PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alain Ducase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erickh Remark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Erickh Remark was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ducase
vs
Remark

225 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alain Ducase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Erickh Remark!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remark tries to bum rush Ducase with a series of wild strikes but Ducase uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Remark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Remark misses with a wild combination.
Remark lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ducase walks into a left hand.
No joy there for Ducase, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Remark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alain Ducase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Remark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ducase sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Remark.
Ducase throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ducase fails with the takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Ducase 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ducase dodges the punch combination from Remark.
Remark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ducase.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ducase.
Remark throws a nice looking combination but Ducase bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ducase wants to clinch up but Remark keeps it at a distance.
Nice jab there from Remark.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Ducase does no damage.
Remark fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Remark drops Ducase with a nice combination! Remark dives into Ducase's guard, looking to finish!

Ducase is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ducase has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Remark can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Remark showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Remark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Remark slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Remark has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ducase is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Remark got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ducase has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Remark has managed to get both his arms back between Ducase's legs - danger averted.

Ducase looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Remark gets to his feet. Ducase looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ducase throws a right and a left that Remark avoids nicely.
Ducase is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Remark.

Remark catches Ducase napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Ducase to the canvas!
Oh Ducase is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Alain Ducase has been cut.
Ducase avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Remark postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Remark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Remark stands and steps away. Ducase gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ducase circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Remark. Ducase falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Remark!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erickh Remark!