PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woohun Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laurent comes into the arena with Tropa de Elite blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Laurent
vs
Do

180 cm
24
183 lbs
15 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
170 lbs
10 - 1 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frederic Laurent!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Woohun Do!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurent takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Laurent scores with a jab to the jaw.
Laurent takes a swing at Do's ribcage but misses.
Laurent gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Do throws a series of punches but Laurent avoids them all with ease.
A clash of legs there as Laurent blocks the low kick.
Laurent wants to slow Do down by chopping away at his legs.
Do avoids the body shot from Laurent.
Do throws out a loose jab but Laurent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laurent lands a nice leg kick that just misses Do's sensitive parts.
Do looks to land a right hand but Laurent moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Do.
Laurent throws a low kick but Do moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Laurent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Do doesn't manage to clinch there - Laurent circles away.
Laurent lands a jab.
Do slips a jab and a cross from Laurent.
Do avoids the body shot from Laurent.
A shot to the body from Laurent misses
and Do counters with a two punch combo.
Frederic Laurent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laurent takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laurent throws a leg kick that is checked
and Do counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Laurent misses with a straight left.
Do connects with a body shot that sends Laurent's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laurent throws a front kick aimed at Do's knee but Do avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Do looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laurent uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Do.
A big right from Do misses.
Do fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laurent with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Do lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Laurent has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laurent and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laurent ducks under a wild hook from Do.
Do has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laurent.
Laurent throws an off balance right hand
and Do counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurent pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Do looks to score with a jab to the body but Laurent is just out of range.
Laurent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laurent counters with a leg kick.
Laurent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Laurent.
Do moves out of range of the body kick.
Laurent misses with a wild combination.
An inside leg kick from Laurent misses.
Do misses with a few strikes there.
Laurent takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Laurent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Do.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Laurent!
Do keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laurent cracks the inside of Do's front leg.
Laurent slips a jab and a cross from Do.
Do wants to slow Laurent down by chopping away at his legs.
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laurent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do throws a jab but it's blocked by Laurent.
Laurent throws out a leg kick but Do moves out of range and Laurent only half commits.
Do lands a glancing blow to the side of Laurent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laurent.
Do moves out of range as Laurent strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frederic Laurent dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Do throws a big shot that misses.
Do fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laurent manages to avoid it.
Laurent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laurent motions for Do to come forward. Laurent throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Do checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Do throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laurent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Do ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch combination from Do misses.
Laurent throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laurent thumps Do with a low kick.
Laurent throws a body punch but Do moves out of range.
Laurent thows a body shot but no joy.
Laurent has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Do finds it's way round the side to connect with Laurent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laurent.
Laurent slips a jab from Do.
Laurent looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body punch from Laurent.
Laurent throws a low kick but it's checked well by Do.
Laurent scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Do jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laurent throws out a loose jab but Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laurent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Do is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Do misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurent moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Do swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Do tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laurent sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Do somewhat.
Do closes the distance looking to clinch
and Laurent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laurent throws a push kick but Do slaps the foot to one side.
Do connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laurent dodges the punch combination from Do.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Do is looking to clinch but Laurent is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Do. Those never looked like landing.
Laurent throws a hook but Do blocks it.
Frederic Laurent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laurent pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A shot to the body from Laurent misses
letting Do counter with a right hand.
Do uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laurent.
Laurent misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Do.
Laurent takes a swing at Do's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurent swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Do counters with a low kick, right behind Laurent 's knee.
Laurent is looking to wear down Do with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Do misses with a few strikes there.
Laurent slips a jab and a cross from Do.
Laurent fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Do is out of range.
Laurent avoids the body shot from Do.
Do moves out of range of the body kick.
Do takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Laurent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Do.
Do takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laurent throws a body punch but Do moves out of range.
Do scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laurent doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frederic Laurent dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Laurent tried to score with a low kick but Do checks it.
Do blocks the body kick.
A jab from Do misses.
Laurent misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Do counters with a two punch combo.
Do avoids the body shot from Laurent.
A jab from Do does it's job there.
Do blocks a leg kick.
Laurent avoids the body shot from Do.
Do checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laurent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laurent misses with a head kick.
Do lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurent does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laurent throws a lazy uppercut
and Do cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laurent circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laurent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Do moves away.
Laurent wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Do, as that shot connected.
Frederic Laurent is winning the standup battle so far.
Laurent bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Do works over Laurent's head and body with a nice combination.

Do moves into the clinch successfully.
Laurent is trying to break free.
Do's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laurent is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Do is keeping busy.
Laurent blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do working aggressively here.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laurent.
A short right from Do on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do is working Laurent over against the cage.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Laurent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Do throws out a loose jab but Laurent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laurent misses with a double jab.
Laurent listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laurent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laurent scores with a body shot.
Do scores with a leg kick.
Laurent ducks under a wild hook from Do.
Laurent scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurent goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch but Laurent swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Do checks a leg kick.
Laurent wants to land a leg kick but Do is out of range.
Do avoids the head kick by Laurent.
Do pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Laurent back to the cage. Do follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Laurent throws a low kick, looking for Do's leg but Do calmly moves out of range.
Do moves in looking to clinch but Laurent pushes him off.
Woohun Do is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Do throws a predictable looking body shot
and Laurent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Do with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laurent to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laurent lands a body shot.
Do takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do works over Laurent's head and body with a nice combination.
Laurent changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Do on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Laurent scores with a jab to the head.
Do blocks a low kick nicely.
Frederic Laurent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laurent lets loose with a powerful body kick. Do will feel that in the morning.
Laurent lands a nice shot to the body.
Laurent scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laurent lands a jab to the nose.
Woohun Do has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laurent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frederic Laurent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Laurent, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frederic Laurent!
Frederic Laurent retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Frederic Laurent thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.