PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zargon Boltz (ranked 4300 p4p, 3826 weight class) and Agro Michel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Boltz
vs
Michel

165 cm
25
140
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
140
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zargon Boltz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Agro Michel!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boltz lands with an overhand left.
Boltz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michel scores with a nice head shot.
Michel moves out of range as Boltz strikes.
Boltz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boltz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Michel misses with a body shot.
Boltz throwing a counter right hand but Michel manages to avoid it.
Boltz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boltz throws an off balance right hand
and Michel counters with a left to the body.
Boltz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boltz sizes up Michel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right 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!
Michel avoids the body shot from Boltz.
Boltz misses with a body shot
and Michel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boltz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michel throws a jab when Boltz was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boltz. Michel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boltz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michel moves away.
Boltz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boltz avoids the body shot from Michel.
A quick step to the side and Boltz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boltz. Michel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michel jabs Boltz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boltz misses with a looping left.
Boltz looks to score with a jab to the body but Michel is just out of range.
Boltz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boltz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice jab there from Boltz.
Michel looks to score with a jab to the body but Boltz is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Michel.
Michel ducks right into an uppercut from Boltz.
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!
Michel takes a swing at Boltz's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Boltz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Michel tests Boltz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Michel throws a hook but Boltz avoids it easily.
Boltz misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Michel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Michel lands with a shot to the body.
Boltz scores with the left hand. Michel knows he should have avoided that one.
Boltz moves out of range of the strikes.
Boltz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Michel counters with a straight right hand.
Michel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boltz.
Michel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michel. Boltz does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boltz moves away.
Boltz misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Michel.
Michel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Michel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boltz rather than just go for the knockout.
Michel just misses with a punch to the body.
Boltz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab lands there for Boltz.
Boltz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Michel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boltz scrambles back to his feet.
Boltz misses with a hook
and Michel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Michel swings for the body but Boltz moves out of range.
Boltz cracks Michel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Michel is rocked!
BOOM! Boltz lands a beautiful left hook that drops Michel. Michel tries to recover but Boltz is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Michel lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zargon Boltz!