PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryant Micou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micou comes to the cage accompanied by Gza-7 Pounds. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Micou
vs
Love

175 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryant Micou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Love!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love checks a low kick from Micou.
Micou tries to close the distance and clinch but Love swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larry Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love is looking to clinch but Micou is avoiding it.
Love checks a leg kick nicely.
Micou goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Love checks a low kick from Micou.
A solid leg kick lands there for Love.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love throws a nice outside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Love.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Micou throws a leg kick
and Love counters with a leg kick.
Love blocks a head kick by Micou.
Love is looking to clinch but Micou is avoiding it.
Micou shoots in looking for a takedown but Love manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Micou's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Love has taken the fight to the clinch.
Love unloads a knee to the mid-section. Micou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Love crunches a lovely knee into Micou's ribcage.
Micou is breathing heavily.
Love connects with a nasty looking knee right to Micou's face.

It looks like Bryant Micou has been cut.
Love lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Love scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Love.
Love crunches a lovely knee into Micou's ribcage.
Love lands a good knee to the midsection. Micou won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Love.
Love unloads a knee to the mid-section. Micou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Love.
Love landing knees to the head.
Love with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Micou takes a knee right on the jaw!
Micou takes a knee to the side of the body.
Love utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Micou misses with a punch to the body.
Love connects with a knee to the head.
Love unloads a knee to the mid-section. Micou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Love scores with a knee to the head.
Micou tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A knee to the head by Love.

Bryant Micou's cut is getting worse.
Love landing knees to the head.
Love using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Love utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Micou takes a knee to the side of the body.
Love landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love scores a nice knee to the body.
Love using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Love using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Love unloads a knee to the mid-section. Micou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Love.
Love connects with a knee to the head.
Love is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Love unloads a knee to the mid-section. Micou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Love connects with a nasty looking knee right to Micou's face.
Love lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Love scores with a knee to the head.
Love with a knee to the head.
Micou is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Love pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryant Micou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Love unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Love utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Micou tries to pull guard but Love holds him up against the cage and eventually Micou drops back down to his feet.
Micou jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Love walks away with a smile on his face. Micou gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Larry Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Love.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Love is looking to clinch but Micou is avoiding it.
Love scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Love lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Love clinches with his opponent.
Love connects with a nasty looking knee right to Micou's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Love dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryant Micou's cut.
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.

Micou keeps the fight on the outside.

Love has taken the fight to the clinch.
Love with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Love.
Love is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Love connects with a knee to the head.
Love lands a knee to the body.
Love landing knees to the body.
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!
Love putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Micou in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Love lands a knee to the head.

Bryant Micou's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Love lands a nice knee to the body.
Love lands a nice knee to the body.
Love crunches a lovely knee into Micou's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Love with a knee to the head.
Love is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Love.
A knee to the head by Love.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love crunches a lovely knee into Micou's ribcage.
Love landing knees to the body.
Love lands a knee to the head.
Micou takes a knee to the side of the body.
Love lands a knee to the head.
Love connects with a knee to the head.
Micou tries for a takedown. No joy.
Love scores a nice knee to the body.
Micou takes a knee right on the jaw!
Love is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Micou tries for a takedown. No joy.
Micou jumps guard but Love stands there with Micou around his waist. Micou gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryant Micou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Love is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Micou tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Love just stands there and leans against the cage.
Love connects with a nasty looking knee right to Micou's face.
Micou can't break the clinch.
Love landing knees to the head.
Micou takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love keeps control of Micou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Love lands a knee to the body.
Love lands a nice knee to the body.
Love throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Micou blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Love.
Love scores with a knee to the head.
Love lands a good knee to the midsection. Micou won't want to take too many of those.
Micou tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Love smiles and moves away.
Love is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Love there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Love has closed the distance and engaged Micou in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Love obliges.
Love lands a good knee to the midsection. Micou won't want to take too many of those.
Love utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Micou takes a knee to the side of the body.
Larry Love seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Micou takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Micou takes a knee right on the jaw!
Love connects with a nasty looking knee right to Micou's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Love with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Jeez, Bryant Micou's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Love connects with a nasty looking knee right to Micou's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Love.
Love landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Love is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Love lands a nice knee to the body.
Love landing knees to the body.
Micou wants to break free but Love has control.
Love with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Micou tries to break the clinch but Love is controlling the position.
Love gets underhooks to prevent Micou's takedown attempt.
Love landing knees to the head.
Micou is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Love throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Love tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Micou avoids it.
Love is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Micou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Micou tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Love putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Micou in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Love showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bryant Micou's cut.
That's time! Micou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Love stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Micou.
Love throws a low kick, looking for Micou's leg but Micou calmly moves out of range.
Love is looking to clinch but Micou is avoiding it.
Micou checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Micou circles away from the clinch attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Micou checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Micou throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Bryant Micou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Micou shoots for a double leg takedown but Love sprawls well. He's pushed Micou's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Love throws out a leg kick but Micou moves out of range and Love only half commits.
Micou swats away the attempt to clinch by Love.
Nice body kick there by Love.
Love scores with a nice body kick.
Larry Love is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Love lands a leg kick that knocks Micou off balance momentarily.

Love clinches up against the cage.
Love connects with a nasty looking knee right to Micou's face.
Love landing knees to the head.
Love working Micou over with knees to the body.
Love lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bryant Micou's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Larry Love!