PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercer comes into the arena with Kid CuDi - Wylin Cuz I'm Young blaring out of the sound system. Michaels is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gimme Shelter. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Mercer
vs
Michaels

189 cm
24
219 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

187 cm
24
212 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute
TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay Mercer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Clay Mercer has been cut.
Michaels with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mercer to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Karl Michaels has been cut.
Michaels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Karl Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercer thuds his right hand into Michaels's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Michaels slips under a jab.
Michaels throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses
and Mercer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Michaels thinking.
Mercer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michaels.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Michaels thows a body shot but no joy.
Michaels swings for the body but Mercer moves out of range.
A slow jab from Mercer misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mercer checks a leg kick.
Mercer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michaels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels lands a really nice looking cross but Mercer seems unphased.
Michaels checks the leg kick.
Michaels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Michaels lands a jab to the head.
Mercer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
Michaels misses with a few strikes there.
Michaels scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Michaels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercer.
Mercer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michaels.
A cross from Michaels lands.

Clay Mercer's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels misses with an uppercut. Mercer saw that one coming.
Michaels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Michaels catches Mercer right on the button with a cross.
Mercer gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Michaels gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Michaels!
Karl Michaels is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Karl Michaels made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Non-Stop Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.