PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leto II Atreides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels has chosen Hillbilly Deluxe as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

II Atreides
vs
Michaels

188 cm
24
222 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

185 cm
26
215 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leto II Atreides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Michaels!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Michaels lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Leto II Atreides has been cut.
Michaels looks to clinch
and Michaels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Atreides throws a right hand that misses
and Michaels counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Atreides misses with a hook.
Atreides thumps Michaels with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Atreides swivels and escapes.
Atreides misses with a straight right.
Atreides throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Michaels.

It looks like Max Michaels has been cut.
Atreides misses with a leg kick
and Michaels counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Atreides is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Michaels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Atreides can pounce on him.
Atreides jabs Michaels to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atreides throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Atreides misses its intended target.
Michaels on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Michaels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atreides circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Atreides misses its intended target.
Leto II Atreides is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Michaels throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Atreides was covering up waiting for the punch and Michaels finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Atreides seems keen to control Michaels's posture.
Michaels trying to control but Atreides is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Atreides avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Michaels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Michaels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Atreides trying to keep a closed guard but Michaels is proving a slippery customer.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Atreides is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atreides keeping full guard, as Michaels tries to pass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atreides looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Leto II Atreides has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Michaels throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Atreides's waist but Atreides gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Michaels off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atreides tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michaels was well out of range. Poor timing from Atreides.
Atreides throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atreides misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michaels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atreides moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atreides looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michaels feints a jab promting Atreides to slip. Michaels then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Atreides slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Michaels slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels avoids the head kick by Atreides.
A slow jab from Atreides misses its intended target.
Atreides tries a head kick but it misses.

Michaels scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels lands with a punch from half guard.
Michaels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Michaels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Michaels looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Atreides with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michaels working the head and body with strikes.
Atreides is looking to escape.
Atreides keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Max Michaels will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Atreides throws an off balance right hand
and Michaels counters with a series of strikes. Atreides will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michaels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Atreides just misses with a punch to the body.
Atreides misses with a hook.
Atreides throws a jab but it's blocked by Michaels.
Atreides throws a body punch but Michaels moves out of range.
Leto II Atreides seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atreides misses with a jab to the body
and Michaels counters with a nice leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Michaels.
Atreides is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Michaels.
Leto II Atreides is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels slips a straight right by Atreides.
Michaels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michaels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michaels fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Michaels takes one to the chin there.
Atreides missing with a left hand there. Michaels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Michaels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michaels connects with a single shot there.
Atreides cracks a nice hook into Michaels's ribs.
Atreides showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Michaels.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atreides scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atreides throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atreides misses with an uppercut.
Atreides loads up on a big right hand but Michaels slips the punch.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Atreides moves out of range easily.
Michaels looks to score with a jab to the body but Atreides is just out of range.
Michaels tries to clinch but Atreides moves out of range.
Michaels fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leto II Atreides has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Michaels.
Michaels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atreides walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Michaels checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Atreides steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Michaels. That one must have hurt.
Atreides scores with a sloppy right hand. Michaels should have avoided that one.
Michaels lands with a nice body kick.
Atreides throws a head kick but Michaels moves out of range.
Atreides blocks a head kick by Michaels.
Michaels moves in looking to clinch but Atreides pushes him off.
Michaels throws a head kick that half lands.
Michaels fails with the takedown.
Leto II Atreides is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atreides moves into range and connects with a jab.
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 lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Michaels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Atreides.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
A head punch on the inside from Atreides fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atreides landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Atreides swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michaels keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Atreides's efforts to push away.
Atreides tries to break free but Michaels pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leto II Atreides dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Michaels throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Atreides as Michaels shoots in.
Atreides lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Atreides throws a jab but it's blocked by Michaels.
Atreides throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michaels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Michaels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Atreides scores with a decent looking hook.
Atreides tried to score with a low kick but Michaels checks it.

Michaels has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels drops down looking for an ankle pick but Atreides pulls his leg out and moves away.
No luck for Michaels with that takedown attempt.
Leto II Atreides has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Michaels.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Atreides tries to score with a low kick but Michaels moves his leg out of the way.
Atreides avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michaels ducks under a wild hook from Atreides.
Atreides throws a lazy uppercut
and Michaels finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Atreides will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michaels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Atreides misses.
Michaels fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Atreides scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Michaels thuds a left hand into Atreides's body.
Michaels steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Atreides. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atreides tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michaels was well out of range. Poor timing from Atreides.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a nice looking combination but Atreides bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Atreides is avoiding it.
Atreides looks to land a left hand but Michaels moved out of range nicely.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Atreides defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Michaels.
Michaels misses with an attempted mid kick.
Michaels doesn't manage to clinch there - Atreides circles away.
Michaels blocks a head kick by Atreides.
Atreides tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atreides ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michaels moves away.
Michaels finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That kick from Michaels tenderised Atreides's leg. Atreides is trying to keep his angry face on.
Atreides thows a body shot but no joy.
Michaels scores with a one two! Atreides had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Michaels looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michaels keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Atreides's head.
Atreides is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Max Michaels.
I think Michaels has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Leto II Atreides!
Leto II Atreides managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, F.ighters U.nlimited K.lothing C.ompany ☯, into his post fight interview.