PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kerisiano Lagomau (ranked 6501 p4p, 653 weight class) and Manual Dormier (ranked 5713 p4p, 613 weight class). Dormier has chosen Right Above It as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lagomau
vs
Dormier

200 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
214 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kerisiano Lagomau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manual Dormier!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dormier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lagomau.
Dormier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lagomau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dormier throws a body punch but Lagomau moves out of range.
Dormier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lagomau misses the shot to the body.
Dormier's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lagomau connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dormier scrambles back to his feet.
Dormier misses with a looping right.
Dormier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lagomau gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dormier avoids the body shot from Lagomau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Lagomau. Beautiful body shot.
We've been told by Lagomau's head coaches at Samran Muay Thai that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dormier ducks under a wild hook from Lagomau.
Dormier throws a jab but it's blocked by Lagomau.
Dormier moves in looking to clinch but Lagomau pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dormier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lagomau.
Manual Dormier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Dormier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lagomau doesn't seem phased though.
Dormier blocks a head kick by Lagomau.
Lagomau slips a straight right by Dormier.
Lagomau feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dormier tries to clinch there but Lagomau circles away.
Lagomau appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dormier slips under a jab from Lagomau.
Lagomau just misses with a punch to the body.

Dormier clinches up against the cage.
Dormier stalling the fight.
Lagomau lands a body punch.
Dormier looking to stall.
Lagomau letting Dormier take a breather here.
Dormier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lagomau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice straight punches there by Dormier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dormier.
Lagomau takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dormier changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lagomau tries to avoid it but Dormier manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lagomau to the ground. Lagomau escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lagomau is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lagomau takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dormier staying out of range there.
Lagomau lands with an overhand left.
Lagomau scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A combination from Dormier does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dormier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Dormier misses its intended target.
A jab from Dormier misses.
Kerisiano Lagomau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lagomau. Dormier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dormier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lagomau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dormier tests Lagomau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lagomau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lagomau lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lagomau scores with a shot to the body.
Dormier throws an overhand right that lands on Lagomau's shoulder, as Lagomau tries to avoid the shot.
Lagomau scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lagomau throws a leg kick that misses.
Lagomau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dormier.
Lagomau walks into a straight right hand from Dormier.
Lagomau lands with a kick to the temple. Dormier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dormier looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lagomau!
Dormier in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dormier tries to move to mount but Lagomau blocks the move with his legs.
Dormier trying to control the position but Lagomau is working away.
Lagomau trying to remain calm as Dormier controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Manual Dormier will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lagomau gets caught flat footed, as Dormier shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Lagomau manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Lagomau can't find room to land a body shot as Dormier controls the action.
Lagomau is looking to break free of the clinch but Dormier has double underhooks.
Lagomau wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Dormier as the two fighters clinch.

Lagomau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lagomau throws a series of punches but Dormier moves out of range.
A jab from Lagomau misses.
And Dormier tries to counter it with a takedown but Lagomau pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dormier bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Kerisiano Lagomau has been cut.
Lagomau scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lagomau moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dormier tries to clinch but Lagomau is having none of it.
It looked like Lagomau was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dormier.
A left lands for Dormier.
Lagomau scores with a jab to the body.
Lagomau throws a right and a left that Dormier avoids nicely.
Lagomau lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dormier catches Lagomau with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lagomau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dormier.
Dormier throws a body shot but no joy.

Lagomau gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dormier to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dormier controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagomau manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dormier manages to get himself to full guard.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lagomau not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Manual Dormier has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lagomau preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagomau slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lagomau won't allow Dormier to sweep him here.
Lagomau is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lagomau stopping the sweep attempt from Dormier.
Lagomau will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lagomau wants to pass the guard but Dormier is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lagomau slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dormier fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lagomau half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dormier's coach down at Blackscar Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dormier's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Dormier moves into range and clinches up with Lagomau.

Lagomau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dormier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kerisiano Lagomau is winning the standup battle so far.
Lagomau cracks the inside of Dormier's front leg.
Dormier shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lagomau as he avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Lagomau.
Lagomau cracks Dormier with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kerisiano Lagomau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kerisiano Lagomau's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lagomau jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dormier scores with a one two! Lagomau had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Lagomau, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dormier throws a poor cross that misses
and Lagomau counters with a nice body shot.
Dormier misses with a straight left.
Lagomau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dormier.
Dormier slips a straight right by Lagomau.
Dormier lands a right hook to the body.
Dormier throws the left hand but Lagomau avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Lagomau on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lagomau looks to throw the jab but Dormier is out of range.
Lagomau swats away the attempt to clinch by Dormier.
Lagomau lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dormier drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Lagomau explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Dormier darts in trying to clinch
and Lagomau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Dormier is rocked!
Lagomau fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Dormier square on the jaw! Damn, Dormier is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kerisiano Lagomau!
A relieved looking Kerisiano Lagomau thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Manual Dormier had this to say: 'I'm better than this, I'll be back bigger, badder, and better next time around.'.