PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Poutre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branson OToole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OToole has chosen Danny Boy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Poutre
vs
OToole

180 cm
26
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
26
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Backyard Fighting

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Poutre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Branson OToole!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poutre misses with a hook
and OToole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
OToole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Poutre clinches up against the cage.
Poutre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OToole lands an uppercut.
OToole is leaning against Poutre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
OToole working aggressively here.
Poutre misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Poutre fails to land.
Poutre throws a punch but it's blocked by OToole.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poutre.

It looks like Branson OToole has been cut.
OToole swings wildly with an uppercut but Poutre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poutre swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
OToole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
OToole swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poutre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poutre misses with some punches.
Poutre gets through OToole's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poutre blocks an uppercut.
OToole blocking some punches.
Poutre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poutre blocks an uppercut.
Poutre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
OToole displaying some good clinch control by pressing Poutre up against the cage.
OToole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poutre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
OToole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
OToole misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, OToole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poutre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poutre lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poutre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poutre has a couple of punches blocked by OToole.
OToole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poutre.
OToole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poutre blocks a body shot from OToole.
Poutre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of OToole backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for OToole.
OToole makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
OToole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poutre swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poutre misses with the head strike.
OToole tries to work over Poutre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poutre misses with a short punch on the inside.
OToole is working Poutre over against the cage.
Poutre prevents a body shot from OToole.
OToole throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poutre blocks an uppercut.
A short right from OToole on the inside.
OToole tries to work over Poutre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poutre misses with the head strike.
OToole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from OToole fails to land.
OToole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poutre backwards.
A head punch on the inside from OToole fails to land.
OToole lands with a left to the head.
OToole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poutre has a couple of punches blocked by OToole.
OToole gets through Poutre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poutre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OToole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OToole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
OToole misses with a punch to the body.
OToole swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutre prevents a body shot from OToole.
OToole stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Poutre misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Poutre fails to land.
A short right from Poutre on the inside.
OToole lands a right hand.
OToole misses with some punches.
Poutre swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
OToole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OToole lands a shot to the body.
OToole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OToole blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poutre.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
OToole misses with the head strike.
OToole can't find room to land a body shot as Poutre controls the action.
OToole misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poutre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Branson OToole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Branson OToole's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

OToole slips a jab and a cross from Poutre.
OToole lands a really nice looking cross but Poutre seems unphased.
OToole throws a lazy right hand but Poutre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poutre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
OToole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Poutre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by OToole.
Joe Poutre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poutre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Poutre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poutre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
OToole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Poutre moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Poutre fails to land.
Poutre lands an uppercut.
OToole misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poutre.
A short left from Poutre.
OToole misses with some punches.
Poutre throws a punch but it's blocked by OToole.
Poutre misses with a hook from the clinch.
OToole swings wildly with an uppercut but Poutre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poutre prevents a body shot from OToole.
OToole misses with a hook from the clinch.
OToole throws a head punch that misses.
OToole blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OToole.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OToole is leaning against Poutre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from OToole fails to land.
Poutre misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
OToole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OToole.
Poutre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OToole throws a punch but it's blocked by Poutre.
OToole throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from OToole - that landed with a thud.
Poutre blocks a body shot from OToole.
Poutre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Branson OToole seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
OToole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poutre swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
OToole tries to work over Poutre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
OToole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
OToole swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OToole lands a hook that snaps the head of Poutre backwards.
OToole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poutre backwards.
Poutre prevents a body shot from OToole.
Poutre misses with a short punch on the inside.
OToole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Poutre takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Poutre fails to land.
OToole lands a left hand.
Poutre misses with a punch on the inside.
Poutre blocking some punches.
OToole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poutre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OToole stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Poutre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poutre scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OToole.
OToole misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OToole blocks an uppercut.
Poutre has a couple of punches blocked by OToole.
OToole displaying some good clinch control by pressing Poutre up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
OToole blocking some punches.
OToole trying to control the position but instead, Poutre has worked for underhooks and has pushed OToole into the cage.
Poutre prevents a body shot from OToole.
OToole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
OToole throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poutre.
OToole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OToole misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Branson OToole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Branson OToole's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

OToole lands a left and a right that send Poutre crashing to the mat, dazed. OToole thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Joe Poutre has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poutre is looking to clinch but OToole is avoiding it.
OToole throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Poutre is rocked!

OToole drives through and clinches with Poutre against the cage.
OToole tries to throw a body punch but Poutre avoids it by throwing OToole back against the cage.
Poutre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Poutre.
OToole digs a right hand into Poutre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Poutre's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from OToole fails to land.
OToole swings wildly with an uppercut but Poutre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poutre misses with the head strike.
Poutre misses with a hook from the clinch.
OToole throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poutre misses with some punches.
OToole throws a head punch that misses.
OToole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poutre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of OToole backwards.
Poutre misses with some punches.
OToole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poutre backwards.
OToole misses with a hook from the clinch.
OToole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
OToole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poutre working aggressively here.
OToole misses with some punches.
OToole effectively controlling the action here.
Poutre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
OToole misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poutre.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, OToole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Branson OToole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
OToole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Poutre misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Poutre fails to land.
Poutre misses with a punch on the inside.
Poutre misses with the head strike.
OToole digs a right hand underneath Poutre's ribcage. Poutre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Poutre swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Poutre.
OToole blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Poutre fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poutre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poutre misses with some punches.
Poutre swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poutre throws a punch but it's blocked by OToole.
OToole lands a shoulder strike.
Poutre lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OToole.
Poutre misses with a punch on the inside.
Poutre gets through OToole's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poutre working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutre swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poutre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OToole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poutre throws a punch but it's blocked by OToole.
OToole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
OToole working aggressively here.
OToole throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
OToole misses with the head strike.
OToole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Branson OToole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well OToole has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Branson OToole!
A very excited looking Branson OToole made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.