PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Rougeau (ranked 1904 p4p, 234 weight class) and Dante Cross Furia (ranked 1290 p4p, 149 weight class). Rougeau's entrance music is Kongos - Take It From Me. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cross Furia's choice of entrance music: Vivaldi's Winter. Jacques Rougeau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rougeau
vs
Cross Furia

193 cm
29
251 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

209 cm
34
276 lbs
27 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Red Light Coffeeshop

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Rougeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Cross Furia!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross Furia lands a glancing blow to the side of Rougeau's head.

It looks like Jacques Rougeau has been cut.
Cross Furia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rougeau throws the left hand but Cross Furia avoids the punch easily.

Cross Furia pushes Rougeau up against the cage in a clinch.
Cross Furia blocks a body shot from Rougeau.
Cross Furia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've been informed that Cross Furia has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rougeau leaning against his opponent.
Rougeau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Cross Furia.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cross Furia lands a left hand.
Cross Furia managing to block the knees to the body from Rougeau.
Cross Furia lands with a left to the head.
Cross Furia misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cross Furia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross Furia blocks a body shot from Rougeau.

Rougeau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rougeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Cross Furia is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross Furia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot by Cross Furia.
Cross Furia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rougeau.

Cross Furia instigates a clinch.
Cross Furia prevents Rougeau from breaking the clinch.
Cross Furia lands with a right to the head.
Rougeau blocks an uppercut.
Cross Furia tries a body shot but Rougeau blocks it.
Rougeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cross Furia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cross Furia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rougeau wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Cross Furia - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia misses with some punches.
Rougeau lands a good knee to the midsection. Cross Furia won't want to take too many of those.
Rougeau tries to throw a body punch but Cross Furia avoids it by throwing Rougeau back against the cage.
Rougeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cross Furia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rougeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rougeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross Furia's elbow.
Rougeau misses with a punch to the body.
Rougeau has had enough of the clinch but Cross Furia keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rougeau obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rougeau pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rougeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cross Furia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rougeau prevents a body shot from Cross Furia.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rougeau obliges.
Cross Furia looks winded!
A short right from Rougeau on the inside.
Cross Furia misses with some punches.
Rougeau scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia has a couple of punches blocked by Rougeau.
Rougeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rougeau missing with knees to the body.
Rougeau scores with a shoulder strike.
Cross Furia can't find room to land a body shot as Rougeau controls the action.
Rougeau trying to stall but Cross Furia improves his position.
Rougeau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cross Furia fails to land.
Rougeau can't find room to land a body shot as Cross Furia controls the action.
Cross Furia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cross Furia lands a right hand.
Rougeau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cross Furia pushes Rougeau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cross Furia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cross Furia misses with a punch to the body.
Rougeau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rougeau is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Cross Furia.
A short right from Rougeau on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia tries a body shot but Rougeau blocks it.
Rougeau lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Rougeau on the inside.
Rougeau lands with a light punch inside.
Cross Furia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rougeau backwards.
Cross Furia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cross Furia misses with a body punch.
Cross Furia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cross Furia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cross Furia swings wildly with an uppercut but Rougeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rougeau.
Cross Furia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cross Furia misses with a body punch.
Cross Furia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rougeau tries to throw a body punch but Cross Furia avoids it by throwing Rougeau back against the cage.
Cross Furia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cross Furia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cross Furia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rougeau backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Cross Furia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacques Rougeau's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Good standup being displayed there by Cross Furia as he connects with a hook.
Cross Furia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rougeau swats away the attempt to clinch by Cross Furia.
An attempted straight right counter from Rougeau misses the target.
Cross Furia misses with an uppercut. Rougeau saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Rougeau misses its target.
Cross Furia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rougeau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cross Furia.
Rougeau throws a looping overhand right but Cross Furia ducks down to avoid it.
Cross Furia throws a right hand that Rougeau ducks under and follows up with a left that Rougeau also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross Furia tries to score with a low kick but Rougeau moves his leg out of the way.
Rougeau throwing a counter right hand but Cross Furia manages to avoid it.
Rougeau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rougeau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab by Rougeau.

It looks like Dante Cross Furia has been cut.
Cross Furia is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Cross Furia has Rougeau up against the cage in a clinch.
Dante Cross Furia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rougeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross Furia's elbow.
Rougeau is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cross Furia's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cross Furia gets through Rougeau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cross Furia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cross Furia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rougeau's elbow.
Rougeau blocks an uppercut.
Cross Furia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rougeau can't find room to land a body shot as Cross Furia controls the action.
Rougeau scores with a hook to the body.
Rougeau stalling.
Rougeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cross Furia tries a body shot but Rougeau blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia throws a punch but it's blocked by Rougeau.
Cross Furia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rougeau taking a breather.
Rougeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cross Furia has a couple of punches blocked by Rougeau.
Cross Furia tries to work over Rougeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross Furia.
Cross Furia lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rougeau tries to throw a body punch but Cross Furia avoids it by throwing Rougeau back against the cage.
A short left from Rougeau.
Rougeau tries to work over Cross Furia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rougeau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rougeau tries to throw a body punch but Cross Furia avoids it by throwing Rougeau back against the cage.
Cross Furia tries to work over Rougeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cross Furia prevents a body shot from Rougeau.
Rougeau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross Furia blocks a body shot from Rougeau.
Nice body punch from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia throws a punch but it's blocked by Rougeau.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Cross Furia - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rougeau missing with knees to the body.
Cross Furia blocks a body shot from Rougeau.
Cross Furia struggles to land a body shot inside as Rougeau controls his hands.
Rougeau missing with knees to the body.
Rougeau pushes Cross Furia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cross Furia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rougeau backwards.
Cross Furia throws a punch but it's blocked by Rougeau.
Cross Furia tries to throw a body punch but Rougeau avoids it by throwing Cross Furia back against the cage.
Rougeau misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Cross Furia.
Rougeau misses with a punch to the body.
Cross Furia misses with the head strike.
Rougeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rougeau misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rougeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross Furia's elbow.
Cross Furia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rougeau takes a shot to the head.
Rougeau misses with a punch to the body.
Rougeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rougeau.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross Furia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cross Furia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cross Furia avoiding damage as Rougeau throws knees to the body.
Cross Furia has a couple of punches blocked by Rougeau.
Rougeau taking a breather.
Cross Furia pushes Rougeau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cross Furia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cross Furia pushes Rougeau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cross Furia.

Jacques Rougeau's cut is getting worse.
Cross Furia lands with a left to the head.
Rougeau tries to land knees in the clinch but Cross Furia avoids the damage to the body.
Rougeau misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Cross Furia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A right-left combo lands from Cross Furia.
Nice uppercut lands for Rougeau. That snapped Cross Furia's head back.

Cross Furia rushes Rougeau and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rougeau throws a head punch that misses.
Rougeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cross Furia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cross Furia lands with a right to the head.
Rougeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rougeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cross Furia works on Rougeau's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Cross Furia.
Cross Furia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rougeau backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cross Furia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Jacques Rougeau's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Cross Furia - that landed with a thud.
Cross Furia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cross Furia lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia is working Rougeau over against the cage.
Cross Furia pushes Rougeau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cross Furia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cross Furia lands a body shot.
Cross Furia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cross Furia misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Cross Furia on the inside.

Rougeau is rocked!

Jeez, Jacques Rougeau's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cross Furia dips a shoulder and cracks Rougeau with a mighty uppercut! Rougeau falls back against the cage and Cross Furia unloads with a barrage of strikes! Rougeau is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Cross Furia screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Cross Furia!
An out of breath Dante Cross Furia thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Jacques Rougeau was interviewed post fight and said 'soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.