PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Piano (ranked 1736 p4p, 4596 weight class) and Hardrefil Mikli (ranked 196 p4p, 445 weight class). Piano comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Night Prowler. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Piano
vs
Mikli

210 cm
24
270
8 - 5 - 0

191 cm
24
255
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Piano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hardrefil Mikli!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Piano misses its intended target.
Mikli jabs at Piano's body.
Piano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mikli.
Piano takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Piano tries to close the distance and clinch but Mikli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mikli throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mikli connects with a body shot that sends Piano's belly button to the back.
A lazy left from Piano finds it's target.
Piano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mikli throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mikli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Piano is looking to clinch.
Mikli throws a hook but Piano blocks it.

Piano rushes Mikli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Piano misses with a punch on the inside.
Mikli can't find room to land a body shot as Piano controls the action.
Piano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mikli backwards.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mikli moves away from the strike by Piano.
Mikli lands a leg kick that knocks Piano off balance momentarily.
Piano throws a sloppy body shot
and Mikli counters with a low kick, right behind Piano 's knee.
Piano ducks under a wild hook from Mikli.
It looked like Piano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mikli swings for the body but Piano moves out of range.
Mikli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mikli slips under a jab from Piano.

Piano moves into range and clinches up with Mikli.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've been informed that Mikli has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Piano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Piano scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Mikli.
Piano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mikli blocks an uppercut.
Mikli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piano throws a head punch that misses.
Piano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mikli blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Mikli - that landed with a thud.
Mikli takes a shot to the head.
Mikli blocking some punches.
Mikli misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piano.
Piano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mikli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mikli blocks an elbow strike from Piano.
Piano has a couple of punches blocked by Mikli.
Mikli throws a punch but it's blocked by Piano.
Piano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Piano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Mikli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Mikli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Piano tries to clinch up.
Mikli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano moves in looking to clinch but Mikli pushes him off.
Mikli shapes to counter with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Mikli.

Piano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Piano prevents Mikli from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Piano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Mikli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mikli lands with a straight right. Piano didn't see that one coming.
Mikli misses with a kick to the body.
Piano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mikli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Piano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mikli.
A swing and a miss from Mikli.
Mikli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Piano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mikli swats away the attempt to clinch by Piano.
Piano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mikli moves away.
Piano blocks the body kick.

Mikli cracks Piano with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Piano looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mikli finish him?

Piano is rocked!
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!
Piano glances at the clock... BAM! Mikli nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Piano crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Piano is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hardrefil Mikli!