PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Alldren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles LaFontier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alldren comes to the cage accompanied by OK State Fight Song. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Alldren
vs
LaFontier

191 cm
28
225 lbs
13 - 6 - 2

192 cm
27
216 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Nate Alldren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles LaFontier!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Alldren.

It looks like Charles LaFontier has been cut.
LaFontier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alldren.
Alldren looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alldren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from LaFontier lands.
Alldren takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alldren swats away the attempt to clinch by LaFontier.
Alldren swinging wildly here.

LaFontier instigates a clinch.
Alldren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alldren lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
LaFontier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from LaFontier.
A quick uppercut on the inside from LaFontier.
LaFontier utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alldren is breathing heavily.
LaFontier swings wildly with an uppercut but Alldren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alldren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alldren just leaning against LaFontier, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alldren avoiding damage as LaFontier throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from LaFontier.
Alldren misses with a body punch.
Alldren blocking some punches.
LaFontier scores with a nice hook to the head.
LaFontier lands a good knee to the midsection. Alldren won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaFontier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alldren's defenses.
Alldren avoids a wild elbow strike from LaFontier.
A shot in the inside from LaFontier.
Nice body punch from LaFontier.
LaFontier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alldren.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that LaFontier has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
LaFontier lands a nice shot to the body.
LaFontier lands with a right to the head.
LaFontier gets through Alldren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
LaFontier throws an elbow that misses.
LaFontier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alldren is looking to take this one to the mat.
A nice glancing elbow lands by LaFontier.
LaFontier gets through Alldren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
LaFontier scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaFontier lands with a light punch inside.

Alldren is rocked!
A short left from LaFontier.
Oh Alldren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
I was talking to Alldren's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
LaFontier creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Alldren's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Alldren drops to his knees and LaFontier pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles LaFontier!
Charles LaFontier spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.