PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olivier De Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Troyer comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Z - Run This Town. Saari has chosen Beck - Loser as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De Troyer
vs
Saari

175 cm
33
288 lbs
30 - 27 - 0

195 cm
29
288 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Revolution Fatigues

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olivier De Troyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Saari!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Troyer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saaris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Henry Saari has been cut.
Saari tests De Troyer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Troyer misses with a hook.
Saari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saari, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Troyer's head backwards.
Saari misses with the combination.
Saari ducks under a wild hook from De Troyer.
De Troyer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Troyer moves out of range of the strikes.
Saari lands a lovely overhand right.
De Troyer misses with a double jab.
Saari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Troyer.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Troyer.
Saari walks into a jab.
Saari moves out of range of the strikes.
Saari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Troyer throws out the jab.
De Troyer throws a hook to the side of Saari's head but Saari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Troyer keeps Saari at a distance using the push kick.
Saari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Troyer.
De Troyer scores with a nice body kick.
Saari throws a combination. De Troyer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saari, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saari connects with a body shot that sends De Troyer's belly button to the back.
Saari with a nice cross.
De Troyer scores with a body shot.
Saari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saari moves away from the strike by De Troyer.
Saari sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Saari ducks right into an uppercut from De Troyer.
Donk. De Troyer catches Saari right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from De Troyer misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Saari.
Saari uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Troyer misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer scores with a head kick.
A nice combination there by De Troyer.
De Troyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saari scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Troyer in his tracks.
De Troyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Saari is just out of range.
De Troyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saari.
De Troyer throws a head kick that misses.
Saari throws a right and a left that De Troyer avoids nicely.
De Troyer throws a sloppy head kick and Saari moves out of range easily.
De Troyer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saari might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A big right from De Troyer misses.
De Troyer takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Troyer missing with a left hand there. Saari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Troyer dodges the punch combination from Saari.
Saari just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from De Troyer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saari.
De Troyer scores with a kick to the body.
Saari is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
De Troyer scores with a jab to the body.
Henry Saari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Troyer throws a sloppy head kick and Saari moves out of range easily.
Saari scores with a hook.
Saari throws a series of strikes that have De Troyer backpedaling.
De Troyer takes a swing at Saari's ribcage but misses.
Saari throws a lazy uppercut
and De Troyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saari staying out of range there.
De Troyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saari ducks under a wild hook from De Troyer.
De Troyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saari lands a nice hook to De Troyer's body. De Troyer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saari. De Troyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Troyer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Troyer lunges at Saari with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saari's hand.
De Troyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Troyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Troyer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Troyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Saari.
De Troyer misses the shot to the body.
Saari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Troyer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Saari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Troyer is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Saari misses the target.
Saari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Troyer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saari misses with a body shot.
Saari misses with a body punch
and De Troyer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Troyer throws a hook but Saari avoids it easily.
Saari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Troyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Henry Saari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henry Saari's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Saari connects with the punch.
A head kick by De Troyer misses
and Saari counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from De Troyer.
The fighters circling - Saari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Troyer lands a nice hook to Saari's body. Saari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henry Saari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Troyer throws a big shot that misses.
Saari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Troyer misses with a wild body shot.
Saari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Troyer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice uppercut there from Saari.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saari scores with the left hand. De Troyer knows he should have avoided that one.
Saari gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saari has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Saari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Troyer.
De Troyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Saari.
Saari blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari avoids the body shot from De Troyer.
Saari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Saari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Saari.
Left hook, right uppercut from Saari.
De Troyer looks to land a left hand but Saari moved out of range nicely.
Saari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Troyer throws a sloppy head kick and Saari moves out of range easily.
De Troyer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Troyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saari throws a hook but De Troyer avoids it easily.
De Troyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Troyer scores with a push kick.
Saari cracks a nice hook into De Troyer's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Troyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saari.
Saari slips under a jab.
Saari lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Troyer at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer throws a hook but Saari blocks it.
De Troyer tries a head kick but it misses.
De Troyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Troyer throws the kick towards the body but Saari avoids it.
De Troyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Troyer connects with a nice looking jab.
Saari connects with a right hand. De Troyer shakes it off.
De Troyer throws out a loose jab but Saari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saari scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Troyer tries to land a front kick but Saari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Troyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saari listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Troyer throws a right hand that Saari ducks under and follows up with a left that Saari also avoids with ease.
De Troyer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A combination from Saari does no damage.
De Troyer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Troyer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

De Troyer is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Saari! De Troyer is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Saari!
Henry Saari spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.