PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes to the cage accompanied by Popeda - Raakaa voimaa. Sean Michaels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Michaels
vs
Rodrigo Nogueira

170 cm
22
175 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

185 cm
27
175 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira !
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira moves to clinch but Michaels breaks away
and Michaels counters with a good, hard body kick but Nogueira shrugs it off.
Nogueira shoots in looking for a takedown. Michaels tries to sprawl out of it but Nogueira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Michaels manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nogueira ducks right into an uppercut from Michaels.
Nogueira moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
A punch combination from Nogueira misses.
Michaels throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nogueira tries to clinch but Michaels is having none of it.
Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nogueira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Michaels circles away.
Sean Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira .
Michaels thuds his shin into the meat of Nogueira 's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Michaels. That's going to slow Nogueira down.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Michaels lands a front kick.
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!
Michaels throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Michaels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nogueira . That did some damage!
Michaels stalks Nogueira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nogueira 's face. Nogueira staggers backwards, shaken.

Michaels lands a big head kick that sends Nogueira tumbling to the mat! Michaels takes a step backwards and waves Nogueira back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Nogueira is rocked!

It looks like Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has been cut.
Nogueira is trying desperately to land a takedown but Michaels is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nogueira .
Michaels connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Nogueira out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean Michaels!