PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Melvin Dufrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousasi has chosen Future - Mask Off as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dufrane
vs
Mousasi

180 cm
18
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent boxing
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Melvin Dufrane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gegard Mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dufrane is looking to score with low kicks.
Mousasi lands with a nice combination. Dufrane backs away looking to recover.
Dufrane lands with a cross.
Dufrane wants to land a leg kick but Mousasi is out of range.
Dufrane catches Mousasi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mousasi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mousasi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dufrane.
Dufrane lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mousasi backs up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mousasi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mousasi checks a low kick from Dufrane.
Mousasi tries to counter by closing the distance.

Mousasi takes the fight into the clinch.
Dufrane tries to break free but Mousasi pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Dufrane's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Mousasi breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufrane takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dufrane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mousasi is looking to clinch.
Dufrane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mousasi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dufrane uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mousasi blocks a leg kick.

Mousasi moves into the clinch.

Mousasi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dufrane lands with a nice combination. Mousasi backs away looking to recover.
Mousasi moves in looking to clinch but Dufrane pushes him off.
Mousasi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dufrane counters with a stiff right hand.
Dufrane throws a nice looking combination but Mousasi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dufrane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi throws a sloppy head kick and Dufrane moves out of range easily.
Mousasi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dufrane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Mousasi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dufrane tests Mousasi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by Mousasi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mousasi.
A right-left combo lands from Dufrane.
Melvin Dufrane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Mousasi.
Mousasi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Mousasi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Some bone on bone action there as Mousasi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dufrane misses with a looping right.
Mousasi staying out of range there.
Dufrane blocks a head kick by Mousasi.
A cross from Mousasi lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Dufrane dominated that round.
That's time! Dufrane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mousasi checks a leg kick nicely.

Mousasi has closed the distance and engaged Dufrane in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Mousasi.
Dufrane tries to break free but Mousasi pushes him back against the ropes.
Dufrane wants to break free but Mousasi has control.
Dufrane wants to break free but Mousasi has control.
Dufrane is trying to break the clinch but Mousasi has him pressed against the ropes.
Dufrane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mousasi can do to turn this around?
Dufrane is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mousasi is keeping busy.
Mousasi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mousasi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dufrane misses with a low kick.
Dufrane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mousasi moves away.
Mousasi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dufrane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi throws a leg kick but Dufrane checks it.
Dufrane fails to land with a series of punches.
Mousasi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mousasi checks the leg kick.
Dufrane throws a shot to the body.
Mousasi is looking to clinch.
Mousasi is looking to clinch but Dufrane is avoiding it.
Dufrane sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A right-left combo lands from Dufrane.
Dufrane swinging wildly here.
Dufrane throws a low kick but Mousasi moves out of range easily.
Mousasi tries to clinch there but Dufrane circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dufrane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dufrane throws a leg kick but Mousasi moved away.
A combination from Mousasi does no damage.
Dufrane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dufrane lands a jab-cross combination.
Mousasi checks a leg kick.
Dufrane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mousasi manages to avoid it.
Dufrane with a nice cross.
Dufrane cracks Mousasi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Mousasi lands with a nice combination. Dufrane backs away looking to recover.
Melvin Dufrane is winning the standup battle so far.
Dufrane throws a series of punches but Mousasi avoids them all with ease.
Dufrane misses with a looping right.
Mousasi wants to clinch up but Dufrane keeps it at a distance.
Mousasi avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Dufrane dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dufrane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mousasi is looking to clinch but Dufrane is avoiding it.
Mousasi throws a nice looking combination but Dufrane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dufrane wants to land a leg kick but Mousasi is out of range.
Dufrane checks a leg kick nicely.
It looked like Dufrane was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dufrane connects with the punch.
Dufrane throws a right and a left that Mousasi avoids nicely.
Melvin Dufrane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dufrane misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Mousasi moves into the clinch.

Mousasi breaks the clinch.
Mousasi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dufrane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dufrane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dufrane throws a hook to the side of Mousasi's head but Mousasi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Mousasi moves into the clinch successfully.
Dufrane trying to stall but Mousasi improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi stalling in the clinch.

Mousasi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Mousasi moves into range and clinches up with Dufrane.
Dufrane stalling in the clinch but Mousasi improves position.

Mousasi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dufrane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mousasi misses with the body kick
and Dufrane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Mousasi closes the distance and pushes Dufrane back into the ropes.
Dufrane wants to break free but Mousasi has control.

Mousasi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mousasi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dufrane.
Dufrane scores with a jab.
Dufrane scores with a hook to the body. Mousasi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufrane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dufrane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mousasi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dufrane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dufrane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mousasi circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the body from Dufrane misses

and Mousasi counters by clinching up.
A hook to the body from Mousasi.
Mousasi holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Dufrane is trying to break free.
Dufrane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dufrane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mousasi has him pressed against the ropes.
Gegard Mousasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mousasi lands an elbow inside that Dufrane shrugs off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Dufrane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dufrane, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Dufrane!
A very excited looking Melvin Dufrane made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.