PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kerbouchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri Lafitte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kerbouchard
vs
Lafitte

187 cm
24
224 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

193 cm
23
213 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Kerbouchard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henri Lafitte!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafitte takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Henri Lafitte has been cut.
Kerbouchard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lafitte throws a lazy uppercut

and Kerbouchard moves into the clinch.
Lafitte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kerbouchard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Lafitte.
Lafitte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kerbouchard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kerbouchard missing with knees to the body.
Lafitte swings wildly with an uppercut but Kerbouchard uses good head movement to avoid it.

Lafitte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lafitte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice cross by Lafitte.
Lafitte works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafitte misses with a straight right.
Lafitte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kerbouchard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kerbouchard.
Lafitte pushes Kerbouchard against the cage. Lafitte is working some dirty boxing. Lafitte pushes off with a quick right hook! Kerbouchard goes down! Kerbouchard tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lafitte moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henri Lafitte!
Henri Lafitte is the new light heavyweight champion!