PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mayuri Tatsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Lessard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tatsuki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Norther - Released. Lessard has chosen Dexter - Intruder as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tatsuki
vs
Lessard

170 cm
26
166 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

175 cm
26
159 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Katukauppa.com

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mayuri Tatsuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Lessard!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsuki punishes Lessard's body with a nice straight punch.
Tatsuki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lessard swivels and escapes.
Lessard looks to land a body kick but Tatsuki moved away.
Tatsuki throws a one two combo.
Tatsuki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lessard slips a jab from Tatsuki.
Lessard leaves Tatsuki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lessard looks to land a body kick but Tatsuki moved away.
Tatsuki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lessard's head.
Lessard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lessard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lessard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lessard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Lessard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lessard takes a swing at Tatsuki's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuki throws a body punch but Lessard moves out of range.
Tatsuki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lessard. That did some damage!
Tatsuki moves away from the strike by Lessard.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tatsuki.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tatsuki checks a leg kick.
Lessard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lessard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tatsuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lessard.
Lessard throws a leg kick but Tatsuki checks it.
Mayuri Tatsuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lessard throws a nice head kick!
Tatsuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tatsuki defending well as Lessard loads up on a big left hand.
Lessard scoring well with a low kick there.
Tatsuki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessard throws a lazy body kick
and Tatsuki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lessard just misses with a punch to the body.
Lessard misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatsuki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lessard misses the jab.
A good leg kick by Lessard.
Tatsuki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lessard's hands.
Lessard scores with a punch to the head.
Lessard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Lessard blocks the leg kick.
Lessard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Tatsuki misses.
Horrible takedown by Tatsuki or perhaps it was just good defense by Lessard which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mayuri Tatsuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tatsuki misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki works over Lessard's head and body with a nice combination.
Tatsuki lands with a cross.
Lessard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lessard thows a leg kick but Tatsuki checks it
and Tatsuki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice jab there from Lessard.
Tatsuki shoots in but Lessard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice body punch from Lessard.
An inside leg kick from Lessard misses.
Lessard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lessard leaves Tatsuki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lessard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tatsuki is out of range.
Junior Lessard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lessard avoids the body shot from Tatsuki.
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!
A slapping body kick lands there for Lessard.
Tatsuki is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Lessard coming out on top.
Lessard throws a front kick that sends Tatsuki stumbling back into the cage.
Tatsuki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lessard.
Lessard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lessard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tatsuki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lessard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lessard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lessard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Tatsuki is rocked!
Nice jab there from Lessard.
Oh Tatsuki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lessard lands a leg kick that knocks Tatsuki off balance momentarily.
Lessard drops Tatsuki with a huge uppercut! Tatsuki drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lessard is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Lessard!
Junior Lessard managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Katukauppa.com, into his post fight interview.