PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaqen Hghar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hghar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Funky Polak - Pamiętaj. David Lemieux acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hghar
vs
Lemieux

186 cm
33
186 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

180 cm
42
172 lbs
48 - 25 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaqen Hghar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 48 - 25 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hghar tries to move into range but Lemieux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Lemieux.
Hghar throws a hook but Lemieux blocks it.
Hghar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lemieux throws a hook but Hghar blocks it.
Lemieux feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hghars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lemieux ducks right into an uppercut from Hghar.
Nice straight punches there by Lemieux. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lemieux.
Hghar misses with a wild body shot.
Lemieux tries to move into range but Hghar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hghar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lemieux throws an overhand right that lands on Hghar's shoulder, as Hghar tries to avoid the shot.
Lemieux moves out of range of the strikes.
Hghar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at He Man Women Haters Club in the buildup to the fight.
Lemieux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lemieux let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux moves out of range as Hghar strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Hghar.
A big right from Lemieux misses.
A slow jab from Lemieux misses its intended target.
Lemieux throws a looping overhand right but Hghar ducks down to avoid it.
Hghar slips under a jab from Lemieux.
Hghar throws a hook but Lemieux avoids it easily.
Lemieux slips a straight right by Hghar.
Lemieux misses with a looping right.
Lemieux keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lemieux defending well as Hghar loads up on a big left hand.
Hghar moves out of range of the strikes.
A left lands for Lemieux.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hghar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lemieux might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hghar throws out a loose jab but Lemieux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemieux dips to his left and cracks Hghar with an uppercut!

Hghar is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemieux drops Hghar with a naaaaasty hook - Hghar is in real trouble here! Lemieux dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Lemieux!
After winning the bout, David Lemieux thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.