PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheals comes to the cage accompanied by Throw it up. 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.

Micheals
vs
Truck

180 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

155 cm
20
145 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Popeye Nutritional Supplement

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Micheals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Truck!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micheals scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Micheals looks to clinch
and Truck counters with a nice leg kick.
Truck throws a head kick but Micheals moves out of range.
Truck stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Truck wants it to stay on the feet.
Micheals goes for a double leg but Truck avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Truck continues to drive forward.
As Micheals backs off Truck throws a huge counter combo but Micheals manages to avoid it all.
Truck goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Micheals moves to clinch but Truck breaks away
and Truck counters with a leg kick.
Micheals tries to close the distance and clinch up but Truck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Truck lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Truck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Micheals is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Truck pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Micheals. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Truck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Truck pushes Micheals up against the cage in a clinch.
Truck lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Jimmy Micheals has been cut.
Micheals really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Truck stalls.

Truck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Truck lands a head kick!
Truck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Truck moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Truck.
Truck lands an elbow that stopped Micheals in his tracks for a moment.
Truck stalling.
Truck lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Truck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Truck lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Truck unloads a knee to the mid-section. Micheals lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Truck just leaning against Micheals, taking a breather.
Truck leaning against his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Truck.
Micheals fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Micheals is trying to pull guard but Truck has him pressed against the cage.
Truck landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Micheals is breathing heavily.
Micheals takes a knee to the side of the body.
Micheals can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Micheals takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Truck.

Truck breaks the clinch.
Truck lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Truck finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Truck throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Micheals's head.
Truck lands with a shot to the body.
Truck fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Truck scoring well with a low kick there.
Truck's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Truck duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Truck lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Truck tenderised Micheals's leg. Micheals is trying to keep his angry face on.
Truck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Truck works Micheals's body with a nice hook.
Truck connects with a high kick.

Micheals is rocked!
Truck lands with a slapping head kick.
Oh Micheals is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tommy Truck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle, before Truck throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Micheals's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Truck lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Tommy Truck!