PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Pouncey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernardo Mikixi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Pouncey
vs
Mikixi

195 cm
27
255 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

184 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelvin Pouncey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bernardo Mikixi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikixi throws a right hand that Pouncey ducks under and follows up with a left that Pouncey also avoids with ease.
Pouncey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pouncey dodges the punch combination from Mikixi.
Mikixi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mikixi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pouncey misses with a leg kick.
Mikixi throws a big shot that misses.
Mikixi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mikixi throws a right hand that Pouncey ducks under and follows up with a left that Pouncey also avoids with ease.
Pouncey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mikixi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pouncey leaves Mikixi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pouncey has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pouncey throws a solid leg kick but Mikixi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pouncey.
Mikixi throws a series of punches but Pouncey avoids them all with ease.
Pouncey fails with a takedown attempt.
Mikixi fails to land with a series of punches.
Mikixi slips a jab and a cross from Pouncey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouncey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mikixi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mikixi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sloppy strikes from Mikixi. Those never looked like landing.
Mikixi throws a right and a left that both miss.

Pouncey clinches.
Pouncey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mikixi up against the cage.

Pouncey decides to pull guard.
Mikixi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pouncey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pouncey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mikixi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pouncey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mikixi is looking to work some ground and pound but Pouncey has wrist control.
Mikixi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pouncey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pouncey tries to get out of the position.
Pouncey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mikixi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mikixi throws a big elbow that misses.
Mikixi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mikixi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pouncey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mikixi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mikixi looking to sit in guard and control but Pouncey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pouncey wants to control from the top but Mikixi keeps moving.
Pouncey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pouncey trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikixi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey looking to pass the guard.
Pouncey won't allow Mikixi to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kelvin Pouncey just wasn't active enough.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mikixi.
Kelvin Pouncey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernardo Mikixi.
Mikixi throws a series of punches but Pouncey moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pouncey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Mikixi. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mikixi tries to bum rush Pouncey with a series of wild strikes but Pouncey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mikixi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pouncey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernardo Mikixi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mikixi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mikixi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donk. Mikixi catches Pouncey right on the button with a cross.
Pouncey slips a jab and a cross from Mikixi.
Mikixi swats away the attempt to clinch by Pouncey.
Mikixi fails with the takedown.
Mikixi swinging wildly here.
Pouncey misses with a few strikes there.

Pouncey clinches with his opponent.
Pouncey's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Pouncey for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Pouncey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mikixi is defending well for now.

Pouncey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Mikixi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pouncey sprawls well initially but Mikixi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pouncey is looking for a sweep. Mikixi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mikixi is trying to control. Pouncey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pouncey tries to get to full guard but Mikixi has control of the leg.
Mikixi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mikixi throwing shots but Pouncey is blocking nicely.
Bernardo Mikixi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mikixi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mikixi winds up and cracks Pouncey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pouncey wants to get back to his feet.

Mikixi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mikixi winds up and cracks Pouncey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mikixi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pouncey's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikixi stops Pouncey from getting back to his feet.
Pouncey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Mikixi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mikixi is looking to advance position but Pouncey won't allow it.
Pouncey is looking to improve his position.
Pouncey tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Mikixi manages to move to mount!
Pouncey is squirming around, avoiding Mikixi's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mikixi is in the full mount, landing strikes.

It looks like Kelvin Pouncey has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mikixi softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Pouncey is out cold! Mikixi jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernardo Mikixi!
A very excited looking Bernardo Mikixi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.