PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Supermies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Payens comes to the cage accompanied by Rage against the machine - Bombtrack. Supermies is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: D12 - Fight Music. Simo Supermies has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hugues De Payens's chin.

De Payens
vs
Supermies

187 cm
30
189 lbs
24 - 5 - 0

180 cm
42
196 lbs
41 - 28 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Spartan Nutrition
V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Supermies!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supermies misses with a shot to the body
and De Payens counters with a straight right hand.
De Payens tries to clinch but Supermies moves out of range.
Supermies has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Payens throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Supermies tries to clinch but De Payens moves out of range.

Supermies clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Payens.
De Payens is working Supermies over against the cage.
De Payens lands a right hand.
Supermies tries a body shot but De Payens blocks it.
Supermies with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Payens scores a nice knee to the body.
Supermies looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from De Payens.
Good body shot from De Payens.
De Payens cracks Supermies with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Payens.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Payens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Supermies is defending well for now.
De Payens lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, De Payens scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Payens tries to throw a body punch but Supermies avoids it by throwing De Payens back against the cage.
I was talking to De Payens's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
De Payens with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Supermies backwards.
Supermies blocks a body shot from De Payens.
De Payens lands a body punch.
De Payens tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Payens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Supermies backwards.
De Payens connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Simo Supermies has been cut.
De Payens scores a nice knee to the body.
Supermies's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from De Payens.
Nice body punch from De Payens - that landed with a thud.
De Payens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Supermiess head.
Supermies is trying to stall.
De Payens lands a hook that snaps the head of Supermies backwards.
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!
A left hand lands to the body for De Payens.
De Payens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Supermies is defending well for now.
De Payens lands a knee to the body.
De Payens gets through Supermies's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Payens lands a hook that snaps the head of Supermies backwards.
De Payens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Payens struggles to land a body shot inside as Supermies controls his hands.
De Payens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Supermies backwards.
De Payens lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Payens lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Payens can't find room to land a body shot as Supermies controls the action.
De Payens lands a knee to the body.
De Payens lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Payens softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from De Payens as the two fighters clinch.
De Payens cracks Supermies with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Payens.
De Payens with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Payens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Supermies backwards.
De Payens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Supermies backwards.
De Payens misses with a knee to the head.
De Payens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Supermiess head.
De Payens throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Payens digs a right hand into Supermies's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Supermies's gas tank.
De Payens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from De Payens.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supermies tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Payens lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Supermies is rocked!
De Payens is working Supermies over against the cage.
Supermies is still on wobbly legs! Can De Payens finish him?
De Payens with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Payens lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Payens lands a big right hand that drops Supermies! The killer instinct kicks in and De Payens finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by De Payens!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugues De Payens!
Hugues De Payens retains his middleweight title!
Post fight, Hugues De Payens took to the microphone: 'It's no secret that my opponent had the plan to take me down and lay and pray! Well I'm here and I'm the one who is victorious! Hemmo, you are like a hemmeroid, your time is not yet arrived. I admire your spirit, but not your fighting style, you are a human slug my friend! One love! Broken Ha'.