PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ludo Lefebvre (ranked 2280 p4p, 339 weight class) and Donald Baroni (ranked 2047 p4p, 307 weight class). Ludo Lefebvre had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Lefebvre
vs
Baroni

185 cm
25
177 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
171 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludo Lefebvre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Baroni!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lefebvre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donald Baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lefebvre tries a head kick but it misses.
Lefebvre throws a big shot that misses.
Lefebvre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baroni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baroni swinging wildly here.
Baroni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baroni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lefebvre.
Baroni appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Baroni misses.
Baroni avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baroni throws a body punch but Lefebvre moves out of range.
Lefebvre seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Lefebvre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Baroni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lefebvre circles away quickly and effectively.
Baroni blocks a leg kick.
Lefebvre misses with a head kick.
Lefebvre has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Lefebvre just misses with a punch to the body.
Baroni fails to land with a series of punches.
Lefebvre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baroni misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni moves out of range of the leg kick from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre looks to land a body kick but Baroni moved away.
Lefebvre throws a leg kick but Baroni moved away.
Baroni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lefebvre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baroni.
Lefebvre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slow jab from Baroni misses its intended target.
Lefebvre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baroni swings for the body but Lefebvre moves out of range.
Lefebvre seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Baroni tests Lefebvre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lefebvre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baroni counters with a stiff right hand.
Lefebvre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baroni.
Baroni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baroni lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lefebvre connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lefebvre is looking to score with low kicks.
Lefebvre tries to clinch up but Baroni circles away and keeps his distance.
As Lefebvre backs off Baroni throws a huge counter combo but Lefebvre manages to avoid it all.
Baroni throws a lazy uppercut
and Lefebvre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Baroni.

It looks like Ludo Lefebvre has been cut.
Baroni throws out a loose jab but Lefebvre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baroni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lefebvre manages to avoid it.
Baroni looks to score with a jab to the body but Lefebvre is just out of range.
Lefebvre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Baroni misses.

Lefebvre forces Baroni back against the cage and clinches.

Baroni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baroni takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lefebvre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baroni.
Lefebvre tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Baroni manages to circle out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baroni lands a body shot.
Baroni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lefebvre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baroni.
Baroni throws a body punch but Lefebvre moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Baroni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baroni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baroni takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baroni misses with a head kick.
Lefebvre slips a straight right by Baroni.
Lefebvre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baroni was well out of range. Poor timing from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baroni.
Baroni throws a jab but it's blocked by Lefebvre.
Lefebvre lands with a hook. Baroni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baroni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baroni checks a leg kick.

That's four 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!
Baroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lefebvre moves away.
Lefebvre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baroni.
A countering left hand to the body from Baroni misses.
A good leg kick by Lefebvre.
Baroni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lefebvre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lefebvre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baroni misses with a body punch
enabling Lefebvre to counter with a crisp jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baroni checks a leg kick.
Lefebvre slips under a jab.
Lefebvre takes a swing at Baroni's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Lefebvre misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lefebvre.
Baroni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lefebvre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baroni lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lefebvre throws a jab when Baroni was well out of range.
Lefebvre slips a jab from Baroni.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lefebvre throws a leg kick but Baroni sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ludo Lefebvre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ludo Lefebvre'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.

A head kick misses from Lefebvre.
Baroni misses the shot to the body.

Lefebvre clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lefebvre.
Lefebvre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baroni backwards.
Baroni tries to circle away but Lefebvre has him pinned against the cage.
Lefebvre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baroni.

Baroni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A clash of legs there as Baroni blocks the low kick.
Baroni avoids the body shot from Lefebvre.
Baroni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baroni throws out a loose jab but Lefebvre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baroni throws an overhand right that lands on Lefebvre's shoulder, as Lefebvre tries to avoid the shot.
Baroni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lefebvre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni scores with a body shot.
Baroni lands with a good body shot.
Baroni connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lefebvre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lefebvre tries to clinch but Baroni moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Lefebvre. Beautiful body shot.
Baroni looks to land a right hand but Lefebvre moved out of range.
Baroni just misses with a punch to the body.
Baroni throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Lefebvre closes the distance and clinches.
Lefebvre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lefebvre can't find room to land a body shot as Baroni controls the action.
Baroni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baroni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Baroni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baroni catches Lefebvre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lefebvre motions for Baroni to come forward. Lefebvre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lefebvre.
Baroni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lefebvre doesn't seem bothered though.

Lefebvre moves into the clinch successfully.
Lefebvre misses with a punch to the body.
Lefebvre presses Baroni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Baroni breaks from the clinch.
Baroni throws a series of punches but Lefebvre avoids them all with ease.
Lefebvre tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Baroni manages to circle out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baroni. Lefebvre does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Lefebvre is predictable there
and Baroni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baroni swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lefebvre counters with a thumping low kick.
Baroni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lefebvre.
Baroni misses with a right hand
and Lefebvre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baroni lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Baroni misses.
Baroni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lefebvre can pounce on him.
Baroni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lefebvre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lefebvre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baroni thuds a left hand into Lefebvre's body.
Baroni misses with a left hand
and Lefebvre counters with a right hand to the body.

Lefebvre clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Baroni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Baroni 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.
Lefebvre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baroni's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lefebvre has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Lefebvre.
Baroni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baroni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lefebvre misses with the head strike.
Lefebvre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lefebvre misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lefebvre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lefebvre pushes Baroni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baroni is trying to force a seperation but Lefebvre has the dominant position.
Baroni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baroni wants to get back to striking at distance but Lefebvre won't allow it.
Baroni wants to break free but Lefebvre has control.

Baroni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lefebvre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lefebvre. Baroni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baroni shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lefebvre eats them both and turns towards Baroni to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Baroni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lefebvre momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lefebvre loads up on a big right hand but Baroni slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lefebvre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baroni. That did some damage!
Lefebvre wants to clinch.
Baroni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice jab there from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lefebvre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lefebvre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lefebvre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroni lands with a cross.
Baroni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ludo Lefebvre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ludo Lefebvre'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. This is the final round!

Lefebvre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baroni's sensitive parts.
Lefebvre swings for the body but Baroni moves out of range.
Donald Baroni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baroni looks to score with a jab to the body but Lefebvre is just out of range.
Lefebvre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baroni swats away the attempt to clinch by Lefebvre.
A countering left hand to the body from Baroni misses.
Baroni missing with a left hand there. Lefebvre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baroni throws a body shot but no joy.
Baroni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baroni swings for the body but Lefebvre moves out of range.
Lefebvre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baroni is looking for the big counter here.
Baroni is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lefebvre rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni misses with a body shot.
Lefebvre tries to land a leg kick but Baroni saw it coming and moves away.
Baroni thuds his right hand into Lefebvre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lefebvre ducks under a wild hook from Baroni.
Nice shot by Baroni.
Baroni just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefebvre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lefebvre misses with a looping right.
Lefebvre misses with a low kick.
Baroni swats away the attempt to clinch by Lefebvre.
Baroni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Baroni tries to get set, Lefebvre tries to push him back and clinch up but Baroni manages to avoid the attempt.
Baroni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lefebvre was well out of range. Poor timing from Baroni.
Lefebvre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baroni.
Lefebvre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lefebvre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baroni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lefebvre's hands.

Lefebvre moves into the clinch successfully.
Lefebvre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baroni's efforts to push away.
Lefebvre working aggressively here.
Donald Baroni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ludo Lefebvre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre lands with a short shot to the head.
Lefebvre lands a body punch.
Lefebvre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lefebvre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lefebvre has a couple of punches blocked by Baroni.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lefebvre is leaning against Baroni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lefebvre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baroni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baroni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baroni blocks a body shot from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lefebvre lands a shoulder strike.
Lefebvre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baroni's efforts to push away.
Lefebvre tries a body shot but Baroni blocks it.
Lefebvre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lefebvre struggles to land a body shot inside as Baroni controls his hands.
Lefebvre has a couple of punches blocked by Baroni.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baroni.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Baroni's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Baroni breaks from the clinch.
Lefebvre throws out a powerful jab.
Baroni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lefebvre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lefebvre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lefebvre throws out a leg kick but Baroni moves out of range and Lefebvre only half commits.
Lefebvre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baroni.
Baroni takes a swing at Lefebvre's ribcage but misses.
Lefebvre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Baroni takes a step back to recover.
Baroni misses with a body shot
and Lefebvre counters with a nice uppercut.
Lefebvre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baroni doesn't seem bothered though.
Lefebvre feints and then cracks Baroni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baroni down.
Baroni thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid leg kick lands there for Lefebvre.
Lefebvre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baroni momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Lefebvre there.
Baroni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre lands a jab to Baroni's midsection.
Lefebvre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lefebvre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lefebvre lands a nice shot to the body.
Baroni swings for the body but Lefebvre moves out of range.
Lefebvre is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Baroni.
Lefebvre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lefebvre with a jab.
Lefebvre thuds his right hand into Baroni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lefebvre avoids the body shot from Baroni.
Lefebvre seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Baroni takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baroni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lefebvre counters with a straight right hand.
Lefebvre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lefebvre closes the distance and pushes Baroni back into the cage.
Lefebvre struggles to land a body shot inside as Baroni controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ludo Lefebvre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lefebvre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludo Lefebvre!