PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard De Villefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Villefort is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Lawman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Li
vs
De Villefort

210 cm
24
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

190 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gerard De Villefort!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li lands a jab to the nose.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li missing with a left hand there. De Villefort was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Villefort tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Villefort tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Villefort tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li misses with a body kick.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Villefort throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
De Villefort misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Villefort tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Villefort connects with a leg kick. Li looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Villefort blocks a head kick by Li.
De Villefort is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li misses with a head kick.
De Villefort tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Li!
De Villefort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Villefort fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Li throws a push kick but De Villefort slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort avoids the head kick by Li.
Li throws out a loose jab but De Villefort uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Villefort tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
Li throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Villefort's head.
Li misses with a low kick as De Villefort jumps back.
De Villefort wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
De Villefort misses with a head kick.
We've been informed that De Villefort has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Li avoids the head kick by De Villefort.
Li lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Villefort will feel that in the morning.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Villefort tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Villefort tries to clinch up.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. De Villefort does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gerard De Villefort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Villefort doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.
De Villefort checks a leg kick.
De Villefort wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Li.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Villefort.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and De Villefort moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Li.
An inside leg kick lands from De Villefort.
Li is breathing heavily.
De Villefort darts in trying to clinch

and Li counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Villefort obliges.
De Villefort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Li blocks it with crossed arms.
De Villefort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.

Li breaks the clinch.

De Villefort rushes Li and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Villefort trying to control the position but instead, Li has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Villefort into the cage.
Li misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Li breaks the clinch.
De Villefort takes one on the button.
Good work by De Villefort as he checks the leg kick.
De Villefort is looking to clinch.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
Li misses with a low kick.
De Villefort wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
De Villefort connects with an inside leg kick.
De Villefort tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from De Villefort.
De Villefort throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Li.
De Villefort tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Li looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Villefort avoids the head kick by Li.
De Villefort tries to clinch there but Li circles away.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and De Villefort moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Villefort tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.
A head kick misses from Li.
Li tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Villefort is looking to clinch.
De Villefort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Villefort looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Villefort tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Villefort tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Villefort tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li throws a head kick but De Villefort moves out of range.

De Villefort rushes Li and presses him up against the cage.

Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Villefort tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Li there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Villefort lands with a thumping leg kick.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.

De Villefort forces Li back against the cage and clinches.

Li breaks the clinch.
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 Li will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

De Villefort tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
David Li is winning the standup battle so far.
De Villefort chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Li can pounce on him.
A left lands for Li.
De Villefort showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Li.
De Villefort tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
De Villefort tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
De Villefort tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
David Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
De Villefort tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
De Villefort tries to clinch there but Li circles away.
De Villefort moves away from the strike by Li.
A head kick misses from De Villefort.
De Villefort tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Li misses the target.
A head kick misses from Li.
De Villefort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li scores with a head kick. De Villefort tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Villefort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort fails in his attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as De Villefort blocks the leg kick.
De Villefort is looking to clinch.
De Villefort tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
De Villefort throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Li throws a head kick but De Villefort moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Villefort, right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Villefort is looking to clinch.
De Villefort keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Villefort is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Villefort tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
De Villefort cracks the inside of Li's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Villefort, right into the meat.
Li is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Villefort tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

De Villefort moves into the clinch.
De Villefort landing knees to the head.

It looks like David Li has been cut.
De Villefort with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Villefort lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort trying to land knees to the body.
Li wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Villefort with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Li looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Villefort tries to land knees in the clinch but Li avoids the damage to the body.
De Villefort is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li avoids the head kick by De Villefort.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li connects with a leg kick. De Villefort looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Villefort tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
De Villefort tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Li throws a leg kick but De Villefort checks it.
De Villefort scores with a leg kick.
Li pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Villefort goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
De Villefort tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by De Villefort.
Li takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Li is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li throws a head kick but De Villefort moves out of range.
De Villefort tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Villefort tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and De Villefort moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Villefort looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Li misses with a head kick.
De Villefort is looking to clinch.
De Villefort misses with a head kick.
De Villefort pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Villefort fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Villefort lands a nice leg kick that just misses Li's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Villefort's sensitive parts.
De Villefort wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
Li takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good leg kick by De Villefort there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Villefort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li checks a low kick from De Villefort.
De Villefort throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Villefort moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
De Villefort lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Villefort tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li throws a leg kick which misses De Villefort's front leg but catches the back leg as De Villefort tries to avoid it.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
Li throws a head kick that De Villefort semi-blocks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

De Villefort drives through and clinches with Li against the cage.
Knees to the body from De Villefort.
De Villefort misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Li.
Li avoiding damage as De Villefort throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerard De Villefort showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Li's cut.
That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

De Villefort feints and then cracks Li's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Li down.
De Villefort is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
De Villefort doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.
De Villefort with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Li throws a push kick but De Villefort slaps the foot to one side.
De Villefort has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Li.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and De Villefort moves out of range easily.
De Villefort checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Villefort tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
De Villefort moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
De Villefort fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li scores with a head kick. De Villefort tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by De Villefort.
De Villefort wants to clinch.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Villefort is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.

De Villefort rushes Li and presses him up against the cage.
Gerard De Villefort seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Villefort lands a good knee to the midsection. Li won't want to take too many of those.
De Villefort tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Li avoids it.
De Villefort unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Villefort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Li has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Villefort tries a knee to the head but Li blocks it.
De Villefort tries a knee to the head but Li blocks it.
Li is trying to break the clinch but De Villefort is controlling him.
De Villefort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.
De Villefort with a knee to the head.
De Villefort unloads a knee to the mid-section. Li lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Li takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Villefort scores with a knee to the head.
De Villefort lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Villefort crunches a lovely knee into Li's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Villefort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from De Villefort.
De Villefort crunches a lovely knee into Li's ribcage.
Li blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by De Villefort.
De Villefort throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Villefort lands a good knee to the midsection. Li won't want to take too many of those.
De Villefort misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Li.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Villefort with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Villefort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Li breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
De Villefort wants to clinch.
Li catches De Villefort with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
De Villefort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Villefort looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Li throws an overhand right that lands on De Villefort's shoulder, as De Villefort tries to avoid the shot.
Li throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
De Villefort tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Villefort.
Li swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Villefort throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Villefort is looking to clinch.
De Villefort tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
De Villefort avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Villefort fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li throws a push kick but De Villefort slaps the foot to one side.
De Villefort tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
De Villefort moves out of range as Li throws a body kick.
Li on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Villefort. De Villefort obviously looking to wear him down.
De Villefort lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Villefort connects with an inside leg kick.
De Villefort wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.

De Villefort takes the fight into the clinch.
De Villefort tries to stall but Li uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li wants to break the clinch but can't.
Li on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li is looking to break free of the clinch but De Villefort has double underhooks.

Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard De Villefort comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Villefort has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

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