PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Micah Magnum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed has chosen Skrillex / Equinox as his entrance music. Jon Speed will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Magnum
vs
Speed

173 cm
25
155 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

175 cm
23
163 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Perkele!
Perkele!

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 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Magnum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Speed!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnum wants to clinch.
Speed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Magnum avoids the body shot from Speed.
Speed misses with a wild body shot.
Speed misses with a straight left.

Magnum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Speed, pushing him back against the cage.
Magnum tries to stall but Speed uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Magnum changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Speed fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magnum manages to avoid it.
Magnum wants to clinch.
Speed slips a jab from Magnum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Speed.
Speed swings away with a body shot that misses
and Magnum counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Speed tries to clinch up.
Speed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magnum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Magnum tries to clinch there but Speed circles away.
Magnum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speed moves away.

Speed drives through and clinches with Magnum against the cage.
Speed misses with a punch to the body.
Speed cracks Magnum with a nice body shot.
Speed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Magnum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Magnum changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Speed fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnum throws a lazy right hand but Speed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Speed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Magnum.
Speed displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Micah Magnum has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Speed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Speed misses with a body shot.
Magnum shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micah Magnum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magnum just misses with a punch to the body.
Magnum swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Magnum manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Speed on his heels. He'll look to pass Speed's guard now, I'm sure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Speed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Speed is pulling down on Magnum's head to control his posture.
Speed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Speed holds on and takes a little breather.
Magnum throwing strikes from guard but Speed blocks nicely.
Magnum is in close to Speed's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Magnum with a nice head shot there.
Magnum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Speed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magnum throws a big elbow that misses.
Speed is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Magnum throws an elbow that misses. Speed uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Magnum's guard. Nice move by Speed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnum is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Magnum is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Magnum working a defensive guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed won't allow Magnum to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Micah Magnum will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Micah Magnum's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A punch lands to the side of Magnum 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Magnum has taken the fight to the clinch.
Magnum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Speed.
Magnum looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Speed.
Good body shot from Speed.
Magnum looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Speed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magnum wants to take the fight to the mat but Speed manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Magnum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Speed is keeping busy.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magnum is trying to maintain a safe position but Speed gets an underhook and turns Magnum into the cage.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magnum is trying to maintain a safe position but Speed gets an underhook and turns Magnum into the cage.
Speed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Magnum looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Speed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Magnum backwards.
Speed managing to block the knees to the body from Magnum.
A right hook to the body lands for Speed.
Speed lands an uppercut.
Magnum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short body shot lands from Speed as the two fighters clinch.
Magnum stalling the fight.
Speed cracks Magnum with a nice body shot.
Magnum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speed is defending well for now.
Speed tries to stall but Magnum uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Speed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Magnum backwards.
Magnum looking to throw knees to the head but Speed is blocking nicely.
Magnum tries to land knees in the clinch but Speed avoids the damage to the body.
Magnum wants to take the fight to the mat but Speed manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Speed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magnum backwards.
Speed lands a shoulder strike.
Magnum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Magnum gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Speed regains guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magnum is fighting to break Speed's control of his arms but Speed is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Speed manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A jab from Speed does it's job there.
Magnum slips under a jab from Speed.
Speed will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jon Speed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Speed lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Magnum misses.
Speed scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Speed rushes Magnum and presses him up against the cage.
Magnum effectively controlling the action here.
Magnum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speed is defending well for now.
Magnum displaying some good clinch control by pressing Speed up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed gets through Magnum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Speed is struggling to control the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Magnum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Speed misses with a body punch.
Magnum stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Speed on the inside.
Speed taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Magnum prevents a body shot from Speed.
Magnum misses with a knee strike.
Speed is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micah Magnum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magnum blocking some punches.
Magnum trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Speed lands with a short shot to the head.
Magnum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speed is defending well for now.
Speed avoiding damage as Magnum throws knees to the body.
Magnum taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Speed.
Speed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magnum backwards.
Magnum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Speed avoids it.
Speed pushes Magnum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magnum tries to land knees in the clinch but Speed avoids the damage to the body.
Speed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Speed lands a right hand.
Speed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magnum is trying to maintain a safe position but Speed gets an underhook and turns Magnum into the cage.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Speed cracks Magnum with a nice body shot.
Speed scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Speed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Micah Magnum's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Speed misses with a series of wild punches.
Speed connects with a body shot that sends Magnum's belly button to the back.
Magnum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Magnum slips a jab and a cross from Speed.
Speed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Speed stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Speed misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Magnum blocks the low kick.
Magnum has a takedown stuffed.
Sloppy strikes from Speed. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magnum misses with an uppercut. Speed saw that one coming.
Speed misses with a wild combination.
Speed just misses with a punch to the body.

Speed moves into the clinch.
Speed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Speed managing to block the knees to the body from Magnum.
Speed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magnum tries to land knees in the clinch but Speed avoids the damage to the body.
Magnum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Speed avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Speed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Magnum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Speed is keeping busy.
Jon Speed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Magnum leaning against his opponent.
Speed dodges an elbow strike from Magnum.
Speed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magnums head.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magnum takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speed struggles to land a body shot inside as Magnum controls his hands.
Magnum missing with knees to the body.
Speed misses with a punch on the inside.
Magnum wants to stall.
Speed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Speed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magnum tries to land knees in the clinch but Speed avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Magnum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum trying to land knees to the body.
Magnum landing knees to the head.
Magnum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Speed avoids it.
Magnum trying to control the position but instead, Speed has worked for underhooks and has pushed Magnum into the cage.
Speed lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Speed.
Speed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Magnum is rocked!
Magnum is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oh Magnum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Speed.
Speed scores with a shot to the side of Magnum's head.
Speed lands with a short shot to the head.
Magnum takes a shot to the head.
Magnum missing with knees to the body.
Speed pushes Magnum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Speed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Speed dips a shoulder and cracks Magnum with a mighty uppercut! Magnum falls back against the cage and Speed unloads with a barrage of strikes! Magnum is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Speed screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Speed!
A very excited looking Jon Speed made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.