PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keven Vaillancourt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Dang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaillancourt comes into the arena with This is the new shit blaring out of the sound system. Keven Vaillancourt has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Vaillancourt
vs
Dang

180 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

167 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Adrenaline Fight Gear

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keven Vaillancourt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Dang!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaillancourt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vaillancourt misses with a low kick.
Vaillancourt misses with the combination.
Dang jabs at Vaillancourt's body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vaillancourt.
Vaillancourt has a takedown stuffed.

Dang gets caught flat footed, as Vaillancourt shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vaillancourt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaillancourt is working Dang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vaillancourt wants to pass the guard but Dang is keeping the position.
Vaillancourt wants to control from the top but Dang keeps moving.
Vaillancourt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaillancourt throws a big right hand that misses.
Dang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vaillancourt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vaillancourt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vaillancourt controlling from the top position.
Vaillancourt trying to control the position from guard on top but Dang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vaillancourt closes the distance and clinches up with Dang, looking for a takedown. Vaillancourt pushes Dang against the cage but Dang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keven Vaillancourt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaillancourt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dang as he jumps to the side.
Vaillancourt is breathing heavily.

Vaillancourt looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dang!
Vaillancourt controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dang is trying to stand.
Vaillancourt looking to ground and pound but Dang is blocking nicely.
Vaillancourt throws some wild stikes that Dang manages to avoid easily.
Vaillancourt controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vaillancourt wants to control the pace but Dang is squirming around nicely.
Vaillancourt controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keven Vaillancourt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vaillancourt shoots in looking for a takedown. Dang tries to sprawl out of it but Vaillancourt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vaillancourt shoots in but Dang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vaillancourt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good shot there by Dang.
Dang misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dang lands a with a good body shot.
Vaillancourt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vaillancourt drops his hands momentarily and Dang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Dang. No joy for Vaillancourt on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keven Vaillancourt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dang's corner calls for a 1-2. Dang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good exchange - Dang coming out on top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dang lands a jab to Vaillancourt's midsection.
Dang lands with an uppercut that bounces Vaillancourt off the cage and back into rage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dang tries to bum rush Vaillancourt with a series of wild strikes but Vaillancourt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dang dodges the punch combination from Vaillancourt.
Vaillancourt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dang finds it's way round the side to connect with Vaillancourt's head.
Dang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vaillancourt was well out of range. Poor timing from Dang.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vaillancourt.
Dang thuds a left hand into Vaillancourt's body.
Dang stuffs the takedown attempt from Vaillancourt. Vaillancourt gets slowly back to his feet.
Dang stalks Vaillancourt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vaillancourt's face. Vaillancourt staggers backwards, shaken.
Dang throws a left and a right that both miss

and Vaillancourt counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dang!
Vaillancourt trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dang squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Vaillancourt throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dang is squirming around, avoiding Vaillancourt's attempts to control the action.
Vaillancourt looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vaillancourt wants to control the pace but Dang is squirming around nicely.
Vaillancourt lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vaillancourt controlling the position easily from mount.
Vaillancourt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Keven Vaillancourt just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Dang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vaillancourt drops his hands momentarily and Dang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dang scores with a jab to the body.
Vaillancourt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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 Keven Vaillancourt will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dang lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vaillancourt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Vaillancourt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Vaillancourt jumps guard and drags Dang to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Vaillancourt is pulling down on Dang's head to control his posture.

Vaillancourt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vaillancourt trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaillancourt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dang wants to stand but Vaillancourt is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vaillancourt has control of Dang's left arm, preventing Dang from doing any damage.
Eric Dang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vaillancourt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vaillancourt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dang is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Vaillancourt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dang is one step ahead there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dang lands a nice hook to Vaillancourt's body. Vaillancourt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vaillancourt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dang's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dang duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vaillancourt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vaillancourt.

Vaillancourt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vaillancourt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vaillancourt throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vaillancourt throws some wild stikes that Dang manages to avoid easily.
Vaillancourt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vaillancourt controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaillancourt thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Keven Vaillancourt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vaillancourt controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keven Vaillancourt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vaillancourt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keven Vaillancourt!