PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armel Vidal (ranked 3060 p4p, 311 weight class) and Georges Danton (ranked 3201 p4p, 319 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vidal
vs
Danton

167 cm
19
146 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

194 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Armel Vidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georges Danton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danton connects with the punch.

It looks like Armel Vidal has been cut.
Danton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Danton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vidal misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Danton misses.
Danton throws out a loose jab but Vidal uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Vidal finds it's way through Danton's defenses.
Vidal with a jab.
Vidal defending well as Danton loads up on a big left hand.
Vidal moves out of range as Danton strikes.
Danton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vidal.
Danton misses with a straight right.
Vidal appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Danton moves into range and clinches up with Vidal.
Vidal blocking some punches.
Danton's coach down at Stratosphere was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Danton's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vidal tries to pull guard but Danton holds him up against the cage and eventually Vidal drops back down to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vidal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Danton fails to land.
Vidal tries to pull guard but Danton holds him up against the cage and eventually Vidal drops back down to his feet.
Vidal tries to pull guard but Danton holds him up against the cage and eventually Vidal drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armel Vidal. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danton scores with a shot to the side of Vidal's head.
Vidal tries to throw a body punch but Danton avoids it by throwing Vidal back against the cage.
Vidal tries to pull guard but Danton holds him up against the cage and eventually Vidal drops back down to his feet.
Vidal tries to pull guard but Danton won't allow it.
Danton stalling.
Danton misses with some punches.
Vidal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Danton up against the cage.
Vidal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vidal fails to pull guard.
Danton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Vidal.
Vidal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vidal blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vidal is trying to break free.
Danton misses with the head strike.
Danton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vidal misses with a body punch.
Danton just leaning against Vidal, taking a breather.
Danton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Danton throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Danton fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vidal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Danton is keeping busy.
Vidal struggles to land a body shot inside as Danton controls his hands.
Vidal is trying to stall.
Vidal lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidal blocking some punches.
Danton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vidal backwards.
Vidal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vidal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Danton backwards.
Danton lands a hook that snaps the head of Vidal backwards.
Vidal throws a punch but it's blocked by Danton.
Vidal blocks an uppercut.
Danton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Danton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Danton.
Danton misses with the head strike.
Vidal looking to slow down the pace here.
Vidal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Danton prevents a body shot from Vidal.
Danton throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Danton fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidal misses with a punch on the inside.
Vidal trying to control the position but instead, Danton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vidal into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vidal misses with a punch to the body.
Vidal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vidal backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danton working aggressively here.
Danton is leaning against Vidal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Danton misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danton.
Danton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vidal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vidal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vidal blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges Danton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armel Vidal's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Danton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vidal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Vidal tries to keep at a distance but Danton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vidal misses with a body punch.
Vidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vidal.
Still in the clinch, Danton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vidal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vidal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danton has a couple of punches blocked by Vidal.
Danton keeps control of Vidal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vidal blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vidal jumps guard but Danton stands there with Vidal around his waist. Vidal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Danton fails to land.
Danton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Georges Danton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Danton working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Danton has a couple of punches blocked by Vidal.
Danton misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Danton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danton.
Vidal tries to throw a body punch but Danton avoids it by throwing Vidal back against the cage.
Vidal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vidal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danton's elbow.
Vidal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Danton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Danton throws a punch but it's blocked by Vidal.
Vidal wants to get back to striking at distance but Danton won't allow it.
Vidal misses with a punch to the body.
Vidal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danton's elbow.
Danton misses with some punches.
Danton lands a shoulder strike.
Vidal struggles to land a body shot inside as Danton controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danton throws a punch but it's blocked by Vidal.
Danton misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vidal.
Danton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danton blocks a body shot from Vidal.
Danton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vidal tries a body shot but Danton blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vidal struggles to land a body shot inside as Danton controls his hands.
Danton lands with a right to the head.
Danton misses with the head strike.
Danton throws a punch but it's blocked by Vidal.
Danton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vidal slows down the pace here.
Danton misses with a punch on the inside.
Danton blocks a body shot from Vidal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danton throws a head punch that misses.
Vidal blocks an uppercut.
Danton has a couple of punches blocked by Vidal.
Vidal has a couple of punches blocked by Danton.
Danton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danton lands a shoulder strike.
Vidal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vidal blocks a body shot from Danton.
Vidal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vidal tries to work over Danton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vidal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vidal tries a body shot but Danton blocks it.
Vidal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Danton walks away with a smile on his face. Vidal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Danton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vidal.
Danton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vidal.
Vidal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vidal scores with a hook to the body. Danton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Vidal tries to keep at a distance but Danton has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danton.
Still in the clinch, Danton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Danton throws a head punch that misses.
Vidal is working Danton over against the cage.
Vidal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Danton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Danton - that landed with a thud.
Vidal tries a body shot but Danton blocks it.
Vidal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Danton as Vidal tries to tie him up.
Danton pushes Vidal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Vidal is rocked!
A hook to the body from Vidal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges Danton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Armel Vidal's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Danton cracks Vidal with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Georges Danton!
Our winner, Georges Danton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Armel Vidal was interviewed post fight and said 'The clock strikes midnight on this fairytale.'.