PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Dumonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheals is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Whoa is Me. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dumonte
vs
Micheals

188 cm
32
212 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

185 cm
31
219 lbs
16 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Dumonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Micheals!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dumonte.

Dumonte closes the distance and clinches.
Dumonte scores with a shot to the side of Micheals's head.
Dumonte tries a body shot but Micheals blocks it.
Dumonte pushes Micheals back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dumonte tries a body shot but Micheals blocks it.
Micheals tries to land knees in the clinch but Dumonte avoids the damage to the body.
Dumonte keeps control of Micheals as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Micheals's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Micheals looks to land a combination but Dumonte avoids it well.
Dumonte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dumonte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Micheals goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dumonte throws a jab but it's blocked by Micheals.
Micheals takes a swing at Dumonte's ribcage but misses.
Dumonte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dumonte cracks Micheals with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Frank Micheals seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Micheals blocks the low kick.
Dumonte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Micheals moves away.
Micheals misses with a leg kick
and Dumonte counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Micheals.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumonte is looking to score with low kicks.
Dumonte scores with a kick to the body.
Micheals fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dumonte checks it well.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses.
Micheals lands a body shot.
Dumonte is looking to clinch but Micheals is avoiding it.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses.
Micheals checks a leg kick.
Dumonte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Micheals lands a jab to Dumonte's midsection.
Micheals throws a lazy head kick
and Dumonte counters with a straight right hand.
Micheals with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Micheals moves into range and connects with a jab.
Micheals throws a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Micheals looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Micheals tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Micheals throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheals misses the jab.
Dumonte throws a lazy uppercut
letting Micheals counter with a right hand.
Micheals tries to clinch there but Dumonte circles away.
Dumonte ducks under a wild hook from Micheals.
Dumonte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Micheals moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dumonte misses with a body shot.
Micheals misses with a body shot
and Dumonte makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dumonte wants to clinch up but Micheals keeps it at a distance.
Micheals misses with a two punch combination.
Dumonte avoids the body shot from Micheals.
Dumonte's corner calls for a 1-2. Dumonte obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Micheals wants to slow Dumonte down by chopping away at his legs.
Dumonte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dumonte misses with a head kick.
Micheals lands a nice looking body shot.
Dumonte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Micheals's calf.
Dumonte blocks a head kick by Micheals.
Dumonte connects with a jab.
Dumonte blocks a head kick by Micheals.
Micheals is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dumonte rather than just go for the knockout.
Dumonte lands an overhand right.
Nice cross by Dumonte.
Dumonte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Micheals gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Micheals working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dumonte lands a body shot.
Dumonte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Michealss head.
Dumonte is trying to force a seperation but Micheals has the dominant position.
Micheals pushes off an throws an elbow but Dumonte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Micheals lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Dumonte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Micheals lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dumonte has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dumonte and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheals fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dumonte manages to avoid it.
Dumonte misses with a body shot.
Micheals misses with a body punch
and Dumonte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Micheals tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dumonte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Micheals connects with a solid leg kick.
Dumonte throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice defenses there by Dumonte.
Micheals swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dumonte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dumonte throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A clash of legs there as Dumonte blocks the low kick.
Dumonte misses with a low kick.
Dumonte throws an overhand right that lands on Micheals's shoulder, as Micheals tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Micheals throws a sloppy head kick
and Dumonte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Micheals throws a jab when Dumonte was well out of range.
Dumonte throws a leg kick but Micheals checks it.
Micheals swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Paul Dumonte will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Dumonte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Micheals ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dumonte moves away.
Dumonte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Paul Dumonte is winning the standup battle so far.
Dumonte tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Dumonte misses the target.
Dumonte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Micheals dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Micheals takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Micheals works Dumonte's body with a nice hook.
Dumonte finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Micheals is predictable there
and Dumonte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Micheals throws a leg kick but Dumonte sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice body punch from Dumonte.

Micheals has Dumonte up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dumonte working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Micheals.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumonte lands an uppercut.
Dumonte tries to work over Micheals's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Dumonte fails to land.
Dumonte lands an uppercut.
Micheals works on Dumonte's body with a couple of short punches.
Micheals misses with a punch to the body.
Dumonte lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Micheals.

Micheals manages to break the clinch.
Dumonte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dumonte avoids a kick to the body.
Micheals throws a leg kick
and Dumonte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Micheals blocks a head kick by Dumonte.
Micheals tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dumonte was well out of range. Poor timing from Micheals.
Dumonte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Micheals uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dumonte.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheals takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Micheals throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dumonte counters with a stiff right hand.
Dumonte scores with a jab to the body.
Micheals fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dumonte manages to avoid it.
Dumonte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Micheals sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Micheals throws a leg kick but Dumonte sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dumonte.
Dumonte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Micheals stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Micheals uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dumonte.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses.
Micheals looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Micheals walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dumonte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dumonte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Micheals throws out the jab.
Micheals throws a half hearted mid kick.
Micheals tried to score with a low kick but Dumonte checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Micheals as he checks the leg kick.
Dumonte tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Micheals throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dumonte blocks a head kick by Micheals.
Micheals attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dumonte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Micheals.
Dumonte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Micheals swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dumonte misses with a straight left.
Micheals misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dumonte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Micheals on the side of the head.
Micheals takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Micheals misses with a wild body shot.
Dumonte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Micheals was well out of range. Poor timing from Dumonte.

Dumonte instigates a clinch.
Micheals tries to land knees in the clinch but Dumonte avoids the damage to the body.
Dumonte throws a punch but it's blocked by Micheals.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte throws a punch but it's blocked by Micheals.
Dumonte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dumonte tries a body shot but Micheals blocks 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!
Dumonte managing to block the knees to the body from Micheals.
A nice left hand lands by Dumonte.
Dumonte tries to throw a body punch but Micheals avoids it by throwing Dumonte back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Micheals landing knees to the head.

It looks like Paul Dumonte has been cut.
Dumonte has a couple of punches blocked by Micheals.
Dumonte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Micheals is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Dumonte.

Dumonte breaks the clinch.
Micheals throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dumonte counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Dumonte.
Dumonte throws a wild body kick that Micheals sees coming a mile off.
A slow jab from Dumonte misses its intended target.
Micheals misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Dumonte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Dumonte's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Micheals moves out of range of the strikes.

Dumonte moves into the clinch.
Micheals tries to stall but Dumonte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dumonte throws a punch but it's blocked by Micheals.
Dumonte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dumonte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Dumonte takes a shot to the head.

Micheals breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Micheals.
Dumonte thows a body shot but no joy.
Dumonte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Dumonte.
Dumonte misses with a shot to the body
and Micheals counters with a head kick. That will keep Dumonte thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Micheals throws an overhand right that lands on Dumonte's shoulder, as Dumonte tries to avoid the shot.
Dumonte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick misses from Dumonte.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumonte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dumonte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Micheals scores with a jab to the body.
Micheals throws a low kick but Dumonte moves out of range easily.
Micheals throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Micheals staying out of range there.
Dumonte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Micheals swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Micheals lands a right hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Micheals!
Dumonte throws a leg kick but Micheals checks it.
Micheals swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dumonte gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Micheals counters with a solid body kick.
Dumonte takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dumonte pushes Micheals up against the ropes in a clinch.
Frank Micheals has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Micheals obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dumonte lands with a left to the head.
Micheals pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dumonte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Micheals blocks a body shot from Dumonte.
Dumonte keeps control of Micheals as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Dumonte breaks from the clinch.
Micheals misses with an attempted mid kick.
Micheals connects with a nice looking jab.
Micheals misses with a head kick.
Micheals misses with a leg kick
and Micheals takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Micheals is predictable there
and Dumonte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Micheals throws a low kick, looking for Dumonte's leg but Dumonte calmly moves out of range.
Micheals pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Micheals takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dumonte swings for the body but Micheals moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Dumonte. Beautiful body shot.
Micheals pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dumonte lands with a nice body punch.
Dumonte digs a good hook to Micheals's body.
Micheals gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dumonte counters with a nice leg kick.
Dumonte works over Micheals's head and body with a nice combination.
Dumonte cracks Micheals with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dumonte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Micheals stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Micheals throws a low kick but Dumonte avoids it.
Dumonte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dumonte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dumonte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Micheals gets tackled into the ropes by Dumonte. Dumonte maintains the clinch.
Micheals misses with a hook to the ribs.
Micheals scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Micheals's elbow.

Dumonte breaks from the clinch.
Micheals 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.
A low kick from Micheals is predictable there
and Dumonte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dumonte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dumonte throws a big shot that misses.
Dumonte thuds his right hand into Micheals's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Micheals throws a jab but it's blocked by Dumonte.
Jab by Dumonte.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Micheals - that will leave a mark!
Micheals wants to land a leg kick but Dumonte is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dumonte throws a body punch but Micheals moves out of range.
Micheals misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Dumonte.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Dumonte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dumonte has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Dumonte!