PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitokage Hakaisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Lemieux
vs
Hakaisha

180 cm
25
172 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

175 cm
26
160 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hitokage Hakaisha!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakaisha looks for a takedown but Lemieux sprawls well.
Hakaisha swats away the attempt to clinch by Lemieux.
Hakaisha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hakaisha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lemieux to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Lemieux.
Lemieux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hakaisha.
David Lemieux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hakaisha fails with a takedown attempt.
Hakaisha dives in and grabs Lemieux's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lemieux pushes down on Hakaisha's head and hops out.
David Lemieux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hitokage Hakaisha.
Lemieux moves out of range as Hakaisha strikes.
David Lemieux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakaisha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hakaisha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lemieux as he avoids it easily.
Lemieux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lemieux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hakaisha at a distance.
Lemieux displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hakaisha.
Hakaisha misses with a straight left.
Hakaisha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lemieux.
Hakaisha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hakaisha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lemieux circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hakaisha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lemieux as he jumps to the side.
Lemieux misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lemieux closes the distance and clinches.
Lemieux lands with a right to the head.
Lemieux working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Lemieux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hakaisha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lemieux misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lemieux finds it's way through Hakaisha's defenses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hakaisha.
Sloppy strikes from Lemieux. Those never looked like landing.
Lemieux moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hakaisha looks for a takedown but Lemieux sprawls well.
Lemieux misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Lemieux as Hakaisha shoots in.
Hakaisha swings for the body but Lemieux moves out of range.
Lemieux scores with a sloppy right hand. Hakaisha should have avoided that one.
Lemieux's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lemieux duly obliges.

Hakaisha is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemieux tries to clinch but Hakaisha is having none of it.
Hakaisha is still on wobbly legs! Can Lemieux finish him?
Lemieux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hakaisha seems to have recovered his senses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hakaisha shoots in and bounces Lemieux off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hakaisha is fighting to break Lemieux's control of his arms but Lemieux is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Lemieux dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lemieux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lemieux doesn't manage to clinch there - Hakaisha circles away.
Lemieux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hakaisha.
Hakaisha tries for a takedown but Lemieux circles away easily
letting Lemieux counter with a right hand.
Lemieux works the jab nicely.
Hakaisha shoots in but Lemieux avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lemieux lunges at Hakaisha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hakaisha's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakaisha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Lemieux. Beautiful body shot.
Lemieux misses with a double jab.
Hakaisha loads up on a big right hand but Lemieux slips the punch.
Lemieux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Lemieux gets a clinch.
Lemieux lands a shoulder strike.
Lemieux working aggressively here.
Lemieux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakaisha wants a takedown.
David Lemieux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hitokage Hakaisha.

Lemieux manages to break the clinch.
Lemieux feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hakaishas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hakaisha swats away the attempt to clinch by Lemieux.
Lemieux dips to his left and cracks Hakaisha with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemieux swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hakaisha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lemieux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hakaisha counters with a straight right hand.
Lemieux scores with a jab. Hakaisha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lemieux connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux feints a jab promting Hakaisha to slip. Lemieux then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hakaisha slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Horrible takedown by Hakaisha or perhaps it was just good defense by Lemieux which made him look bad.
Lemieux connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hakaisha slips a jab from Lemieux.
Lemieux moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hakaisha slips a straight right by Lemieux.
Lemieux's corner calls for a 1-2. Lemieux obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Hakaisha to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Hakaisha just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Lemieux!
After winning the bout, David Lemieux thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.