PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aingot Nofud (ranked 77 p4p, 115 weight class) and Lucien Lachance (ranked 10 p4p, 19 weight class). Nofud kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Van Hackson 5 - Mean Machine. Lachance is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Scarecrow. 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.

Nofud
vs
Lachance

193 cm
25
178
11 - 4 - 1

187 cm
26
173
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aingot Nofud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucien Lachance!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nofud looks for the body kick but Lachance saw that one coming.
Nofud throws a body shot but no joy.
Nofud on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aingot Nofud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lachance lands a nice uppercut.
Nofud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nofud misses with an elbow strike.
Lachance fails to pull guard.
Lachance pushes Nofud back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lachance is trying to pull guard but Nofud has him pressed against the cage.
Nofud misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachance tries a body shot but Nofud blocks it.
Nofud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lachance misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Nofud.
Lachance is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nofud to keep the fight standing.
Aingot Nofud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucien Lachance.
Lachance tries to work over Nofud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nofud lands an elbow inside that Lachance shrugs off.
Nofud blocks a body shot from Lachance.
Lachance lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lachance lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nofud backwards.
Nofud scores with a shot to the side of Lachance's head.
Lachance blocks an elbow strike from Nofud.
Nofud swings wildly with an uppercut but Lachance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nofud lands an elbow that stopped Lachance in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Lucien Lachance has been cut.
Nofud misses with the head strike.
Lachance lands with a light punch inside.
Lachance pushes Nofud back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nofud comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nofud lands a left hand.
Nofud gets through Lachance's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lachance lands with a left to the head.
Lachance tries to pull guard but Nofud holds him up against the cage and eventually Lachance drops back down to his feet.
Lachance can't find room to land a body shot as Nofud controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lachance fails to pull guard.
Nofud blocking some punches.
Lachance can't find room to land a body shot as Nofud controls the action.
Nice elbow from Nofud.
Lachance fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lachance jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nofud walks away with a smile on his face. Lachance gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nofud has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG TRAINING GROUNDS in the buildup to the fight.
Nofud throws a looping overhand right but Lachance ducks down to avoid it.
Lachance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nofud.
Nofud blocks a leg kick.
Lachance darts in trying to clinch
and Nofud counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lachance thinking.
Nofud defending well as Lachance loads up on a big left hand.
Lachance feints and then cracks Nofud's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nofud down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachance fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nofud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nofud throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lachance feints a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nofud. Lachance does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nofud thuds a left hand into Lachance's body.
Lachance stuns Nofud with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nofud throws a wild body kick that Lachance sees coming a mile off.
Nofud swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lachance counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nofud misses with a straight left.
Lachance tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nofud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Lachance looks to move away, Nofud throws a big counter combo but Lachance just gets out of the way.
Lachance moves out of range of the body kick from Nofud.
Nofud swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Lachance rushes Nofud and presses him up against the cage.
Lachance tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nofud's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachance dodges an elbow strike from Nofud.
A left hand lands to the body for Lachance.
Nofud tries a body shot but Lachance blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Lachance as the two fighters clinch.
Lachance jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nofud walks away with a smile on his face. Lachance gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nofud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nofud takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lachance scores with a leg kick.
Lachance is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nofud.
Lachance lands with a cross.
Lachance showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nofud.
Lachance moves out of range as Nofud throws a body kick.
Nofud is looking to wear down Lachance with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lachance lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aingot Nofud will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lucien Lachance's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nofud misses the jab.
Lachance tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nofud paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nofud misses with a body kick.
Lachance misses with a left hand
and Nofud counters with a nice body kick.
Nofud throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nofud misses the shot to the body.
Nofud sets himself, and Lachance steps forward looking for the clinch! Nofud avoids it this time.
Nofud takes a swing at Lachance's ribcage but misses.
Lachance fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nofud looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nofud with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachance scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Lachance darts in and clinches Nofud up against the cage.
Lachance avoids the elbow strike from Nofud, against the cage.
Nofud pushes off an throws an elbow but Lachance leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachance lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lachance fails to land.
Lachance tries to throw a body punch but Nofud avoids it by throwing Lachance back against the cage.

Lachance manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lachance working a defensive guard but Nofud manages to pass into side control anyway.
Lachance tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nofud wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lachance is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
You can see the frustration on Lachance's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lachance gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lachance tries to hold on but Nofud pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lachance might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nofud haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lachance is desperately trying to improve his position but Nofud has a good base and remains in mount.
Lachance tries to hold on but Nofud postures up.
Lachance is trying to escape the mount.
Lachance gets back to half guard.
Lachance trying to control from the bottom.

Nofud is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lachance sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nofud in particular looking to stall.
Lachance is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nofud is keen to just control but Lachance is a slippery customer.
Lachance is trying to get back to full guard.
Nofud controlling the pace.
Nofud wants to pass the guard but Lachance is defending well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lachance is looking to improve his position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lachance takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from Lachance misses.
Nofud throws the left hand but Lachance avoids the punch easily.
Lachance tries to clinch but Nofud is having none of it.
Nofud throws a hook but Lachance avoids it easily.
Nofud throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nofud throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lachance swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lachance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nofud.
Lachance tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lachance turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aingot Nofud dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucien Lachance's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nofud defending well as Lachance loads up on a big left hand.
Lachance lands a nice shot to the body.
Nofud misses with a body kick.
Nofud scores with a spinning back kick!
Nofud looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lachance throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nofud stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nofud scores with a jab to the body.
Lachance comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nofud misses with an attempted mid kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nofud lands a nice elbow.
Lachance doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lachance - that landed with a thud.
Nofud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nofud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lachance's brow.
Nofud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lachance backwards.
Lachance tries to pull guard but Nofud forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lachance jumps guard but Nofud stands there with Lachance around his waist. Lachance gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nofud is working Lachance over against the cage.
Lachance tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nofud's elbow.
Lachance takes an elbow to the temple.
Nofud lands a nice uppercut.
Lachance prevents a body shot from Nofud.
Nofud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lachance's elbow.
Nofud misses with a punch to the body.
Lachance working aggressively here.
Lachance misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nofud tries to throw a body punch but Lachance avoids it by throwing Nofud back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lachance jumps guard but Nofud turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aingot Nofud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucien Lachance.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lachance.
Nofud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Nofud scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lachance misses with a punch on the inside.
Nofud tries to throw a body punch but Lachance avoids it by throwing Nofud back against the cage.
Nofud misses with an elbow strike.
Lachance dodges an elbow strike from Nofud.
Lachance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lachance is trying to pull guard but Nofud has him pressed against the cage.
Lachance prevents a body shot from Nofud.
Lachance blocks an elbow strike from Nofud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nofud.
Nofud scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lachance tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lachance blocks a body shot from Nofud.
Nofud tries to work over Lachance's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachance misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Lachance.
Nofud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nofud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nofud digs a right hand underneath Lachance's ribcage. Lachance let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lachance doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nofud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lachance avoids the elbow strike from Nofud, against the cage.
Lachance jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nofud walks away with a smile on his face. Lachance gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nofud takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nofud misses with a body shot.
Nofud ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lachance steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nofud.
Lachance wants to counter with a clinch but Nofud pushes him away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nofud!
Nice shot by Nofud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachance blocks a head kick by Nofud.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Lachance clinches with his opponent.
Nofud lands a body punch.
Lachance tries to work over Nofud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lachance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nofud scores with a shoulder strike.
Nofud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nofud misses with a body punch.
Lachance misses with a punch on the inside.

Lachance pulls Nofud into guard.

Lachance working for a triangle but Nofud defends it easily.
Lachance is trying to control the position but Nofud postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aingot Nofud clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lucien Lachance's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nofud throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Lachance.
Lachance scoring well with a low kick there.
Nofud really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lachance connects with an inside leg kick.
Nofud just misses with a punch to the body.
Lachance doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lachance.
Nofud throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lachance counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nofud throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lachance counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachance jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nofud swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lachance.
Nofud takes a swing at Lachance's ribcage but misses.
Lachance tries to counter with a clinch but Nofud shakes him off and moves away.
Lachance rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nofud makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lachance really felt that one!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachance throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lachance throws a body shot but no joy.
Nofud quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lachance looks to land a combination but Nofud avoids it well.
Nofud is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nofud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nofud sets himself, and Lachance steps forward looking for the clinch! Nofud avoids it this time.
Nofud misses with a right hand
and Lachance counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nofud.
Nofud lands with a nice body punch.
Lachance throws a series of punches but Nofud avoids them all with ease.
Nofud fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nofud.
Lachance connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nofud throws a body shot but no joy.
Lachance is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nofud misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Nofud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nofud misses with a hook.
Aingot Nofud is winning the standup battle so far.
Nofud fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lachance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nofud.
Lachance fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nofud is out of range.
Nofud seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nofud checks a low kick from Lachance.
A left lands for Nofud.
Nofud scores with a jab to the body.
Nofud misses with a jab to the body
and Lachance counters with a good low kick that Nofud was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachance jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lachance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nofud.
A low kick lands for Lachance.
Nofud is looking to land body kicks.
A shot to the body from Nofud misses
and Lachance counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nofud looks to score with a jab to the body but Lachance is just out of range.
Nofud throws a body punch but Lachance moves out of range.
Nofud throws a head kick but Lachance moves out of range.
Lachance doesn't manage to clinch there - Nofud circles away.
Lachance fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nofud just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nofud throws a push kick but Lachance slaps the foot to one side.
Nofud is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lachance lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nofud at a distance.
Nofud throws a shot from downtown. Lachance moves away and avoids it.
Lachance looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nofud misses with a hook to the body
and Lachance counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lachance looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lachance misses with an uppercut.

Lachance fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nofud, pushing him back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lachance blocks an elbow strike.
Lachance lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nofud throws an elbow but misses.
Nofud digs a right hand underneath Lachance's ribcage. Lachance let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lachance struggles to land a body shot inside as Nofud controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Lucien Lachance will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lucien Lachance's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lachance's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nofud under the eye.
Lachance takes a swing at Nofud's ribcage but misses.
Nofud throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Lachance to counter with a crisp jab.
Nofud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lachance sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lachance appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lachance throws a hook to the side of Nofud's head but Nofud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nofud swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Lachance counters by moving into the clinch.
Nofud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lachance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nofud misses with a body punch.

Lachance successfully pulls guard.
Lachance keeping moving, preventing Nofud from controlling successfully.

Lachance looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nofud has picked Lachance up and slammed him! Lachance can't keep hold of the triangle and Nofud manages to pass to side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachance is looking for a sweep.
Nofud is looking to take a break and control but Lachance is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lachance tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nofud wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nofud wants to control but Lachance is keeping him busy.

Nofud is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lachance has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lachance wants to control but Nofud postures up.
Lucien Lachance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lachance is not content to let Nofud control the position.
Lachance is looking to regain half guard here but Nofud keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachance is being controlled here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Lachance is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nofud's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nofud is trying to control the action in half guard but Lachance is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Aingot Nofud overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lachance wants to get back to full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lachance takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nofud misses with a body shot.
Nofud lands a glancing blow to the side of Lachance's head.
Lachance attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nofud lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nofud misses with a combination
and Lachance counters with a thumping low kick.
Lachance keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lachance connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lachance tries to clinch but Nofud is having none of it.

Nofud lands a big head kick that sends Lachance tumbling to the mat! Nofud takes a step backwards and waves Lachance back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Lachance is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid body kick from Nofud.
Lachance is still on wobbly legs! Can Nofud finish him?
The fighters circling - Nofud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nofud lands with a nice body kick.
Nofud scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circle, before Nofud throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Lachance's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Nofud lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Aingot Nofud!
Aingot Nofud retains his welterweight title!
Aingot Nofud decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.