PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Sartre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sartre's entrance music is Heartbeats. A fine choice. Billy Bob told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Paul Sartre
vs
Bob

190 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
21
195 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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, Jean Paul Sartre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Bob!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sartre moves into the clinch.
Bob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sartre.
Sartre lands an elbow just above Bob 's eye.
A knee to the head by Sartre.
Sartre lands an elbow inside that Bob shrugs off.
Sartre lands an elbow inside.
Sartre avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Sartre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bob's defenses.
Sartre connects with a knee to the head.
Sartre lands an elbow that stopped Bob in his tracks for a moment.
Bob dodges an elbow strike from Sartre.
Bob tries a knee to the head but Sartre blocks it.
Sartre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bob looks gassed!
Sartre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bob's defenses.
Sartre lands an elbow just above Bob 's eye.
Sartre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sartre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sartre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sartre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but Sartre avoids the damage to the body.
Sartre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bob takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Sartre.
Sartre lands an elbow that stopped Bob in his tracks for a moment.
Sartre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sartre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sartre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bob tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bob takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sartre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sartre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sartre lands an elbow just above Bob 's eye.
Sartre lands a nice elbow.
Sartre lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sartre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sartre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bob lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sartre blocks an elbow strike from Bob.
Sartre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sartre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sartre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sartre lands a damaging elbow.
Sartre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bob with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sartre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bob takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sartre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sartre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bob's defenses.
Sartre lands an elbow inside that Bob shrugs off.

Sartre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sartre. That's going to slow Bob down.

Sartre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sartre lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Sartre.
A knee to the head by Sartre.
Nice elbow from Sartre.
Bob takes an elbow to the temple.
Sartre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sartre landing knees to the head.
Sartre working Bob over with knees to the body.
Sartre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sartre lands an elbow just above Bob 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sartre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sartre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sartre lands a damaging elbow.
Sartre lands an elbow that stopped Bob in his tracks for a moment.
Sartre lands a good knee to the midsection. Bob won't want to take too many of those.
Bob lands a knee to the head.
Sartre lands an elbow just above Bob 's eye.
Sartre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sartre lands an elbow that stopped Bob in his tracks for a moment.
Bob takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sartre.
Sartre lands a damaging elbow.
Sartre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sartre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bob takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sartre misses with a head kick.
Sartre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bob.
Sartre delivers a nice body kick.
Sartre throws a front kick that sends Bob stumbling back into the cage.
Sartre lands with a kick to the temple. Bob shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Sartre rushes Bob and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands an elbow inside that Sartre shrugs off.
Sartre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bob takes an elbow to the temple.
Sartre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sartre scores a nice knee to the body.
Sartre lands an elbow that stopped Bob in his tracks for a moment.
Sartre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sartre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sartre lands a nice elbow.
Bob takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sartre connects with a knee to the head.
Sartre lands an elbow inside that Bob shrugs off.
Bob takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bob creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bob takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sartre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sartre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bob's defenses.
Sartre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sartre obliges.
Nice elbow from Sartre.

Sartre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Sartre.
Sartre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bob's calf.
Sartre throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sartre clinches with his opponent.
Sartre avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Bob throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sartre blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Sartre.
Sartre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sartre lands an elbow inside.
Sartre lands a damaging elbow.
Sartre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bob takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Sartre.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sartre with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sartre obliges.
Bob tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bob takes an elbow to the temple.
Sartre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sartre lands an elbow that stopped Bob in his tracks for a moment.
Sartre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sartre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sartre lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sartre lands an elbow inside.
Sartre lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Sartre.
Sartre tries to land a knee to the head but Bob blocks with his arms.
Sartre lands an elbow that stopped Bob in his tracks for a moment.
Sartre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sartre lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Paul Sartre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Good leg kick by Sartre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bob is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Billy Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sartre thumps Bob with a low kick.
Sartre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?
Sartre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sartre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Sartre closes the distance and clinches.
Bob is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sartre is defending well for now.
Sartre pushes off an throws an elbow but Bob leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bob takes an elbow to the temple.
Bob takes an elbow to the temple.
Sartre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sartre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bob's defenses.
Bob takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sartre with a knee to the head.
Bob takes an elbow to the temple.
Bob is breathing heavily.
Sartre landing knees to the head.
Sartre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bob's defenses.
Bob tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sartre avoids it.
Sartre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bob's defenses.
Bob takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sartre lands a good knee to the midsection. Bob won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sartre lands an elbow just above Bob 's eye.
Sartre lands an elbow that stopped Bob in his tracks for a moment.
Sartre lands an elbow that stopped Bob in his tracks for a moment.
Sartre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bob's defenses.
Sartre lands a nice elbow.
Sartre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sartre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sartre lands an elbow inside.

Sartre manages to break the clinch.
Sartre scores with a push kick.
Sartre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sartre misses with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Sartre there.
Bob avoids the head kick by Sartre.
Jean Paul Sartre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sartre scores with a kick to the body.

Sartre drives through and clinches with Bob against the cage.
Nice elbow from Sartre.
Bob tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sartre avoids it.

Sartre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob is looking to clinch but Sartre is avoiding it.

Sartre pushes Bob up against the cage in a clinch.
Jean Paul Sartre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bob takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sartre misses with an elbow strike.
Bob is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sartre is defending well for now.
Bob tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sartre avoids it.

Sartre breaks from the clinch.
Bob tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sartre tries a head kick but it misses.
Sartre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bob's sensitive parts.
Bob tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sartre lands with a kick to the temple. Bob shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sartre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bob.
Sartre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Sartre finds it's way through Bob's defenses.
Sartre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bob takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sartre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bob wants to clinch but Sartre slips to the side
and Sartre counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sartre tries a head kick but it misses.
Sartre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bob tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sartre counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sartre cracks the inside of Bob's front leg.
Sartre throws a series of punches but Bob moves out of range.
Sartre lands with a slapping head kick.
Bob moves in looking to clinch but Sartre pushes him off.
Sartre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sartre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sartre.
Sartre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Sartre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Sartre.
Sartre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bob misses with a knee strike.
Bob has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sartre.
Sartre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Sartre.
Sartre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sartre lands an elbow inside that Bob shrugs off.
Bob takes an elbow to the temple.
Sartre connects with a knee to the head.
Bob takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sartre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sartre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sartre obliges.
Sartre lands an elbow inside that Bob shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sartre lands an elbow inside.
Sartre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sartre with a knee to the head.
Sartre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bob takes an elbow to the temple.
Bob lands a nice knee to the body.
Sartre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Paul Sartre 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!

Bob fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bob crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sartre - the referee stops the clock and Bob gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sartre. Bob manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jab, jab by Sartre - just one landing.
Bob stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sartre.
Sartre scores with a punch to the head.
Sartre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bob stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sartre.
Bob looks to clinch

and Sartre counters by moving into the clinch.
Bob dodges an elbow strike from Sartre.
Sartre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bob tries to land a knee to the head but Sartre blocks with his arms.
Sartre lands an elbow just above Bob 's eye.
Sartre working Bob over with knees to the body.
Sartre lands a nice elbow.
Sartre lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sartre lands a nice elbow.

Sartre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sartre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sartre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sartre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sartre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sartre thumps Bob with a low kick.
Bob tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crunch! Sartre slams his shin into Bob's torso.

Sartre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bob, pushing him back against the cage.
Sartre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sartre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sartre lands a damaging elbow.
Sartre working Bob over with knees to the body.
Sartre lands an elbow just above Bob 's eye.
Sartre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sartre with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Sartre.
Sartre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but Sartre avoids the damage to the body.
Sartre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sartre lands an elbow inside.
Sartre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sartre connects with a knee to the head.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Bob tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sartre landing knees to the head.
Sartre lands an elbow inside that Bob shrugs off.
Sartre avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Sartre avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Sartre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bob takes an elbow to the temple.
Sartre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sartre lands an elbow that stopped Bob in his tracks for a moment.
Bob misses with an elbow strike.
Bob creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Sartre manages to break the clinch.
Sartre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bob on the side of the head.
Sartre lands a two punch combo.
Sartre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sartre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sartre throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
Sartre scores with a leg kick.
Sartre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sartre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Sartre closes the distance and clinches.
Sartre with a knee to the head.
Sartre throws an elbow but it misses.
Bob landing knees to the head.

It looks like Jean Paul Sartre has been cut.
Sartre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bob's defenses.
Bob takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bob blocks an elbow strike.
Bob throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sartre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sartre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bob's brow.
Bob with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sartre lands an elbow just above Bob 's eye.

Sartre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sartre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sartre scores with a knee to the head.
Sartre connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bob's face.
Bob lands a nice knee to the body.
Sartre avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Sartre scores a nice knee to the body.
Sartre avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Sartre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but Sartre avoids the damage to the body.
Sartre lands an elbow just above Bob 's eye.
Bob blocks an elbow strike from Sartre.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sartre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bob's brow.
Bob takes an elbow to the temple.
Sartre lands an elbow just above Bob 's eye.
Sartre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bob lands a knee to the body.
Bob's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sartre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bob's brow.
Bob throws an elbow that misses.
Sartre lands a knee to the head.
Sartre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Billy Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob avoids the elbow strike from Sartre, against the cage.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Sartre blocks an elbow strike from Bob.
Nice elbow from Sartre.
Bob using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sartre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sartre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sartre landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sartre lands an elbow just above Bob 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sartre misses with a knee strike.
Bob throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sartre blocks it with crossed arms.
Bob creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bob takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sartre lands an elbow inside that Bob shrugs off.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Bob takes an elbow to the forehead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Paul Sartre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sartre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:25
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Paul Sartre!