PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remy Lava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korter Poundre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lava's entrance music is Numero 1. A fine choice. Poundre has chosen Did My Time as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lava
vs
Poundre

182 cm
21
188 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

186 cm
24
194 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Remy Lava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korter Poundre!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lava wants to clinch up but Poundre keeps it at a distance.
Lava tries to clinch but Poundre moves out of range.
Lava moves out of range of the strikes.
Poundre shoots in for a takedown but Lava shows good takedown defense.
Lava slips under a jab from Poundre.
Lava tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poundre swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Lava moves into the clinch successfully.

Poundre has Lava pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Poundre pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lava tumbling to the mat - Poundre dives into Lava's guard.
Poundre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lava is keeping the position for now.
Lava working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Poundre.
Poundre passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lava is trying to buck Poundre off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poundre trying to control the action but Lava is working from the bottom.

Lava bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Lava dodges the punch combination from Poundre.
Lava tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poundre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poundre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lava swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poundre misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lava tries to close the distance and clinch but Poundre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lava is looking to clinch.
Poundre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poundre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lava manages to avoid it.
Remy Lava is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lava tries to clinch but Poundre moves out of range.
Lava tries to clinch but Poundre is having none of it.
Lava on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Korter Poundre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Poundre clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lava just misses with a elbow thrown towards Poundre's brow.
Lava lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lava prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lava working aggressively here.
Lava looking to throw knees to the head but Poundre is blocking nicely.
Lava unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poundre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lava tries a knee to the head but Poundre blocks it.
Lava tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Lava breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lava keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poundre's corner calls for a 1-2. Poundre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lava tries to clinch up.
Poundre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lava but Lava pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Remy Lava has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korter Poundre.
Poundre looks gassed!
Lava tries to clinch but Poundre moves away
and Poundre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lava keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lava tries to clinch there but Poundre circles away.
Lava closes the distance but Poundre moves to the side

and Poundre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lava's guard now.
Poundre trying to control the position from guard on top but Lava is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Poundre postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lava is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Poundre, into his guard.

Lava stands up from Poundre's guard - Lava perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lava throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lava tries to clinch there but Poundre circles away.
Lava is looking to clinch but Poundre is avoiding it.
Poundre tries to bum rush Lava with a series of wild strikes but Lava uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Lava closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lava looking to throw knees to the head but Poundre is blocking nicely.
Lava lands an elbow inside.
Lava softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lava throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Korter Poundre will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lava's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lava tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poundre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poundre throws a looping overhand right but Lava ducks down to avoid it.
Poundre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lava misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poundre swats away the attempt to clinch by Lava.
Nice sprawl there from Lava as Poundre shoots in.
Lava tries to clinch there but Poundre circles away.
Poundre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lava.
Lava tries to close the distance and clinch but Poundre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lava tries to clinch there but Poundre circles away.
Poundre circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Poundre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poundre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Remy Lava has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korter Poundre.
Poundre is breathing heavily.
Lava tries to clinch but Poundre moves out of range.

Lava closes the distance and clinches.
Lava throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Poundre blocks it with crossed arms.
Lava with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Poundre pulls guard.
Poundre is trying to control the position but Lava postures up.
Lava would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Lava gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lava tries to clinch but Poundre is having none of it.
Lava tries to clinch up but Poundre circles away and keeps his distance.
Lava fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lava tries to clinch but Poundre is having none of it.
Poundre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lava defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Poundre.
Remy Lava is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poundre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lava pinned against the cage. Lava gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lava moves in looking to clinch but Poundre pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lava tries to clinch but Poundre moves out of range.
Lava tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poundre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poundre throws a hook but Lava avoids it easily.
Lava fails in his attempt to clinch.

Lava has Poundre up against the cage in a clinch.
Lava with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Lava pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lava has Poundre up against the cage in a clinch.
Lava lands a knee to the head.
Poundre can't get the takedown.
Lava throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Poundre blocks it with crossed arms.
Poundre tries for a takedown. No joy.
Poundre takes a knee right on the jaw!

Lava escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lava darts in and clinches Poundre up against the cage.
Lava scores with a knee to the head.
Lava throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Poundres head.
Lava tries a knee to the head but Poundre blocks it.
Lava misses with a knee strike.
Lava tries to land knees in the clinch but Poundre avoids the damage to the body.

Lava pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poundre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lava tries to clinch up but Poundre circles away and keeps his distance.
Poundre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lava swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Poundre feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Poundre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lava's head.
Poundre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poundre stops Lava from standing up.

Poundre stands up from Lava's guard - Poundre perhaps looking for a knockout.

Lava closes the distance and clinches.

Poundre has Lava pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Poundre pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lava tumbling to the mat - Poundre dives into Lava's guard.
Poundre looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Remy Lava will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lava'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!

Lava looks to clinch
letting Poundre counter with a right hand.
Poundre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poundre doesn't manage to clinch there - Lava circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poundre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poundre throws a shot to the body.
Lava wants to clinch.
Poundre misses with a two punch combination.
Lava moves in looking to clinch but Poundre pushes him off.
Lava is looking to clinch but Poundre is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lava looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lava is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Poundre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lava tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lava lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Poundre backs up against the cage.

It looks like Korter Poundre has been cut.
Lava leaves Poundre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Poundre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lava tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lava fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lava tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poundre paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lava moves into range and clinches up with Poundre.
Lava tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Poundre can't get the takedown.
Remy Lava has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korter Poundre.
Lava landing knees to the head.

Lava escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Poundre.

Lava rushes Poundre and presses him up against the cage.
Lava with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Lava on the inside.
Lava with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lava tries to land a knee to the head but Poundre blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lava struggles to land a body shot inside as Poundre controls his hands.

Lava breaks from the clinch.
Poundre has a takedown stuffed.
Lava with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lava throws a sloppy head kick and Poundre moves out of range easily.

Lava closes the distance and clinches.
Poundre fails to pull guard.

Lava's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poundre looks to land a right hand but Lava moved out of range.
Poundre tries for a takedown but Lava sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Lava takes the fight into the clinch.

Lava manages to break the clinch.
Poundre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Remy Lava is winning the standup battle so far.
Lava fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poundre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lava looks to clinch
and Poundre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lava wants to clinch up but Poundre keeps it at a distance.
Poundre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Poundre keeps the fight on the outside.
Poundre keeps the fight on the outside.
Poundre fails to land the takedown.
Lava misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lava connects with a high kick.

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

Lava manages to break the clinch.
Poundre closes the distance and clinches up with Lava, looking for a takedown. Poundre pushes Lava against the cage but Lava circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Lava takes the fight into the clinch.
Lava tries to land a knee to the head but Poundre blocks with his arms.
Lava with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poundre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lava gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lava connects with a nasty looking knee right to Poundre's face.

Lava escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lava fails in his attempt to clinch.

Poundre gets the takedown into side control.

Poundre has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Lava is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Poundre yanks on the arm and Lava is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Poundre.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Korter Poundre!