PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alain Ducase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thibault Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ducase
vs
Fernandez

225 cm
18
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
23
210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alain Ducase!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thibault Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ducase misses with a double jab
and Fernandez counters with a nice body shot.
Ducase misses with a hook. Fernandez ducked under it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ducase.
Ducase tries to bum rush Fernandez with a series of wild strikes but Fernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fernandez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fernandez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ducase shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fernandez as he avoids it easily.
Fernandez scores with a nice right hand.
Ducase tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ducase slips a jab and a cross from Fernandez.
Jab, jab by Fernandez - just one landing.
Ducase takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ducase misses with the combination.
Ducase is breathing heavily.
Fernandez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ducase doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez lands with a nice body punch.
Ducase on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ducase drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandez steps in with a hook that catches Ducase right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Fernandez follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Ducase looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thibault Fernandez!
Thibault Fernandez is the new light heavyweight champion!
Thibault Fernandez tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.