PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francois Dumont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Joutsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dumont
vs
Joutsen

209 cm
26
245 lbs
5 - 6 - 1

189 cm
26
223 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Francois Dumont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jari Joutsen!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumont steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joutsen.
Joutsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joutsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dumont slips a straight right by Joutsen.
A big right from Joutsen misses.
Dumont staying out of range there.

Dumont moves into the clinch.
Dumont tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joutsen avoids it.
I was talking to Dumont's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dumont misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dumont misses with some punches.
Dumont lands an elbow inside that Joutsen shrugs off.
Dumont tries to land knees in the clinch but Joutsen avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dumont.
Dumont with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joutsen lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Francois Dumont has been cut.
Dumont misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joutsen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dumont landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dumont lands an elbow that stopped Joutsen in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumont misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dumont misses with a knee strike.
Dumont lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joutsen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dumont misses with the head strike.
Joutsen lands with a left to the head.
Joutsen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Joutsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joutsen blocking some punches.
Dumont tries to throw a body punch but Joutsen avoids it by throwing Dumont back against the cage.
Dumont misses with a body punch.
Dumont misses with the head strike.
Joutsen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dumont has him pressed against the cage.
Joutsen throws a head punch that misses.
Joutsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joutsen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Joutsen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Joutsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dumont backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joutsen blocks a body shot from Dumont.
Joutsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dumont misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dumont throws a punch but it's blocked by Joutsen.
Joutsen lands a right hand.
Joutsen blocking some punches.
Dumont lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dumont misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dumont throws an elbow but misses.
Joutsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dumont throws a head punch that misses.
Joutsen lands a left hand.
Joutsen lands a nice uppercut.
Dumont misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joutsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dumonts head.
Joutsen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dumont blocks a body shot from Joutsen.
Dumont presses Joutsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dumont working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dumont misses with an elbow strike.
Joutsen working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dumont as Joutsen tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joutsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joutsen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joutsen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Joutsen dodges an elbow strike from Dumont.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joutsen.
Dumont misses with a punch to the body.
Joutsen taking a breather.
Joutsen avoiding damage as Dumont throws knees to the body.
Joutsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dumont has a couple of punches blocked by Joutsen.
Joutsen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Joutsen wants to break free but Dumont has control.
Still in the clinch, Joutsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joutsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joutsen prevents a body shot from Dumont.
Dumont blocks a body shot from Joutsen.
A head punch on the inside from Dumont fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joutsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dumont backwards.
Joutsen stalls.

Joutsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dumont drives through and clinches with Joutsen against the cage.
Dumont connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dumont lands an uppercut.
Dumont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dumont misses with an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Joutsen.
Still in the clinch, Joutsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dumont misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dumont.
Dumont keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Joutsen's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dumont.
Dumont struggles to land a body shot inside as Joutsen controls his hands.
Dumont fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dumont tries a body shot but Joutsen blocks it.
Dumont misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francois Dumont dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francois Dumont's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dumont tries to clinch up.
Dumont thuds his shin into the meat of Joutsen's side.

Dumont rushes Joutsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Francois Dumont has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dumont softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dumont is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joutsen can do to turn this around?
Joutsen scores with a shot to the side of Dumont's head.

Joutsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dumont moves forwards but Joutsen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jari Joutsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dumont uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joutsen.
Dumont jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Joutsen scores with a nice head shot.
Dumont lands a front kick.
Dumont scores with a kick to the midsection.
Joutsen throws a hook but Dumont blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joutsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dumont slips a jab from Joutsen.
Dumont tries to clinch up.
Dumont throws a body punch but Joutsen moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Joutsen misses.
Joutsen avoids the body shot from Dumont.
Joutsen misses with a looping right.
Joutsen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Joutsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Dumont.
Dumont darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crunch! Dumont slams his shin into Joutsen's torso.
Joutsen misses with an uppercut. Dumont saw that one coming.
Joutsen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dumont tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joutsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joutsen misses the jab.
Dumont bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joutsen throws the left hand but Dumont avoids the punch easily.
Dumont keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joutsen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumont slips a jab from Joutsen.
Joutsen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dumonts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dumont moves out of range as Joutsen strikes.
Joutsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dumont counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joutsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joutsen throws an off balance right hand
and Dumont counters with a good, hard body kick but Joutsen shrugs it off.
Joutsen is breathing heavily.
Dumont displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joutsen throws out the jab.
Jari Joutsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joutsen loads up on a big right hand but Dumont slips the punch.
Joutsen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dumont walks into a straight right hand from Joutsen.
Dumont scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joutsen in his tracks.
Dumont goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Dumont lands a big head kick that sends Joutsen tumbling to the mat! Dumont takes a step backwards and waves Joutsen back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Joutsen is rocked!
Dumont's jab looks to have found its range, popping Joutsen under the eye.
Joutsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Dumont finish him?
Dumont fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joutsen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Joutsen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joutsen throws a looping overhand right but Dumont ducks down to avoid it.
Joutsen seems to have recovered his senses.
Dumont uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joutsen.
A big left from Joutsen misses.
Joutsen throws a shot from downtown. Dumont moves away and avoids it.
Dumont scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Dumont clinches up with Joutsen and pushes him back against the cage.
Dumont misses with the head strike.
Joutsen lands a left hand.
Dumont misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dumont.
Dumont blocking some punches.
Joutsen tries to work over Dumont's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Dumont.
Joutsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joutsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joutsen takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joutsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joutsen digs a right hand underneath Dumont's ribcage. Dumont let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dumont's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joutsen can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Joutsen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joutsen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dumont has Joutsen pressed against the cage, preventing Joutsen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Joutsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dumont goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joutsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joutsen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Joutsen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dumont being controlled against the cage.
Dumont fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joutsen tries to break free but Dumont pushes him back against the cage.
Joutsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dumont stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francois Dumont dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Francois Dumont's cut.
That's time! Dumont's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Dumont there.
Joutsen misses with a left hand
and Dumont makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dumont misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joutsen.
Dumont throws a sloppy head kick and Joutsen moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Dumont slams his shin into Joutsen's torso.
Dumont displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joutsen throws out the jab.
Joutsen throws a big shot that misses.
Joutsen throws a lazy right hand but Dumont sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Dumont there.
Joutsen misses with a right hand
and Dumont counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dumont thuds his shin into the meat of Joutsen's side.
Dumont tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Joutsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dumont connects with the punch.
Joutsen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dumont moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dumont lands a big head kick that sends Joutsen tumbling to the mat! Dumont takes a step backwards and waves Joutsen back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joutsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dumont sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Dumont wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dumont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joutsen! But no joy.
Joutsen swinging wildly here.
Joutsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dumont counters with a solid body kick.
Joutsen throws a hook but Dumont avoids it easily.
Dumont with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joutsen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dumont.
A swing and a miss from Joutsen.
Dumont tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Joutsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dumont displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joutsen throws out the jab.
Dumont throws a front kick that sends Joutsen stumbling back into the cage.
Joutsen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumont dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joutsen. That did some damage!
Joutsen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dumont is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dumont takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dumont connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joutsen. Joutsen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dumont ducks under a wild hook from Joutsen.
Joutsen throws a lazy right hand but Dumont sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dumont connects with a solid leg kick.
Joutsen tests Dumont's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joutsen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dumont.
Joutsen looks to throw the jab but Dumont is out of range.
Dumont is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dumont avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dumont tries to clinch there but Joutsen circles away.
Dumont bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joutsen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dumont scores with a kick to the midsection.
Francois Dumont is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joutsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joutsen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dumont moves out of range of the strikes.
Joutsen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dumont jabs at Joutsen's body.
Dumont scores with a jab.
Joutsen throws a looping overhand right but Dumont ducks down to avoid it.
Joutsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Dumont counters with a body kick.
Joutsen misses with a straight left.
Dumont seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Joutsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joutsen throws a right hand that misses
and Dumont counters with a big head kick but Joutsen shrugs it off.
Dumont fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Joutsen on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Dumont.
Joutsen misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joutsen throws a lazy right hand but Dumont sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joutsen looks to land a right hand but Dumont moved out of range.
Joutsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dumont.
Dumont cracks Joutsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jari Joutsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dumont slips under a jab.
Dumont lands a nice shot to the body.
Dumont defending well as Joutsen loads up on a big left hand.
Dumont wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Joutsen throws a hook to the side of Dumont's head but Dumont sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dumont lands with a kick to the temple. Joutsen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dumont scores with a head kick. Joutsen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dumont throws a nice looking combination but Joutsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joutsen throws a hook but Dumont blocks it.
Joutsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joutsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joutsen throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Dumont moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francois Dumont showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dumont 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Dumont!
Francois Dumont seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.