PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noirtier De Villefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Villefort might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hail Napoleon. Noirtier De Villefort has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

De Villefort
vs
Mercer

177 cm
28
173 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

184 cm
32
182 lbs
24 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noirtier De Villefort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer slips a jab from De Villefort.
De Villefort throws a hook but Mercer blocks it.
Mercer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mercer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
De Villefort fakes the leg kick and cracks Mercer in the body.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from De Villefort.
Mercer is looking to land body kicks.
De Villefort jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Villefort looks to land a left hand but Mercer moved out of range nicely.
De Villefort thows a leg kick but Mercer checks it
and Mercer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Villefort connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Villefort avoids a kick to the body.
De Villefort fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mercer on the side of the head.
Mercer throws a looping overhand right but De Villefort ducks down to avoid it.
De Villefort on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Villefort connects with a solid leg kick.
Mercer slips under a jab.
Mercer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mercer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Villefort, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Villefort, right into the meat.
De Villefort blocks a head kick by Mercer.
Mercer checks a leg kick nicely.
Mercer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mercer moves out of range as De Villefort strikes.
De Villefort has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barracks - LOD in the buildup to the fight.

De Villefort darts in and clinches Mercer up against the cage.
De Villefort missing with knees to the body.
De Villefort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercer has a couple of punches blocked by De Villefort.
Mercer tries to work over De Villefort's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Villefort missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mercer.
Mercer scores with a shot to the side of De Villefort's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercer digs a right hand into De Villefort's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Villefort's gas tank.
Mercer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mercer blocks it with crossed arms.
De Villefort misses with a body punch.
De Villefort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercer misses with a punch on the inside.
De Villefort lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Villefort trying to stall but Mercer improves his position.
De Villefort's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mercer pushes De Villefort back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mercer lands a body shot.
De Villefort tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercer's elbow.
Mercer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercer misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Villefort has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
De Villefort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mercer working aggressively here.
De Villefort misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercer working aggressively here.
De Villefort scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Villefort tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mercer avoids it.
De Villefort lands with a short shot to the head.
Mercer digs a right hand into De Villefort's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Villefort's gas tank.
De Villefort takes a shot to the head.
De Villefort doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Villefort blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Villefort misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mercer.
De Villefort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Villefort misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mercer.
De Villefort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Villefort wants to stall.
De Villefort goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mercer lands with a left to the head.
Mercer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mercer tries to throw a body punch but De Villefort avoids it by throwing Mercer back against the cage.
Mercer lands a hook that snaps the head of De Villefort backwards.
De Villefort misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from De Villefort on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Villefort tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mercer avoids it.
Mercer avoiding damage as De Villefort throws knees to the body.
De Villefort is trying to maintain a safe position but Mercer gets an underhook and turns De Villefort into the cage.
De Villefort blocking some punches.
De Villefort lands with a short shot to the head.
De Villefort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mercer wants to stall.
De Villefort throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Villefort misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Mercer.
Mercer effectively controlling the action here.
De Villefort works on Mercer's body with a couple of short punches.
Mercer blocks a body shot from De Villefort.
A shot in the inside from De Villefort.
De Villefort throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Villefort misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Noirtier De Villefort will probably get the nod.
That's time! De Villefort's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mercer misses with a left hand
and De Villefort counters with a leg kick.
Mercer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Villefort.
Mercer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Villefort wants to clinch.
Mercer throws out a counter right but De Villefort avoids it with no problem.
Mercer moves away from the strike by De Villefort.
Mercer lands with a straight right. De Villefort didn't see that one coming.
Mercer lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mercer lands a big uppercut and De Villefort crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but De Villefort looks OK. Mercer waves De Villefort back to his feet!

De Villefort is rocked!
Mercer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Villefort works the jab nicely.
Mercer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Villefort takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercer.
De Villefort throws an overhand right that lands on Mercer's shoulder, as Mercer tries to avoid the shot.
De Villefort bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Mercer moves into range and clinches up with De Villefort.
Mercer working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from De Villefort.
Mercer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mercer scores with a shot to the side of De Villefort's head.
De Villefort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Villefort misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mercer.
Mercer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Villefort.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Villefort.
De Villefort takes a shot to the head.
De Villefort prevents a body shot from Mercer.
Mercer swings wildly with an uppercut but De Villefort uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercer gets through De Villefort's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort misses with a body punch.
Mercer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Villefort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercer misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Villefort tries a body shot but Mercer blocks it.
Mercer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mercer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mercer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Villefort misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from De Villefort.
Mercer blocks a body shot from De Villefort.
Mercer pushes De Villefort back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alex Mercer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mercer lands with a right to the head.
De Villefort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Villefort blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer can't find room to land a body shot as De Villefort controls the action.
Mercer misses with the head strike.
Mercer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Villefort - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Villefort blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Villefort lands with a short shot to the head.
De Villefort prevents a body shot from Mercer.
De Villefort misses with a knee strike.
De Villefort throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Villefort landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Villefort lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Mercer pushes De Villefort back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mercer can't find room to land a body shot as De Villefort controls the action.
De Villefort misses with a punch to the body.
De Villefort taking a breather.
Mercer swings wildly with an uppercut but De Villefort uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercer misses with a punch on the inside.
De Villefort tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercer's elbow.
Mercer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Villefort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Villefort tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercer avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Mercer on the inside.
Mercer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mercer lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from De Villefort fails to land.
Mercer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Villefort.
De Villefort blocking some punches.
De Villefort blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Villefort tries a knee to the head but Mercer blocks it.
Mercer lands with a short shot to the head.
Mercer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Mercer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Mercer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Mercer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Villefort on the side of the head.
De Villefort misses the shot to the body.
Mercer cracks De Villefort with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Villefort throws a low kick, looking for Mercer's leg but Mercer calmly moves out of range.
De Villefort rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mercer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Villefort thinking.
Noirtier De Villefort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Villefort 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 Mercer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mercer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mercer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Villefort.
A swing and a miss from De Villefort.
De Villefort throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mercer.
Mercer tries a low kick but De Villefort avoids it.
De Villefort half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mercer. That's going to slow De Villefort down.
Mercer looks to land a right hand but De Villefort moved out of range.
Mercer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Villefort.
Mercer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Villefort misses with an uppercut

and Mercer counters with a crisp one two that drops De Villefort! Mercer thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves De Villefort to his feet! De Villefort is in big trouble!
Oh De Villefort is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort blocks the body kick.
Mercer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Villefort looks to land a left hand but Mercer moved out of range nicely.

Mercer cracks De Villefort with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! De Villefort looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mercer finish him?
Mercer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from De Villefort misses the target.
Mercer misses with an attempted mid kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mercer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mercer connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks De Villefort out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Mercer!
A victorious Alex Mercer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.