PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between LaTroy Johnson (ranked 49 p4p, 380 weight class) and Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 2 p4p, 10 weight class). Delsarte has chosen Ah Non Cest Terrible as his entrance music. Gauthier Delsarte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Delsarte

196 cm
31
280
21 - 11 - 0

225 cm
41
293
36 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, LaTroy Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gauthier Delsarte!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Delsarte misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Delsarte scores with a head kick.

It looks like LaTroy Johnson has been cut.
Delsarte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Delsarte throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gauthier Delsarte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Delsarte coming out on top.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Delsarte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Delsarte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Delsarte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
It seemed like Delsarte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Delsarte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delsarte with the inside leg kick.
Delsarte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Delsarte lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Delsarte loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Delsarte's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Delsarte makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Delsarte blocks the leg kick.
Johnson motions for Delsarte to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Delsarte throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Decent striking displayed by Delsarte there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Delsarte.
Jab by Delsarte.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Delsarte throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Delsarte manages to avoid it.
Delsarte tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
A nice leg kick from Delsarte, right into the meat of the thigh.
Delsarte plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Delsarte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delsarte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Delsarte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Delsarte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson tried to counter with a leg kick but Delsarte avoided it.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Delsarte moves his leg out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Delsarte throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Delsarte.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Johnson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Delsarte misses with a straight right.
Delsarte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delsarte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Delsarte lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Delsarte's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte throws a good cross that connects.
Delsarte has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delsarte lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Delsarte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
A cross from Delsarte lands.
Delsarte misses with a leg kick
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Delsarte is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Donk. Delsarte catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Delsarte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson throws a body punch but Delsarte moves out of range.
Delsarte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Delsarte doesn't seem phased though.

That has opened up Gauthier Delsarte's cut even more.
Delsarte throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Delsarte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Delsarte
and Delsarte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

The cut above Gauthier Delsarte's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Delsarte cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Delsarte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Delsarte checks it well.
Delsarte clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Delsarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delsarte connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Delsarte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delsarte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delsarte lands a front kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gauthier Delsarte dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Delsarte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Delsarte had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Delsarte doesn't seem bothered though.
Gauthier Delsarte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Delsarte ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Delsarte misses with a low kick.
Delsarte throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Delsarte. That did some damage!
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Delsarte.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Johnson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Delsarte throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a huge left! Delsarte is in big trouble! He's backing up but Johnson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Delsarte from any more damage. A dominating finish by Johnson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LaTroy Johnson!
LaTroy Johnson retains his super heavyweight title!
LaTroy Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Gauthier Delsarte spoke after the fight, saying 'Ill Train Real Hard And Win Again '.