PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archie Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Moore
vs
Michaels

179 cm
22
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Archie Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brett Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michaels wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Moore tries to bum rush Michaels with a series of wild strikes but Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moore looks for a takedown but Michaels sprawls well.
Moore throws a nice looking combination but Michaels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Michaels misses with an uppercut.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michaels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michaels tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.

Michaels shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Moore's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels tries to free his leg and advance position but Moore is retaining full guard.
Moore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Michaels.
Michaels wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
Michaels looking to sit in guard and control but Moore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Moore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Michaels on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Michaels scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Moore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michaels counters with a three punch combo that has Moore backing up. Moore nods at Michaels to acknowledge the strikes.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Moore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Michaels counters with a shoot takedown. Moore fights it but they end up in guard.
Michaels connects with a couple of short punches.
Michaels wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
Michaels throwing strikes from guard but Moore blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Michaels from controlling successfully.
Michaels works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Michaels seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Michaels is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Michaels wants to free his trapped foot but Moore is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Moore on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moore tries to get out of the position.
Michaels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moore keeps working.

Despite being in the dominant position, Brett Michaels just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Michaels shoots in and drives through. Moore sprawls well.
Brett Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Michaels.
Moore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michaels counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Michaels dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Michaels looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Michaels throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moore's waist but Moore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Michaels off to one side.
Michaels looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Archie Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Michaels.
Michaels thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Michaels looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Michaels scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Michaels with a couple of short strikes.
Michaels sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Michaels looking to control but Moore is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A nice elbow there by Michaels.
Michaels lands a nice shot to the head.
Michaels tries to control but Moore wriggling away.
Michaels working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Michaels looking to control but Moore is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Michaels won't let Moore get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore taking shots to the head.
Michaels lands a big elbow.
Michaels lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Michaels wants to control the pace but Moore is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore is bucking up trying to escape but Michaels cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to control but Moore wriggling away.
Michaels lands a nice shot to the head.
Michaels trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Despite being in the dominant position, Brett Michaels just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Michaels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michaels.
Moore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Archie Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Moore as Michaels shoots in.
Moore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Michaels to counter with a crisp jab.
Michaels shoots in looking for a takedown. Moore tries to sprawl out of it but Michaels keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moore manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Michaels connects with a looping right hand.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch but Michaels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown but Moore shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Archie Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Michaels.
Moore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moore misses with a combination

and Michaels counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Michaels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moore is staying active underneath Michaels, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore wants to get back to his feet.
Michaels lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Michaels seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moore does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Michaels is trying to control. Moore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Michaels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Michaels passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Moore!
Michaels looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Moore is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels trying to control but Moore is having none of it.
BOOM! Michaels connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Michaels trying to control but Moore is having none of it.
Moore is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Michaels looking to control but Moore is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Michaels breaks from Moore's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Michaels working the ground and pound effectively.
Michaels lands a heavy elbow.
Michaels with the ground and pound from mount.
Archie Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brett Michaels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michaels lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Moore hang on?

And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Michaels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Michaels has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Michaels!