PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gerard De Villefort (ranked 720 p4p, 86 weight class) and Bane Dorrance (ranked 2275 p4p, 262 weight class). Bane Dorrance acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

De Villefort
vs
Dorrance

197 cm
31
250 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

196 cm
29
250 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerard De Villefort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bane Dorrance!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorrance misses with an uppercut.
Dorrance avoids the body shot from De Villefort.
De Villefort takes one on the button.

It looks like Gerard De Villefort has been cut.
Dorrance throws a head kick that misses.
Dorrance lands with a cross.
A jab from Dorrance finds it's way through De Villefort's defenses.
Dorrance misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dorrance throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Villefort cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Bane Dorrance has been cut.
Dorrance with a jab.
De Villefort takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

De Villefort is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Villefort swings for the body but Dorrance moves out of range.
De Villefort moves out of range as Dorrance throws a body kick.
Dorrance throws a leg kick but De Villefort checks it.
Dorrance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Villefort seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
De Villefort lands a jab to the nose.
We've been hearing reports that De Villefort has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
De Villefort lands with a good body shot.
Dorrance misses with a body punch

and De Villefort counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dorrance's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Dorrance's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Villefort jabs Dorrance to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dorrance looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort lands a nice shot to the body.

De Villefort cracks Dorrance with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Dorrance is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Dorrance is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
De Villefort scores with a shot to the body.
De Villefort lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

De Villefort clips Dorrance with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Dorrance a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.

Dorrance is rocked!

That has opened up Bane Dorrance's cut even more.
De Villefort lands a slapping body shot.
Dorrance is still on wobbly legs! Can De Villefort finish him?
Dorrance is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. De Villefort doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Dorrance crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Dorrance's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gerard De Villefort!
During a confident post fight interview, Gerard De Villefort thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.