PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junkyard Dog (ranked 325 p4p, 92 weight class) and Gaultier Girard (ranked 46 p4p, 18 weight class). 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?

Dog
vs
Girard

182 cm
37
193
38 - 25 - 0

196 cm
33
183
25 - 6 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 38 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junkyard Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaultier Girard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog misses with a wild body shot.
Girard has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Girard throws a head kick that misses.
Dog blocks a leg kick.
Dog tries to score a power double leg takedown but Girard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dog somewhat.
Girard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dog.
Girard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Girard.
Girard lunges at Dog with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dog's hand.
Dog throws a hook but Girard blocks it.
It seemed like Girard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Girard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Girard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dog doesn't seem bothered though.
Dog takes a swing at Girard's ribcage but misses.
Girard misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Girard misses.
Dog has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Helsinki Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Girard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Girard with a nice cross.
Dog throws a head kick but Girard moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping body kick lands there for Girard.
Dog throws a lazy right hand but Girard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Girard blocks a jab.
Dog goes for a double leg but Girard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Girard continues to drive forward.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Girard.
A head punch on the inside from Girard fails to land.
A body shot lands from Dog.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Girard throws a head punch that misses.
Girard tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Girard backwards.
Girard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dog lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Girard misses with the head strike.
Girard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Girard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Girard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Girard scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Girard lands with a shot to the body.
Girard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Girard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Girard.
Girard connects with a jab.
Dog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Girard.
Girard misses with a head kick.
Girard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dog ducks under a wild hook from Girard.
Dog throws a body kick that misses.
Dog gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Girard.
Dog misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Girard scores with a nice head shot.
Dog missing with a left hand there. Girard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dog tests Girard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gaultier Girard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dog tries to work over Girard's front leg with a kick but Girard checks it.
Dog is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Girard's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dog staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Girard, as that shot connected.
Dog tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Girard tenderised Dog's leg. Dog is trying to keep his angry face on.
Girard moves out of range as Dog strikes.
Girard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dog. That did some damage!
Girard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dog had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girard misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dog misses the target.
A nice leg kick from Girard, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dog moves forwards but Girard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Girard lands a jab to the head.
Dog moves away from the strike by Girard.
Girard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dog misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Girard blocks the low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Girard! But no joy.
Dog lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gaultier Girard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Girard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dog will feel that in the morning.
Dog throws a hook to the side of Girard's head but Girard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Girard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Dog misses.
Nice body kick from Girard.
Girard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dog moves away.
Girard tests Dog's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Girard moves out of range of the body kick from Dog.
A solid leg kick lands there for Girard.
Girard jabs Dog right on the nose. Dog blinks but takes it well.
Dog throws a body punch but Girard moves out of range.
Dog keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog digs a good body shot into Girard's ribs.
Girard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dog takes one to the chin there.
Dog pivots, looking for a leg kick but Girard is out of range and Dog settles back down.
Girard with a hook.
Girard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dog.
A little jabbing left from Girard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Girard throws a push kick but Dog slaps the foot to one side.
Girard connects with a leg kick.
Dog does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Girard scores with a body shot.
Dog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Girard.
Dog throwing a counter right hand but Girard manages to avoid it.
Girard throws a front kick that sends Dog stumbling back into the cage.
Girard looks to throw the jab but Dog is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Dog misses the target.
Girard misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Girard. That did some damage!
Girard jabs at Dog's body.
Girard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Girard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dog takes one to the side of the head.
Dog lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gaultier Girard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dog cracks Girard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dog takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Girard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dog stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Girard throws the left hand but Dog avoids the punch easily.
Dog throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Girard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dog.
Girard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dog on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dog throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Girard throws a good cross that connects.
Girard misses with an uppercut.
Dog takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dog. That's going to slow Girard down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Dog misses.
Dog looks to land a right hand but Girard moved out of range.
Dog is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Girard.
Girard delivers a nice body kick.
Dog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Girard manages to avoid it.
Girard blocks a head kick by Dog.
Girard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot by Girard.
Dog is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Girard with the inside leg kick.
Dog takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Girard lands the left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Girard blocks the leg kick.
Dog lands with a kick to the temple. Girard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dog looks to score with a jab to the body but Girard is just out of range.
Gaultier Girard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Girard scores with a push kick.
Girard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Girard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dog under the eye.
Girard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Girard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Girard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dog clobbers Girard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Girard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dog's hands.
Girard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dog throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Girard - that will leave a mark!
Dog moves away from the strike by Girard.
Sloppy strikes from Girard. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Dog wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Girard moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog just misses with a punch to the body.
Girard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Girard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dog.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Girard! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dog. Girard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dog thows a left - swing and a miss!
Girard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dog looks to land a right hand but Girard moved out of range.
Girard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dog throws a jab when Girard was well out of range.
Girard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dog takes a swing at Girard's ribcage but misses.
Junkyard Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Girard throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dog counters with a straight right hand.
Dog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Girard moves away.
Dog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Girard.
Girard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Girard feints a jab promting Dog to slip. Girard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dog slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dog throws a half hearted mid kick.
Girard throws a lazy body kick
and Dog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dog looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Dog drives through with a takedown into guard.
Girard wants to sweep here but Dog controlling him for the moment.
Girard is pulling down on Dog's head to control his posture.
Dog might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog chips away with some ground and pound.
Girard pulls Dog in close to prevent any damage.
Dog tries to free his leg and advance position but Girard is retaining full guard.
Girard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dog stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Girard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dog with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dog throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Girard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dog throwing strikes from guard but Girard blocks nicely.
Dog working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dog trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Girard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dog manages to get himself to full guard.

Girard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Dog is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gaultier Girard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Girard ducks under a wild hook from Dog.
Girard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dog fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dog looks to score with a jab to the body but Girard is just out of range.
Dog slips a straight right by Girard.
Girard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Girard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dog closes this distance looking for a takedown but Girard circles away.
It seemed like Girard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dog takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Girard. Dog shrugs it off though.
Girard cracks Dog with a right hand to the side of the head.
A low kick lands for Girard.
Dog has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Girard.
Dog misses with a body shot.
Dog avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Girard is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick from Dog misses.
Girard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Girard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog throws a push kick but Girard slaps the foot to one side.
Dog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Girard.
Dog throws a shot from downtown. Girard moves away and avoids it.
Girard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dog takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Girard connects with a leg kick.
Girard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice combination there by Girard.
Dog sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dog will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dog crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Girard - the referee stops the clock and Dog gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Girard. Dog manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Girard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Girard lands with a right hand.
Girard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dog.
A little jabbing left from Girard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Girard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Girard feints and then cracks Dog's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dog down.
Dog looks to score with a jab to the body but Girard is just out of range.
Dog swings for the body but Girard moves out of range.
Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dog walks into a left hand.
Jab, jab by Girard - just one landing.
Dog takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dog misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Girard. That's going to slow Dog down.
Girard thuds his shin into the meat of Dog's side.
Girard with a nice cross.
Girard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dog.
Dog tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Girard was well out of range. Poor timing from Dog.
Dog blocks a head kick by Girard.
Girard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Dog wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Girard.
Dog on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Girard digs a good body shot into Dog's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Girard.
Girard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dog.
Dog looks to land a left hand but Girard moved out of range nicely.
Girard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dog pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Girard checks a leg kick nicely.
Girard with the inside leg kick.
Dog throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dog throws a hook but Girard avoids it easily.
Girard connects with a body shot that sends Dog's belly button to the back.
Girard throws out a powerful jab.
Dog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Girard moves away.
A jab from Dog misses.
Girard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Girard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dog's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Girard.
Girard dips to his left and cracks Dog with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Girard moves away from the strike by Dog.
Nice straight punches there by Girard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Girard.
Girard throws a leg kick which misses Dog's front leg but catches the back leg as Dog tries to avoid it.
Girard cracks Dog with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Girard moves out of range of the body kick.
Dog stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Girard moves out of range of the body kick from Dog.
Girard throws a wild body kick that Dog sees coming a mile off.
Girard thuds a left hand into Dog's body.
Girard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Girard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Girard.
Girard thumps Dog with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Girard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Girard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dog misses with a body shot.
Girard tries to bum rush Dog with a series of wild strikes but Dog uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dog throws a lazy right hand but Girard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gaultier Girard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Girard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaultier Girard!
A less than humble Gaultier Girard misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.