LFC: Proving Ground 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devan Arias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Lumsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lumsden has chosen The power as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arias
vs
Lumsden

190 cm
20
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devan Arias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Lumsden!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arias dives in and grabs Lumsden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lumsden pushes down on Arias's head and hops out.
Lumsden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arias. Arias circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Arias gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lumsden to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arias managing to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Devan Arias wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Arias gets caught napping as Lumsden dives in and scores a takedown. Arias manages to retain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arias has control of Lumsden's left arm, preventing Lumsden from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

We're going to have a standup here because Devan Arias wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lumsden tries to clinch but Arias moves away

and Arias counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lumsden!

Arias stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Arias shoots in for a takedown but Lumsden shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lumsden drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arias is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Lumsden is posturing up here but Arias has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Lumsden tries to roll out but it's too tight and Lumsden has to tap! Slick submission there by Arias!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Devan Arias!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thayrone Eksington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thayrone Eksington is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Eksington
vs
Lit

180 cm
18
159 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

187 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Thayrone Eksington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Lit!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eksington tries to land a front kick but Lit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Eksington misses with a kick to the body.
Eksington misses with a body kick.
Lit tries to clinch but Eksington moves away
and Eksington counters with a good, hard body kick but Lit shrugs it off.
Lit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eksington counters with a low kick, right behind Lit 's knee.
Eksington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eksington circles away from the clinch attempt
and Eksington counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lit tries to clinch but Eksington moves away
and Eksington makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Eksington throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lit.
Eksington looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Eksington attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Eksington misses with a low kick.
Lit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eksington.
Lit darts in trying to clinch
and Eksington finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lit closes the distance but Eksington moves to the side
and Eksington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eksington misses with a looping right.
Lit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eksington counters with a good, hard body kick but Lit shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Eksington.
Lit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lit looks to clinch
and Eksington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Eksington throws a push kick but Lit slaps the foot to one side.
Eksington throws a leg kick
and Lit counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Eksington is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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!
Eksington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eksington is looking to chop away at Lit's legs.
Lit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Eksington misses with a low kick.
Lit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Eksington is predictable there
and Lit counters with a stiff right hand.
Eksington circles away from the clinch attempt
and Eksington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eksington misses with a body kick.
Lit is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lit tries to clinch up
and Eksington makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Eksington.
Lit tries to clinch up
and Eksington counters with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lit checks a low kick from Eksington.
Lit wants to clinch
and Eksington counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thayrone Eksington dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lit closes the distance but Eksington moves to the side
and Eksington counters with a good low kick that Lit was not able to check.
Eksington throws a wild body kick that Lit sees coming a mile off.
Eksington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Eksington fakes the leg kick and cracks Lit in the body.
Eksington throws a push kick but Lit slaps the foot to one side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lit checks a leg kick.
Eksington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lit checks a low kick from Eksington.
Eksington circles away from the clinch attempt
and Eksington counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lit checks a leg kick nicely.
Lit closes the distance but Eksington moves to the side
and Eksington counters with an inside leg kick.
Bruce Lit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Eksington misses
and Lit counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lit tries to clinch but Eksington moves away
and Eksington counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lit's knee momentarily.
Eksington throws a head kick that misses.
Lit wants to clinch but Eksington slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lit moves to clinch but Eksington breaks away
and Eksington makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lit really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eksington is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Eksington.
Eksington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lit.
Lit has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Eksington.
Eksington keeps Lit at a distance using the push kick.
Lit avoids the head kick by Eksington.
Eksington pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lit is out of range and Eksington settles back down.
Lit avoids a kick to the body.
Lit closes the distance but Eksington moves to the side
and Eksington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Eksington slams his shin into Lit's torso.
Lit moves out of range of the body kick.
Eksington pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lit avoids a kick to the body.
Lit moves out of range of the body kick.
Thayrone Eksington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lit looks to clinch
and Eksington counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lit blocks a head kick by Eksington.
Thayrone Eksington is winning the standup battle so far.
Eksington does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lit tries to clinch
and Eksington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Eksington throws a leg kick but Lit checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lit darts in trying to clinch
and Eksington counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lit tries to clinch
and Eksington counters with a body kick that stops Lit in his tracks momentarily.
Eksington tries a head kick but it misses.
Eksington misses with a body kick.
Eksington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eksington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lit tries to clinch up
and Eksington counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Eksington circles away from the clinch attempt
and Eksington counters with a leg kick.
Lit looks to clinch
and Eksington counters with a leg kick.
Lit tries to clinch up
and Eksington counters with a body kick that stops Lit in his tracks momentarily.
Lit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eksington counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eksington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the body from Eksington misses
and Lit counters with a head kick. That will keep Eksington thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Eksington throws the kick towards the body but Lit avoids it.
Eksington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eksington throws a leg kick
and Lit counters with a big head kick but Eksington shrugs it off.
Eksington tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lit is able to avoid easily.
Eksington thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lit if he has to take too many more of those.
Lit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eksington looks to land a body kick but Lit moved away.
Lit moves to clinch but Eksington breaks away
and Eksington counters with a head kick. That will keep Lit thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Eksington.
Lit tries to clinch
and Eksington finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Eksington lands a high kick!
Lit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lit wants to clinch but Eksington slips to the side
and Eksington counters with a nice kick to the body.
Eksington throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Eksington wants to slow Lit down by chopping away at his legs.
Eksington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lit tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Eksington counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lit's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eksington pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lit is out of range and Eksington settles back down.
Lit avoids a kick to the body.
Lit looks to clinch
and Eksington counters with an inside leg kick.
Lit tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Eksington counters with a leg kick.
Eksington misses with a leg kick.
Lit closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eksington counters with a body kick.
Lit wants to clinch but Eksington slips to the side
and Eksington counters with a solid body kick.
Eksington throws a leg kick
and Lit counters with a body kick that stops Eksington in his tracks momentarily.
Thayrone Eksington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eksington is looking to score with low kicks.
Eksington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eksington throws a push kick but Lit slaps the foot to one side.
Eksington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lit blocks the body kick.
Lit closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eksington counters with a head kick.
Bruce Lit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eksington 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 Lit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thayrone Eksington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Eksington 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raze Bahamut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathieu Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bahamut
vs
Lemieux

180 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raze Bahamut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathieu Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux leaves Bahamut with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lemieux shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bahamut as he avoids it easily.
Bahamut looks to score with a jab to the body but Lemieux is just out of range.
Lemieux misses with a takedown attempt

and Bahamut decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lemieux's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lemieux wants to get back to his feet but Bahamut is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lemieux looks winded!
Lemieux has momentary wrist control but Bahamut slips an elbow through the middle.
Bahamut stands and throws Lemieux's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bahamut prevents Lemieux from escaping the position.
Bahamut advances nicely into full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bahamut landing strikes from the mount and Lemieux is in trouble!
Bahamut has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lemieux's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahamut postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lemieux looks a forlorn figure.
Bahamut with shots to the head and body - Lemieux looks very uncomfortable down there.

Lemieux is rocked!
Bahamut postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Lemieux in real trouble here! The ref calls for Lemieux to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raze Bahamut!
Raze Bahamut decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Ouellette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duck Fiddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fiddel's choice of entrance music: I'm Shipping up to Boston - Dropkick Murphys. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ouellette
vs
Fiddel

177 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Ouellette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Duck Fiddel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouellette throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Fiddel.
A punch combination from Ouellette misses.
Fiddel throws a combination that misses
and Ouellette finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ouellette thuds a left hand into Fiddel's body.
Fiddel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ouellette looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ouellette lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ouellette takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fiddel swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Ouellette counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fiddel is defending against the submission attempts here by Ouellette.

Ouellette looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ouellette not doing much here.
Fiddel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ouellette.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ouellette is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fiddel is looking for a sweep. Ouellette is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ouellette is trying to control. Fiddel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Ouellette is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fiddel is just riding it out for now. Ouellette eventually gives up the hold.
Ouellette is looking to take a break and control but Fiddel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiddel tries to get to full guard but Ouellette has control of the leg.
Ouellette is keen to just control but Fiddel is a slippery customer.

Ouellette is working for a submission of some sort.
Fiddel is trying to get back to full guard.
Fiddel has hold of Ouellette's hands but Ouellette slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ouellette in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Fiddel tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ouellette!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charles Ouellette!
Charles Ouellette decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Leblanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Jackson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dominic Leblanc has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Leblanc
vs
Jackson Jr

180 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Leblanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Jackson Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson Jr scores with a takedown into Leblanc's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Jackson Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Jackson Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jackson Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Leblanc is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Jackson Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Leblanc looking for a guillotine here but Jackson Jr defends easily.

Jackson Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jackson Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Leblanc working a defensive guard but Jackson Jr manages to pass into side control anyway.

Jackson Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Leblanc has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leblanc misses with a strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblanc struggling a bit here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Leblanc is breathing heavily.

Jackson Jr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Jackson Jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Leblanc is defending well.

Jackson Jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Leblanc is defending well.
Leblanc tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Leblanc wants to control but Jackson Jr postures up.

Jackson Jr has hold of Leblanc's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Leblanc tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Jackson Jr cranks the arm and Leblanc screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Leblanc, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Justin Jackson Jr!