PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olivier De Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying De Troyer's choice of entrance music: Jay Z - Run This Town. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Redman
vs
De Troyer

199 cm
30
270 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

175 cm
33
288 lbs
29 - 27 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Revolution Fatigues

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stuart Redman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olivier De Troyer!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Troyer takes one to the side of the head.
Redman throws a sloppy head kick and De Troyer moves out of range easily.
Redman looks to score with a jab to the body but De Troyer is just out of range.
De Troyer throws a hook but Redman avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Redman.
De Troyer is looking to land body kicks.
De Troyer is looking to slow Redman down with leg kicks.
De Troyer misses with a body kick.
Redman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Redman misses with a body shot.
Redman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redman ducks under a wild hook from De Troyer.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Troyer.
Redman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Redman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Redman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Redman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Troyer circles away quickly and effectively.
Redman misses the shot to the body.
Redman swinging wildly here.
De Troyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Troyer's head backwards.
De Troyer blocks a head kick by Redman.
De Troyer cracks Redman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Stuart Redman has been cut.
Redman connects with an inside leg kick.
De Troyer lands with a nice body punch.
Redman moves away from the strike by De Troyer.
De Troyer misses with a straight left.
Redman sizes up De Troyer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Redman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Troyer - the referee stops the clock and Redman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Troyer. Redman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Redman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
De Troyer slips a jab and a cross from Redman.
Redman throws a combination that misses
and De Troyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Troyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Redman.
Redman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Redman there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Troyer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Troyer throws a front kick aimed at Redman's knee but Redman avoids it well.
De Troyer throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Redman throws a shot to the body.
De Troyer misses the shot to the body.
De Troyer tries to land a leg kick but Redman saw it coming and moves away.
De Troyer throws a head kick that misses
and Redman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Redman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Troyer misses with a kick to the body.
Redman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
De Troyer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
De Troyer lands a slapping body shot.
De Troyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from De Troyer.
De Troyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - De Troyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redman defending well as De Troyer loads up on a big left hand.
Redman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman doesn't manage to clinch there - De Troyer circles away.
De Troyer misses with a straight left.
De Troyer scores with a kick to the body.
Redman is breathing heavily.
Redman blocks a head kick by De Troyer.
De Troyer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
De Troyer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Redman on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Troyer throws a right and a left that Redman avoids nicely.
Redman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Troyer.
Redman misses with an uppercut.
Redman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redman lands a body shot.
Nice shot by De Troyer.
De Troyer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Redman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Troyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Troyer doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Stuart Redman's cut is getting worse.
Redman misses with a straight right.
De Troyer looks for the body kick but Redman saw that one coming.
De Troyer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Redman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redman blocks a jab.
Redman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Redman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Troyer.
Redman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Troyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Redman.
Redman throws a sloppy head kick and De Troyer moves out of range easily.
Redman thuds his shin into the meat of De Troyer's side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Troyer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Troyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redman.
Redman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Troyer manages to avoid it.
De Troyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Redman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Olivier De Troyer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stuart Redman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

De Troyer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Troyer takes a swing at Redman's ribcage but misses.
Redman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Redman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Troyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Troyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Redman.
De Troyer misses with a looping right.
Redman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Troyer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Troyer throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Troyer throws a series of punches but Redman avoids them all with ease.
De Troyer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Redmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Troyer ducks under a wild hook from Redman.
Redman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Troyer.
De Troyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Redman.
Redman moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Troyer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Troyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Redman misses the shot to the body.
Redman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Redman blocks a head kick by De Troyer.
Redman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Troyer at a distance.
Redman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Troyer.
Redman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Redman misses with a head kick.
Redman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Troyer moves away.
De Troyer misses with an uppercut.
Redman lands with a slapping head kick.
Olivier De Troyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Redman throws a head kick but De Troyer moves out of range.
Redman cracks De Troyer with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redman tries to close the distance and clinch but De Troyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer throws a lazy uppercut
letting Redman counter with a right hand.
Redman misses the jab.
A head kick misses from De Troyer.
A jab from Redman misses.
De Troyer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redman. De Troyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Troyer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Redman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Troyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Troyer throws a hook but Redman avoids it easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Troyer 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.
Redman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice jab there from De Troyer.

Stuart Redman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
De Troyer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Troyer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Redman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Troyer.
Redman throws a jab but it's blocked by De Troyer.
Redman scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheers as De Troyer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Redman doesn't seem phased though.
Redman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Redman. That's going to slow De Troyer down.
De Troyer defending well as Redman loads up on a big left hand.
Redman fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Troyer lands with a nice combination. Redman backs away looking to recover.
De Troyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Troyer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Redman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Troyer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Redman wants to clinch up but De Troyer keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Redman on the side of the head.
De Troyer misses with a body kick.
De Troyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Redman.
Redman throws a body kick that misses.
De Troyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Redman throws a sloppy head kick and De Troyer moves out of range easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Redman - that will leave a mark!
De Troyer throws a hook to the side of Redman's head but Redman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Redman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Jeez, Stuart Redman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
De Troyer throws a leg kick but Redman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Troyer looks to throw the jab but Redman is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Troyer throws a leg kick
and Redman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Troyer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Redman tries to clinch there but De Troyer circles away.
Redman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Troyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Olivier De Troyer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stuart Redman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A lazy body kick from De Troyer
and Redman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Troyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redman.
Redman misses with a hook. De Troyer ducked under it nicely.
Redman missing with a left hand there. De Troyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Troyer misses with a wild body shot.
De Troyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Redman closes the distance and pushes De Troyer back into the ropes.
De Troyer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Troyer can't find room to land a body shot as Redman controls the action.
Redman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Troyer's elbow.
Redman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Troyer's elbow.
Redman can't find room to land a body shot as De Troyer controls the action.
Redman can't find room to land a body shot as De Troyer controls the action.
De Troyer misses with the head strike.
Redman misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redman.
Redman has a couple of punches blocked by De Troyer.
Redman tries to throw a body punch but De Troyer avoids it by throwing Redman back against the ropes.
De Troyer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Redman is trying to stall.
Redman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Redman.
Redman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Troyer tries to break free but Redman pushes him back against the ropes.

De Troyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Troyer misses with an uppercut.
Redman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stuart Redman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Troyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redman.
Redman throws the kick towards the body but De Troyer avoids it.
Redman throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redman. De Troyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redman 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.
Redman moves out of range as De Troyer strikes.
Redman lands a front kick.
Redman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Troyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Redman throws a head kick but De Troyer moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as De Troyer blocks the leg kick.
Redman cracks De Troyer with a good jab.
Redman doesn't manage to clinch there - De Troyer circles away.
De Troyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman tries a head kick but it misses.
Redman moves out of range of the strikes.
Redman throws a jab when De Troyer was well out of range.
Redman throws a solid leg kick but De Troyer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Redman.
Redman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Troyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Troyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Redman.
Redman fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Troyer scores with a nice body kick.
De Troyer works over Redman's head and body with a nice combination.
Redman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Troyer moves away.
Redman slips under a jab.
Redman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redman looks for the body kick but De Troyer saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Troyer. De Troyer obviously looking to wear him down.
De Troyer cracks Redman with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Troyer tests Redman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Troyer throws a head kick that misses.
Redman just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Redman.
A shot to the body from De Troyer misses
and Redman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Redman swings for the body but De Troyer moves out of range.
Redman takes a swing at De Troyer's ribcage but misses.
De Troyer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stuart Redman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Olivier De Troyer!
Olivier De Troyer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.