PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Joseph Proudhon (ranked 516 p4p, 74 weight class) and Jackson Portis (ranked 1623 p4p, 222 weight class). Portis has chosen Lord Knows - Meek Mill as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Joseph Proudhon
vs
Portis

188 cm
22
193 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
188 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Portis!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Portis throws a lazy uppercut
and Proudhon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Portis misses with a straight left.
Proudhon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Proudhon lands with a good body shot.
Proudhon throws a body punch but Portis moves out of range.
Proudhon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Portis was well out of range. Poor timing from Proudhon.
Proudhon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Proudhon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Proudhon misses with an uppercut. Portis saw that one coming.
Portis moves out of range as Proudhon strikes.
Proudhon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Proudhon connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Portis defending well as Proudhon loads up on a big left hand.
Proudhon throws a poor cross that misses
and Portis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Proudhon connects with a body shot that sends Portis's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Proudhon to score with a decent uppercut.
Portis throws a body shot but no joy.
Proudhon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Proudhon throws a body punch but Portis moves out of range.
Portis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Proudhon moves into the clinch successfully.
Portis lands a body punch.
Portis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Proudhon struggles to land a body shot inside as Portis controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Proudhon.
Proudhon tries to throw a body punch but Portis avoids it by throwing Proudhon back against the cage.
Portis wants to break free but Proudhon has control.
Portis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Proudhon blocking some punches.
Proudhon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Proudhon presses Portis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Proudhon tries to work over Portis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Proudhon lands with a light punch inside.
Proudhon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon lands a shot to the body.
Portis is looking to break free of the clinch but Proudhon has double underhooks.
Proudhon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Proudhon.
Proudhon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Portis's elbow.
Portis tries to break the clinch but Proudhon is controlling the position.
Portis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Proudhon - that landed with a thud.
Proudhon tries to throw a body punch but Portis avoids it by throwing Proudhon back against the cage.
Portis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Proudhon misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Proudhon.
A short uppercut from Proudhon.
Portis tries to work over Proudhon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Portis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Proudhon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Proudhon pushes Portis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Portis misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Proudhon fails to land.

Portis breaks the clinch.
Portis throws a hook to the side of Proudhon's head but Proudhon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Proudhon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Proudhon misses with a hook.
Portis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Proudhon lands with a nice body punch.
Portis moves out of range of the strikes.

Proudhon closes the distance and clinches.
Portis pushes off an throws an elbow but Proudhon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Proudhon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Portis has Proudhon pushed against the cage.
Portis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Portis tries a body shot but Proudhon blocks it.
Proudhon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Proudhon.
Portis misses with a body punch.
Proudhon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon working aggressively here.
Portis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Proudhon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Portis's elbow.
Portis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Proudhon misses with a body punch.
Portis blocking some punches.
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!
Portis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Portis lands a right hand.
Portis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Proudhon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Portis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Proudhon.
Proudhon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Proudhon struggles to land a body shot inside as Portis controls his hands.
Portis wants to break free but Proudhon has control.
Proudhon lands a nice shot to the body.
Proudhon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Joseph Proudhon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Portis blocks a jab.
Proudhon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Portis swings for the body but Proudhon moves out of range.
Portis throws a hook to the side of Proudhon's head but Proudhon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pierre Joseph Proudhon is winning the standup battle so far.
Proudhon throws out a powerful jab.
Portis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Portis.
Proudhon loads up on a big right hand but Portis slips the punch.
Portis ducks right into an uppercut from Proudhon.
Proudhon jabs at Portis's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Portis misses with a body shot
and Proudhon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Proudhon connects with a looping right hand.
Pierre Joseph Proudhon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Proudhon throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Portis walks into a straight right hand from Proudhon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis misses the jab.
Proudhon tries to counter by clinching up but Portis breaks away and moves out of range.
Proudhon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Portis's head backwards.
Proudhon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Portis counters with a straight right hand.
Proudhon cracks Portis with an open hand slap.
Proudhon throws a hook but Portis blocks it.
Proudhon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Portis.
Proudhon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Proudhon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Portis swats away the attempt to clinch by Proudhon.
Proudhon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Portis can do to turn this around?
Proudhon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Proudhon duly obliges.
A looping hook to the body misses from Proudhon. Portis does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portis moves out of range of the strikes.
Portis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Proudhon.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Portis tries to move into range but Proudhon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pierre Joseph Proudhon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Proudhon scores with a hook to the body. Portis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Portis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Proudhon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Portis.
Proudhon ducks under a wild hook from Portis.
Proudhon wants to clinch but Portis slips to the side
and Portis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Portis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Proudhon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Proudhon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Portis.
Portis just misses with a punch to the body.
Proudhon lands a jab to Portis's midsection.

Proudhon rushes Portis and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Proudhon lands an uppercut.
Proudhon tries to throw a body punch but Portis avoids it by throwing Proudhon back against the cage.
Proudhon misses with some punches.
Proudhon tries to throw a body punch but Portis avoids it by throwing Proudhon back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Portis fails to land.
Portis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Proudhon's elbow.
Proudhon pushes Portis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Proudhon managing to block the knees to the body from Portis.
A right hook to the body lands for Portis.
Portis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Proudhon.
Proudhon pushes Portis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Portis.
Proudhon can't find room to land a body shot as Portis controls the action.
Proudhon is working Portis over against the cage.
Portis trying to land knees to the body.
Portis struggles to land a body shot inside as Proudhon controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portis blocks an uppercut.

Portis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Portis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Portis avoids the body shot from Proudhon.
The crowd cheers as Proudhon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Portis doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Proudhon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Proudhon.
Proudhon throws the left hand but Portis avoids the punch easily.
Proudhon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Portis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Proudhon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Portis moves away.
Portis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Portis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Proudhon throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Joseph Proudhon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Proudhon works Portis's body with a nice hook.
Proudhon cracks Portis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Portis ducks under a wild hook from Proudhon.
Portis digs a good body shot into Proudhon's ribs.
Nice shot by Proudhon.
Portis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Proudhon swings for the body but Portis moves out of range.
Proudhon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Portis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Portis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proudhon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Proudhon scores with a nice right hand.
Portis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Proudhon misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis throws a hook to the side of Proudhon's head but Proudhon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut there from Proudhon.
Proudhon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Proudhon staying out of range there.
Portis throws a sloppy body shot
and Proudhon counters with a nice body shot.
Proudhon dips to his left and cracks Portis with an uppercut!
Proudhon digs a good hook to Portis's body.
Proudhon lands a jab to Portis's midsection.
The fighters circling - Proudhon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut there from Portis.
Proudhon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Portis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Proudhon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Portis. Proudhon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Proudhon thuds his right hand into Portis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Proudhon misses its intended target.
Proudhon lands a jab to the nose.
Portis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Proudhon.
Portis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Proudhon.
Proudhon scores with a decent looking hook.
Portis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Proudhon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Proudhon misses with a straight right.
Portis scores with a jab. Proudhon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Portis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Proudhon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Proudhon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Proudhon scores with a jab to the head.
Portis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Proudhon.
Portis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Portis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Proudhon throws a series of punches but Portis avoids them all with ease.
Portis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Proudhon.
Proudhon scores with a sloppy right hand. Portis should have avoided that one.
Proudhon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Proudhon on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon throws a jab but it's blocked by Portis.
Proudhon throws a jab but it's blocked by Portis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Proudhon tries to clinch but Portis is having none of it.
Portis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Proudhon takes a swing at Portis's ribcage but misses.
Portis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Proudhon swings for the body but Portis moves out of range.
Proudhon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A shot to the liver by Portis. Beautiful body shot.
Proudhon lands a nice shot to the body.
Proudhon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Proudhon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Proudhon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Portis on the side of the head.

Proudhon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Joseph Proudhon clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Proudhon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Portis.
Portis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by Proudhon.
Proudhon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Portis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Proudhon misses with a body shot.
Portis swings for the body but Proudhon moves out of range.
Portis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Proudhon misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proudhon cracks Portis with a good jab.
Proudhon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Portis.
Good shot there by Proudhon.
Portis just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Portis is rocked!
Portis misses with a looping left.
Portis is still on wobbly legs! Can Proudhon finish him?

Oooooh!!! Proudhon has knocked Portis down with a huge combo! Proudhon steps away and waves a wobbly Portis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Portis moves out of range as Proudhon strikes.
Portis follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Proudhon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Portis.

Proudhon instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Proudhon.
Portis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Proudhon blocks a body shot from Portis.
Portis avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Portis.
Portis seems to have recovered his senses.
Proudhon scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Proudhon lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon digs a right hand underneath Portis's ribcage. Portis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Proudhon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Proudhon misses with a punch to the body.
Proudhon creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Portis with a big uppercut! Portis tries to clinch up but Proudhon pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Portis to the mat! Portis covers up and Proudhon unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
Pierre Joseph Proudhon retains his middleweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Pierre Joseph Proudhon waved his t-shirt featuring Real Men Supplements's logo in front of the cameras.