PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase comes into the arena with Bobcaygeon blaring out of the sound system. Micheals has chosen Whoa is Me as his entrance music. Johnny Chase has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chase
vs
Micheals

185 cm
30
226 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

185 cm
30
219 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Revolution Fatigues

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Micheals!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase walks forward, straight into a front kick from Micheals.
Chase ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Micheals moves away.
Chase avoids the body shot from Micheals.
Micheals pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Chase.
Some bone on bone action there as Chase checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Micheals tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chase is able to avoid easily.
Chase tries a head kick but it misses.
Chase throws a sloppy head kick and Micheals moves out of range easily.
Chase rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Micheals moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Micheals connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chase pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Micheals misses with a straight left.
Johnny Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chase takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chase avoids the head kick by Micheals.
Chase tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Micheals lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Micheals misses with a body kick.
Micheals avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chase is breathing heavily.
Chase throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses.
Micheals throws a sloppy head kick and Chase moves out of range easily.
Chase moves out of range as Micheals throws a body kick.
Micheals lands a right hook to the body.
Micheals uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chase.
Micheals ducks under a wild hook from Chase.
Micheals tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chase tries a head kick but it misses.
Micheals misses with a leg kick.
Micheals lands with a nice body punch.
Chase throws a series of punches but Micheals avoids them all with ease.
Micheals misses with a low kick.
A big right from Chase misses.
Micheals ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chase moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheals tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chase swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Micheals looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A lazy body kick from Chase
and Micheals connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Micheals connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses.
Micheals misses with a body kick.
Micheals blocks the body kick.
Chase misses with a kick to the body.
Micheals moves out of range of the strikes.
Micheals pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Chase moves into range and clinches up with Micheals.
Chase misses with some punches.
Micheals unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chase lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Micheals's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chase misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheals scores with a push kick.
Chase avoids the head kick by Micheals.
Nice uppercut lands for Micheals. That snapped Chase's head back.
Micheals dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Micheals lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chase blocks a head kick by Micheals.
A shot to the liver by Micheals. Beautiful body shot.
Micheals jabs at Chase's body.
Chase on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Micheals. Micheals obviously looking to wear him down.
Chase stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Micheals.
Micheals blocks a head kick by Chase.
Nice cross by Micheals.
Micheals lands with a thumping leg kick.
Micheals scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Micheals throws a sloppy head kick and Chase moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Micheals.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Micheals clinches with his opponent.
Chase tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chase comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A hook to the body from Micheals.
Still in the clinch, Micheals scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chase pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chase misses with an elbow strike.
Chase managing to block the knees to the body from Micheals.
Micheals lands a good knee to the midsection. Chase won't want to take too many of those.
Micheals unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Micheals lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Micheals obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Micheals wants to stall.
Come on Micheals - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Micheals.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Micheals dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chase wants to land a leg kick but Micheals is out of range.
Chase misses with an uppercut.
Micheals avoids the body shot from Chase.
Micheals misses with a head kick.
Chase pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chase closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Frank Micheals seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Micheals looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Micheals lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Micheals will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A good leg kick by Micheals.
Chase takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chase takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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!
Micheals connects with a crisp jab.
Micheals lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chase takes a step back to recover.
Micheals has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Micheals scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheals's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Micheals duly obliges.
Chase on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Micheals connects with a solid leg kick.
Micheals lands with an uppercut that bounces Chase off the cage and back into range.
Micheals throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Micheals takes a swing at Chase's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chase throws a left and a right that both miss
and Micheals counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Micheals.
Micheals fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chase looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Micheals with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Micheals explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Micheals keeps Chase at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Micheals.
Micheals throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chase.
Micheals fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Micheals digs a good hook to Chase's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheals delivers a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Micheals finds it's target.
Chase fails in his attempt to clinch.
Micheals throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chase on the side of the head.
Micheals throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chase.
Micheals pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Micheals gets tackled into the cage by Chase. Chase maintains the clinch.

Micheals breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chase slips under a jab.
Micheals throws a push kick but Chase slaps the foot to one side.
Micheals throws a wild body kick that Chase sees coming a mile off.
Chase fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chase scores with a shot to the body.
Chase throws a sloppy head kick and Micheals moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Micheals.
Chase is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chase looks to land a combination but Micheals avoids it well.
Chase takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chase avoids the head kick by Micheals.
Micheals avoids the body shot from Chase.

Micheals clinches up with Chase and pushes him back against the cage.
Chase misses with a hook from the clinch.

Micheals pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chase lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Micheals circles away quickly and effectively.
Micheals is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chase rather than just go for the knockout.
Chase avoids the head kick by Micheals.
Chase looks for the body kick but Micheals saw that one coming.
Micheals throws a head kick but Chase moves out of range.
Micheals digs a good hook to Chase's body.
Micheals thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Micheals.
Chase will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chase ducks under a wild hook from Micheals.
Micheals throws a jab but it's blocked by Chase.
Micheals scores with a shot 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!
Chase avoids the head kick by Micheals.
Micheals works the jab nicely.
Micheals pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Micheals throws a body punch but Chase moves out of range.
Micheals avoids the body shot from Chase.
Micheals throws a quick inside leg kick.
Micheals misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Chase misses its intended target.
Chase tries to clinch but Micheals moves out of range.
Chase connects with a nice looking jab.
Micheals scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Micheals showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Micheals dodges an elbow strike from Chase.
Micheals lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Micheals is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chase tries to land a knee to the head but Micheals blocks with his arms.
Chase tries to land knees in the clinch but Micheals avoids the damage to the body.
Chase throws an elbow but it misses.
Chase looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Micheals blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Micheals dodges an elbow strike from Chase.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Micheals breaks from the clinch.
Johnny Chase is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chase waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Micheals.
Nice body kick from Micheals.
Micheals lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheals lands a nice shot to the body.
Micheals scores with the left hand. Chase knows he should have avoided that one.
Chase takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Micheals tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chase avoids the body shot from Micheals.
Micheals connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chase. Chase circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Micheals throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chase.
Micheals feints and then cracks Chase's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chase down.
Micheals tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chase digs a good body shot into Micheals's ribs.
Micheals cracks a nice hook into Chase's ribs.
Micheals cracks Chase with a right hand to the side of the head.
Micheals avoids the head kick by Chase.
Chase has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Micheals finds it's way round the side to connect with Chase's head.
Micheals lands with a slapping head kick.
Chase doesn't manage to clinch there - Micheals circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Micheals lands an overhand right.
Micheals keeps the fight on the outside.
Chase throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Micheals!
A shot to the liver by Micheals. Beautiful body shot.
Micheals works Chase's body with a nice hook.
Chase blocks a head kick by Micheals.
Johnny Chase has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Micheals scores with a hook to the body. Chase takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Micheals misses with a head kick.
Chase throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chase scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chase misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Micheals ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chase moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheals throws a body punch but Chase moves out of range.
Micheals scores with a shot to the body.
Micheals ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chase will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Micheals cracks Chase with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Micheals lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Micheals staying out of range there.
Chase misses with an uppercut.
A cross from Micheals lands.
Micheals jabs at Chase's body.
Micheals misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Micheals throws an overhand right that lands on Chase's shoulder, as Chase tries to avoid the shot.
Chase falls off balance throwing a combination
and Micheals counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheals scores with a head kick. Chase tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Micheals connects with a right hand. Chase shakes it off.
Chase throws a sloppy head kick
and Micheals makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chase throws out a loose jab but Micheals uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Micheals. Beautiful body shot.
Micheals is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Micheals comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick misses from Micheals.
Micheals avoids a punch combination nicely.

Micheals clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chase takes an elbow to the temple.
Micheals is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chase is defending well for now.
Chase misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Micheals comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Micheals 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Micheals!
A relieved looking Frank Micheals thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.