PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Talebi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammed Talebi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Michaels
vs
Talebi

177 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mohammed Talebi!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels wants to clinch.
Michaels connects with a nice looking jab.
Talebi throws a right hand that Michaels ducks under and follows up with a left that Michaels also avoids with ease.

Michaels moves into range and clinches up with Talebi.
Talebi wants a takedown.
Talebi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Michaels gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Michaels lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Talebi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Michaels fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dwayne Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammed Talebi.

Talebi tries to keep at a distance but Michaels has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels controlling the action here for a moment.
Michaels lands a shot to the body.
Talebi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Michaels is trying to break free.

Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Talebi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Michaels circles away.
Dwayne Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels with a nice cross.
Michaels keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Michaels.
Michaels looks to land a combination. Talebi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels misses with a wild combination.
Talebi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Michaels is fending him off so far but Talebi persists. Nope, Michaels circles away and we're back to standing.

Talebi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Michaels's half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Talebi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Talebi not doing much here.
Talebi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Talebi trying to control from Michaels's half guard. Michaels has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Talebi controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talebi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Talebi wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Talebi looking to sit in guard and control but Michaels gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Michaels throwing strikes but missing.
Michaels stops Talebi from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talebi trying to control the position.
Talebi wants to sweep here but Michaels controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Talebi wants to control the position but Michaels says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Michaels wants to get back to his feet.
Michaels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Talebi's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talebi wants to get back to full guard.
Michaels throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Michaels dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Michaels. Those never looked like landing.
Michaels stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Michaels wants it to stay on the feet.
Michaels lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Michaels.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Talebi.

Michaels takes the fight into the clinch.
Talebi is trying to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling him.
Michaels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Talebi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Michaels fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dwayne Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammed Talebi.
Talebi blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels wants to clinch up but Talebi keeps it at a distance.

Talebi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Talebi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Talebi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Talebi landing a few strikes.
Michaels is working to avoid the ground and pound but Talebi connects with a decent elbow.
Michaels is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Talebi off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talebi rolls, trying to escape but Michaels keeps control of the position.
Michaels is not going to allow Talebi to sit and survive in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels has the hooks in. Talebi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Talebi is in bad spot here.
Michaels misses with punches from the back.
Talebi trying to control the position but Michaels manages to sink in the hooks.
Talebi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Michaels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Talebi tries to roll but Michaels sticks to his back.
Talebi just trying to survive but Michaels is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Talebi covers up after that shot from Michaels.
Talebi is trying to get back to his feet but Michaels has full control of the position and if anything, Talebi has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels punches the canvas rather than the man.
Michaels is not going to allow Talebi to sit and survive in this position.
Talebi is in bad spot here.
Talebi trying to control the action but Michaels just sinks the hooks in.
Talebi tries to roll but Michaels sticks to his back.
Talebi holding both Michaels 's hands and preventing any damage.
Mohammed Talebi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Talebi rolls, trying to escape but Michaels keeps control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Michaels has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Talebi is trying to stand back up.
Talebi trying to control the hands but Michaels breaks the grip.
Michaels missing with strikes.
Talebi covering up well under a series of strikes from Michaels.
Michaels has the hooks in. Talebi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talebi looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Talebi has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Michaels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Talebi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Michaels tests Talebi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Michaels throws the kick towards the body but Talebi avoids it.
Michaels connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Michaels tries to clinch up.
Michaels looks to land a combination but Talebi avoids it well.
Michaels lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Oooooh!!! Michaels has knocked Talebi down with a huge combo! Michaels steps away and waves a wobbly Talebi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Talebi is rocked!

It looks like Mohammed Talebi has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talebi fails with a takedown attempt.
Talebi is still on wobbly legs! Can Michaels finish him?
Talebi walks straight into a right hand from Michaels - that's dropped him! Michaels jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Talebi from any more punishment! Talebi complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dwayne Michaels!
In his post fight interview, Dwayne Michaels started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.