PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fonseca's entrance music is Guns n' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle. A fine choice. Michaels comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hillbilly Deluxe kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Fonseca
vs
Michaels

190 cm
29
220 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

185 cm
28
215 lbs
18 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fonseca looks to score with a jab to the body but Michaels is just out of range.
Fonseca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Michaels throws a nice head kick!

Fonseca pushes Michaels up against the cage in a clinch.
Fonseca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michaels misses with a few strikes there.
Fonseca walks into a jab.
Michaels looks to land a combination but Fonseca avoids it well.
Fonseca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Fonseca throws a poor cross that misses
and Michaels counters with an inside leg kick.
Jab by Fonseca.
Michaels throws a leg kick but Fonseca checks it.

Fonseca gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fonseca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fonseca blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca has had enough of the clinch but Michaels keeps him there for the moment.
Michaels content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fonseca misses with the head strike.
Fonseca is trying to maintain a safe position but Michaels gets an underhook and turns Fonseca into the cage.
Michaels trying to stall but Fonseca improves his position.
Fonseca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Michaels looking to throw knees to the head but Fonseca is blocking nicely.
Fonseca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michaels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fonseca avoids it.
Michaels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fonseca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fonseca is leaning against Michaels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Fonseca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fonseca scores with a nice right hand.
Fonseca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fonseca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fonseca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Michaels.
Michaels keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fonseca closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Michaels stalling.
Michaels throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fonseca can't find room to land a body shot as Michaels controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Michaels can't find room to land a body shot as Fonseca controls the action.
A short right from Fonseca.
Fonseca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Fonseca.
Michaels tries a knee to the head but Fonseca blocks it.
Michaels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fonseca lands a body shot.
Michaels misses with a double jab
and Fonseca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fonseca scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a series of punches but Fonseca avoids them all with ease.

Fonseca takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Fonseca.
Michaels works on Fonseca's body with a couple of short punches.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Fonseca.
Michaels tries a body shot but Fonseca blocks it.
Fonseca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michaels struggles to land a body shot inside as Fonseca controls his hands.
Fonseca misses with a punch on the inside.
Fonseca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Michaels obliges.
Michaels blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fonseca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fonseca takes a swing at Michaels's ribcage but misses.
Fonseca lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels slips a jab from Fonseca.
Michaels drops his hands momentarily and Fonseca takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Michaels tries to land a front kick but Fonseca steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Michaels.
Fonseca takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Michaels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Michaels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fonseca was well out of range. Poor timing from Michaels.
Fonseca jabs at Michaels's body.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donk. Fonseca catches Michaels right on the button with a cross.

Fonseca has closed the distance and engaged Michaels in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Michaels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Fonseca dominated that round.
That's time! Fonseca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Michaels closes the distance and clinches.
Michaels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fonseca's elbow.

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

Fonseca rushes Michaels and presses him up against the cage.
Michaels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fonseca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Michaels crunches a lovely knee into Fonseca's ribcage.
Michaels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fonseca has had enough of the clinch but Michaels keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Fonseca.
Michaels misses with a knee strike.
Fonseca tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Michaels in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fonseca has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fonseca as Michaels tries to tie him up.
Fonseca misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels lands with a right to the head.
Michaels misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels throws a head punch that misses.
Fonseca avoiding damage as Michaels throws knees to the body.
Fonseca throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fonseca.
Michaels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Michaels using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Michaels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Michaels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fonsecas head.
Michaels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fonseca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fonseca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fonseca is leaning against Michaels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fonseca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fonseca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michaels is trying to push Fonseca away but Fonseca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fonseca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fonseca lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lands a hook that snaps the head of Fonseca backwards.
Michaels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Michaels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fonseca is keeping busy.
Fonseca throws a head punch that misses.
Fonseca has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
Fonseca prevents a body shot from Michaels.
Fonseca working aggressively here.
Fonseca lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fonseca misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Fonseca.
Fonseca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fonseca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Michaels misses with a punch to the body.
Fonseca lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Fonseca.
Jackson Fonseca has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fonseca.
Fonseca tries to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling the position.
Michaels blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fonseca.
Fonseca is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Michaels working aggressively here.
Michaels misses with a punch to the body.

Fonseca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fonseca.
Fonseca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fonseca lands a jab to the head.
Michaels walks into a straight right hand from Fonseca.
Max Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fonseca blocks a head kick by Michaels.
Michaels takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels looks to land a body kick but Fonseca moved away.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Fonseca moves out of range easily.
Michaels throws out a loose jab but Fonseca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fonseca throws an overhand right that lands on Michaels's shoulder, as Michaels tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fonseca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fonseca lands with an uppercut that bounces Michaels off the cage and back into range.
Michaels goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fonseca lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fonseca lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fonseca misses with a body shot.
Fonseca throws the kick towards the body but Michaels avoids it.
Jackson Fonseca is winning the standup battle so far.
Fonseca scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Fonseca dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Michaels slips under a jab from Fonseca.
Fonseca lands with a kick to the temple. Michaels shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fonseca avoids the head kick by Michaels.
Fonseca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Michaels takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Michaels throws a lazy right hand but Fonseca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Fonseca has taken the fight to the clinch.
Michaels throws a punch but it's blocked by Fonseca.
Fonseca working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Fonseca is leaning against Michaels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Michaels.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michaels's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fonseca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Michaelss head.
Fonseca lands a shoulder strike.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Michaels lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fonseca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Michaels throws a knee to the head but misses.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Fonseca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Michaels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Fonseca on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Michaels.
Fonseca misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fonseca throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Fonseca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Fonseca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fonseca misses with a punch on the inside.
Fonseca lands an uppercut.
Fonseca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fonseca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a knee strike.
Michaels avoiding damage.
Fonseca swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michaels taking a breather.
Michaels presses Fonseca against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Michaels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Michaels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fonseca backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Fonseca.
Fonseca takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fonseca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fonseca lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fonseca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fonseca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Michaels is trying to stall.
Fonseca working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fonseca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fonseca misses with a punch on the inside.
Fonseca misses with some punches.
Michaels misses with a punch to the body.
Michaels looking to slow down the pace here.
Fonseca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fonseca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Fonseca tries to throw a body punch but Michaels avoids it by throwing Fonseca back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Michaels.
Michaels leaning against his opponent.
Michaels tries to land knees in the clinch but Fonseca avoids the damage to the body.
Fonseca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Michaels lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Fonseca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Max Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca lands a glancing blow to the side of Michaels's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Fonseca.
Fonseca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fonseca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Michaels has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fonseca throws a wild body kick that Michaels sees coming a mile off.

Fonseca closes the distance and pushes Michaels back into the cage.
Michaels tries to throw a body punch but Fonseca avoids it by throwing Michaels back against the cage.
Fonseca stalls.
Fonseca tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fonseca lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Fonseca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Michaels is trying to stall.
Michaels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fonseca lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Fonseca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fonseca 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Fonseca!
Jackson Fonseca very nearly forgot to thank Hellbent amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.