PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Ekelund (ranked 1776 p4p, 1827 weight class) and Daniko Montpoisante (ranked 197 p4p, 204 weight class). Dick Ekelund could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniko Montpoisante's chin.

Ekelund
vs
Montpoisante

178 cm
26
150
5 - 5 - 0

173 cm
26
153
8 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Ekelund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniko Montpoisante!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montpoisante misses with an attempted mid kick.
Montpoisante misses the shot to the body.
Montpoisante connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ekelund scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Montpoisante tries to keep at a distance but Ekelund has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Montpoisante.
Montpoisante can't find room to land a body shot as Ekelund controls the action.
Montpoisante trying to stall but Ekelund improves his position.
Montpoisante misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekelund lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montpoisante backwards.
Ekelund lands with a light punch inside.
Montpoisante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montpoisante has a couple of punches blocked by Ekelund.
Montpoisante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ekelund avoids it.
Ekelund misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Montpoisante has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Montpoisante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montpoisante putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ekelund in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Montpoisante tries a knee to the head but Ekelund blocks it.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekelund lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Montpoisante's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ekelund prevents a body shot from Montpoisante.
A right handed body shot lands from Montpoisante.
Montpoisante misses with a body punch.
Montpoisante is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ekelund is keeping busy.
Montpoisante misses with a body punch.
Montpoisante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekelund's elbow.
Montpoisante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ekelund working Montpoisante over with knees to the body.
Montpoisante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montpoisante blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekelund.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
Ekelund being controlled against the cage.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montpoisante misses with the head strike.
Montpoisante tries to work over Ekelund's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montpoisante is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Montpoisante trying to land knees to the body.
Ekelund lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ekelund lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montpoisante backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Ekelund.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Montpoisante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Montpoisante.
Montpoisante missing with knees to the body.
Ekelund throws a punch but it's blocked by Montpoisante.
Ekelund misses with some punches.
Montpoisante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekelund lands an uppercut.
Montpoisante tries to stall but Ekelund uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Montpoisante.
Montpoisante misses with a body punch.
Ekelund lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montpoisante stalling against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Montpoisante.
Montpoisante is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ekelund is defending well for now.
Ekelund throws a head punch that misses.
Ekelund lands with a light punch inside.
Ekelund trying to land knees to the body.
Montpoisante missing with knees to the body.
Ekelund throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ekelund.
Ekelund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekelund swings wildly with an uppercut but Montpoisante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montpoisante missing with knees to the body.
Ekelund lands a hook that snaps the head of Montpoisante backwards.
Montpoisante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Ekelund.
Ekelund managing to block the knees to the body from Montpoisante.

Ekelund manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ekelund has Montpoisante up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Ekelund scores with a nice short uppercut.
Montpoisante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ekelund tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Montpoisante avoids it.
A short left from Ekelund.
Montpoisante on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ekelund lands a left hand.
Ekelund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Montpoisante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montpoisante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ekelund avoids it.
Montpoisante misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ekelund.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montpoisante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ekelund pushes Montpoisante back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ekelund has Montpoisante pushed against the cage.
Ekelund makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Montpoisante is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Ekelund dominated that round.
That's time! Ekelund's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Montpoisante dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ekelund. That did some damage!
Montpoisante with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Montpoisante throws a hook but Ekelund blocks it.
Montpoisante throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montpoisante shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Ekelund.
Ekelund lands with an uppercut that bounces Montpoisante off the cage and back into range.
Ekelund on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Ekelund gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montpoisante.
Ekelund lands a good knee to the midsection. Montpoisante won't want to take too many of those.
Montpoisante misses with a knee strike.
Ekelund lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montpoisante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montpoisante tries a body shot but Ekelund blocks it.
Montpoisante misses with a punch to the body.
Montpoisante scores with a shot to the side of Ekelund's head.
Ekelund scores with a shot to the side of Montpoisante's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekelund lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montpoisante backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ekelund.
Montpoisante is still on wobbly legs! Can Ekelund finish him?
Montpoisante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montpoisante stalling.
Montpoisante seems to have recovered his senses.
Ekelund lands with a left to the head.
Montpoisante effectively controlling the action here.
Ekelund avoiding damage as Montpoisante throws knees to the body.
Montpoisante tries to land knees in the clinch but Ekelund avoids the damage to the body.
Montpoisante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montpoisante blocks an uppercut.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
Ekelund misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekelund throws a punch but it's blocked by Montpoisante.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montpoisante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ekelund avoiding damage as Montpoisante throws knees to the body.
Montpoisante misses with the head strike.
Montpoisante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Ekelund on the inside.
Ekelund lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekelund misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekelund misses with some punches.
Ekelund scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ekelund misses with the head strike.
Montpoisante tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Montpoisante wants to stall.
Montpoisante trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Montpoisante - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A shot in the inside from Ekelund.
Montpoisante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekelund blocks a body shot from Montpoisante.
Ekelund lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montpoisante is working Ekelund over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Montpoisante.
Montpoisante missing with knees to the body.
Ekelund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Montpoisante's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dick Ekelund has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Montpoisante.
Ekelund is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montpoisante can do to turn this around?
Ekelund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Montpoisante.
Ekelund lands a right hand.
Ekelund prevents a body shot from Montpoisante.

Ekelund manages to break the clinch.
Ekelund seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Ekelund lands a big uppercut and Montpoisante crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Montpoisante looks OK. Ekelund waves Montpoisante back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekelund pounces like a tiger and cracks Montpoisante with a vicious hook! Montpoisante is down but not out! Ekelund follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dick Ekelund!
Dick Ekelund decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.