PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Flight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lemieux
vs
Flight

180 cm
25
172 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

190 cm
23
178 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Flight!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Flight throws a good cross that connects.
Lemieux misses with a series of wild punches.
Flight's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lemieux under the eye.
Lemieux misses the jab.
Lemieux misses with a hook
and Flight counters with an outside leg kick.
Flight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flight throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Lemieux misses.
Flight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lemieux.
Lemieux misses with a shot to the body
enabling Flight to counter with a crisp jab.
Lemieux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flight throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flight lands a slapping body shot.
Flight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Flight slips a jab and a cross from Lemieux.
Lemieux throws a hook but Flight avoids it easily.
Flight blocks a jab.
Flight feints and then cracks Lemieux's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lemieux down.
Flight throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lemieux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lemieux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flight lands with a straight right. Lemieux didn't see that one coming.
Lemieux just misses with a punch to the body.
Flight pushes Lemieux away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flight walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Flight stuns Lemieux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Flight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lemieux.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemieux throws a right and a left that Flight avoids nicely.
Lemieux takes a kick to the side of the head.
Flight throws a leg kick
and Lemieux counters with a stiff right hand.
Lemieux moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lemieux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flight misses with a shot to the body
enabling Lemieux to counter with a crisp jab.
Flight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lemieux was well out of range. Poor timing from Flight.
Lemieux throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Thomas Flight has been cut.
Lemieux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flight moves away.
Flight throws the kick towards the body but Lemieux avoids it.
Flight keeps the fight on the outside.
Lemieux throws an overhand right that lands on Flight's shoulder, as Flight tries to avoid the shot.
Lemieux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flight tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lemieux.
Flight misses with a head kick.
Flight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flight. Lemieux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lemieux on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Flight throws a sloppy head kick and Lemieux moves out of range easily.
Lemieux throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Lemieux blocks the leg kick.
Lemieux moves out of range of the body kick.
Lemieux cracks a nice hook into Flight's ribs.
Lemieux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lemieux takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that David Lemieux will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Flight's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Flight misses with a few strikes there.
Lemieux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lemieux feints a jab promting Flight to slip. Lemieux then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Flight slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lemieux throws a right hand that Flight ducks under and follows up with a left that Flight also avoids with ease.
Flight tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lemieux is able to avoid easily.
Flight has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Flight misses the shot to the body.
Lemieux tests Flight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flight keeps the fight on the outside.
Flight throws a lazy head kick
and Lemieux counters with a left and a right that stings Flight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Flight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Flight.
Lemieux on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flight. Flight obviously looking to wear him down.
Lemieux moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Flight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flight pushes Lemieux away with a front kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Flight. That snapped Lemieux's head back.
Lemieux tries to bum rush Flight with a series of wild strikes but Flight uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flight bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lemieux's head.
Some wild striking there from Lemieux.
Lemieux moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Flight!
Lemieux is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Lemieux scores with a four punch combination!
Flight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lemieux.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flight throws a good cross that connects.
Lemieux misses with a double jab.
Lemieux takes one to the side of the head.

Lemieux moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Flight working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lemieux content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lemieux tries to break free but Flight pushes him back against the cage.
Lemieux is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lemieux prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lemieux working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lemieux pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux tries to break free but Flight pushes him back against the cage.
Flight pushes Lemieux back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Flight stalling.
Lemieux misses with a punch on the inside.
Lemieux lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flight stalling in the clinch.
Lemieux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flights head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that David Lemieux will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Flight's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Flight misses with a series of wild punches.
Lemieux is looking to clinch but Flight is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Lemieux.
Lemieux misses with a body shot.
Flight throws a chopping leg kick but Lemieux manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Lemieux moves into the clinch.
Lemieux misses with the head strike.
Lemieux lands an uppercut.
Flight stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lemieux lands a left hand.
Lemieux throws a punch but it's blocked by Flight.

Lemieux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Flight.
An inside leg kick lands from Flight.
Lemieux misses with a combination
and Flight counters with a leg kick.
Flight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lemieux moves away.
Flight throws a shot from downtown. Lemieux moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lemieux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Flight throws a leg kick but Lemieux moved away.
Lemieux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Flight's hands.
Lemieux tries to clinch up but Flight circles away and keeps his distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flight, right into the meat.
Lemieux thows a body shot but no joy.
Lemieux is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lemieux fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Flight.
Lemieux misses with a wild combination.
Lemieux misses with a hook
and Flight makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lemieux really felt that one!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flight lands a head kick!
Flight throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lemieux.
Flight misses with a kick to the body.
Flight keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas Flight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lemieux throws a jab when Flight was well out of range.
Lemieux thuds a left hand into Flight's body.
A jab from Lemieux does it's job there.
Flight lands a head kick. Lemieux smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lemieux lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Flight 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Flight lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Flight misses with a leg kick.
David Lemieux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lemieux moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Flight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lemieux.
A solid leg kick lands there for Flight.
David Lemieux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lemieux misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flight scores with a push kick.
Lemieux feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Flights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lemieux fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Flight.
I think Lemieux has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thomas Flight!
Thomas Flight decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.