PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alpa Chino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryer Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Michael's choice of entrance music: OTHERWISE - Coming For The Throne . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chino
vs
Michael

184 cm
24
209 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alpa Chino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryer Michael!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael misses with a body shot.
Michael throws a body kick that misses.
Chino lands a slapping body shot.
Michael misses with a body kick.
Chino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michael.
Chino thinks about countering with a body kick.
Michael thuds his shin into the meat of Chino's side.
Michael throws a leg kick but Chino moved away.
Chino looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Michael cracks Chino with a good jab.
Bryer Michael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael scoring well with a low kick there.
Chino staying out of range there.
Chino slips a jab from Michael.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino wants to clinch up but Michael keeps it at a distance.
Chino avoids the head kick by Michael.
Chino tried to counter with a leg kick but Michael avoided it.
Michael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michael throws a leg kick but Chino sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As Michael backs away, Chino returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Michael walks into a stiff left hand from Chino.
Michael misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chino tries to counter by clinching up but Michael breaks away and moves out of range.
Chino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Michael scores with a nice strike.
Michael fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael connects with a body shot that sends Chino's belly button to the back.
Michael fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chino has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chino blocks a jab.
Michael tries a low kick but Chino avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michael throws a jab but it's blocked by Chino.
Michael dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chino. That did some damage!
Nice uppercut lands for Michael. That snapped Chino's head back.
Michael uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chino has time to react.
Chino throws a body shot but no joy.
Michael now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Michael connects with a leg kick. Chino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Michael swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael is looking to land body kicks.
Michael misses with a wild body shot.
Michael clobbers Chino with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Michael thows a leg kick but Chino checks it
and Chino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michael scoring well with a low kick there.
Michael throws out a powerful jab.
Michael does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Michael lands with a kick to the temple. Chino shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Michael rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chino counters with a good low kick that Michael was not able to check.
Michael throws a hook to the side of Chino's head but Chino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It appears Chino was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chino blocks a leg kick.
Chino seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michael throws a body kick that misses.
Nice shot by Chino.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chino lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice leg kick lands there from Michael.
Michael throws a leg kick but Chino sees it coming and moves out of range.
Michael throws a hook but Chino blocks it.
Michael throws a nice inside leg kick.
Michael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chino quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryer Michael dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chino has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Michael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chino.
Chino moves out of range of the body kick from Michael.
Michael throws a body punch but Chino moves out of range.
Michael looks for the body kick but Chino saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Chino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Michael misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Chino misses the target.
Michael tries to score with a low kick but Chino moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael misses with a jab to the body
and Chino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michael looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michael.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael throws a leg kick
and Chino counters with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Chino.
Chino throwing a counter right hand but Michael manages to avoid it.
Chino tries to clinch up.
Chino avoids the head kick by Michael.
Chino tried to counter with a leg kick but Michael avoided it.
Michael scores with a sloppy right hand. Chino should have avoided that one.
Chino walks into a straight right hand from Michael.
Michael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chino moves away.
Chino is looking to counter the offense by Michael and move into the clinch.
Michael throws a body kick that misses.
Chino is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Michael.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michael. Chino does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Chino misses its target.
Michael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chino moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Michael.
Michael lands a high kick!
Chino on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michael.
Michael lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chino at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chino takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michael misses with a hook. Chino ducked under it nicely.
Michael rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chino counters with a nice uppercut.
Michael misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Chino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Michael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michael buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Michael looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chino was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bryer Michael seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michael misses with an uppercut. Chino saw that one coming.
As Michael tries to get set, Chino tries to push him back and clinch up but Michael manages to avoid the attempt.
Michael misses the shot to the body.
Michael has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Michael misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael throws a jab when Chino was well out of range.
Michael will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Michael throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Michael throws the left hand but Chino avoids the punch easily.
Michael throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Chino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Both fighters circling a little - Michael finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chino's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Michael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chino was well out of range. Poor timing from Michael.
Michael throws a lazy right hand but Chino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chino takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryer Michael 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! This is the final round!

Michael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chino manages to avoid it.
Chino seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chino moves out of range of the strikes.
Michael throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michael connects with a right hand. Chino shakes it off.
Michael lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Michael scores with a nice head shot.
Michael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chino.
Michael is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael misses with a left hand
and Chino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michael connects with a nice looking jab.
Michael lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Michael.
Michael scores with a jab to the head.
Chino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chino wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Michael misses with a head kick.
That kick from Michael tenderised Chino's leg. Chino is trying to keep his angry face on.
Michael thuds his shin into the meat of Chino's side.
A slow jab from Michael misses its intended target.
Michael feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chino's calf.
Chino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael lands a jab to Chino's midsection.
Michael lands with a straight right. Chino didn't see that one coming.
Michael uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chino has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michael misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michael throws a body punch but Chino moves out of range.
Michael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chino.
Michael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chino was well out of range. Poor timing from Michael.
Michael swings for the body but Chino moves out of range.
Michael moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chino counters with a straight right hand.
Chino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michael scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chino doesn't seem bothered though.
Michael throws a body punch but Chino moves out of range.
Alpa Chino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chino checks it well.
Chino appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bryer Michael is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Michael smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Michael feints and then cracks Chino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chino down.
Michael misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Chino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Michael swings for the body but Chino moves out of range.
Michael fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chino on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael jabs Chino to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Michael scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chino doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Michael.
Chino is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Michael throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd cheers as Michael lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chino doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Michael. That's going to slow Chino down.
A head kick misses from Michael.
Chino fires out a quick counter leg kick but Michael just manages to avoid it.
Michael smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Michael connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chino momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryer Michael comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Michael has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryer Michael!
A victorious Bryer Michael thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.