PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Surfer Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dude's choice of entrance music: Jack Johnson - You And Your Heart. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lemieux
vs
Dude

180 cm
27
172 lbs
27 - 10 - 0

184 cm
27
175 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

•• Beast Mode ••

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 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Surfer Dude!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux scores with a decent looking hook.
Dude lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dude keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dude misses with a body punch
and Dude takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemieux. Dude does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lemieux misses with a wild body shot.
Lemieux lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lemieux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dude throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lemieux scores with a shot to the body.
Lemieux lands an overhand right.
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!
Lemieux jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Lemieux rushes Dude and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lemieux is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lemieux tries to throw a body punch but Dude avoids it by throwing Lemieux back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude prevents a body shot from Lemieux.
Lemieux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dude throws a head punch that misses.
Lemieux presses Dude against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dude stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lemieux tries to throw a body punch but Dude avoids it by throwing Lemieux back against the cage.
Lemieux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Dude breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dude lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dude misses the shot to the body.
Lemieux defending well as Dude loads up on a big left hand.
Dude is looking to score with low kicks.
Dude scores with a sloppy right hand. Lemieux should have avoided that one.
Lemieux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dude moves away.
Lemieux wants to clinch
and Dude counters with a good low kick that Lemieux was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Dude there.
Dude throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lemieux scores with the left hand. Dude knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dude moves away from the strike by Lemieux.
Dude misses with a looping right.
Lemieux throws a jab when Dude was well out of range.
A cross from Dude lands.
Dude uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lemieux.
Dude throws a leg kick
and Lemieux counters with a right hand to the body.
Lemieux misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemieux. Dude does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Dude.
Lemieux fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dude.
Dude fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux misses with a straight right.
Lemieux thows a body shot but no joy.
Dude tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dude throws a body punch but Lemieux moves out of range.
Lemieux keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dude gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Lemieux.
Lemieux walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dude misses the shot to the body.
Lemieux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dude sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lemieux just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemieux fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lemieux throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dude.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux checks a leg kick nicely.
Lemieux lands a nice hook to Dude's body. Dude takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dude throws a low kick but Lemieux moves out of range easily.
Lemieux changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dude throws out a leg kick but Lemieux moves out of range and Dude only half commits.
Lemieux wants to clinch up but Dude keeps it at a distance.
Dude ducks under a wild hook from Lemieux.
Lemieux tries to clinch but Dude moves out of range.
Lemieux throws a sloppy body shot
and Dude counters with an outside leg kick.
Dude has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lemieux.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dude moves out of range of the strikes.
Dude checks a low kick from Lemieux.
Dude staying out of range there.
Good work by Dude as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Lemieux dominated that round.
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.

Lemieux tries to clinch but Dude moves out of range.
Dude misses with a head kick.
Lemieux misses with an uppercut.
Dude slips under a jab.
Lemieux throws a body punch but Dude moves out of range.
Lemieux misses with a straight left.
Dude ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lemieux throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice cross by Lemieux.
Lemieux misses with a straight right.
Lemieux throws a hook but Dude avoids it easily.
Dude walks into a left hand.
Lemieux tries to close the distance and clinch but Dude swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dude lands with a shot to the body.
Dude tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux throws a lazy right hand but Dude sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dude will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lemieux misses the shot to the body.
Lemieux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dude throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lemieux's head.
Lemieux connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dude. Dude circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lemieux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dude was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemieux.
Dude circles away from the clinch attempt.
David Lemieux is winning the standup battle so far.
Lemieux wants to slow Dude down by chopping away at his legs.
Lemieux takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lemieux connects with a body shot that sends Dude's belly button to the back.
Dude throws an off balance right hand
and Lemieux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dude catches Lemieux with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Dude lands.
Dude pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lemieux misses with a hook. Dude ducked under it nicely.
Lemieux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dude keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dude misses with an uppercut. Lemieux saw that one coming.
Dude keeps the fight on the outside.
Lemieux misses with a body punch
and Dude finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dude blocks a jab.
David Lemieux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dude tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lemieux was well out of range. Poor timing from Dude.
Lemieux lands a jab.
Dude ducks under a wild hook from Lemieux.
A head kick misses from Dude.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dude. Dude obviously looking to wear him down.
Lemieux looks to score with a jab to the body but Dude is just out of range.
Lemieux closes the distance but Dude moves to the side
and Dude counters with an outside leg kick.
Lemieux checks a leg kick.

Lemieux closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Dude manages to break the clinch.
Dude scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dude avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lemieux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dude was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemieux.
Dude lands with a slapping head kick.
Lemieux tries to clinch but Dude moves out of range.
Lemieux cracks Dude with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lemieux takes the fight into the clinch.

Dude's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lemieux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dude.
Dude takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dude moves out of range as Lemieux strikes.
Lemieux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lemieux's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dude connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lemieux scrambles back to his feet.
Lemieux avoids the head kick by Dude.
Lemieux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lemieux misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lemieux just misses with a punch to the body.
Lemieux fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lemieux throws a lazy uppercut
and Dude counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Lemieux dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lemieux looks to land a left hand but Dude moved out of range nicely.
Lemieux with a jab.
Dude scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lemieux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lemieux moves into the clinch successfully.

Dude breaks from the clinch.
Lemieux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lemieux takes one to the chin there.
Dude lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lemieux at a distance.
Dude scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lemieux moves away from the strike by Dude.
Lemieux walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dude takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dude ducks right into an uppercut from Lemieux.
Lemieux throws a right hand that misses
and Dude cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lemieux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dude checks the leg kick.
Lemieux misses with a body punch
and Dude counters with a nice leg kick.
Lemieux lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dude's sensitive parts.
Lemieux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dude.
Lemieux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dude.
Lemieux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lemieux lands a nice looking body shot.
Lemieux tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lemieux wants to land a leg kick but Dude is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux swings for the body but Dude moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemieux swings widly with a right hand
and Dude counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dude on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lemieux throws out a loose jab but Dude uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemieux is looking to clinch.
Lemieux gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Lemieux misses.
Lemieux wants to clinch.
Lemieux thuds a left hand into Dude's body.
Dude takes a swing at Lemieux's ribcage but misses.
Dude fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude throws a body kick that misses
and Lemieux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lemieux throws a leg kick
and Dude counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lemieux's knee momentarily.
Lemieux lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lemieux throws a front kick aimed at Dude's knee but Dude avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Lemieux there.
Dude looks to score with a jab to the body but Lemieux is just out of range.
Dude throws a head kick but Lemieux moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lemieux checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Lemieux is predictable there
and Dude counters with an inside leg kick.
Dude takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Lemieux.
An inside leg kick from Dude misses.
Lemieux is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lemieux misses with a hook
and Dude counters with a low kick, right behind Lemieux 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lemieux finds it's way round the side to connect with Dude's head.
Lemieux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dude swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lemieux clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Lemieux.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemieux.
David Lemieux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dude has had enough of the clinch but Lemieux keeps him there for the moment.
Dude wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lemieux has him pressed against the cage.
Lemieux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lemieux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dude backwards.

Dude manages to break the clinch.
Lemieux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dude throws a leg kick but Lemieux moved away.
Lemieux moves in looking to clinch but Dude pushes him off.
Surfer Dude has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lemieux swings widly with a right hand
and Dude counters with a left to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Lemieux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lemieux 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Lemieux!
David Lemieux thanked the fans post fight for their support.