PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marc Dutroux (ranked 1549 p4p, 78 weight class) and The Prophet (ranked 474 p4p, 17 weight class). The Prophet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dutroux
vs
Prophet

165 cm
25
140 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

170 cm
26
140 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marc Dutroux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Prophet!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Dutroux.
Dutroux swings widly with a right hand
and Prophet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dutroux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prophet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Prophet darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dutroux has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dutroux.
Dutroux tries to work over Prophet's front leg with a kick but Prophet checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prophet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Prophet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dutroux is looking for a counter combo.
Prophet digs a good body shot into Dutroux's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prophet takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dutroux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prophet looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dutroux misses with a wild combination.
Prophet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dutroux throws out the jab.
Prophet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dutroux misses with a jab to the body
and Prophet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prophet looks to land a combination but Dutroux avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Prophet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutroux lands a nice shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Prophet.
Dutroux cracks the inside of Prophet's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dutroux looks to land a combination. Prophet sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dutroux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Prophet at a distance.
Dutroux walks into a stiff left hand from Prophet.
Dutroux connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Prophet throws a big shot that misses.
Dutroux falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prophet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutroux misses with a combination
and Prophet counters with a stiff right hand.
Dutroux throws a lazy right hand but Prophet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prophet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dutroux bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dutroux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dutroux pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prophet keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dutroux's corner calls for a 1-2. Dutroux obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Prophet might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Prophet throws a good cross that connects.
Prophet is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dutroux had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Prophet moves out of range of the leg kick from Dutroux.
Prophet looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Prophet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dutroux.
Dutroux fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Prophet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marc Dutroux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prophet moves out of range of the strikes.
Dutroux with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Prophet scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marc Dutroux will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dutroux throws a poor cross that misses
and Prophet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prophet misses with a low kick.
Dutroux throws a solid leg kick but Prophet takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dutroux.
Prophet looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Prophet misses with a straight left.
Dutroux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dutroux looks to score with a jab to the body but Prophet is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dutroux misses with a hook.
Dutroux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prophet misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutroux swinging wildly here.
Prophet was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dutroux throws a series of punches but Prophet avoids them all with ease.
Dutroux throws a body kick that misses.
Prophet connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice straight punches there by Prophet. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Prophet.
Dutroux has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Dutroux is rocked!
Prophet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh Dutroux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dutroux takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dutroux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prophet manages to avoid it.
Dutroux seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Prophet does no damage.
Prophet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dutroux counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dutroux throws a body shot but no joy.
Dutroux scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Prophet misses its intended target.
Prophet moves out of range of the body kick.
Dutroux throws a jab when Prophet was well out of range.
Prophet let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Prophet avoids the head kick by Dutroux.
Dutroux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutroux works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dutroux throws a hook but Prophet avoids it easily.
Prophet misses the jab.
Dutroux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prophet.
Prophet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Prophet backs away, Dutroux returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Prophet ducks under a wild hook from Dutroux.
Prophet lands with a straight right. Dutroux didn't see that one coming.
Dutroux misses with a kick to the body
and Prophet counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutroux misses with a hook.
Dutroux misses with a hook. Prophet ducked under it nicely.
Dutroux takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dutroux on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dutroux missing with a left hand there. Prophet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Dutroux backs off Prophet throws a huge counter combo but Dutroux manages to avoid it all.
Dutroux throws a series of punches but Prophet avoids them all with ease.
Prophet is looking for the big counter here.
The fighters circling - Prophet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dutroux misses with a leg kick
letting Prophet counter with a right hand.
Prophet swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dutroux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but The Prophet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Dutroux's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Prophet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prophet is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dutroux with a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Prophet. Dutroux shrugs it off though.
Dutroux throws a leg kick but Prophet checks it.
Dutroux misses with a leg kick
and Prophet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dutroux throws a nice looking combination but Prophet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prophet swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Prophet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dutroux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dutroux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prophet.
Dutroux scores with a jab to the body.
Prophet misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutroux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prophet.
A combination from Prophet does no damage.
Nice shot lands for Dutroux.
Prophet misses the jab.
Dutroux went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dutroux throws a right and a left that Prophet avoids nicely.
Prophet dodges the punch combination from Dutroux.
Dutroux scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutroux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prophet was well out of range. Poor timing from Dutroux.
Dutroux lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Prophet misses with a few strikes there.
Dutroux swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dutroux has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dutroux there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Dutroux. Those never looked like landing.
Prophet is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dutroux with a body shot.
Dutroux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Prophet misses with a lunging right hand
letting Dutroux counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutroux thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Prophet on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dutroux's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dutroux duly obliges.
A cross from Dutroux lands.

Prophet is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Dutroux. Beautiful body shot.
Prophet is still on wobbly legs! Can Dutroux finish him?
Dutroux tries to score with a low kick but Prophet moves his leg out of the way.
Marc Dutroux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dutroux lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Prophet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prophet seems to have recovered his senses.
Dutroux missing with a left hand there. Prophet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prophet checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Prophet misses the target.
Dutroux dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Prophet. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Prophet.
Prophet attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dutroux appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dutroux lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dutroux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prophet misses with a few strikes there.
Dutroux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prophet.
A little jabbing left from Prophet on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dutroux tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marc Dutroux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dutroux 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marc Dutroux!
A relieved looking Marc Dutroux thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.