PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Manuel Maquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pascal Amyotte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maquez comes to the cage accompanied by Volvere. The key to victory for Juan Manuel Maquez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Manuel Maquez
vs
Amyotte

160 cm
20
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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, Juan Manuel Maquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pascal Amyotte!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Maquez.
Maquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Amyotte ducks under a wild hook from Maquez.
Amyotte will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maquez throws a looping overhand right but Amyotte ducks down to avoid it.
Pascal Amyotte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amyotte is looking to chop away at Maquez's legs.
Amyotte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Amyotte just misses with a punch to the body.
Amyotte cracks the inside of Maquez's front leg.
Maquez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Amyotte backs up against the cage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maquez!
Amyotte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Amyotte throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Maquez was covering up waiting for the punch and Amyotte finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Amyotte stopping the sweep attempt from Maquez.
Amyotte scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amyotte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maquez is keeping the position for now.
Maquez wants to sweep here but Amyotte controlling him for the moment.
Amyotte stands up over Maquez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Amyotte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Amyotte working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Amyotte thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Amyotte content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maquez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Amyotte throwing strikes but missing.
Amyotte passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Amyotte working the ground and pound but Maquez is defending the strikes.

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.
Amyotte working the ground and pound from side control.
Maquez is trying to get back to half guard.
Amyotte works to advance to full mount. Maquez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Maquez regains half guard.
Maquez is looking to get back to full guard here but Amyotte has managed to pass to side control instead.
Amyotte is landing with some decent strikes but Maquez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Amyotte is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Maquez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Maquez can't escape the position.
Maquez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maquez is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Amyotte.
Maquez tries to reverse the position but Amyotte maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Amyotte.
Maquez gets back to half guard.

Amyotte is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Amyotte looks gassed!
Amyotte is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Amyotte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Amyotte landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maquez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Amyotte thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maquez is looking to improve his position.
Amyotte working the head and body with strikes.
Amyotte is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Amyotte lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Amyotte is pressing down on Maquez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maquez is holding on for now.
Maquez is looking to control Amyotte's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maquez avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Maquez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amyotte won't allow Maquez to sweep him here.
Amyotte is working Maquez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maquez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pascal Amyotte dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Amyotte looks for the body kick but Maquez saw that one coming.
Maquez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maquez wants it to stay on the feet.
Amyotte misses with a hook to the body
and Maquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amyotte shoots in looking for a takedown. Maquez tries to sprawl out of it but Amyotte keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maquez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Maquez.
Maquez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Amyotte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maquez misses with a double jab.
Amyotte looks to score with a jab to the body but Maquez is just out of range.
Maquez misses with a wild combination.
Maquez moves out of range as Amyotte throws a body kick.
Amyotte throws a hook but Maquez blocks it.

Amyotte forces Maquez back against the cage and clinches.
Maquez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Amyotte is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amyotte misses with a knee strike.
Maquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maquez is trying to break the clinch but Amyotte has him pressed against the cage.
Amyotte has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maquez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Juan Manuel Maquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pascal Amyotte.
Maquez is trying to break the clinch but Amyotte has him pressed against the cage.
Maquez is trying to force a seperation but Amyotte has the dominant position.
Amyotte keeps control of Maquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Amyotte won't allow it.
Amyotte prevents Maquez from breaking the clinch.
Amyotte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Amyotte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maquez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maquez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Amyotte is trying to drag Maquez to the mat but Maquez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amyotte has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Amyotte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maquez's brow.
Maquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Amyotte won't allow it.
Maquez is trying to break the clinch but Amyotte is controlling him.
Maquez gets underhooks to prevent Amyotte's takedown attempt.

Maquez breaks from the clinch.
Maquez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Amyotte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maquez swings for the body but Amyotte moves out of range.
Maquez connects with a crisp jab.
Juan Manuel Maquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Amyotte fails with a takedown attempt.
Amyotte takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No joy there for Maquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Amyotte digs a good body shot into Maquez's ribs.
Jab, jab by Maquez - just one landing.
Maquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Amyotte throws and low kick but Maquez moves out of range easily.
Maquez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amyotte circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amyotte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maquez scores with a hook.
Maquez connects with a single shot there.
Amyotte shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maquez pinned against the cage. Maquez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice cross by Maquez.
A punch combination from Maquez misses.
Juan Manuel Maquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amyotte fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maquez avoids it really well and circles away.
Maquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maquez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Amyotte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maquez. That did some damage!
Maquez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amyotte moves forwards but Maquez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maquez checks a low kick from Amyotte.
Amyotte slips a jab from Maquez.
Amyotte doesn't manage to clinch there - Maquez circles away.
Maquez sizes up Amyotte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maquez scores with a jab to the head.
Amyotte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maquez to score with a decent uppercut.
Amyotte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Amyotte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maquez.
A lazy left from Maquez finds it's target.
Maquez lands the left hand.
Amyotte misses the jab.
A slow jab from Amyotte misses its intended target.
Amyotte defending well as Maquez loads up on a big left hand.
Maquez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maquez swings for the body but Amyotte moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Manuel Maquez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Amyotte misses with a combination
enabling Maquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Amyotte throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Amyotte throws a nice inside leg kick.

Amyotte bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Amyotte wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maquez, who protects the arm well.
Maquez wants to get back to his feet.
Maquez defending against the ground and pound.
Amyotte misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Maquez tries to buck Amyotte off but Amyotte is having none of it.
Maquez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Amyotte's best efforts.
Ground and pound from Amyotte.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amyotte tries to pass to full mount but Maquez defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amyotte is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Amyotte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maquez keeps working.
Maquez is looking to improve his position.
Maquez gets back to full guard.
Amyotte lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Amyotte lands a couple of digs.
Amyotte wants to control from the top but Maquez keeps moving.
Maquez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Maquez wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Amyotte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maquez. Amyotte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maquez looks to throw the jab but Amyotte is out of range.
Amyotte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Amyotte wants to land a leg kick but Maquez is out of range.
Maquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Maquez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Amyotte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Amyotte throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Amyotte. That's going to slow Maquez down.
Amyotte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maquez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Amyotte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maquez scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Amyotte misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Amyotte.
An inside leg kick lands from Amyotte.
Maquez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Amyotte on the side of the head.
Amyotte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amyotte cracks the inside of Maquez's front leg.
Amyotte plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maquez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Maquez looks to land a right hand but Amyotte moved out of range.
Amyotte closes the distance and clinches up with Maquez, looking for a takedown. Amyotte pushes Maquez against the cage but Maquez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amyotte circles away quickly and effectively.
Maquez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maquez leaves Amyotte with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Amyotte drops his hands momentarily and Maquez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maquez lands a nice hook to Amyotte's body. Amyotte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Juan Manuel Maquez is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Maquez.
Amyotte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maquez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maquez misses with a wild body shot.
Amyotte cracks the inside of Maquez's front leg.
Amyotte tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maquez swivels and escapes.
Juan Manuel Maquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pascal Amyotte.
Amyotte throws a combination that misses
and Maquez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maquez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Amyotte's hands.
Maquez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Amyotte backs up against the cage.
Maquez misses with the combination.
Maquez throws a series of strikes that have Amyotte backpedaling.
Amyotte throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Amyotte clinches but Maquez breaks the clinch
and Maquez counters with a series of strikes. Amyotte will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Manuel Maquez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maquez 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Manuel Maquez!