PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Giannis (ranked 2999 p4p, 404 weight class) and Jean Pierre Papin (ranked 4891 p4p, 534 weight class). 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.

Giannis
vs
Pierre Papin

194 cm
24
213 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

202 cm
36
211 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

RS Laundry

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Giannis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Pierre Papin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giannis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Papin counters with a straight right hand.
Giannis avoids the body shot from Papin.
Giannis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Papin's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Giannis.
Giannis lands with a nice combination. Papin backs away looking to recover.
Giannis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papin manages to avoid it.
Papin raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Papin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giannis.
Giannis throws a poor cross that misses
and Papin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Papin throws out a loose jab but Giannis uses good head movement to avoid it.
DJ Giannis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papin digs a good body shot into Giannis's ribs.
Giannis throws an off balance right hand
and Papin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giannis lands a right hook to the body.
Giannis lands a nice hook to Papin's body. Papin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Papin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Giannis throws out the jab.
Giannis dips to his left and cracks Papin with an uppercut!
Giannis throws a lazy uppercut
and Papin counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giannis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Papin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Giannis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Giannis throws a hook but Papin avoids it easily.
Giannis looks to land a left hand but Papin moved out of range nicely.
Giannis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Papin in his tracks.
Papin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Papin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Giannis throws a lazy right hand but Papin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Giannis throws a head kick that misses.
Papin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giannis.
Giannis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Papin unleashes a big counter combination but Giannis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Papin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Giannis throws out a powerful jab.
Papin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giannis.
Papin wants to slow Giannis down by chopping away at his legs.
Papin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giannis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giannis throws a poor cross that misses
and Papin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giannis throws a sloppy head kick and Papin moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Papin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Giannis lands a jab-cross combination.

Papin is rocked!
Giannis throws a head kick that misses.
Papin is still on wobbly legs! Can Giannis finish him?
Giannis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Papin doesn't seem bothered though.
Giannis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Papin looks up at the clock. Bad move! Giannis lands a right hand from hell, dropping Papin. Giannis pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DJ Giannis!
A victorious DJ Giannis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.