PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jasmin Bonsant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois La Poulet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonsant's entrance music is Thunderstruck. A fine choice. La Poulet has chosen "chicken dance" song as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bonsant
vs
La Poulet

176 cm
22
195 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

186 cm
27
192 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple 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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jasmin Bonsant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francois La Poulet!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonsant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but La Poulet paws at him with a jab and circles away.

La Poulet moves into the clinch.
La Poulet presses Bonsant against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bonsant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down La Poulet.
Bonsant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bonsant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Bonsant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
La Poulet takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bonsant shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts La Poulet as he jumps to the side.
Bonsant lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Francois La Poulet has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La Poulet just misses with a punch to the body.
La Poulet throws a nice outside leg kick.
La Poulet gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bonsant.
Bonsant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonsant looks to land a combination but La Poulet avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Poulet takes a shot to the body in his stride.
La Poulet throws a head kick that misses.
Bonsant throws a jab when La Poulet was well out of range.
Bonsant throws a sloppy body shot
and La Poulet counters with a good low kick that Bonsant was not able to check.
La Poulet tried to score with a low kick but Bonsant checks it.
Bonsant moves out of range of the leg kick from La Poulet.
La Poulet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonsant moves out of range of the leg kick from La Poulet.
Bonsant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
La Poulet misses with a jab to the body
and Bonsant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for La Poulet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonsant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but La Poulet circles away quickly and effectively.
La Poulet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
La Poulet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonsant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
La Poulet slaps away a takedown attempt from Bonsant, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bonsant takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jasmin Bonsant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Poulet slips a jab from Bonsant.
A nice inside leg kick there by La Poulet. That's going to slow Bonsant down.
La Poulet keeps the fight on the outside.
La Poulet staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonsant looks to land a left hand but La Poulet moved out of range nicely.
La Poulet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bonsant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasmin Bonsant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
La Poulet throws a low kick, looking for Bonsant's leg but Bonsant calmly moves out of range.
La Poulet walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
La Poulet looks to land a body kick but Bonsant moved away.
Bonsant misses with a hook.
La Poulet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bonsant swinging wildly here.
La Poulet throws a sloppy head kick

and Bonsant holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
La Poulet working Bonsant over with knees to the body.
La Poulet trying to land knees to the body.
La Poulet can't find room to land a body shot as Bonsant controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonsant avoiding damage as La Poulet throws knees to the body.
La Poulet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonsant.
La Poulet tries a knee to the head but Bonsant blocks it.
Bonsant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonsant avoiding damage as La Poulet throws knees to the body.
La Poulet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonsant is defending well for now.
La Poulet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonsant avoids it.
La Poulet takes a shot to the head.
La Poulet working Bonsant over with knees to the body.
Bonsant pushes La Poulet back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
La Poulet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
La Poulet looks gassed!
A nice right hand lands inside from Bonsant.
Bonsant digs a right hand underneath La Poulet's ribcage. La Poulet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
La Poulet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonsant lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of La Poulet backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonsant.
La Poulet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonsant avoids it.
Bonsant stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bonsant tries to score a body lock takedown but La Poulet shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bonsant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
La Poulet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonsant.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
La Poulet prevents a takedown attempt there.

Bonsant turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bonsant manages to end up in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonsant scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at La Poulet to see if he's OK.
Bonsant tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jasmin Bonsant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francois La Poulet's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

La Poulet moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bonsant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonsant throws a leg kick
and La Poulet counters with an inside leg kick.
Bonsant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jasmin Bonsant is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonsant throws a left and a right that both miss

and La Poulet counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bonsant has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. La Poulet avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
La Poulet tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonsant avoids the damage to the body.
La Poulet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bonsant prevents a body shot from La Poulet.
Bonsant is working for takedown but La Poulet is calmly controlling the position for now.
La Poulet misses with a knee to the head.
Bonsant lands a shot to the body.
La Poulet is breathing heavily.
Bonsant drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasmin Bonsant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
La Poulet tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonsant avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Bonsant.
Bonsant scores with a shoulder strike.
La Poulet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Bonsant wants the takedown. La Poulet is fighting it off but Bonsant persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in La Poulet's guard against the cage.
La Poulet is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bonsant manages to get to full guard.
La Poulet thows a big elbow that misses.
La Poulet is looking to work some ground and pound but Bonsant has wrist control.
Bonsant wants to sweep here but La Poulet controlling him for the moment.
La Poulet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonsant wants to stand but La Poulet is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonsant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from La Poulet.
La Poulet landing some decent shots from guard.
La Poulet looking to pass the guard.
La Poulet is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bonsant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
La Poulet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bonsant wants to stand and escape but La Poulet is having none of it.
La Poulet throws a strike but Bonsant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonsant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bonsant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. La Poulet swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bonsant throwing strikes from guard but La Poulet blocks nicely.
La Poulet controls Bonsant momentarily but Bonsant frees himself.
La Poulet keeping full guard, as Bonsant tries to pass.
La Poulet has momentary wrist control but Bonsant slips an elbow through the middle.

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.
Bonsant won't allow La Poulet to sweep him here.
Bonsant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bonsant landing with the ground and pound.
La Poulet is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
La Poulet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
La Poulet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bonsant.
La Poulet is pulling down on Bonsant's head to control his posture.
Bonsant has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
La Poulet is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jasmin Bonsant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Francois La Poulet's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

La Poulet does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An inside leg kick lands from La Poulet.
Bonsant throws an overhand right that lands on La Poulet's shoulder, as La Poulet tries to avoid the shot.
Bonsant tries to clinch
and La Poulet counters with a nice body kick.
Bonsant tries to clinch but fails miserably
and La Poulet counters with a nice body kick.
Bonsant is looking to clinch but La Poulet is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Poulet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bonsant takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
La Poulet attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bonsant swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and La Poulet counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonsant slips a jab and a cross from La Poulet.
Bonsant blocks a head kick by La Poulet.
Bonsant misses with a wild body shot.
Bonsant tries to clinch but fails miserably
and La Poulet counters with an inside leg kick.
La Poulet does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
La Poulet throws a body punch but Bonsant moves out of range.
Bonsant shoots in for a takedown but La Poulet shows good takedown defense.
La Poulet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
La Poulet thows a leg kick but Bonsant checks it
enabling Bonsant to counter with a crisp jab.
Bonsant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

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.
La Poulet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonsant tries to clinch up but La Poulet circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonsant thows a leg kick but La Poulet checks it
and La Poulet counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
La Poulet scores with a kick to the midsection.
La Poulet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bonsant rather than just go for the knockout.
La Poulet keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
La Poulet slips a straight right by Bonsant.
La Poulet lands a leg kick that knocks Bonsant off balance momentarily.
La Poulet lands a high kick!
Bonsant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonsant throws a hook but La Poulet blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Poulet misses with a wild body shot.
Bonsant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and La Poulet counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasmin Bonsant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
La Poulet just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonsant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from La Poulet.
Francois La Poulet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jasmin Bonsant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
La Poulet throws a front kick that sends Bonsant stumbling back into the cage.
La Poulet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonsant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
La Poulet moves out of range as Bonsant strikes.
La Poulet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonsant moves away.

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.
Bonsant throws an overhand right that lands on La Poulet's shoulder, as La Poulet tries to avoid the shot.
La Poulet is looking to slow Bonsant down with leg kicks.
Bonsant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La Poulet was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonsant.
Bonsant thows a leg kick but La Poulet checks it
and La Poulet counters with a leg kick.
Bonsant misses with a takedown attempt - La Poulet sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jasmin Bonsant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bonsant checks a low kick from La Poulet.
Bonsant tries to clinch up but La Poulet circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonsant thumps La Poulet with a low kick.
Bonsant tries to clinch up.
La Poulet throws a low kick but Bonsant moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francois La Poulet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bonsant 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jasmin Bonsant!