PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roch Doisneau (ranked 899 p4p, 744 weight class) and Ernesto Mathieu (ranked 27 p4p, 21 weight class). Ernesto Mathieu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Doisneau
vs
Mathieu

185 cm
28
236
13 - 5 - 0

200 cm
29
255
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Conviction

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roch Doisneau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernesto Mathieu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doisneau swings for the body but Mathieu moves out of range.
Mathieu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big right from Doisneau misses.
Mathieu ducks under a wild hook from Doisneau.
Doisneau just misses with a punch to the body.
Mathieu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mathieu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doisneau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathieu blocks a head kick by Doisneau.
Mathieu tries to work over Doisneau's front leg with a kick but Doisneau checks it.
A big left from Doisneau misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doisneau throws a body kick that misses.
Mathieu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Roch Doisneau has been cut.

Mathieu gets a clinch.
Mathieu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mathieu lands an elbow just above Doisneau 's eye.
Doisneau lands an uppercut.
Doisneau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mathieu.
Mathieu tries to work over Doisneau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mathieu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doisneau.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mathieu.
Mathieu trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Doisneau.
Mathieu looks winded!
A head punch on the inside from Doisneau fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mathieu obliges.
Mathieu crunches a lovely knee into Doisneau's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Doisneau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Ernesto Mathieu has been cut.
Doisneau tries to work over Mathieu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doisneau blocking some punches.
Doisneau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mathieu throws an elbow that misses.
Mathieu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doisneau lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Doisneau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doisneau lands with a right to the head.
Doisneau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mathieu missing with knees to the body.
Mathieu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doisneau working aggressively here.
Doisneau blocks an uppercut.
Mathieu misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Doisneau.
Doisneau working hard to break the clinch.
Mathieu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mathieu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Doisneau blocks a body shot from Mathieu.
Doisneau lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doisneau avoiding damage as Mathieu throws knees to the body.
Doisneau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doisneau working aggressively here.
Doisneau struggles to land a body shot inside as Mathieu controls his hands.
Doisneau lands a left hand.

Mathieu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Doisneau feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mathieu sprawling to the canvas! Mathieu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Doisneau finish him?!
Doisneau fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Mathieu square on the jaw! Damn, Mathieu is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roch Doisneau!
Roch Doisneau decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.