PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christophe Dupree (ranked 252 p4p, 155 weight class) and Gniewomir Lach (ranked 41 p4p, 29 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lach's choice of entrance music: Soel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dupree
vs
Lach

190 cm
34
244
27 - 24 - 0

194 cm
37
244
22 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 27 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christophe Dupree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gniewomir Lach!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lach walks into a left hand.

It looks like Gniewomir Lach has been cut.
Christophe Dupree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lach bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dupree's head.
Dupree scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dupree pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dupree misses with an uppercut
and Lach counters with a stiff right hand.
Dupree throws a hook but Lach avoids it easily.
Dupree throws a looping overhand right but Lach ducks down to avoid it.
Dupree blocks a low kick nicely.
Lach pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dupree throws a hook but Lach avoids it easily.
Dupree throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lach counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lach misses with a hook.
Dupree checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lach scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lach scoring well with a low kick there.
Dupree misses with a hook
and Lach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dupree works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lach counters with a left to the body.
Dupree looks to score with a jab to the body but Lach is just out of range.
Lach avoids the body shot from Dupree.
Lach 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.
Dupree is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lach.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lach! But no joy.
Dupree takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lach looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice shot by Dupree.
Lach ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dupree misses the jab.
Lach with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dupree throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lach connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lach feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Duprees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lach throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupree takes a swing at Lach's ribcage but misses.

Lach drops Dupree with a beautiful combination! Dupree stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lach is looking for the KO!

Dupree is rocked!

It looks like Christophe Dupree has been cut.
Dupree is breathing heavily.
Lach moves out of range of the strikes.
Dupree avoids the head kick by Lach.
Dupree misses with a looping right.

Lach cracks Dupree with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dupree looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lach finish him?
Lach drops Dupree with a naaaaasty hook - Dupree is in real trouble here! Lach dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gniewomir Lach!
After winning the bout, Gniewomir Lach thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Christophe Dupree was interviewed post fight and said ' '.