PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maxence Laurentian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bring The Pain. Xavier David will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Laurentian
vs
David

177 cm
26
181 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
180 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

MADE IN GERMANY

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 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxence Laurentian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier David!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David throws a hook but Laurentian avoids it easily.
Laurentian scores with a decent looking hook.
Xavier David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
David slips a jab from Laurentian.
David scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Laurentian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
David misses with a takedown attempt - Laurentian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
David takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Laurentian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and David counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurentian throws a lazy right hand but David sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
David blocks a jab.
Laurentian moves in looking to clinch but David pushes him off.
Laurentian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laurentian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laurentian just misses with a punch to the body.
Laurentian blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
David fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laurentian is out of range.
David misses with the combination.
David tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laurentian sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten David somewhat.
Laurentian jabs at David's body.
Laurentian lands a jab to David's midsection.
David throws a hook to the side of Laurentian's head but Laurentian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian throws a combination. David tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Laurentian tries to clinch but David moves out of range.
Laurentian throws a lazy right hand but David sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laurentian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from David.
David misses the shot to the body.
David connects with a nice looking jab.
David throws a looping overhand right but Laurentian ducks down to avoid it.
Laurentian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David throws a good cross that connects.
David looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maxence Laurentian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier David.
Laurentian throws a hook but David avoids it easily.
David shoots in for a double leg but Laurentian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Laurentian tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and David counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxence Laurentian dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

David blocks a head kick by Laurentian.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
David swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laurentian counters with a straight right hand.
Laurentian punishes David's body with a nice straight punch.
David misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laurentian.
David misses with a combination
enabling Laurentian to counter with a crisp jab.
Laurentian throws a jab when David was well out of range.
David misses with an uppercut. Laurentian saw that one coming.
Laurentian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurentian looks for the body kick but David saw that one coming.
David throws a series of punches but Laurentian moves out of range.
Laurentian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laurentian paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Laurentian lands with a nice body punch.
Maxence Laurentian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laurentian connects with a right hand. David shakes it off.
David throws a series of punches but Laurentian avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Laurentian misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
David misses with a takedown
and Laurentian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
David is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by David.
Laurentian looks to throw the jab but David is out of range.
David lands with a cross.
Laurentian looks to land a right hand but David moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian lands with a cross.
David just misses with a punch to the body.
Laurentian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but David was well out of range. Poor timing from Laurentian.
David pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laurentian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laurentian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laurentian takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Laurentian.
David moves away from the strike by Laurentian.
Decent striking displayed by Laurentian there.
Maxence Laurentian is winning the standup battle so far.
Laurentian connects with a looping right hand.
Laurentian takes one to the chin there.
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!
Laurentian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laurentian connects with a right hand. David shakes it off.
Laurentian fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxence Laurentian dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Laurentian falls off balance throwing a combination
and David counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Maxence Laurentian has been cut.
Laurentian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. David sees it coming and avoids it easily.
David misses with a low kick.
Laurentian thuds his right hand into David's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Laurentian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck David on the side of the head.
David throws a hook but Laurentian avoids it easily.
Laurentian throws a hook but David blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurentian lands with a cross.
David drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
David loads up on a big right hand but Laurentian slips the punch.
Laurentian throws a hook but David blocks it.
Laurentian throws a hook to the side of David's head but David sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Laurentian.
David misses the jab.
Laurentian connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian is looking to clinch but David is avoiding it.
David scores with a jab.
Laurentian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but David was well out of range. Poor timing from Laurentian.
Laurentian swings for the body but David moves out of range.
Laurentian throws a shot from downtown. David moves away and avoids it.
Laurentian throws a hook but David avoids it easily.
Laurentian moves in looking to clinch but David pushes him off.
David throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laurentian throws out the jab.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
David slips a jab from Laurentian.
David throws a leg kick that is checked
and Laurentian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laurentian tries to clinch up but David circles away and keeps his distance.
Laurentian misses with a wild body shot.
Laurentian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from David.
David swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Laurentian ducks under a wild hook from David.
David connects with a right hand. Laurentian shakes it off.
David displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laurentian throws out the jab.
Laurentian throws a jab but it's blocked by David.
David uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laurentian.
Laurentian ducks under a wild hook from David.
David misses with a hook to the body
and Laurentian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxence Laurentian clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Maxence Laurentian's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Laurentian blocks a jab.
David throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laurentian thows a left - swing and a miss!
David shoots in but no luck this time.
Laurentian looks to throw the jab but David is out of range.
Laurentian misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurentian keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Laurentian throws a head kick that David semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David has a takedown stuffed.
Maxence Laurentian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier David.
David throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laurentian throws a hook but David blocks it.
Laurentian swings for the body but David moves out of range.
Laurentian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laurentian misses the shot to the body.

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.
David throws an overhand right that lands on Laurentian's shoulder, as Laurentian tries to avoid the shot.
Laurentian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping David at a distance.
David closes the distance and clinches up with Laurentian, looking for a takedown. David pushes Laurentian against the cage but Laurentian circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
David misses with a looping left.
Laurentian tries a head kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by Laurentian there.
David takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
David is trying desperately to land a takedown but Laurentian is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for David.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laurentian circles away quickly and effectively.
Xavier David is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laurentian slips a jab from David.
The fighters circling - David throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laurentian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from David.
Laurentian lunges at David with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by David's hand.
David fails with a takedown attempt.
David is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
David looks to land a combination but Laurentian avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big left from Laurentian misses.
David uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
David defending well as Laurentian loads up on a big left hand.
Laurentian checks a low kick from David.
David misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxence Laurentian had his way with Xavier David in that round.
The cut man is working on Maxence Laurentian's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Laurentian tries to close the distance and clinch but David swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
David throws out a loose jab but Laurentian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laurentian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from David.
David walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Laurentian throws a lazy right hand but David sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
David tries for a takedown but Laurentian circles away easily
and David takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laurentian blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Laurentian misses the target.
Laurentian wants to clinch up but David keeps it at a distance.
Laurentian closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
David has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
David throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laurentian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
David takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Laurentian loads up on a big right hand but David slips the punch.
David swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two 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.
Laurentian throws out a loose jab but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laurentian slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Laurentian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
David misses with a few strikes there.
Laurentian lands a head shot.
David closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laurentian circles away.
David avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
David slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David looks to land a left hand but Laurentian moved out of range nicely.
Laurentian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
David shoots in but Laurentian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maxence Laurentian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maxence Laurentian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier David.
David is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
David displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laurentian throws out the jab.
David throws the left hand but Laurentian avoids the punch easily.
Nice cross by Laurentian.
Xavier David has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four 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.
A combination from David does no damage.
Laurentian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. David doesn't seem bothered though.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but David might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Laurentian has got the better of the exchanges.
Laurentian throws a hook but David avoids it easily.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from David misses.

Laurentian clinches up with David and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laurentian misses with the head strike.
David is working for takedown but Laurentian is calmly controlling the position for now.
David tries to throw a body punch but Laurentian avoids it by throwing David back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maxence Laurentian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laurentian 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxence Laurentian!
Maxence Laurentian is the new welterweight champion!