PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Weasel Nolie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolland Dopard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nolie
vs
Dopard

189 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Weasel Nolie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rolland Dopard!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dopard misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Nolie or perhaps it was just good defense by Dopard which made him look bad.
Nolie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dopard misses with a wild body shot.
Nolie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dopard defends it nicely.
Dopard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nolie slips a straight right by Dopard.
Rolland Dopard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dopard feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Nolie sprawling to the canvas! Nolie rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dopard finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dopard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dopard lands a nice uppercut.

Nolie is rocked!
Nolie tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weasel Nolie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dopard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dopard wants to break free but Nolie has control.

Dopard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dopard closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolie jumps guard but Dopard turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dopard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dopard is trying to break free.
Nolie tries to pull guard but Dopard holds him up against the cage and eventually Nolie drops back down to his feet.

Dopard breaks from the clinch.
Dopard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nolie.
Dopard digs a good body shot into Nolie's ribs.
Nolie is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dopard forces Nolie back against the cage and clinches.
Nolie has Dopard pressed against the cage, preventing Dopard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dopard working hard to break the clinch.
Dopard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dopard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Dopard breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dopard lands a jab to Nolie's midsection.

Dopard lands a big right hand that sends Nolie crashing to the mat! Dopard stays standing though and waves Nolie back to his feet!
Oh Nolie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dopard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Dopard.
Nolie glances at the clock... BAM! Dopard nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Nolie crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Nolie is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rolland Dopard!
During a confident post fight interview, Rolland Dopard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.