PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Dupre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques De Molay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dupre
vs
De Molay

185 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Dupre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacques De Molay!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molay's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Molay duly obliges.
Molay lands a right hook to the body.
Jacques De Molay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dupre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Molay throws out the jab.
Molay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Molay scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dupre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molay.
Molay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Molay jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dupre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Molay is out of range and Dupre settles back down.
Molay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dupre.
No joy there for Dupre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Molay throws a good cross that connects.
Molay throws a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dupre. That's going to slow Molay down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dupre!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Molay thuds a left hand into Dupre's body.
Dupre throws a leg kick which misses Molay's front leg but catches the back leg as Molay tries to avoid it.
Dupre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Molay lands with a right hand.
Dupre looks to land a left hand but Molay moved out of range nicely.

Dupre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Molay looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dupre is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Molay's shoulder. That is not cool.
Dupre has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Jerome Dupre wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Molay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Molay slips under a jab from Dupre.
Dupre misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dupre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Molay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dupre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Molay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Molay lands with a straight right. Dupre didn't see that one coming.
Dupre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Molay misses the shot to the body.
Dupre looks to land a left hand but Molay moved out of range nicely.

Dupre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dupre trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Dupre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dupre moves forwards but Molay connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dupre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dupre thumps Molay with a low kick.

Dupre closes the distance and clinches.
Molay wants to get back to striking at distance but Dupre won't allow it.
Dupre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Molay.
Dupre stalling in the clinch.
Molay can't break the clinch.
Molay tries to circle away but Dupre has him pinned against the cage.
Molay takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupre manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Molay can't break the clinch.
Dupre leaning his opponent against the cage.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dupre breaks the clinch.
Molay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dupre throws a nice looking combination but Molay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jacques De Molay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dupre loads up on a big right hand but Molay slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Molay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Molay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Molay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch combination from Dupre misses.
Molay looks to land a combination but Dupre avoids it well.

Dupre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dupre content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dupre's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dupre seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Molay for as long as he can get away with.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jerome Dupre.
Molay throws a series of punches but Dupre moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Molay, as that shot connected.
Dupre defending well as Molay loads up on a big left hand.
Dupre avoids the body shot from Molay.
Dupre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Molay was well out of range. Poor timing from Dupre.
Molay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Molay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Molay scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dupre closes the distance and clinches.
Dupre controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Dupre dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dupre throws the left hand but Molay avoids the punch easily.
Molay throws an overhand right that lands on Dupre's shoulder, as Dupre tries to avoid the shot.

Dupre clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Molay is trying to break free.
Dupre has Molay pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Dupre for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molay tries to break the clinch but Dupre is controlling the position.
Molay is looking to break free of the clinch but Dupre has double underhooks.
Dupre slowing the pace effectively.
Dupre lands a good knee to the midsection. Molay won't want to take too many of those.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dupre.

Dupre lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dupre not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jerome Dupre wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dupre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molay lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dupre defending well as Molay loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Molay.
Dupre thows a body shot but no joy.
Molay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Molay moves out of range of the strikes.
Dupre moves away from the strike by Molay.
Dupre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Molay.
Molay scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dupre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Molay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Molay moves away from the strike by Dupre.
Molay lands with a right hand.
Dupre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Molay circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molay connects with a body shot that sends Dupre's belly button to the back.
Dupre misses with a wild combination.
Dupre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Molay lands with a hook. Dupre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jerome Dupre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Molay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dupre.
Molay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Molay misses the jab.
Dupre throws a series of punches but Molay avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Molay misses the shot to the body.
Dupre throws a hook but Molay blocks it.
Molay throws a right and a left that Dupre avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Dupre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dupre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Dupre!