PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michel Blanc (ranked 3634 p4p, 4592 weight class) and Louis Gabriel Suchet (ranked 523 p4p, 595 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blanc
vs
Suchet

188 cm
19
222
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
215
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

BRAZEN - Fight Gear

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 London, Michel Blanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louis Gabriel Suchet!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Blanc.
Blanc connects with an inside leg kick.
Suchet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blanc counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suchet takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Suchet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suchet darts in looking for a takedown but Blanc gets double underhooks and turns Suchet into the cage.
Suchet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Suchet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blanc counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suchet's knee momentarily.
Michel Blanc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louis Gabriel Suchet.
Suchet doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blanc counters with a left to the body.
Blanc throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blanc scores with a hook to the body. Suchet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blanc scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanc lands with a good body shot.

Suchet shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blanc manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Suchet looks winded!
Suchet slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Blanc is trying to improve his position.
Suchet in side control, throwing shots but Blanc defends.
Blanc wants to get back to his feet.
Blanc tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suchet misses with the ground and pound.
Blanc is pushing Suchet's head away, looking to escape. Suchet manages to hold on to the position though.

Suchet is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blanc knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Suchet working the ground and pound.
Blanc tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blanc takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanc pushes Suchet away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Suchet gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Suchet is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blanc is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blanc looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Blanc takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Blanc wants to get back to his feet.
Blanc tries to buck Suchet off but Suchet is having none of it.
Suchet tries to move to mount but Blanc blocks the move with his legs.
Suchet working the ground and pound.
Suchet in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suchet looks up at the clock and then as Blanc takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Suchet smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Suchet lands an elbow.
Blanc is not content to let Suchet control the position.
Suchet cracks Blanc with a big elbow.

Suchet wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blanc, who protects the arm well.
Suchet controls the position from side control.
Blanc taking a bit of punishment here - Suchet scoring with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Louis Gabriel Suchet will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Blanc lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Suchet at a distance.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Blanc enables Suchet to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Blanc manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Suchet wants to control from the top but Blanc keeps moving.
Suchet not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blanc looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suchet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Suchet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blanc is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suchet passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Suchet controlling from side mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suchet scores with a couple of short elbows.
Blanc on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blanc tries to get out of the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Suchet.
Blanc tries to escape but Suchet is in control.
Blanc tries to buck Suchet off but Suchet is having none of it.
Louis Gabriel Suchet has got the better of the ground game so far.

Suchet looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Suchet tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Suchet is trying to get an arm triangle but Blanc is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanc managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Suchet.
Suchet wants to control but Blanc is keeping him busy.
Blanc takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Suchet is trying to get an arm triangle but Blanc is defending well.
Suchet works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Blanc knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suchet on the ground.
Blanc is letting Suchet control him for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanc is looking to reverse the position.
Suchet taking a breather here.
Blanc is trying to get back to his feet.
Suchet working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Suchet laying and praying for a moment but Blanc takes advantage and regains half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Suchet connects with a nice short shot to Blanc's temple.

It looks like Michel Blanc has been cut.
Suchet with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Suchet is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanc on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Blanc has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Suchet is working away from the top position though.
Suchet with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Suchet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Suchet passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Blanc!
Suchet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Suchet lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Blanc is rocked!
Suchet postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Blanc out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Suchet goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Louis Gabriel Suchet!