PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Warfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

De Payens
vs
Warfist

187 cm
25
210 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

198 cm
26
216 lbs
12 - 7 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160
KO Clothing

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Dragon Warfist!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Payens lands a nice looking body kick.
De Payens thows a body shot but no joy.
Warfist lands a body shot.

Warfist has De Payens up against the cage in a clinch.
Warfist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Payens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warfist misses with a punch to the body.
De Payens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Payens throws a punch but it's blocked by Warfist.
Warfist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Payens.
Warfist blocks a body shot from De Payens.
De Payens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Payens misses with a punch to the body.
Warfist wants to stall.
De Payens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Payens scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Warfist.
A short left from De Payens.
De Payens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Warfist.
De Payens misses with some punches.
De Payens lands a shoulder strike.
Warfist digs a right hand into De Payens's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Payens's gas tank.
De Payens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Payens lands a shot to the body.
Warfist effectively controlling the action here.
De Payens misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from De Payens.
A short right from De Payens on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Warfist fails to land.
De Payens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Warfist throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Payens lands a hook that snaps the head of Warfist backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Payens tries a body shot but Warfist blocks it.
Warfist presses De Payens against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, De Payens scores with a nice short uppercut.
Warfist keeps control of De Payens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Payens misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Payens.
Warfist lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Payens or not.
A nice left hand lands by Warfist.

De Payens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Payens tries to close the distance and clinch but Warfist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Payens tries to work over Warfist's front leg with a kick but Warfist checks it.
Warfist throws a leg kick but De Payens checks it.
De Payens takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De Payens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Warfist counter with a right hand.
Warfist scores with a hook.
De Payens avoids the body shot from Warfist.
De Payens blocks a head kick by Warfist.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Payens takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Payens thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick from De Payens.
A shot to the body from Warfist misses
and De Payens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Warfist scores with a spinning back kick!
The fighters circling - De Payens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Warfist.
Warfist looks to score with a jab to the body but De Payens is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Payens looks to land a left hand but Warfist moved out of range nicely.
De Payens gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Payens walks into a left hand.
De Payens motions for Warfist to come forward. De Payens throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Warfist has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De Payens looks to land a combination but Warfist avoids it well.
Warfist connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Payens's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Payens looks to score with a jab to the body but Warfist is just out of range.
Warfist tries a head kick but it misses.
De Payens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warfist manages to avoid it.
Warfist goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Warfist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Payens was well out of range. Poor timing from Warfist.
Warfist explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice uppercut lands for De Payens. That snapped Warfist's head back.
Warfist steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Payens. That one must have hurt.
De Payens scores with a body shot.
De Payens thows a leg kick but Warfist checks it
and Warfist counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Warfist's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Payens connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Warfist scrambles back to his feet.
De Payens misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Warfist looks for the body kick but De Payens saw that one coming.
De Payens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Warfist has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
De Payens has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Warfist finds it's way round the side to connect with De Payens's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dragon Warfist dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

De Payens misses with a two punch combination.
De Payens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Payens looks for the body kick but Warfist saw that one coming.
Warfist throws a head kick but De Payens moves out of range.
Warfist thuds his shin into the meat of De Payens's side.
De Payens throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Payens misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from De Payens.
Warfist lands a head kick!
A leg kick checked by De Payens.
De Payens throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dragon Warfist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Payens misses the shot to the body.
Warfist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Payens.
De Payens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. De Payens catches Warfist right on the button with a cross.
Warfist is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens scores with a jab to the body.
De Payens avoids the head kick by Warfist.
Warfist moves out of range as De Payens strikes.
De Payens doesn't manage to clinch there - Warfist circles away.
De Payens just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragon Warfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warfist lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Payens's sensitive parts.
Warfist misses with a looping left.
Warfist lands a high kick!
Warfist scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice combination there by De Payens.
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!
Warfist lands a high kick!
De Payens thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Payens throws a leg kick that is checked
and Warfist counters with an inside leg kick.
De Payens keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Payens pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Payens is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Payens looks to throw the jab but Warfist is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warfist. De Payens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warfist misses with a lunging right hand
and De Payens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Payens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warfist.
Nice uppercut lands for Warfist. That snapped De Payens's head back.
De Payens lands a front kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Payens.
De Payens takes a swing at Warfist's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Warfist. Beautiful body shot.
Warfist takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Payens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Warfist is breathing heavily.
Warfist ducks under a wild hook from De Payens.
De Payens throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Warfist to counter with a crisp jab.
De Payens misses with a combination
and Warfist counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist throws a leg kick but De Payens sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Payens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Warfist lands a nice looking body kick.
De Payens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warfist.
An inside leg kick from De Payens misses.
Warfist throws a hook to the side of De Payens's head but De Payens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Payens misses with a lunging right hand
and Warfist counters with a straight right hand.
De Payens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warfist slips under a jab from De Payens.
Warfist bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Payens's head backwards.
De Payens lands a leg kick that knocks Warfist off balance momentarily.
Warfist throws a body kick that misses
and De Payens counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Warfist.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Payens takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Payens throws the kick towards the body but Warfist avoids it.
Warfist moves out of range of the body kick.
De Payens misses the shot to the body.
Warfist thows a body shot but no joy.
Warfist lands a jab to the nose.
De Payens will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Warfist scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Warfist scores with a punch to the head.
De Payens walks into a straight right hand from Warfist.
De Payens throws a right and a left that Warfist avoids nicely.
Warfist scores with a spinning back kick!
Good leg kick by Warfist there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Warfist scores with a punch to the head.
Warfist throws a shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Warfist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dragon Warfist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Warfist explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De Payens takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Warfist thumps De Payens with a low kick.
Warfist throws a good cross that connects.
De Payens looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Payens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Payens tries to clinch there but Warfist circles away.
Warfist lands a head kick. De Payens smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

De Payens is rocked!
De Payens throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oh De Payens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Warfist cracks De Payens on the jaw with a powerful right hand and De Payens falls backwards against the cage. Warfist follows up with more strikes that drop De Payens to his knees. Warfist keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save De Payens! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragon Warfist!
After winning the bout, Dragon Warfist thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Hugues De Payens was interviewed post fight and said 'Not only do you not understand my divine purpose, you judge me and cast stones. I will return, the time of judgement is upon your self, you are gods , wake up and realize you are the suffering you create, you are the love, we are one!'.