PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Rold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Fran's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, No Worries. Andr De Fran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

De Fran
vs
Rold

172 cm
26
158 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

168 cm
26
155 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enrique Rold!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Fran gets cracked there but stands up to it.

De Fran fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rold, pushing him back against the cage.
Rold is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Fran definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Fran lands an elbow just above Rold 's eye.
Rold prevents a body shot from De Fran.
Rold is pushing De Fran up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
De Fran has a couple of punches blocked by Rold.
Rold takes a shot to the head.
A short left from De Fran.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Fran.
De Fran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rolds head.
De Fran scores with a shoulder strike.
De Fran struggles to land a body shot inside as Rold controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Fran is leaning against Rold and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Fran tries a knee to the head but Rold blocks it.
De Fran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rold trying to control the position but instead, De Fran has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rold into the cage.
De Fran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Fran working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rold tries to break the clinch but De Fran is controlling the position.
De Fran lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rold avoids the elbow strike from De Fran, against the cage.
De Fran working aggressively here.
Rold stalling in the clinch but De Fran improves position.
De Fran lands with a short shot to the head.
Rold trying to stall but De Fran improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran gets through Rold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Fran scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Fran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Fran misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rold is trying to stall.
De Fran controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
De Fran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rold or not.
De Fran lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rold blocking some punches.
De Fran lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Rold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Fran just misses with a punch to the body.
Rold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rold tries a low kick but De Fran avoids it.
Enrique Rold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Fran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rold.
De Fran throws the kick towards the body but Rold avoids it.
Rold lands a body shot.
Rold throws a series of punches but De Fran moves out of range.
De Fran scores with a jab.
De Fran moves away from the strike by Rold.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rold.
Rold throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rold throws a leg kick but De Fran sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rold throws the kick towards the body but De Fran avoids it.
De Fran slips under a jab from Rold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rold connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rold misses with a body kick.
Rold misses with a low kick as De Fran jumps back.
De Fran scores with the left hand. Rold knows he should have avoided that one.
De Fran tries a head kick but it misses.
De Fran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rold at a distance.
De Fran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rold.
Rold throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Fran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Rold.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rold!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rold thows a leg kick but De Fran checks it

and De Fran counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Fran managing to block the knees to the body from Rold.
De Fran slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andr De Fran dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rold takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rold thumps De Fran with a low kick.
Rold checks a leg kick nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Fran.
Rold throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch lands to the side of Rold 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Rold is rocked!
De Fran moves out of range of the strikes.
Rold is still on wobbly legs! Can De Fran finish him?
De Fran sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rold works De Fran's body with a nice hook.
Rold seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Nice defenses there by De Fran.
A jab lands there for De Fran.
De Fran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rold.
Rold swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rold throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rold throws an off balance right hand

and De Fran holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
De Fran has a couple of punches blocked by Rold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Fran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rold backwards.
A nice left hand lands by De Fran.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Fran is struggling to control the position.
De Fran lands a hook that snaps the head of Rold backwards.
De Fran lands a nice uppercut.
De Fran working aggressively here.
De Fran lands a shoulder strike.
Rold dodges an elbow strike from De Fran.
Rold wants to stall.
De Fran lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Fran.
Rold tries to break free but De Fran pushes him back against the cage.
De Fran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fran comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Fran lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rold is trying to force a seperation but De Fran has the dominant position.
De Fran tries a body shot but Rold blocks it.
De Fran misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Fran.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Fran.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A left hand lands to the body for De Fran.
De Fran connects with a knee to the head.
De Fran lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Fran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rold in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Fran misses with an elbow strike.
De Fran dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Fran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rold backwards.
A short left from De Fran.
Rold tries to stall but De Fran uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The referee calls for De Fran to work.
De Fran pushes Rold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rold is trying to stall.
De Fran lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran lands an elbow that stopped Rold in his tracks for a moment.
De Fran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Fran lands with a right to the head.
Rold blocks an elbow strike.
De Fran misses with the head strike.
De Fran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Fran utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fran swings wildly with an uppercut but Rold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andr De Fran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Fran obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Fran stalling.
De Fran lands an elbow that stopped Rold in his tracks for a moment.

Rold breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andr De Fran dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rold swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Fran.
Enrique Rold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rold throws the kick towards the body but De Fran avoids it.
Rold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rold tries to land a front kick but De Fran steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rold feints and then cracks De Fran's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Fran down.
Rold with a jab.
De Fran lands a nice shot that snaps Rold's head back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Fran lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rold has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rold and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Fran connects with a body shot that sends Rold's belly button to the back.
De Fran takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rold looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rold.
De Fran misses with a wild body shot.
Rold throws a big shot that misses.
Rold throws a leg kick
and De Fran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rold misses with an uppercut.
Rold misses with a body kick.
De Fran wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rold is looking to land body kicks.
Rold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Fran scoring well with a low kick there.
Rold misses with a hook to the body
and De Fran counters with a straight right hand.
Rold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Fran, right into the meat.
De Fran avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Rold misses

and De Fran counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Fran lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from De Fran.
Rold tries to work over De Fran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Fran is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Enrique Rold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
De Fran pressing his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from De Fran.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Fran.
De Fran swings wildly with an uppercut but Rold uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fran lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rold.
Rold wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Fran has him pressed against the cage.
De Fran lands a knee to the head.
De Fran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rold's elbow.
De Fran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rold is stalling here.
Still in the clinch, De Fran scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by De Fran.
De Fran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rold backwards.
Rold looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Fran lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Fran has Rold pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Rold is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from De Fran - that's hurt Rold badly! Oh, another knee lands and Rold is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Rold doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Andr De Fran!
During a confident post fight interview, Andr De Fran thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.