PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Victor Sagat (ranked 5060 p4p, 4902 weight class) and Ian Michael (ranked 578 p4p, 562 weight class). Michael has chosen Sick Puppies - Survive as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sagat
vs
Michael

198 cm
18
220
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
210
0 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Brawler
Heavy handed

Pho Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Victor Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ian Michael!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael looks to land a right hand but Sagat moved out of range.
Sagat throws a quick counter head kick but Michael was just out of range.

Michael pushes Sagat up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Michael as the two fighters clinch.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Michael.
Michael misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat struggles to land a body shot inside as Michael controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Michael.
A head punch on the inside from Sagat fails to land.
A short right from Michael on the inside.
Michael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Michael.
Michael lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sagat backwards.
Michael avoids a wild elbow strike from Sagat.

Sagat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Michael throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Michael closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Michael lands a hook that snaps the head of Sagat backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sagat throws an elbow that misses.
Sagat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sagat tries to stall but Michael uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Michael gets through Sagat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat throws a punch but it's blocked by Michael.
A short uppercut from Michael.
Sagat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michael misses with some punches.
Michael misses with a body punch.
Sagat struggles to land a body shot inside as Michael controls his hands.
Michael can't find room to land a body shot as Sagat controls the action.
Sagat misses with the head strike.
Sagat misses with a punch to the body.
Michael lands a left hand.
Sagat misses with the head strike.
Michael lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Sagat breaks the clinch.
Michael works the jab nicely.
Michael is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sagat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sagat is breathing heavily.
Michael throws a hook but Sagat avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michael tests Sagat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Michael takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a head kick but Michael moves out of range.
Michael takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Michael misses with a body shot.
Michael connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sagat momentarily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Michael lands a nice shot to the body.
Sagat tries to throw a body punch but Michael avoids it by throwing Sagat back against the ropes.
Michael lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Sagat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Michael. That snapped Sagat's head back.

Sagat ducks into a a hook from Michael and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!

Sagat is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Sagat.
And Sagat counters with a quick kick to the body but Michael blocks it.
Michael wants to clinch up but Sagat keeps it at a distance.
Sagat's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Michael connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sagat scrambles back to his feet.
Oh Sagat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michael might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Michael throws a poor cross that misses
and Sagat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sagat seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sagat on the side of the head.
Michael misses with an uppercut
and Sagat counters with an inside leg kick.
Michael is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michael on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sagat. Sagat obviously looking to wear him down.

Michael moves into the clinch.
Michael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michael misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sagat throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sagat.
Michael lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sagat misses with a punch on the inside.
Michael lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Michael blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sagat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Michael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sagat's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Michael.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Michael blocks a body shot from Sagat.
Michael gets through Sagat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sagat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michael tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sagat trying to stall but Michael improves his position.
Sagat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Michael blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.
Michael working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Michael dodges an elbow strike from Sagat.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat pushes off an throws an elbow but Michael leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Michael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michael swings wildly with an uppercut but Sagat uses good head movement to avoid it.

Sagat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Michael clinches up against the ropes.
Michael misses with the head strike.
Michael misses with a punch on the inside.
Michael pushes Sagat back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michael scores with a shot to the side of Sagat's head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sagat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sagat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michael pushes Sagat back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.
A short right from Michael.
Michael blocks the elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Michael.
Michael lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Michael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sagat's elbow.
Michael avoids a wild elbow strike from Sagat.
Sagat blocks a body shot from Michael.
Sagat blocking some punches.
Sagat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sagat working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Michael as the two fighters clinch.
Michael is working Sagat over against the ropes.
Michael lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Michael.
Good body shot from Michael.
Good body shot from Michael.
Michael scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael scores with a hook to the body.
Michael working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Michael scores with a hook to the body.
Michael cracks Sagat with a nice body shot.
Sagat blocks a body shot from Michael.
A hook to the body from Michael.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Michael.
A nice left hand lands by Michael.
Michael is leaning against Sagat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Michael lands a hook that snaps the head of Sagat backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Michael.
A short left from Michael.
Michael lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sagat.
Michael lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Michael misses with a punch on the inside.
Michael working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sagat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michael lands a shot to the body.
Michael prevents a body shot from Sagat.
Sagat tries a body shot but Michael blocks it.
Michael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michael working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Michael lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Victor Sagat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Michael gets through Sagat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Michael lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sagat backwards.
Sagat prevents a body shot from Michael.
Michael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Michael on the inside.
Michael lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sagat prevents a body shot from Michael.
Michael softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Michael lands a shoulder strike.
Sagat blocks a body shot from Michael.
Michael scores with a shoulder strike.
Michael stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Michael lands a shoulder strike.
Michael lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michael tries to throw a body punch but Sagat avoids it by throwing Michael back against the ropes.
A short right from Michael.
Michael lands an uppercut.
Michael lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Michael works on Sagat's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Michael.
Sagat can't find room to land a body shot as Michael controls the action.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Michael misses with a punch to the body.
Michael misses with a punch to the body.
Michael lands a nice shot to the body.
Michael can't find room to land a body shot as Sagat controls the action.
Michael lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sagat throws a punch but it's blocked by Michael.
Michael lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Michael lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Michael swings wildly with an uppercut but Sagat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michael tries a body shot but Sagat blocks it.
Michael lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michael lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sagat backwards.
Michael lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Michael.
Michael lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sagat backwards.
Michael creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Sagat crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Sagat face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Michael takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ian Michael!
Ian Michael seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.