PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Garry Dupuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Ericson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dupuis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rockstar (Remix) by N.E.R.D. Ericson has chosen Face the Pain- Stemme as his entrance music. Garry Dupuis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Dupuis
vs
Ericson

193 cm
19
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

181 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garry Dupuis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kris Ericson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupuis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dupuis just misses with a punch to the body.
Dupuis moves out of range as Ericson strikes.
Dupuis throws a series of punches but Ericson moves out of range.
Dupuis throws a body kick that misses.
Dupuis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ericson.
Dupuis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dupuis thuds his shin into the meat of Ericson's side.
Ericson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dupuis can pounce on him.
Dupuis moves in looking to clinch but Ericson pushes him off.
Dupuis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Kris Ericson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dupuis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ericson looks gassed!
Dupuis throws a series of punches but Ericson avoids them all with ease.
Dupuis swinging wilding here.
Dupuis throws a wild body kick that Ericson sees coming a mile off.
Dupuis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garry Dupuis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ericson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Dupuis has clasped his hands together around Ericson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Dupuis controls the position.
Dupuis landing strikes.
A lull in the action here as Dupuis stalls from top position.

Dupuis decides to stand back up. Dupuis steps back and let's Ericson get back to his feet.
Dupuis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dupuis thows a body shot but no joy.

Dupuis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dupuis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ericson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
BOOM! Dupuis connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupuis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ericson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Dupuis looking to finish Ericson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ericson!
Dupuis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ericson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dupuis landing punches.
Dupuis controlling the pace for now.
Dupuis with good strikes from the mount here!
Dupuis content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dupuis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dupuis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ericson gets back to half guard.
Dupuis passes to full mount!
Dupuis controlling the position easily from mount.
Dupuis lands with some strikes.
Dupuis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dupuis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Garry Dupuis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Dupuis checks the leg kick nicely there.

Dupuis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ericson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dupuis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ericson is being controlled here.
Dupuis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ericson for as long as he can get away with.
Ericson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dupuis working away.
A lull in the action here as Dupuis stalls from top position.

Dupuis stands up and beckons Ericson to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garry Dupuis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kris Ericson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ericson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dupuis.
Dupuis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dupuis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ericson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Dupuis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dupuis is controlling the pace.
Dupuis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dupuis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ericson is breathing heavily.
Ericson taking some punishment here, with Dupuis in his half guard.

Ericson actively working from the bottom here.
Dupuis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupuis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ericson wants to get back to full guard.
Dupuis passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dupuis with good strikes from the mount here!
Dupuis is landing with some decent strikes but Ericson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dupuis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ericson is bucking up trying to escape but Dupuis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dupuis working Ericson over with strikes here.
Dupuis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dupuis breaks from Ericson's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupuis controlling the pace for now.
Dupuis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dupuis lands a big elbow.
Dupuis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ericson can do to turn this around?
Dupuis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dupuis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dupuis controlling his opponent.
Ericson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dupuis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ericson?
Dupuis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupuis with a couple of short strikes.
Dupuis content just to control the position here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Garry Dupuis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Dupuis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ericson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dupuis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dupuis cracks Ericson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ericson is being controlled here.
Dupuis working the ground and pound.
Dupuis taking a breather here.

Dupuis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ericson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dupuis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dupuis digs a good hook to Ericson's body.
Dupuis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ericson circles away quickly and effectively.
Dupuis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Dupuis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Dupuis is working Ericson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Garry Dupuis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A lull in the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ericson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dupuis is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ericson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garry Dupuis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kris Ericson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dupuis misses with a wild combination.

Dupuis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ericson, pushing him back against the cage.

Dupuis has clasped his hands together around Ericson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Dupuis working the head and body with strikes.
Dupuis takes a little break here. Ericson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ericson is trying to control Dupuis's posture but Dupuis avoids it.
Dupuis trying to control the position but Ericson is working away.
Ericson is looking for a sweep.
Ericson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ericson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dupuis is working Ericson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dupuis controlling from side mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericson tries to control but Dupuis manages to take his back.
Dupuis has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Ericson's body.
Dupuis lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Ericson.
Ericson wants to escape the position.
Dupuis biding his time, looking for the opening.
Ericson covers up after that shot from Dupuis.
Ericson wants to control his opponent's hands but Dupuis gets his hands free.
Dupuis biding his time, controlling Ericson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericson is trapped and Dupuis is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Dupuis is punishing Ericson with strikes - can he finish him?!
Ericson covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Dupuis is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Dupuis gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Dupuis gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Dupuis apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Dupuis throws a shot to the body.
Ericson shoots in but no luck this time.
Dupuis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ericson backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ericson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Dupuis feints and as Ericson raises his hands in defense, Dupuis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Dupuis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dupuis feints and then cracks Ericson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ericson down.

Dupuis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dupuis is pushing down on Ericson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ericson is fighting to maintain full guard but Dupuis has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericson tries to get to full guard but Dupuis has control of the leg.

Dupuis stands up from half guard.
Dupuis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ericson.
Ericson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Dupuis closes the distance and pushes Ericson back into the cage.
Ericson has had enough of the clinch but Dupuis keeps him there for the moment.

Dupuis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ericson throws a series of punches but Dupuis moves out of range.
Dupuis lands with a straight right. Ericson didn't see that one coming.
Garry Dupuis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ericson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dupuis misses with a series of wild punches.
Dupuis misses with a series of wild punches.
Garry Dupuis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dupuis rushes Ericson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dupuis has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ericson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Dupuis controlling from the back.
Ericson tries to escape the position.
Dupuis has good solid back control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dupuis connects with a big shot to the side of Ericson's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garry Dupuis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dupuis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garry Dupuis!
Garry Dupuis is the new middleweight champion!