PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Godefroy Courtial (ranked 1024 p4p, 1347 weight class) and Mickey Dismantle (ranked 117 p4p, 155 weight class). Dismantle has chosen Come As You Are as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Courtial
vs
Dismantle

169 cm
24
150
14 - 3 - 1

170 cm
25
148
11 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

Mile High

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Godefroy Courtial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mickey Dismantle!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Courtial throws a nice inside leg kick.
Courtial lands a head kick!
Courtial connects with a leg kick.
Courtial throws a head kick that misses
and Dismantle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Courtial lands a right hook to the body.
Dismantle takes one to the chin there.
Dismantle drops his hands momentarily and Courtial takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dismantle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Courtial. Courtial obviously looking to wear him down.
Dismantle drops his hands momentarily and Courtial takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dismantle blocks a head kick by Courtial.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dismantle moves out of range of the body kick.
Dismantle throws out a counter right but Courtial avoids it with no problem.
Courtial swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Dismantle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
No joy there for Courtial, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dismantle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Courtial throws a body shot but no joy.
Dismantle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dismantle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Courtial lands a nice shot to the body.
Courtial delivers a nice body kick.
Courtial tries a head kick but it misses.
Dismantle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle ducks under a wild hook from Courtial.
Dismantle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dismantle ducks under a wild hook from Courtial.
It seemed like Dismantle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Courtial cracks Dismantle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Courtial lands a lovely overhand right.
Courtial tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dismantle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Courtial with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Courtial darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Courtial.
Dismantle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Courtial misses with a leg kick.
Courtial throws an off balance right hand
and Dismantle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dismantle moves out of range of the body kick.
Courtial throws a head kick that half lands.
Courtial tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Courtial thuds a left hand into Dismantle's body.
Courtial throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dismantle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Courtial throws a sloppy head kick and Dismantle moves out of range easily.
Dismantle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial connects with a crisp jab.
Courtial throws a sloppy head kick and Dismantle moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Courtial misses
and Courtial takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Courtial throws a head kick that half lands.
Courtial tests Dismantle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Courtial walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dismantle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice side step and Dismantle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A low kick from Courtial is predictable there
and Dismantle counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Godefroy Courtial has been cut.
Courtial lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Godefroy Courtial dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Godefroy Courtial's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Courtial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Courtial misses.
Courtial misses with a hook
and Dismantle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Courtial cracks Dismantle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Dismantle might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Courtial has got the better of the exchanges.
A head kick by Courtial misses
and Dismantle counters with a nice uppercut.
Courtial fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dismantle throws a big counter head kick but Courtial avoids it with no problem.
Godefroy Courtial seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dismantle checks the leg kick.
Dismantle is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Courtial with a body shot.
Dismantle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Courtial ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dismantle throws out a counter right but Courtial avoids it with no problem.
Courtial throws an off balance right hand
and Dismantle counters with a nice uppercut.
Courtial misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dismantle! But no joy.
Courtial throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dismantle counters with a straight right hand.
Dismantle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Courtial.
Dismantle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Courtial misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dismantle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Courtial is rocked!
Courtial scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Courtial is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Courtial misses with a straight left.
Courtial with the inside leg kick.
Courtial tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dismantle! But no joy.
Courtial tries to land a body kick
and Dismantle counters with a big left hand that crumples Courtial! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey Dismantle!
Mickey Dismantle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.