PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lyon Du (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony D Amico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Du's entrance music is Du Hast. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Du
vs
D Amico

180 cm
24
181 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

172 cm
19
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Canadian Fighter Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyon Du!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony D Amico!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Du.
Du misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Du, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A cross from D Amico lands.
Du misses with an uppercut.
Du swings and misses with a hook to the body.
D Amico tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Du throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Du pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Du lands a jab to D Amico's midsection.
Du ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D Amico moves away.
Du throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Du fails in his attempt to clinch.
Du misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Du throws a big shot that misses.
D Amico takes a swing at Du's ribcage but misses.
D Amico doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by D Amico.
Du throws a right and a left that both miss.
Du shoots in and drives through. D Amico sprawls well.
A swing and a miss from Du.
Du is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Du misses with an uppercut. D Amico saw that one coming.
Du cracks D Amico with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
D Amico slips a jab from Du.
Du misses with a wild body shot.
Du throws the left hand but D Amico avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du fails to land the takedown.
Du is breathing heavily.
Du throws a series of punches but D Amico moves out of range.
D Amico just misses with a punch to the body.
Du throws the left hand but D Amico avoids the punch easily.
A clash of legs there as D Amico blocks the low kick.
Du doesn't manage to clinch there - D Amico circles away.
Du tries to clinch but D Amico is having none of it.
Du shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyon Du. That's going to take a lot out of him.
D Amico ducks under a wild hook from Du.
Du ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D Amico moves away.
Du moves out of range as D Amico strikes.
Du throws a hook but D Amico blocks it.
Du throws a series of punches but D Amico avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Du.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amico throws a body punch but Du moves out of range.
Du takes a swing at D Amico's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for D Amico, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
D Amico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Du misses with a double jab

and D Amico counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Du on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
D Amico takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
D Amico slips a nice elbow through Du's hands, connecting with Du's forehead.
D Amico slips a nice elbow through Du's hands, connecting with Du's forehead.
Du gets full guard.
D Amico is working Du over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
D Amico working some strikes from top position.
D Amico distracts Du with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
D Amico works over Du with some ground and pound from guard.
D Amico landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amico cracks Du with a solid left hand.
Du striking off his back but it's not causing D Amico any problems.
D Amico is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Du trying to control the position.

Du is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
D Amico lands a couple of elbows.
D Amico wants to control from the top but Du keeps moving.
D Amico preventing the sweep.
D Amico is in close to Du's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Du keeping moving, preventing D Amico from controlling successfully.
D Amico postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Du avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Du misses the shot to the body.
Du is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by D Amico.
Du misses with a takedown attempt
and D Amico counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Du scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Du shoots and misses

and D Amico counters with a shoot takedown. Du fights it but they end up in guard.
D Amico is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
D Amico lands a couple of decent looking shots.
D Amico trying to control the position from guard on top but Du is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
D Amico is working Du over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Du is rocked!
D Amico works over Du with some ground and pound from guard.
Oh Du is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Du has momentary wrist control but D Amico slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Du looking for a guillotine here but D Amico defends easily.
D Amico lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Du can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as D Amico controls the pace.
Du seems to have got his legs back now.
D Amico with a nice head shot there.
Du is trying to keep D Amico in close.
D Amico really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Du. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
D Amico trying to control the position from guard on top but Du is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Du has an active guard here but D Amico has managed to pass into half guard.
D Amico slips a nice elbow through Du's hands, connecting with Du's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. D Amico connects with a nice short shot to Du's temple.
D Amico wants to pass the guard but Du is defending well.
D Amico working Du over with strikes.
D Amico looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Du with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
D Amico is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Du is hurt! He's hurt bad - D Amico fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Du from any more punishment! Congratulations to D Amico! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony D Amico!
Anthony D Amico is the new welterweight champion!