PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thai Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myers comes into the arena with Halloween Theme blaring out of the sound system. Striker has chosen Rage Against The Machine - Killing in The Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Myers
vs
Striker

190 cm
24
165 lbs
8 - 8 - 1

170 cm
34
147 lbs
23 - 11 - 2

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

New World Order Clothing
ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY

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 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Myers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thai Striker!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Myers moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Myers fails to land.
Myers lands a nice knee to the body.
Myers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Myers throws a punch but it's blocked by Striker.
Striker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Striker is trying to force a seperation but Myers has the dominant position.

Striker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Myers fails to land with a series of punches.
Striker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Myers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Striker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myers tries to clinch up.

Myers clinches with his opponent.
Myers lands a knee to the body.
Striker avoiding damage as Myers throws knees to the body.
Myers tries to throw a body punch but Striker avoids it by throwing Myers back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Striker throws an elbow but misses.

Striker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Striker throws a head kick that misses.
Myers wants to clinch up but Striker keeps it at a distance.
Myers tries to clinch up.
Striker connects with a leg kick. Myers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers misses with a wild body shot.
Striker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Myers.
Myers throws a series of punches but Striker avoids them all with ease.
Striker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Striker misses with a body shot.
Striker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thai Striker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Myers moves into the clinch successfully.
Myers lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Myers.
Striker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Striker working hard to break the clinch.
Myers misses with a knee to the head.
Myers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

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

Myers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Myers tries a knee to the head but Striker blocks it.
Striker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Striker lands an elbow just above Myers 's eye.

Striker manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch but Striker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Striker scores with a three punch combo!
Myers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Myers moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Striker.
Myers moves out of range as Striker strikes.
Myers wants to clinch up but Striker keeps it at a distance.
Myers throws a leg kick but Striker moved away.
Striker misses with a low kick.
Striker tries to work over Myers's front leg with a kick but Myers checks it.
Striker throws a series of strikes that have Myers backpedaling.
Myers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Myers moves away from the strike by Striker.
Myers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Striker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Myers wants to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Striker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Myers.
Striker throws a head kick but Myers moves out of range.
Striker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Myers dodges the punch combination from Striker.
Myers is looking to clinch.
Striker misses with a straight right.

Myers gets a clinch.

Myers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Myers is looking to clinch but Striker is avoiding it.
Myers throws a right hand that Striker ducks under and follows up with a left that Striker also avoids with ease.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Striker.
A left and a right from Myers both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Thai Striker has been cut.
Myers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Myers is looking to clinch.
Striker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Striker misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers blocks the body kick.
Myers misses with a double jab.
Myers tries to clinch there but Striker circles away.
Myers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Striker counters with a leg kick.
Striker lands with a kick to the temple. Myers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Myers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Striker throws a right and a left that Myers avoids nicely.
Myers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Striker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myers.
Striker takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Striker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Myers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Myers has taken the fight to the clinch.

Striker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Striker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thai Striker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thai Striker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Striker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Horrible takedown by Myers or perhaps it was just good defense by Striker which made him look bad.
Striker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Myers's sensitive parts.

Myers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Striker, pushing him back against the cage.

Striker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Striker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Myers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Striker.
Striker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Myers circles away quickly and effectively.
Myers with a nice cross.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Striker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Striker dodges the punch combination from Myers.
Myers avoids the head kick by Striker.
Striker misses with a looping right.
Striker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Myers blocks a head kick by Striker.

Myers closes the distance and clinches.
Myers tries to throw a body punch but Striker avoids it by throwing Myers back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers looking to throw knees to the head but Striker is blocking nicely.
Striker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Myers misses with a knee to the head.
Striker working hard to break the clinch.
Myers keeps control of Striker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Striker misses with a knee strike.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Striker. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Striker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Striker tries a knee to the head but Myers blocks it.
Myers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Striker tries to break the clinch but Myers is controlling the position.
Striker is trying to break free.
Striker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Myers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Myers.
Striker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Myers blocks it with crossed arms.
Striker misses with a knee to the head.
Striker is breathing heavily.
Striker managing to block the knees to the body from Myers.
Myers scores with a shot to the side of Striker's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker avoiding damage as Myers throws knees to the body.
Myers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Striker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Striker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Striker trying to land knees to the body.
Myers has Striker pressed against the cage, preventing Striker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Myers lands a good knee to the midsection. Striker won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Myers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Myers tries a body shot but Striker blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Myers.
Myers with a knee to the head.
Myers tries a knee to the head but Striker blocks it.
Striker managing to block the knees to the body from Myers.
Myers tries a knee to the head but Striker blocks it.
Striker blocks a body shot from Myers.
Myers throws a punch but it's blocked by Striker.
Striker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Striker avoiding damage as Myers throws knees to the body.
Myers tries to land knees in the clinch but Striker avoids the damage to the body.
Myers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers tries to land a knee to the head but Striker blocks with his arms.
Myers can't find room to land a body shot as Striker controls the action.

Striker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Myers tries a head kick but it misses.
Striker throws a sloppy head kick and Myers moves out of range easily.
Myers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Striker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Myers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Striker throws a sloppy head kick and Myers moves out of range easily.
Striker throws a looping overhand right but Myers ducks down to avoid it.
Striker misses with the combination.
Striker throws a head kick that misses.
Myers blocks a head kick by Striker.
Myers tries to clinch up but Striker circles away and keeps his distance.
Myers throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Myers shoots in but Striker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Striker throws a leg kick but Myers checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers tries to clinch but Striker moves away
and Striker counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Striker misses
and Myers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Striker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Striker throws a head kick but Myers moves out of range.
Myers tries to clinch but Striker moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myers is looking to clinch but Striker is avoiding it.
Striker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Myers.
Striker misses with a series of wild punches.
Myers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Myers cracks a nice hook into Striker's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Striker misses with an uppercut
and Myers counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Myers gets a clinch.
Michael Myers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Striker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Myers has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Myers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thai Striker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Myers tries to clinch but Striker is having none of it.
Myers is looking to clinch.
Myers tries to clinch there but Striker circles away.
Myers fails to land with a series of punches.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch but Striker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Myers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Striker circles away quickly and effectively.
Myers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Myers tries to clinch but Striker moves out of range.
Striker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Myers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Myers doesn't manage to clinch there - Striker circles away.
Myers is looking to clinch but Striker is avoiding it.
Myers is looking to clinch but Striker is avoiding it.
Striker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Striker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Myers's calf.
Striker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Myers shoots in looking for a takedown but Striker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Myers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Myers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Striker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Striker lands a leg kick that knocks Myers off balance momentarily.
Striker lands a leg kick that knocks Myers off balance momentarily.
Striker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Striker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Striker scores with a jab. Myers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Striker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Myers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Striker throws out the jab.
Nice shot lands for Striker.

Myers is rocked!
Striker lands a nice shot that snaps Myers's head back.
Oh Myers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michael Myers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Striker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Myers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Striker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Striker closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Myers! Striker dives in looking to finish! Myers is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thai Striker!
Thai Striker very nearly forgot to thank Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire 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.