PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Desbatailles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Time Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Desbatailles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Desbatailles
vs
Bang

188 cm
30
190 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

178 cm
28
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Desbatailles !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Time Bang!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Desbatailles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bang shoots and misses
and Desbatailles counters with an outside leg kick.
Desbatailles lands a nice hook to Bang's body. Bang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bang takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Desbatailles works Bang's body with a nice hook.
Desbatailles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bang.
Bang misses with a takedown
and Desbatailles makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desbatailles pushes Bang away with a front kick.
Bang looks winded!
Desbatailles lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bang takes a step back to recover.
Desbatailles explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Desbatailles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Desbatailles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Desbatailles connects with an inside leg kick.
Desbatailles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Desbatailles throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bang's head.

It looks like Time Bang has been cut.
Desbatailles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Desbatailles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Desbatailles lands a big head kick that sends Bang tumbling to the mat! Desbatailles takes a step backwards and waves Bang back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Bang is rocked!
Desbatailles throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bang is still on wobbly legs! Can Desbatailles finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desbatailles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bang seems to have recovered his senses.

Desbatailles rushes Bang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Desbatailles 's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Desbatailles avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles lands a nice uppercut.
Desbatailles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bang or not.
Desbatailles cracks Bang with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Desbatailles .

Desbatailles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Desbatailles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Desbatailles forces Bang back against the cage and clinches.

Desbatailles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Desbatailles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Desbatailles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles fakes the leg kick and cracks Bang in the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Desbatailles .
Desbatailles scores with a kick to the midsection.
Desbatailles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Desbatailles lands with a nice combination. Bang backs away looking to recover.
Desbatailles feints with a jab and clips Bang right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Bang is sent crashing into the canvas and Desbatailles leaps in for the kill! Bang tries to get to his feet but Desbatailles is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Bang is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Desbatailles !
Our winner, John Desbatailles , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.