PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vay Krenshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Krenshaw
vs
Lemieux

195 cm
27
178 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
173 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vay Krenshaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krenshaw closes the distance but Lemieux moves to the side

and Lemieux counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lemieux.
Krenshaw is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Krenshaw is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lemieux is aware though and is defending well.
Lemieux's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Lemieux got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krenshaw has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lemieux has managed to get both his arms back between Krenshaw's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krenshaw is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lemieux not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by David Lemieux.
Lemieux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lemieux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Krenshaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Krenshaw really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lemieux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krenshaw moves away.
A shot to the body from Krenshaw misses
and Lemieux counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Lemieux 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Krenshaw scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lemieux cracks Krenshaw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Krenshaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lemieux goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lemieux connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Krenshaw is rocked!
Krenshaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lemieux.
Oh Krenshaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krenshaw drops his hands momentarily and Lemieux takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Krenshaw misses the body punch
and Lemieux counters with a crisp right that sends Krenshaw to the canvas! Lemieux follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Lemieux!
David Lemieux is the new welterweight champion!