PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ines Lato (ranked 3901 p4p, 5333 weight class) and Agro Michel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ines Lato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lato
vs
Michel

165 cm
26
140
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ines Lato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Agro Michel!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Michel.
Lato throws a body punch but Michel moves out of range.
Michel moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Lato finds it's way through Michel's defenses.
Michel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lato. Lato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Michel connects with a nice looking jab.
Michel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Michel.
Michel looks to score with a jab to the body but Lato is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lato on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Michel just misses with a punch to the body.
Lato throwing a counter right hand but Michel manages to avoid it.
Michel throws a hook but Lato avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lato throws a good cross that connects.
Michel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Michel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lato throws a lazy uppercut
and Michel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michel takes a swing at Lato's ribcage but misses.
Lato throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Michel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Michel takes one on the button.

Michel is rocked!
Michel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lato takes a swing at Michel's ribcage but misses.
Michel misses the jab.
Michel misses with an uppercut. Lato saw that one coming.
Lato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michel was well out of range. Poor timing from Lato.
Michel scores with a jab to the body.
Lato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michel was well out of range. Poor timing from Lato.
Michel throws a hook but Lato avoids it easily.
Lato takes one on the button.
Lato throws out a loose jab but Michel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michel avoids the body shot from Lato.
Michel slips a jab from Lato.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lato throws an overhand right that lands on Michel's shoulder, as Michel tries to avoid the shot.
Michel looks to score with a jab to the body but Lato is just out of range.
Lato takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Michel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lato.
Michel misses with a body shot.
Lato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Michel doesn't seem bothered though.
Michel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michel. Lato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lato misses the jab.
Michel looks to throw the jab but Lato is out of range.
Michel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lato.
Lato swings and misses with a hook 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 scores with the left hand. Lato knows he should have avoided that one.
Michel scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Michel misses.
Michel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michel.
Lato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michel.
Lato misses the shot to the body.
Michel throws a body punch but Lato moves out of range.
Michel works Lato's body with a nice hook.
Lato moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michel throws a body shot but no joy.
Michel needs to keep his hands up - Lato had a free shot at his head there.
Lato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Michel just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Michel scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Lato misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Michel - just one landing.
Lato looks to land a left hand but Michel moved out of range nicely.
Michel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lato manages to avoid it.
Lato misses with a body shot.
Lato misses with a hook. Michel ducked under it nicely.
Michel misses with an uppercut. Lato saw that one coming.
Lato walks into a straight right hand from Michel.
Lato throws a jab when Michel was well out of range.
A big left from Lato misses.
Lato swings for the body but Michel moves out of range.
Michel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Michel lands with a cross.
Michel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michel was well out of range. Poor timing from Lato.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Agro Michel will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A lazy left from Michel finds it's target.
Michel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lato.
Lato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michel digs a good body shot into Lato's ribs.
Lato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michel moves away.
Michel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lato with a body shot.
Michel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lato was well out of range. Poor timing from Michel.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lato, as that shot connected.
Lato throws a body punch but Michel moves out of range.
Lato throws a sloppy body shot
and Michel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michel's corner calls for a 1-2. Michel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lato throws a body punch but Michel moves out of range.
Lato misses with a body shot.
Michel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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 throws a jab but it's blocked by Lato.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michel.
Lato on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Michel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lato manages to avoid it.
Lato misses with a jab to the body
and Michel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Lato is rocked!
Michel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lato.
Michel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lato.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Michel! But no joy.
Michel scores with a nice head shot.
Oh Lato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michel with a jab.
Lato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lato might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Michel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lato doesn't seem bothered though.
Michel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lato is looking to wear down Michel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lato moves out of range as Michel strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lato misses with an uppercut
and Michel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lato seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michel looks to score with a jab to the body but Lato is just out of range.
Lato slips under a jab.
Lato scores with a jab.
Lato just misses with a punch to the body.
Lato throws a body punch but Michel moves out of range.
Lato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michel throws out the jab.
Lato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michel throws a body punch but Lato moves out of range.
Lato throws a body punch but Michel moves out of range.
Lato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Michel is still on wobbly legs! Can Lato finish him?
Crack! Lato connects with the perfect overhand right and Michel falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Lato!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ines Lato!