PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleister Cadaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleister Cadaver has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cadaver
vs
Michaels

225 cm
23
285 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

201 cm
26
273 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Amped Performance

Red Light Coffeeshop - Q160/$250
Venom Combat Sports

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleister Cadaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels shoots in for a takedown but Cadaver shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Michaels looks to move away, Cadaver throws a big counter combo but Michaels just gets out of the way.
Cadaver scores with a one two! Michaels had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like George Michaels has been cut.
Michaels scores with a jab to the head.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cadaver moves away.
Michaels misses with a body shot.
Michaels scores with a hook to the body. Cadaver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Michaels bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Cadaver throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michaels misses with an uppercut. Cadaver saw that one coming.
Cadaver is looking to counter the offense by Michaels and move into the clinch.
Cadaver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michaels.
Michaels throws a right hand that misses
and Cadaver counters with a left to the body.
Michaels misses with a body shot.
Cadaver is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Michaels.
Cadaver stuffs the takedown.
Michaels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cadaver was well out of range. Poor timing from Michaels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels looks to score with a jab to the body but Cadaver is just out of range.
Cadaver wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Michaels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cadaver is looking to counter the offense by Michaels and move into the clinch.
Aleister Cadaver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Michaels.
Michaels swats away the attempt to clinch by Cadaver.
Cadaver misses with a combination
and Michaels counters with a stiff right hand.
Cadaver tries to clinch up but Michaels circles away and keeps his distance.
Donk. Michaels catches Cadaver right on the button with a cross.
We've been told by Cadaver's head coaches at School of Hard Knocks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Michaels just misses with a punch to the body.
Cadaver tries to counter by clinching up but Michaels breaks away and moves out of range.
Cadaver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michaels misses the shot to the body.
Cadaver tries to counter by clinching up but Michaels breaks away and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Michaels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cadaver holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Michaels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Michaels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Michaels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Michaels takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cadaver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cadaver scores with a shoulder strike.
Cadaver content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cadaver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Michaels's brow.
Michaels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cadaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadaver misses with a knee to the head.
Michaels blocks an elbow strike.
Cadaver content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Michaels tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cadaver landing knees to the head.
Michaels takes an elbow to the temple.
Cadaver misses with an elbow strike.
Cadaver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cadaver obliges.
Michaels looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cadaver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cadaver trying to land knees to the body.
Cadaver trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels working hard to break the clinch.
Cadaver stalling.
A short body shot lands from Cadaver as the two fighters clinch.
Michaels dodges an elbow strike from Cadaver.
Cadaver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Michaels avoiding damage as Cadaver throws knees to the body.
Cadaver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Michaels has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cadaver after a bit of a struggle.
Cadaver is leaning against Michaels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cadaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cadaver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleister Cadaver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Michaels's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Michaels throws a hook but Cadaver avoids it easily.
Cadaver tries to clinch up but Michaels circles away and keeps his distance.
Cadaver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michaels can do to turn this around?
Cadaver with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Michaels to score with a decent uppercut.
Michaels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cadaver is fending him off so far but Michaels persists. Nope, Cadaver circles away and we're back to standing.
Michaels looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Michaels is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cadaver.
Nice sprawl there from Cadaver as Michaels shoots in.
Aleister Cadaver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Michaels.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Michaels gets tackled into the cage by Cadaver. Cadaver maintains the clinch.
Cadaver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cadaver lands a damaging elbow.
Michaels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadaver trying to land knees to the body.
Cadaver throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Cadaver.
Cadaver works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Cadaver landing knees to the body.
Cadaver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cadaver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cadaver lands a nice knee to the body.
Cadaver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Cadaver.
Cadaver landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadaver taking a breather.
Cadaver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Cadaver misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels prevents a body shot from Cadaver.
A shot in the inside from Cadaver.
Cadaver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Michaels's defenses.
Cadaver lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Cadaver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Michaels blocks an elbow strike.
Cadaver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cadaver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Michaels in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadaver scores a nice knee to the body.
Cadaver with a knee to the head.
Cadaver landing knees to the head.
Cadaver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cadaver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cadaver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cadaver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cadaver lands a nice elbow.
Cadaver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cadaver lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Cadaver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cadaver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Michaels in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Cadaver drops Michaels with a big knee straight up the middle! Michaels is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Michaels is rocked!
Cadaver tries to clinch but Michaels is having none of it.
Michaels looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cadaver misses with the combination.
Aleister Cadaver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cadaver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michaels.
Cadaver fails to land with a series of punches.
Cadaver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Michaels looking to score a takedown here. Cadaver is defending well but Michaels drives through and ends up in Cadaver's guard.
Michaels stops Cadaver from standing up.
Michaels makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleister Cadaver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Michaels's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Michaels slips a jab and a cross from Cadaver.
Michaels closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cadaver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michaels is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
George Michaels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michaels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cadaver.
Michaels with a nice cross.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cadaver as he jumps to the side.
George Michaels 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.
Michaels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cadaver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Michaels shoots and misses

and Cadaver counters by moving into the clinch.
Cadaver scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadaver working Michaels over with knees to the body.
Cadaver lands a nice knee to the body.
Cadaver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Michaels's defenses.
Michaels takes a shot to the head.
Michaels wants to take the fight to the mat but Cadaver manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Aleister Cadaver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Michaels.
Cadaver scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cadaver.
Cadaver with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cadaver - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cadaver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Michaels's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadaver misses with a knee to the head.
Cadaver landing knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cadaver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Michaels takes a knee right on the jaw!

That has opened up George Michaels's cut even more.
Cadaver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cadaver lands a nice elbow.
Cadaver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michaels's elbow.
Cadaver lands an elbow inside that Michaels shrugs off.
Cadaver tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
Michaels avoids a wild elbow strike from Cadaver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadaver struggles to land a body shot inside as Michaels controls his hands.
Michaels blocks an elbow strike from Cadaver.
Cadaver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cadaver landing knees to the body.
Michaels blocks the elbow strike.
Cadaver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Michaels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cadaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cadaver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michaels avoids it.
Michaels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cadaver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
George Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cadaver working aggressively here.
Cadaver really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cadaver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cadaver landing knees to the body.
Cadaver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cadaver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cadaver scores a nice knee to the body.
Cadaver lands an elbow that stopped Michaels in his tracks for a moment.
Cadaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees to the body from Cadaver.
Michaels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michaels misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleister Cadaver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cadaver, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleister Cadaver!
Aleister Cadaver took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Amped Performance for their support in the buildup to the fight.