PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henri Lafitte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guthrum Oskar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guthrum Oskar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Henri Lafitte's chin.

Lafitte
vs
Oskar

193 cm
24
213 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

183 cm
28
200 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henri Lafitte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guthrum Oskar!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafitte throws a shot to the body.
Oskar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oskar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lafitte throws a leg kick
and Oskar counters with a left to the body.
Lafitte misses the jab.
Lafitte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oskar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lafitte throws a lazy right hand but Oskar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oskar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lafitte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oskar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lafitte tries to work over Oskar's front leg with a kick but Oskar checks it.
Oskar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lafitte throws a body punch but Oskar moves out of range.
Oskar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafitte misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafitte throws a lazy uppercut
and Oskar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oskar. Lafitte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lafitte went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lafitte misses with an uppercut
enabling Oskar to counter with a crisp jab.
Oskar works Lafitte's body with a nice hook.
Oskar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lafitte counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oskar throws a nice looking combination but Lafitte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oskar swings for the body but Lafitte moves out of range.
Lafitte was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Oskar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lafitte finds it's way round the side to connect with Oskar's head.
Henri Lafitte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafitte throws a series of punches but Oskar moves out of range.
Oskar looks to score with a jab to the body but Lafitte is just out of range.
Lafitte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lafitte keeps Oskar at a distance using the push kick.
Lafitte cracks Oskar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafitte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oskar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lafitte throws a body punch but Oskar moves out of range.
Oskar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lafitte moves away.
Lafitte fires out a quick counter leg kick but Oskar just manages to avoid it.
Lafitte walks into a jab.
Lafitte swinging wildly here.
Oskar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lafitte misses with a double jab.
Oskar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lafitte at a distance.
Lafitte swings for the body but Oskar moves out of range.
Lafitte tries to land a front kick but Oskar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lafitte misses with a combination
and Oskar counters with a straight right hand.
Henri Lafitte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lafitte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oskar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lafitte doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Lafitte misses.
Oskar throws a shot to the body.
Oskar misses with a left hand
and Lafitte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lafitte.
Lafitte lands with a nice body punch.
Lafitte thows a leg kick but Oskar checks it
and Oskar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oskar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lafitte throws a sloppy head kick and Oskar moves out of range easily.
A big left from Lafitte misses.
Oskar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oskar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lafitte rather than just go for the knockout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lafitte.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Lafitte.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafitte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lafitte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oskar.
Oskar lands a jab.
Lafitte lands a jab to Oskar's midsection.
Oskar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lafitte throws out the jab.
Oskar cracks Lafitte with an open hand slap.
Lafitte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oskar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lafitte manages to avoid it.
Lafitte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lafitte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lafitte circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Oskar to the canvas! Oskar doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Lafitte keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henri Lafitte!
In defeat, Guthrum Oskar stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.'.