Lupaus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Michaels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lupaus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lupaus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lupaus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Michaels missing with knees to the body.
Michaels lands with a light punch inside.

Michaels manages to break the clinch.
Michaels tries to clinch but Lupaus moves out of range.
Lupaus misses with a wild body shot.
Michaels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Michaels throws a nice looking combination but Lupaus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lupaus misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels wants to clinch.
Lupaus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michaels counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michaels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michaels fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Lupaus.
Lupaus misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lupaus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michaels moves away.
Lupaus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lupaus fails with a takedown attempt.
Lupaus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Michaels counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Lupaus moves out of range easily.
Nuppu Lupaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Lupaus moves out of range easily.
Michaels tries to clinch but Lupaus moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michaels. Lupaus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lupaus misses with a hook to the body
and Michaels counters with a left to the body.
Michaels stalks Lupaus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lupaus's face. Lupaus staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Nuppu Lupaus has been cut.
Michaels bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lupaus's head.
Lupaus lands a jab to the head.
Michaels throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lupaus misses with a double jab
and Michaels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lupaus 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.
No joy there for Lupaus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lupaus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lupaus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Michaels. Those never looked like landing.
Lupaus throws the left hand but Michaels avoids the punch easily.
Lupaus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Lupaus circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Michaels.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Michaels. Lupaus shrugs it off though.
Michaels tries to clinch there but Lupaus circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Michaels dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nuppu Lupaus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Michaels.
Michaels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Michaels wants to clinch.
Michaels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lupaus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Michaels counters with a three punch combo that has Lupaus backing up. Lupaus nods at Michaels to acknowledge the strikes.
Lupaus dives in and grabs Michaels's left leg, looking for a takedown. Michaels pushes down on Lupaus's head and hops out.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lupaus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lupaus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michaels was well out of range. Poor timing from Lupaus.
Lupaus fails to land with a series of punches.
Michaels lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels slips under a jab.
Lupaus misses with a takedown attempt
and Michaels counters with a nice kick to the body.
Max Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuppu Lupaus.
Lupaus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Michaels. Those never looked like landing.
Michaels throws a head kick but Lupaus moves out of range.
A big left from Lupaus misses.
Michaels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lupaus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michaels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lupaus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lupaus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lupaus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michaels ducks under a wild hook from Lupaus.
Nuppu Lupaus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus misses with a left hand
and Michaels counters with an outside leg kick.
Michaels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Michaels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Michaels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lupaus circles away quickly and effectively.
Michaels defending well as Lupaus loads up on a big left hand.
Lupaus misses with a right hand
and Michaels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michaels lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lupaus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Michaels throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lupaus.

Lupaus is rocked!
Michaels lands a nice looking body kick.
Lupaus is still on wobbly legs! Can Michaels finish him?
Lupaus with a poor takedown
and Michaels counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Lupaus falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Max Michaels!
Max Michaels decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.