PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brady Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remigijus Vileika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vileika has chosen Zack Hemsey - Don't Get In My Way as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Michael
vs
Vileika

161 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brady Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Remigijus Vileika!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael misses with a leg kick.

Michael fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vileika sprawls well initially but Michael persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Michael thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Michael slips a nice elbow through Vileika's hands, connecting with Vileika's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Michael connects with a nice short shot to Vileika's temple.
Michael throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michael sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vileika defending well though.
Vileika keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vileika controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Michael slips a nice elbow through Vileika's hands, connecting with Vileika's forehead.
Vileika keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Michael 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.
Michael looks to land a strike but Vileika avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Vileika 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.
Michael throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vileika works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vileika thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michael scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Michael won't allow Vileika to sweep him here.
Michael postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Michael stands up over Vileika, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Michael working some strikes from top position.
Michael throws a big elbow that misses.
Michael could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Michael postures up in Vileika's guard and throws a big left but Vileika blocks it.
Michael distracts Vileika with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Michael throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vileika works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vileika utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Michael loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vileika has momentary wrist control but Michael slips an elbow through the middle.
Michael throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Michael is looking to work some ground and pound but Vileika has wrist control.
Vileika looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Michael might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Michael stands up over Vileika, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Michael with a flurry of punches that miss.
Michael missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michael working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vileika's head.
Vileika working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Michael.
Michael throws a big elbow that misses.
Vileika utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Michael working some strikes from top position.
Michael postures up and lands a big shot to Vileika's brow.
Michael works over Vileika with some ground and pound from guard.
Michael trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Michael connects with a couple of short punches.
Michael scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vileika's head.
Michael working some strikes from top position.
Michael landing some decent shots from guard.
Michael is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Michael scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Michael working some strikes from top position.
Michael scoring with punches to the head and body.

Michael stands up and waves to Vileika to follow him.

Michael closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Michael lands in his opponent's guard.
Michael is working Vileika over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael lands a couple of digs.
Michael content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Michael keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vileika's head.
Michael landing some decent shots from guard.
Michael lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Michael with a flurry of punches that miss.
Michael lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vileika's head.
Michael working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Michael lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Michael working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vileika's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vileika gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Vileika manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Vileika throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Remigijus Vileika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vileika fails to land with a series of punches.
Vileika works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Vileika clinches up against the cage.
Vileika wants to break free but Michael has control.

Vileika escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michael slips a jab and a cross from Vileika.
Michael wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Vileika has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vileika is breathing heavily.
Michael keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vileika's efforts to push away.

Michael pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Michael shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vileika utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vileika working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Michael.
Michael postures up and lands a big shot to Vileika's brow.
Vileika avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Michael is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Michael throwing strikes from guard but Vileika blocks nicely.
Michael distracts Vileika with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vileika utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Michael lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Michael makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Michael distracts Vileika with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Michael stands up over Vileika, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael postures up in Vileika's guard and throws a big left but Vileika blocks it.
Vileika has momentary wrist control but Michael slips an elbow through the middle.
Vileika has momentary wrist control but Michael slips an elbow through the middle.
Michael stands up over Vileika, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Michael landing with the ground and pound.
Michael lands a couple of digs.
Michael postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Michael is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Michael landing some decent shots from guard.
Michael content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Michael postures up and lands a big shot to Vileika's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Michael works over Vileika with some ground and pound from guard.
Michael scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Michael's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Michael with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Michael stands up over Vileika, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Michael working some strikes from top position.
Michael is in close to Vileika's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Michael is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Michael chips away with some ground and pound.
Michael postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Michael postures up in Vileika's guard and throws a big left but Vileika blocks it.
Michael working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Michael working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Michael postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Michael trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Michael is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vileika can do to turn this around?
Michael content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Michael chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Michael's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Michael scoring with some ground and pound.
Michael with a nice head shot there.
Michael lands a couple of digs.
Michael keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vileika's head.
Michael is working Vileika over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vileika utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brady Michael dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Michael takes a swing at Vileika's ribcage but misses.
Vileika swings for the body but Michael moves out of range.

Vileika has managed to clinch.
Michael jumps guard but Vileika stands there with Michael around his waist. Michael gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vileika's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Michael is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

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

Michael shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vileika napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Michael working the head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vileika takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Vileika takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michael landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael lands a few punches from side control.
Vileika takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Check out the look on Michael's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Michael working the body and head with strikes.
Michael working the head and body with strikes.
Michael working the body and head with strikes.
Michael lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vileika down.
Michael working the ground and pound.
Vileika takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Brady Michael overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Michael lands a few punches from side control.
Vileika is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Vileika takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Michael is putting a hurting on Vileika here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael working the ground and pound from side control.
Michael is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Vileika's shoulder. That is not cool.
Michael lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vileika down.
Michael cracks Vileika with a big right hand but Vileika just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Vileika is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michael in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Michael scores with a couple of short elbows.
Michael working the head and body with strikes.
Michael lands an elbow.
Michael working the ground and pound.
Michael throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Michael working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vileika is pushing Michael's head away, looking to escape. Michael manages to hold on to the position though.
Michael fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Michael landing a few strikes.
Vileika is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Vileika is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Michael grinds an elbow into Vileika's temple.
Michael creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael looks up at the clock and then as Vileika takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Michael smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Vileika taking punishment in the form of punches.
Michael landing strikes.
Michael working the ground and pound.
Vileika on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Vileika is trying to get back to half guard.
Michael working the ground and pound.
Remigijus Vileika has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Vileika some visible discomfort.
Vileika takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Vileika takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brady Michael is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Michael is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vileika is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brady Michael showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Michael, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brady Michael!