PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ollie Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes to the cage accompanied by Stronger by Kanye West. Infamous has chosen 50 - So Disrespectful as his entrance music. BJ Infamous will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Michaels
vs
Infamous

175 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

205 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Knock Out Artistry
BioPharm Nutrition

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ollie Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, BJ Infamous!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infamous darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Michaels shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Michaels was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Infamous avoids a series of strikes thrown by Michaels.
Michaels content just to control the position here.
Infamous tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Infamous doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Infamous is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Michaels controlling from the full mount.
Infamous is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels lands a nice shot to the head.
Infamous is trying desperately to improve position.
Michaels scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Infamous?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels landing shots from mount.
Infamous is squirming around, avoiding Michaels's attempts to control the action.
Michaels landing punches.
Infamous working to try and regain half guard.
Michaels controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Michaels.
Michaels trying to control but Infamous is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Michaels dominating with strikes here.

Infamous is rocked!
Michaels lands a big shot there that rocks Infamous but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Infamous is still in real trouble! Can Michaels finish him?
BOOM! Michaels connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Infamous defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Michaels.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michaels works his way to his opponent's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is trying to stick to Infamous's back but Infamous is turning into Michaels. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Michaels's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Infamous.
Infamous seems to have recovered his senses.
Michaels keeping full guard, as Infamous tries to pass.
Michaels trying to keep a closed guard but Infamous is proving a slippery customer.
Infamous wants to pass the guard but Michaels is keeping the position.
Michaels controls Infamous momentarily but Infamous frees himself.
Michaels wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Infamous trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Infamous trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Michaels takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Michaels ducks under a wild hook from Infamous.
Infamous is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head kick misses from Infamous.
A slow jab from Infamous misses its intended target.
Michaels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Michaels looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Infamous!
Infamous can't escape the position.
Michaels cracks Infamous with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ollie Michaels dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Michaels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Infamous.
Infamous looks to land a left hand but Michaels moved out of range nicely.
Infamous misses with an uppercut.
Michaels tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Infamous swivels and escapes.
A slow jab from Infamous misses its intended target.
Michaels dodges the punch combination from Infamous.
Michaels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Infamous jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Infamous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michaels manages to avoid it.
BJ Infamous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Infamous throws a sloppy head kick and Michaels moves out of range easily.
Infamous waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Michaels.
Infamous is breathing heavily.
Infamous throws a jab when Michaels was well out of range.
Infamous swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Infamous throws a shot from downtown. Michaels moves away and avoids it.
Infamous might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Michaels fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Michaels moves away from the strike by Infamous.
Michaels has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ollie Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Infamous missing with a left hand there. Michaels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Infamous misses with a few strikes there.
Infamous throws a body kick that misses.
Infamous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Infamous swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Infamous looks to land a left hand but Michaels moved out of range nicely.
Michaels drops his hands momentarily and Infamous takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Infamous throws a big shot that misses.

Michaels scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Michaels wants to take a breather but Infamous is having none of it.
Infamous is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Michaels scores with a couple of nice shots.
Infamous trying to control but Michaels postures up.
Michaels slips a nice elbow through Infamous's hands, connecting with Infamous's forehead.

Michaels is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ollie Michaels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Michaels trying to control the action but Infamous is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Michaels wants to work for an arm triangle but Infamous is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Michaels perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Michaels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Infamous manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Infamous is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Michaels trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Michaels is pressing down on Infamous's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Infamous won't allow Michaels to sweep him here.

Michaels working for a triangle but Infamous defends it easily.
Infamous passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michaels is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ollie Michaels will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Michaels avoids the head kick by Infamous.
Infamous connects with the punch.
Infamous will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Infamous is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Infamous looks to score with a jab to the body but Michaels is just out of range.
Michaels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Infamous lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Michaels feints and as Infamous raises his hands in defense, Michaels changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Michaels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Infamous swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Michaels is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Infamous is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Michaels is on top in guard.
Michaels forces his way into half guard.
Michaels prevents Infamous from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Michaels is tying to control. Infamous wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Michaels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Michaels lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Michaels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Infamous moves into full guard.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Infamous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels forces his way into half guard.
Infamous tries to get to full guard but Michaels has control of the leg.
BJ Infamous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michaels is stalling here. Infamous is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Michaels seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Infamous has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Michaels is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ollie Michaels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Infamous trying to mount his opponent but Michaels defends it.

Infamous looking for a submission but Michaels manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Infamous postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Michaels is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Infamous, into his guard.
Michaels stays in close to Infamous's body and controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ollie Michaels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Michaels, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ollie Michaels!