PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bull Mfer (ranked 736 p4p, 434 weight class) and Armand Christophe (ranked 109 p4p, 68 weight class). Christophe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shadows kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Mfer
vs
Christophe

189 cm
37
218
33 - 23 - 1

193 cm
34
213
21 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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Brooklyn Apothecary

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 33 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bull Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Armand Christophe!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christophe scores with a head kick.

It looks like Bull Mfer has been cut.
Mfer lands a nice looking body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Christophe has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Christophe lands a big head kick that sends Mfer tumbling to the mat! Christophe takes a step backwards and waves Mfer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Christophe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christophe misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mfer tries a head kick but it misses.
Christophe appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Christophe tries a quick counter leg kick but Mfer is wise to it.
Mfer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Christophe dodges the punch combination from Mfer.
Mfer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mfer throws a right and a left that Christophe avoids nicely.
Mfer throws a body punch but Christophe moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christophe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Christophe avoids the body shot from Mfer.
Sloppy strikes from Mfer. Those never looked like landing.
Mfer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Christophe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mfer is able to avoid easily.
Christophe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mfer looks to land a right hand but Christophe moved out of range.
Christophe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mfer throws a right and a left that Christophe avoids nicely.
Mfer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Christophe slips a jab and a cross from Mfer.
Mfer throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick and Christophe moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Christophe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Christophe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Christophe only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mfer throws a lazy head kick
and Christophe counters with an inside leg kick.
Mfer defending well as Christophe loads up on a big left hand.
Mfer throws a lazy right hand but Christophe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mfer swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Christophe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Christophe misses with an uppercut. Mfer saw that one coming.
Mfer throws a combination. Christophe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Christophe circles away quickly and effectively.
Christophe shapes to counter with a head kick.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses.
Mfer takes a swing at Christophe's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Christophe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Christophe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mfer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christophe avoids the head kick by Mfer.
Mfer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mfer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Christophe blocks a head kick by Mfer.
Christophe tries a quick counter leg kick but Mfer is wise to it.
A head kick misses from Mfer.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses.
Mfer scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mfer does no damage.
Mfer lands with a shot to the body.
Mfer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christophe! But no joy.
Mfer misses with a combination
and Christophe counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Mfer does no damage.
Mfer throws a combination that misses
and Christophe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christophe lands the left hand.
Bull Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Christophe. Christophe obviously looking to wear him down.
Mfer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mfer throws a right hand that Christophe ducks under and follows up with a left that Christophe also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bull Mfer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bull Mfer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mfer lands a jab to Christophe's midsection.
Christophe slips a straight right by Mfer.
Mfer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christophe.
Mfer is looking to wear down Christophe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mfer throws a right hand that misses
and Christophe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bull Mfer is winning the standup battle so far.
Mfer looks to land a combination but Christophe avoids it well.
A head kick by Mfer misses
and Christophe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfer misses with a jab to the body
and Christophe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Mfer.
Christophe only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christophe throws a front kick that sends Mfer stumbling back into the cage.
Christophe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christophe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Mfer misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer throws a combination that misses
and Christophe counters with a stiff right hand.
Christophe tries to score with a low kick but Mfer moves his leg out of the way.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Christophe in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
An inside leg kick from Christophe misses.
Mfer lands with a straight right. Christophe didn't see that one coming.
Mfer throws a right hand that Christophe ducks under and follows up with a left that Christophe also avoids with ease.
Mfer fails to land with a series of punches.
Christophe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mfer looks to land a combination but Christophe avoids it well.
Christophe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses.
Christophe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bull Mfer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mfer misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Christophe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christophe lands with a kick to the temple. Mfer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Christophe misses with a left hand
and Mfer counters with a left and a right that stings Christophe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christophe! But no joy.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick
and Christophe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfer slips a straight right by Christophe.
Mfer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Christophe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick and Christophe moves out of range easily.
Christophe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mfer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses.
Christophe throws a big counter head kick but Mfer avoids it with no problem.
Mfer tries a head kick but it misses.
Christophe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mfer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christophe's head.
Christophe swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Christophe lands a big head kick that sends Mfer tumbling to the mat! Christophe takes a step backwards and waves Mfer back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Mfer is rocked!
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!
Christophe flashes Mfer a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Mfer's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Mfer crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Christophe punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Armand Christophe!
After winning the bout, Armand Christophe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.