PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don The Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel La Fleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

The Fist
vs
La Fleur

198 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don The Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel La Fleur!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Fist throws a sloppy head kick and La Fleur moves out of range easily.
La Fleur thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Fist takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from The Fist misses its intended target.
Don The Fist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Fleur walks into a left hand.
The Fist lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The Fist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La Fleur.
The Fist misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Fist with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling La Fleur to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Don The Fist has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La Fleur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Fist is out of range.
La Fleur blocks a head kick by The Fist.
The Fist doesn't manage to clinch there - La Fleur circles away.
The Fist has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Fist there as he acknowledges the shot.
The Fist stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Fist tries a head kick but it misses.
The Fist misses with a double jab.
La Fleur missing with a left hand there. The Fist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Fist throws a head kick that misses.
La Fleur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Fist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from La Fleur misses.
La Fleur throws out a leg kick but The Fist moves out of range and La Fleur only half commits.
The Fist staying out of range there.
La Fleur takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Gabriel La Fleur has been cut.
La Fleur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gabriel La Fleur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Fist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Fist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Fist throws a sloppy head kick and La Fleur moves out of range easily.
The Fist takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - La Fleur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Fist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
La Fleur blocks a head kick by The Fist.
La Fleur blocks a head kick by The Fist.
The Fist is looking to clinch.
The Fist moves in looking to clinch but La Fleur pushes him off.
La Fleur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
La Fleur avoids the body shot from The Fist.
A head kick misses from The Fist.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Fist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
La Fleur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Fist. The Fist obviously looking to wear him down.
The Fist misses with a head kick.
The Fist tries to clinch up but La Fleur circles away and keeps his distance.
The Fist is looking to clinch but La Fleur is avoiding it.
The Fist throws a head kick that misses.
La Fleur misses the jab.
The Fist misses with a head kick.
The Fist checks a low kick from La Fleur.
The Fist lands a head kick. La Fleur smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Fist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but La Fleur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Fist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Fist fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Fist looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Fist throws a head kick that misses.
The Fist fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Fist moves out of range of the strikes.
The Fist looks to land a body kick but La Fleur moved away.
La Fleur swats away the attempt to clinch by The Fist.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
La Fleur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Fist is able to avoid easily.
The Fist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don The Fist dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

La Fleur throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Fist.
La Fleur wants to slow The Fist down by chopping away at his legs.
The Fist thows a body shot but no joy.
The Fist throws a head kick that misses.
The Fist jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Fist misses with a hook.
The Fist throws a sloppy head kick and La Fleur moves out of range easily.
The Fist throws a body kick that misses.
The Fist looks for the body kick but La Fleur saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Fist shoots in but no luck this time.
The Fist tries to clinch but La Fleur moves out of range.
The Fist slips a straight right by La Fleur.
Don The Fist is winning the standup battle so far.
La Fleur jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Fist tries to clinch but La Fleur moves out of range.
The Fist scores with a head kick.
The Fist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Fist is looking to clinch but La Fleur is avoiding it.
La Fleur circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Fist tries to clinch but La Fleur is having none of it.
The Fist doesn't manage to clinch there - La Fleur circles away.
La Fleur circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Fist staying out of range there.
The Fist tries to clinch up but La Fleur circles away and keeps his distance.
La Fleur tries a low kick but The Fist avoids it.
The Fist pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Fleur sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The Fist slips under a jab.
The Fist is looking to clinch.
The Fist thows a body kick. La Fleur tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Fist throws a sloppy head kick and La Fleur moves out of range easily.
La Fleur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
La Fleur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Fist is able to avoid easily.
La Fleur checks a low kick from The Fist.
The Fist connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between La Fleur's hands.
The Fist plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The Fist misses with a head kick.
La Fleur misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Fleur lands a really nice looking cross but The Fist seems unphased.
The Fist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Fist tries to close the distance and clinch up but La Fleur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
La Fleur takes one to the chin there.
The Fist tries to close the distance and clinch but La Fleur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from The Fist.
The Fist moves in looking to clinch but La Fleur pushes him off.
La Fleur blocks a head kick by The Fist.
La Fleur moves out of range as The Fist throws a body kick.
The Fist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Fist goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Fist defending well as La Fleur loads up on a big left hand.
La Fleur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Fist lands with a nice body kick.
La Fleur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Fist.
The Fist throws a sloppy head kick and La Fleur moves out of range easily.
La Fleur throws a chopping leg kick but The Fist manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
La Fleur swats away the attempt to clinch by The Fist.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Fist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from La Fleur.
The Fist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don The Fist dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The Fist tries to clinch up.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but La Fleur might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, The Fist has got the better of the exchanges.
The Fist shoots in and drives through. La Fleur sprawls well.
The Fist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Fist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from La Fleur.
La Fleur misses with an uppercut.
The Fist fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Fist misses with a head kick.
The Fist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Fist is looking to clinch.
The Fist tries to land a front kick but La Fleur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Fist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
La Fleur throws an overhand right that lands on The Fist's shoulder, as The Fist tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Fist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
La Fleur blocks the body kick.
The Fist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
La Fleur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Fist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
La Fleur moves away from the strike by The Fist.
The Fist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Fist fails in his attempt to clinch.
La Fleur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Fist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
La Fleur swats away the attempt to clinch by The Fist.
La Fleur moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The Fist moves in looking to clinch but La Fleur pushes him off.
The Fist stuns La Fleur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Fist misses with a straight right.
The Fist throws a head kick that misses.
La Fleur blocks a head kick by The Fist.
The Fist misses with a head kick.
The Fist plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The Fist fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Fist lands a high kick!

La Fleur is rocked!
La Fleur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Fist momentarily.
La Fleur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Fist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Fist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from The Fist.
Both fighters circling a little - The Fist finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The Fist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Don The Fist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A swing and a miss from La Fleur.
La Fleur lands a lovely overhand right.
La Fleur throws a hook but The Fist avoids it easily.
The Fist throws a sloppy head kick and La Fleur moves out of range easily.
La Fleur scores with a jab. The Fist acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Fist tries a head kick but it misses.
La Fleur takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The Fist moves out of range of the strikes.
The Fist misses with a head kick.
The Fist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Fist is looking to clinch but La Fleur is avoiding it.
The Fist misses with a body kick.
The Fist wants to clinch up but La Fleur keeps it at a distance.
The Fist moves in looking to clinch but La Fleur pushes him off.
La Fleur throws a hook to the side of The Fist's head but The Fist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Fist throws a quick head kick that skims the top of La Fleur's head.
Gabriel La Fleur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Fist is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don The Fist showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Fist has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don The Fist!