PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Lapointe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapointe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Don't Drink The Water. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lapointe
vs
Max

200 cm
25
208 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

190 cm
24
214 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Syndicate Drugs

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Lapointe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Max!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lapointe sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Lapointe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Max is refusing to be controlled, as Lapointe sits in half guard.
Max controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lapointe performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Max is trying to control but can't.
Lapointe trying to pass the guard but Max defending well.
Lapointe trying to control the action but Max is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lapointe tries to clinch there but Max circles away.
Max lands a jab to Lapointe's midsection.
A head kick misses from Max.
Max misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Lapointe drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lapointe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Max swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Max lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lapointe!
Max takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max tries to control but Lapointe wriggling away.
Max controlling from the full mount.
Max can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lapointe is looking to escape.
Lapointe working to try and regain half guard.
Max wants to control the pace but Lapointe is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapointe tries to hold on but Max pushes him away.
Max can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lapointe is looking to escape.
Lapointe wants to control but Max is having none of it.
Max controlling his opponent.

Despite being in the dominant position, Scott Max just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lapointe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Max circles away.
Lapointe is looking to clinch but Max is avoiding it.
Lapointe fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lapointe shoots in looking for a takedown. Max tries to sprawl out of it but Lapointe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Max manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Max keeps the fight on the outside.
Max misses with a wild combination.
Max looks for the body kick but Lapointe saw that one coming.
Max throws an overhand right that lands on Lapointe's shoulder, as Lapointe tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lapointe slips a jab from Max.
Max misses with an uppercut. Lapointe saw that one coming.
Lapointe tries to clinch there but Max circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Scott Max will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lapointe is looking to clinch.
Max throws a body punch but Lapointe moves out of range.
Lapointe shoots for a takedown but Max saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lapointe throws a combination. Max tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Max connects with a nice looking jab.
Max lands a head shot.
Lapointe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Max.
Lapointe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Max will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Lapointe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Max keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapointe slips a nice elbow through Max's hands, connecting with Max's forehead.
Lapointe wants to pass to mount but Max is defending the position.
Lapointe is working hard here to advance position.

Lapointe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Max sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lapointe trying to pass the guard but Max defending well.
Lapointe is thwarting Max's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Max slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lapointe wants to control from the top but Max keeps moving.
Max pulls Lapointe in close to prevent any damage.
Lapointe trying to control but Max is working from the bottom.
Lapointe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Max has control of Lapointe's left arm, preventing Lapointe from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapointe tries to free his leg and advance position but Max is retaining full guard.
Max looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lapointe is one step ahead there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lapointe tries to clinch but Max moves out of range.
Max scores with the left hand. Lapointe knows he should have avoided that one.
Lapointe misses with a double jab.
Lapointe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Max circles away.
Max misses with a wild body shot.
Bill Lapointe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lapointe fails with an attempt to clinch.

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.

Lapointe drives through with a takedown into guard.
Max looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lapointe is one step ahead there.
Lapointe tries to free his leg and advance position but Max is retaining full guard.
Max is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lapointe trying to control the position from guard on top but Max is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lapointe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Max has Lapointe pulled in close to control his posture.
Max is trying to keep Lapointe in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Scott Max will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Lapointe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lapointe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Max misses its intended target.
Max tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lapointe was well out of range. Poor timing from Max.
Max circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bill Lapointe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lapointe tries to clinch up but Max circles away and keeps his distance.
Max circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapointe shoots in for a takedown but Max shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lapointe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Max scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Bill Lapointe has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Max tests Lapointe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lapointe tries to clinch up.
Max clobbers Lapointe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Lapointe is rocked!
Max tries a head kick but it misses.
Max misses with a wild body shot.
Horrible takedown by Lapointe or perhaps it was just good defense by Max which made him look bad.

Lapointe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lapointe controls the position.
Lapointe wants to control but Max is keeping him busy.
Bill Lapointe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lapointe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Max is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Max's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lapointe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Max keeps working.
Max tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Max is trying to control Lapointe's posture but Lapointe avoids it.
Max gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max is looking to control Lapointe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Max avoid being mounted?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lapointe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lapointe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Max tries to avoid it but Lapointe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Max to the ground. Max escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Scott Max is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Lapointe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lapointe tries to clinch but Max is having none of it.
Max stuffs the takedown attempt from Lapointe. Lapointe gets slowly back to his feet.
Lapointe doesn't manage to clinch there - Max circles away.
Lapointe tries to clinch but Max is having none of it.

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.
Max looks to score with a jab to the body but Lapointe is just out of range.
Lapointe misses with a shot to the body
and Max counters with a one-two to the body.
Max misses the jab.
Max scores with a jab to the body.
Lapointe moves away from the strike by Max.
Lapointe misses with a takedown attempt
and Max counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lapointe clinches but Max breaks the clinch
and Max counters with a one-two to the body.
Lapointe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Max.
A telegraphed right hand from Max misses the target.
Max lands with a nice combination. Lapointe backs away looking to recover.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Max comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Max winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Scott Max!