PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jojo Sells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Misiek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Misiek has chosen El Picante as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sells
vs
Misiek

195 cm
26
284 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

181 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jojo Sells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Misiek!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sells fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sells takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sells shoots in but no luck this time.
Sells shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Misiek pinned against the cage. Misiek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jojo Sells. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sells takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sells gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Misiek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Misiek leaves Sells with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Misiek is looking to clinch.
Misiek stalks Sells and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sells's face. Sells staggers backwards, shaken.
Sells goes for a double leg but Misiek avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Misiek continues to drive forward.
Sells is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Misiek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Misiek stops a takedown attempt from Sells.
A head punch on the inside from Sells fails to land.
Misiek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Misiek working Sells over with knees to the body.
Misiek gets through Sells's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misiek lands an elbow inside.
Misiek lands an elbow just above Sells 's eye.
Sells has Misiek pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Misiek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Misiek lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Jojo Sells has been cut.
Misiek scores with a knee to the head.
Misiek landing knees to the body.
Misiek lands an elbow inside.
Misiek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Misiek leaning his opponent against the cage.
Misiek scores with a knee to the head.
Sells has a couple of punches blocked by Misiek.
Sells misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misiek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sells lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Misiek lands an elbow just above Sells 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Misiek.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Misiek.
Sells takes an elbow to the forehead.
Misiek crunches a lovely knee into Sells's ribcage.
Misiek leaning his opponent against the cage.
Misiek connects with a knee to the head.
Misiek lands a nice knee to the body.
Misiek lands a nice elbow.
Misiek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Misiek slowing the pace effectively.
Misiek lands a knee to the head.
Misiek is leaning against Sells and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Misiek obliges.
Misiek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Misiek - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Misiek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Misiek scores with a knee to the head.
Misiek lands an elbow that stopped Sells in his tracks for a moment.
Misiek landing knees to the body.
Sells takes a knee to the side of the body.
Misiek landing knees to the head.
Misiek lands an elbow inside that Sells shrugs off.
Misiek lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Misiek.
Misiek lands a knee to the head.
Misiek lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sells has Misiek pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Misiek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sells looking to slow down the pace here.
Misiek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Misiek lands a damaging elbow.
Misiek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Misiek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sells's defenses.
Misiek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Misiek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Misiek landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Misiek avoiding damage.
Misiek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Misiek lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Misiek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jojo Sells's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Misiek has taken the fight to the clinch.
Misiek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Misiek is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sells is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Misiek to the mat. Misiek regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Misiek pulls Sells in close to his closed guard and prevents Sells from doing any damage or advancing position.
Misiek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sells will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Misiek striking off his back but it's not causing Sells any problems.
Misiek trying to keep a closed guard but Sells is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misiek wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Misiek can do anything to dispel that myth.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rafael Misiek.
Misiek slaps away a takedown attempt from Sells, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Misiek clinches.
Misiek lands an elbow inside that Sells shrugs off.
Misiek is leaning against Sells and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sells is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Misiek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Misiek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sells takes a knee to the side of the body.
Misiek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sells's defenses.
Sells misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sells tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Misiek avoids it.
Misiek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sells up against the cage.
Misiek lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sells being controlled against the cage.
Nice elbow from Misiek.
Misiek managing to block the knees to the body from Sells.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Misiek stalling in the clinch but Sells improves position.
Misiek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Misiek leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sells wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jojo Sells. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sells takes an elbow to the temple.

Jojo Sells's cut is getting worse.
Sells's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Misiek.
Misiek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sells in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Misiek.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Misiek.
Misiek lands an elbow just above Sells 's eye.
Misiek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sells in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Misiek scores with a knee to the head.
Misiek is struggling to control the position.
Misiek lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Misiek obliges.
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!
Sells takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misiek lands an elbow just above Sells 's eye.
Sells looking to slow down the pace here.
Misiek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Misiek crunches a lovely knee into Sells's ribcage.
Misiek pushes Sells back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Misiek lands a knee to the body.
Sells takes a knee to the side of the body.
Misiek lands an elbow inside.
Misiek lands an uppercut.
Misiek with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Misiek.
Knees to the body from Misiek.
Misiek lands a nice elbow.
Misiek lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Misiek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jojo Sells's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Misiek connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sells's hands.
Misiek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Misiek has managed to clinch.
Misiek has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Misiek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sells in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Misiek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Misiek lands a nice knee to the body.
Misiek scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Misiek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Misiek scores with a knee to the head.
Sells takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Misiek.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Misiek with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Misiek.

Sells is rocked!
Misiek with a knee to the head.
Oh Sells is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Misiek has Sells pressed against the cage.
Misiek scores a nice knee to the body.
Misiek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sells takes an elbow to the temple.
Misiek lands a big knee! That's hurt Sells! Oh, he's all over the place! Misiek lands another knee that sends Sells to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Misiek!
After winning the bout, Rafael Misiek thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.