PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Grand Jacques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grand Jacques
vs
Da Silva

188 cm
21
195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gilbert Grand Jacques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renato Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grand Jacques misses with a head kick.

Grand Jacques closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Grand Jacques tries for a kimura but Da Silva is defending well.

Grand Jacques is trying to get an arm triangle but Da Silva is defending well.

Grand Jacques tries for a kimura but Da Silva is defending well.
Da Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Grand Jacques's best efforts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grand Jacques trying to control from half guard but Da Silva is working away.
Grand Jacques lands with a punch from half guard.
Da Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Grand Jacques is trying to control the action in half guard but Da Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grand Jacques thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

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.
Da Silva wants to improve his position but Grand Jacques is controlling well.

Grand Jacques escapes and gets back to his feet.
Grand Jacques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Da Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Da Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grand Jacques moves in looking to clinch but Da Silva pushes him off.
Da Silva cracks Grand Jacques with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grand Jacques wants to clinch up but Da Silva keeps it at a distance.
Gilbert Grand Jacques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grand Jacques walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Da Silva misses its intended target.
Grand Jacques moves out of range of the strikes.
Grand Jacques shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grand Jacques doesn't manage to clinch there - Da Silva circles away.
Grand Jacques slips a jab and a cross from Da Silva.
A slow jab from Da Silva misses its intended target.
Grand Jacques tries to clinch but Da Silva is having none of it.
Grand Jacques closes the distance and clinches up with Da Silva, looking for a takedown. Grand Jacques pushes Da Silva against the cage but Da Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grand Jacques moves in looking to clinch but Da Silva pushes him off.
Da Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Grand Jacques tries to bum rush Da Silva with a series of wild strikes but Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Da Silva leaves Grand Jacques with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Grand Jacques. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grand Jacques wants to clinch.
Grand Jacques fails with the takedown.
Grand Jacques shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Da Silva sprawls well. Da Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grand Jacques gets slowly back to his feet.
Da Silva stuffs the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grand Jacques tries to close the distance and clinch up but Da Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbert Grand Jacques dominated that round.
That's time! Grand Jacques's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Da Silva throws a looping overhand right but Grand Jacques ducks down to avoid it.
Grand Jacques fails in his attempt to clinch.
Da Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Grand Jacques.
No joy there for Grand Jacques, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grand Jacques tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Da Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grand Jacques fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Da Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Gilbert Grand Jacques is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Da Silva thuds his right hand into Grand Jacques's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grand Jacques misses with a low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Da Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grand Jacques misses with an uppercut.
Grand Jacques tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grand Jacques avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Da Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Da Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Da Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grand Jacques gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Da Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Grand Jacques fails with the takedown.
Da Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Grand Jacques.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Da Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Da Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Grand Jacques.
Da Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Grand Jacques closes this distance looking for a takedown but Da Silva circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Grand Jacques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grand Jacques shoots in but Da Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grand Jacques tries to clinch but Da Silva is having none of it.
Grand Jacques fails to land the takedown.
Grand Jacques takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grand Jacques is looking to clinch.
Da Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Da Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grand Jacques.
Da Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Grand Jacques's shoulder, as Grand Jacques tries to avoid the shot.
Grand Jacques looks for a takedown but Da Silva sprawls well.
Grand Jacques throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Grand Jacques tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Da Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grand Jacques tries to clinch but Da Silva moves out of range.
Grand Jacques fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grand Jacques tries to clinch up.
Da Silva throws a hook but Grand Jacques blocks it.
Grand Jacques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Da Silva leaves Grand Jacques with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Da Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grand Jacques closes the distance but Da Silva moves to the side
and Da Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Da Silva misses with a body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grand Jacques avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grand Jacques tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Da Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Grand Jacques is looking to clinch.
Grand Jacques lands with a slapping head kick.
Grand Jacques wants to clinch.
Grand Jacques tries to clinch there but Da Silva circles away.
Grand Jacques darts in trying to clinch
and Da Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grand Jacques fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grand Jacques ducks under a wild hook from Da Silva.
Da Silva misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Grand Jacques misses.
Grand Jacques tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Grand Jacques does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Silva lands with a straight right. Grand Jacques didn't see that one coming.
Da Silva throws out a loose jab but Grand Jacques uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grand Jacques bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grand Jacques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grand Jacques fails with the takedown.
Grand Jacques tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grand Jacques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two 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.
Grand Jacques throws a chopping leg kick but Da Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grand Jacques is looking to clinch.
Grand Jacques is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grand Jacques closes this distance looking for a takedown but Da Silva circles away.
Grand Jacques doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Da Silva counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Grand Jacques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grand Jacques bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grand Jacques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Da Silva throws a looping overhand right but Grand Jacques ducks down to avoid it.
Da Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Grand Jacques takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grand Jacques fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grand Jacques tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Da Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Da Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Grand Jacques.
Grand Jacques tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Da Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grand Jacques misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grand Jacques wants to clinch up but Da Silva keeps it at a distance.
Da Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grand Jacques doesn't manage to clinch there - Da Silva circles away.

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.
Grand Jacques tries to clinch but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva lands with an overhand left.
Grand Jacques tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Da Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Da Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A left lands for Da Silva.
Da Silva connects with the punch.
Grand Jacques moves in looking to clinch but Da Silva pushes him off.

Grand Jacques has taken the fight to the clinch.

Grand Jacques jumps guard and drags Da Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Grand Jacques looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grand Jacques pulls Da Silva in to control the position.
Grand Jacques looking to control.

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 Gilbert Grand Jacques.
I think Grand Jacques 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gilbert Grand Jacques!