PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rene Lafayette (ranked 5187 p4p, 4053 weight class) and Sisa Kumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sisa Kumi enters the cage!

Lafayette
vs
Kumi

179 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
180
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rene Lafayette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sisa Kumi!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumi scores with a jab to the body.
Kumi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kumi misses with a body shot.
Kumi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lafayette manages to avoid it.
Kumi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kumi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lafayette.
Kumi lands a body shot.
Lafayette slips under a jab from Kumi.
Kumi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lafayette moves away from the strike by Kumi.
Kumi throws a looping overhand right but Lafayette ducks down to avoid it.
Kumi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lafayette momentarily.
Lafayette walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kumi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Kumi lands a jab to the head.
Kumi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sisa Kumi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lafayette shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kumi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kumi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Kumi.
Kumi misses the jab.
Lafayette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kumi misses with a few strikes there.
Lafayette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lafayette throws an overhand right that lands on Kumi's shoulder, as Kumi tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kumi! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Kumi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Kumi there.
Lafayette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lafayette misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumi throws out a loose jab but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kumi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kumi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lafayette.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kumi.
Lafayette dives in and grabs Kumi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kumi pushes down on Lafayette's head and hops out.
Kumi connects with a right hand. Lafayette shakes it off.

Lafayette is rocked!
Lafayette fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oh Lafayette is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kumi moves away from the strike by Lafayette.
Lafayette will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lafayette seems to have got his legs back now.
Kumi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lafayette showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kumi.
Kumi misses with a wild body shot.
Lafayette wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kumi lunges at Lafayette with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lafayette's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kumi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lafayette looks to score with a jab to the body but Kumi is just out of range.
Lafayette swings for the body but Kumi moves out of range.
It seemed like Kumi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kumi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kumi lands with a shot to the body.
Kumi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lafayette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kumi throws out the jab.
Lafayette ducks right into an uppercut from Kumi.
Kumi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lafayette on the side of the head.
Kumi lands a head shot.
Lafayette takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kumi defending well as Lafayette loads up on a big left hand.
Lafayette shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Kumi to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rene Lafayette. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kumi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kumi misses with a straight right.
Lafayette is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kumi.
Kumi lands with a right hand.
Lafayette looks up at the clock. Bad move! Kumi lands a right hand from hell, dropping Lafayette. Kumi pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sisa Kumi!
Our winner, Sisa Kumi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.