PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr E (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Refn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

E
vs
Refn

185 cm
24
180 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

178 cm
25
174 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr E!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolas Refn!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
E wants to land a leg kick but Refn is out of range.
Refn misses with an uppercut
and E connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Refn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
E throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Refn misses the shot to the body.
E throws out a leg kick but Refn moves out of range and E only half commits.
Refn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between E's hands.
E keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Refn.
E jabs Refn right on the nose. Refn blinks but takes it well.
Refn misses with a body shot.
Refn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by E.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Refn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Refn looks to land a right hand but E moved out of range.
E lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
E with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Refn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
E just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicolas Refn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by E there.
Refn lands a jab to E's midsection.
E ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Refn moves away.
E throws a series of strikes that have Refn backpedaling.
E looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by E.
Refn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by E.
E ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
E throws out a loose jab but Refn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Refn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Refn misses with a body shot
and E counters with a nice low kick that buckles Refn's knee momentarily.
Refn throws the left hand but E avoids the punch easily.
Refn works the jab nicely.
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!
A slapping body kick lands there for E.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
E lands a leg kick that knocks Refn off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Refn. E does a little dance to reset his feet.
Refn misses with a body shot.
A big right from Refn misses.
E swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Refn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
E uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Refn.
Refn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
E uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Refn.
E scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from E.
Refn takes a swing at E's ribcage but misses.
Refn scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
E throws a half hearted mid kick.
Refn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
E moves out of range of the strikes.
Refn is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Refn. E does a little dance to reset his feet.
Refn misses with an uppercut.
E takes a swing at Refn's ribcage but misses.
Refn looks to land a combination but E avoids it well.
E misses with a two punch combination.
Refn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but E was well out of range. Poor timing from Refn.
Refn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Refn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Refn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Refn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Refn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Refn. E does a little dance to reset his feet.
E keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Refn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
E scoring well with a low kick there.
E throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
E is looking to wear down Refn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Refn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Refn misses.
E blocks a jab.
E lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
E throws a low kick but Refn moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Refn misses the target.
E keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Refn blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nicolas Refn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Refn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Refn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but E moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Refn looks to land a combination but E avoids it well.
Nice body kick from E.
A punch lands to the side of E 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Refn dips to his left and cracks E with an uppercut!
Refn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from E, right into the meat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for E.
An inside leg kick lands from E.
E walks into a straight right hand from Refn.
E connects with a high kick.
E misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
E slips a straight right by Refn.
Refn throws out a loose jab but E uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Refn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from E.
E ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Refn moves away.
A head kick misses from E.
E moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
E ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Refn moves away.
E explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes from Refn. Those never looked like landing.
Refn throws a shot from downtown. E moves away and avoids it.
Refn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
E ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Refn misses with an uppercut
and E makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
E uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Refn.
E bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Refn's head backwards.
Mr E is winning the standup battle so far.
E misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
E scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
E comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
E throws a sloppy head kick
and E takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Refn throws a body punch but E moves out of range.
Refn swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
E throws a nice inside leg kick.
E throws a front kick that sends Refn stumbling back into the cage.
Refn misses with a wild body shot.
Refn takes one to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Refn. Those never looked like landing.
Refn is breathing heavily.
Refn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from E. That one must have hurt.
Refn looks to score with a jab to the body but E is just out of range.
E fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for E.
E misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Refn misses the shot to the body.
Refn misses with a wild body shot.
Refn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but E moves away.
E lands a leg kick that knocks Refn off balance momentarily.
E just misses with a punch to the body.
Refn throws out a loose jab but E uses good head movement to avoid it.
Refn looks to throw the jab but E is out of range.
E throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Refn misses with a looping right.
Refn throws a right hand that misses
and E counters with a nice low kick that buckles Refn's knee momentarily.
E ducks right into an uppercut from Refn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
E lands with a nice body kick.
Refn lands a nice shot that snaps E's head back.
Refn takes a swing at E's ribcage but misses.
E lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Refn throws a hook but E avoids it easily.
E uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
E connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Refn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent E stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
E lands a nice looking kick to the body. Refn takes a step back to recover.
E lands a head kick. Refn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
E cracks Refn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Refn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr E dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

E moves into range and connects with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - E scores with a four punch combination!
A good leg kick by E.
Refn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but E manages to avoid it.
E cracks the inside of Refn's front leg.
Refn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by E.
Refn swinging wildly here.
E is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Refn throws a lazy right hand but E sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Refn throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Refn.
E throws a head kick that Refn semi-blocks.
Refn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from E.
Refn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Refn does it's job there.
Refn cracks E with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Refn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
E throws the left hand but Refn avoids the punch easily.
E lands with a thumping leg kick.
E fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
E misses with a body kick.
E stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Refn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Refn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from E.
E uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Refn.
Refn scores with a jab.
Refn misses with a double jab
and E counters with a big head kick but Refn shrugs it off.
E misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Refn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and E counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Refn misses with a wild body shot.
Refn takes a swing at E's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Refn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but E moves away.
Refn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from E.
E is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Refn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but E circles away quickly and effectively.
Refn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
E fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Refn.
Refn moves out of range of the body kick from E.
E throws a sloppy head kick and Refn moves out of range easily.
Refn fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters circling a little - E finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Refn misses with an uppercut
and E counters with a big head kick but Refn shrugs it off.
E moves into range and connects with a jab.
Refn swings for the body but E moves out of range.
Refn misses with a straight right.
Refn digs a good hook to E's body.
Refn misses with a body shot.
E lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
E pushes Refn away with a front kick.
Refn misses with an uppercut.
E showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Refn.
E moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
E turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
E uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Refn.
E fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Refn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
E throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Refn swings for the body but E moves out of range.
E tries to bum rush Refn with a series of wild strikes but Refn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Refn throws an overhand right that lands on E's shoulder, as E tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from E.
Refn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
E scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Refn throws a lazy right hand but E sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Refn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Refn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr E showed his dominance in that final round.
Well E 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr E!
Mr E thanked the fans post fight for their support.