PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaq Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Michaels's choice of entrance music: SEXY BOY. Michaels has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saint
vs
Michaels

198 cm
25
246 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shaq Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Michaels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saint, pushing him back against the cage.
Michaels tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saint smiles and moves away.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saint as he avoids it easily.
Michaels closes the distance and clinches up with Saint, looking for a takedown. Michaels pushes Saint against the cage but Saint circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jonny Saint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaq Michaels.
Saint lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saint scores with a sloppy right hand. Michaels should have avoided that one.
Michaels looks gassed!
Michaels takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint throws a looping overhand right but Michaels ducks down to avoid it.
Michaels misses with a body shot.
Saint scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Michaels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saint.
Saint feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Michaels crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jonny Saint!