PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asheesh Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Lemieux
vs
Patel

180 cm
21
173 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™
Crashforce Nutrition

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lemieux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asheesh Patel!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patel misses with a combination
and Lemieux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lemieux lands an overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Lemieux there.
Patel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lemieux loads up on a big right hand but Patel slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Lemieux.
Patel throws a sloppy head kick
letting Lemieux counter with a right hand.
Patel misses with a shot to the body
and Lemieux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patel throws a right hand that misses
and Lemieux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patel swinging wildly here.
Patel misses with a lunging right hand
and Lemieux counters with a left to the body.
Lemieux throws an off balance right hand
and Patel counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lemieux swings widly with a right hand
and Patel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lemieux thinking.
Patel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lemieux is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lemieux pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Patel back to the cage. Lemieux follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lemieux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patel.
Patel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lemieux counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lemieux is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Patel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lemieux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patel.
Lemieux throws an off balance right hand
and Patel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patel throws a nice looking combination but Lemieux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lemieux throws a left and a right that both miss
and Patel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patel throws a shot from downtown. Lemieux moves away and avoids it.
Patel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lemieux looks to land a combination but Patel avoids it well.
Lemieux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lemieux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patel walks into a stiff left hand from Lemieux.
Lemieux scores with the left hand. Patel knows he should have avoided that one.
Patel ducks under a wild hook from Lemieux.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lemieux!
Patel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Patel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lemieux throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lemieux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patel misses with a body shot.
Lemieux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patel manages to avoid it.
Lemieux connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lemieux misses.
Lemieux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Patel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patel throws an off balance right hand
letting Lemieux counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Patel.
Lemieux throws a right hand that misses
and Patel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patel slips a straight right by Lemieux.
Patel misses with a hook
and Lemieux counters with a straight right hand.
Lemieux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lemieux misses with an uppercut. Patel saw that one coming.
Patel shoots in but no luck this time.
Lemieux connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Patel slips under a jab.
Patel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lemieux circles away quickly and effectively.
Lemieux throws an off balance right hand
and Patel counters with a straight right hand.
Patel ducks right into an uppercut from Lemieux.
Lemieux misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux's jab looks to have found its range, popping Patel under the eye.
Lemieux throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Patel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lemieux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Patel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Patel misses with a looping right.
Patel needs to keep his hands up - Lemieux had a free shot at his head there.
Lemieux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patel moves away.
Patel digs a good hook to Lemieux's body.
A combination from Patel does no damage.
Patel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lemieux thuds a left hand into Patel's body.
Lemieux changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Patel looks gassed!
Patel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lemieux.
A jab from Lemieux finds it's way through Patel's defenses.
Lemieux connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lemieux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lemieux swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Patel counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patel misses with a hook
and Lemieux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patel staying out of range there.
Patel scores with a body shot.
Lemieux jabs Patel right on the nose. Patel blinks but takes it well.
Patel throws a big shot that misses.
Patel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lemieux circles away quickly and effectively.
Patel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Patel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Patel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patel throws a lazy uppercut
and Lemieux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Patel is rocked!
Patel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Patel is still on wobbly legs! Can Lemieux finish him?
Lemieux cracks Patel on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Patel falls backwards against the cage. Lemieux follows up with more strikes that drop Patel to his knees. Lemieux keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Patel! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Lemieux!
David Lemieux retains his welterweight title!