PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard De Villefort (ranked 1420 p4p, 137 weight class) and Tel Britton (ranked 1170 p4p, 110 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De Villefort
vs
Britton

197 cm
33
289 lbs
28 - 15 - 0

220 cm
36
267 lbs
31 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London
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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 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gerard De Villefort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tel Britton!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Britton throws a hook but De Villefort blocks it.
Britton throws a shot from downtown. De Villefort moves away and avoids it.
Britton has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Villefort is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Britton gets tackled into the cage by De Villefort. De Villefort maintains the clinch.
Britton misses with a punch to the body.
De Villefort misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Villefort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Britton.
Britton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Britton breaks the clinch.
De Villefort staying out of range there.
Britton works the jab nicely.

It looks like Gerard De Villefort has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Villefort ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Britton moves away.
Britton throws an overhand right that lands on De Villefort's shoulder, as De Villefort tries to avoid the shot.
Britton throws a hook but De Villefort blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Villefort.
De Villefort fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from De Villefort finds it's way through Britton's defenses.
De Villefort looks to throw the jab but Britton is out of range.
A big left from De Villefort misses.
Britton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Britton throws a shot from downtown. De Villefort moves away and avoids it.

De Villefort gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right handed body shot lands from Britton.
Britton blocking some punches.
Britton lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Britton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Britton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Britton is looking for the big counter here.
Britton moves away from the strike by De Villefort.
De Villefort looks to throw the jab but Britton is out of range.
De Villefort takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Villefort has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

De Villefort has closed the distance and engaged Britton in a clinch.
Britton working De Villefort over with knees to the body.
De Villefort is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Britton scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Britton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Villefort backwards.
Britton presses De Villefort against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Britton lands a hook that snaps the head of De Villefort backwards.
Britton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Villefort backwards.
Britton lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Britton.

De Villefort is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Britton.
Oh De Villefort is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Britton lands a big knee to the head and De Villefort goes down! Britton is looking to finish!
Britton in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and De Villefort looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Britton turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tel Britton!
Tel Britton really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BuriedAlive// Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.