PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Tremblay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Willson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willson has chosen Sugar Hill Gang - Apache as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tremblay
vs
Willson

187 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Tremblay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wade Willson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tremblay misses with a series of wild punches.

Tremblay clinches.
Willson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tremblay is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Willson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tremblay fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tremblay tries to close the distance and clinch but Willson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Willson keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willson fails to land the takedown.
Kevin Tremblay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Willson.

Tremblay forces Willson back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tremblay pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Willson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Tremblay drags the fight down to the ground.
Tremblay has control of Willson's left arm, preventing Willson from doing any damage.

Tremblay working for a triangle but Willson defends it easily.
Willson trying to move into half guard but instead Tremblay has managed to sweep!
Tremblay wants to pass the guard but Willson is keeping the position.

Tremblay thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Willson tries to strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tremblay got a little sloppy there for a moment and Willson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tremblay has managed to get both his arms back between Willson's legs - danger averted.
Willson controls Tremblay momentarily but Tremblay frees himself.
Tremblay is fighting to break Willson's control of his arms but Willson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willson looks gassed!
Tremblay postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Willson wants to improve his position but instead Tremblay has moved into half guard.
Willson gets back to full guard.
Willson wants to sweep here but Tremblay controlling him for the moment.
Tremblay loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremblay's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tremblay trying to stand up but can't free himself from Willson's guard.
Willson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Willson wants to sweep here but Tremblay controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tremblay is stalling in the full guard.
Tremblay wants to get up but he can't break Willson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tremblay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Willson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tremblay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Willson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tremblay tries for a takedown but Willson circles away easily

and Willson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tremblay's guard now.
Willson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Willson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tremblay shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Willson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Willson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tremblay loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Willson is trying to keep Tremblay in close.
Tremblay passes Willson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Willson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Tremblay is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Willson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willson is trying to get back to full guard.
Willson trying to hold on to Tremblay's head to control him but Tremblay postures up.
Tremblay is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Willson is desperately trying to improve his position but Tremblay has a good base and remains in mount.
Tremblay wants to control the pace but Willson is squirming around nicely.
Tremblay blocks Willson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tremblay cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Willson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Willson throwing punches from his back. He's mounted here but still fighting back.
Willson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tremblay controlling the pace for now.
Willson is working to get back to half guard.
Willson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tremblay is looking to take a break and control but Willson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Willson is trying to maintain the position but Tremblay is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Willson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tremblay would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Willson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tremblay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Willson is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tremblay closes the distance but Willson moves to the side

and Willson moves into the clinch.
Willson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tremblay is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Willson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tremblay pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Willson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tremblay pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kevin Tremblay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Willson.
Tremblay is struggling to control the position.
Willson tries to score a body lock takedown but Tremblay shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Willson wants a takedown but no success here.

Tremblay drags the fight down to the ground.
Tremblay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Tremblay has his foot on Willson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Willson works his way back into a safe position though.
Willson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Tremblay dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Willson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Tremblay counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tremblay.

Tremblay gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Willson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Willson working for submissions but it's allowed Tremblay to get to half guard.
Still in half guard, Tremblay seems content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Tremblay is working for a kimura but Willson is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Willson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Willson missing with punches from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tremblay in particular looking to stall.
Willson is looking to improve his position.
Willson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kevin Tremblay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two 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.
Willson trying to keep a closed guard but Tremblay is proving a slippery customer.
Tremblay stopping the sweep attempt from Willson.

Tremblay got a little sloppy there for a moment and Willson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tremblay has managed to get both his arms back between Willson's legs - danger averted.
Willson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tremblay trying to control the position from guard on top but Willson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tremblay tries to stand but Willson is controlling from the bottom.
Tremblay with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Willson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Tremblay is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Willson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Tremblay's back instead.
Willson throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

Tremblay showing good submission defense here.
Tremblay tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Tremblay wants to hold on but Willson pushes him away.
Willson breaks from Tremblay's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Willson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tremblay is bucking up trying to escape but Willson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willson looking to ground and pound but Tremblay is blocking nicely.
Tremblay tries to lock up and control but Willson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Willson lands a big elbow.
Willson working Tremblay over with strikes here.
Willson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tremblay's face.
Tremblay tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Willson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Willson punching from mount but Tremblay doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tremblay is looking to get to half guard.
Willson looking to finish Tremblay with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tremblay!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kevin Tremblay.
I think Tremblay has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Tremblay!