PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocket Bob Frankels (ranked 515 p4p, 53 weight class) and Bo Mikeli (ranked 1448 p4p, 169 weight class). Frankels kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dawn....Summer Solstice... . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bob Frankels
vs
Mikeli

200 cm
27
275 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

199 cm
25
266 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocket Bob Frankels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bo Mikeli!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikeli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mikeli misses with a body punch
and Frankels counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Bo Mikeli has been cut.
Mikeli lands with a right hand.

It looks like Rocket Bob Frankels has been cut.
Mikeli swings widly with a right hand
and Frankels counters with a leg kick.
Frankels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mikeli swings widly with a right hand
and Frankels counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mikeli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mikeli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mikeli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frankels.
Frankels tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mikeli manages to circle out of the way.
Mikeli misses with a looping left.
Mikeli cracks a nice hook into Frankels's ribs.
Mikeli misses with a lunging right hand
and Frankels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frankels lands an overhand right.

That has opened up Bo Mikeli's cut even more.
Frankels misses with a right hand
and Mikeli counters with a straight right hand.
Frankels feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mikelis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mikeli manages to avoid it.
Mikeli dips to his left and cracks Frankels with an uppercut!
Mikeli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frankels.
A low kick from Mikeli misses

and Frankels counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mikeli won't be happy with that.
Mikeli avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Frankels.
Frankels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mikeli keeps working.
Frankels in side control, throwing shots but Mikeli defends.
Frankels working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Frankels seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Mikeli's face as Frankels controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikeli is trying to get back to half guard.
Frankels landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mikeli regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Frankels in particular looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mikeli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mikeli controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mikeli trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankels wants to take a breather but Mikeli is having none of it.
Frankels is pressing down on Mikeli's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mikeli is holding on for now.
Frankels scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

The cut above Bo Mikeli's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mikeli manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Frankels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mikeli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Frankels landing with the ground and pound.

Bo Mikeli's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bo Mikeli's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rocket Bob Frankels!
A very excited looking Rocket Bob Frankels made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.