PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Lapierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Grand Jacques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilbert Grand Jacques will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lapierre
vs
Grand Jacques

187 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Lapierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gilbert Grand Jacques!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapierre slaps away a takedown attempt from Grand Jacques, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fighters circling - Lapierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lapierre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grand Jacques wants to clinch up but Lapierre keeps it at a distance.
Grand Jacques shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lapierre as he jumps to the side.
Grand Jacques wants to clinch.
Lapierre tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Grand Jacques manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Lapierre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lapierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lapierre tries to break free but Grand Jacques pushes him back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Grand Jacques just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lapierre's brow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Grand Jacques throws an elbow but misses.
Lapierre trying to control the position but instead, Grand Jacques has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lapierre into the ropes.
Grand Jacques utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Lapierre breaks the clinch.
Lapierre thuds his shin into the meat of Grand Jacques's side.

Grand Jacques drives through and clinches with Lapierre against the ropes.
A short left from Grand Jacques.
Grand Jacques wants to get back to striking at distance but Lapierre won't allow it.
Grand Jacques looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grand Jacques pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lapierre blocks an elbow strike from Grand Jacques.
Lapierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Grand Jacques avoids the damage to the body.

Grand Jacques breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Lapierre misses.
Grand Jacques throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lapierre tries to clinch there but Grand Jacques circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lapierre.
Grand Jacques throws a series of punches but Lapierre avoids them all with ease.

Lapierre drives through and clinches with Grand Jacques against the ropes.

Lapierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lapierre throws a sloppy head kick

and Grand Jacques counters by moving into the clinch.
Lapierre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Lapierre breaks from the clinch.
Lapierre throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Grand Jacques counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Grand Jacques.

Lapierre manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lapierre thumps Grand Jacques with a low kick.
Michael Lapierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lapierre throws a sloppy head kick and Grand Jacques moves out of range easily.
Lapierre scores with a jab to the body.
Lapierre throws a sloppy head kick and Grand Jacques moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre lands a head kick!
Lapierre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grand Jacques's sensitive parts.
Lapierre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Lapierre has Grand Jacques up against the ropes in a clinch.
Grand Jacques blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Lapierre.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lapierre throws an elbow but misses.

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

Lapierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lapierre lands a nice elbow.

Lapierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lapierre clinches up against the ropes.

Lapierre manages to break the clinch.
Lapierre tries to land a front kick but Grand Jacques steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grand Jacques closes the distance but Lapierre moves to the side
and Lapierre counters with a nice kick to the body.

Lapierre clinches with his opponent.

Lapierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre throws the kick towards the body but Grand Jacques avoids it.
Grand Jacques will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Michael Lapierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbert Grand Jacques.
Lapierre feints and then cracks Grand Jacques's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grand Jacques down.
Lapierre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Lapierre closes the distance and pushes Grand Jacques back into the ropes.

Lapierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lapierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lapierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grand Jacques tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lapierre lands a nice shot that snaps Grand Jacques's head back.

Lapierre darts in and clinches Grand Jacques up against the ropes.

Lapierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lapierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grand Jacques avoiding damage as Lapierre throws knees to the body.
Lapierre tries to break the clinch but Grand Jacques is controlling the position.

Lapierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lapierre throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lapierre closes the distance and clinches.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lapierre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Grand Jacques checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice body kick from Lapierre.
Lapierre scores with a body shot.
Grand Jacques stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lapierre.

Lapierre moves into the clinch.
Lapierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grand Jacques avoids it.

Lapierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lapierre has Grand Jacques up against the ropes in a clinch.
Grand Jacques misses with an elbow over the top.

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

Lapierre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grand Jacques, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lapierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lapierre takes the fight into the clinch.
Grand Jacques tries to pull guard but Lapierre won't allow it.
Grand Jacques with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Lapierre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Grand Jacques keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lapierre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lapierre tries a head kick but it misses.
Lapierre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lapierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lapierre, as that shot connected.
Lapierre fails in his attempt to clinch.

Lapierre moves into the clinch successfully.
Lapierre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lapierre lands a damaging elbow.
Lapierre missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lapierre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grand Jacques's brow.

Lapierre breaks the clinch.
Lapierre throws a sloppy head kick and Grand Jacques moves out of range easily.
Grand Jacques is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lapierre connects with an inside leg kick.
Michael Lapierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grand Jacques chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lapierre can pounce on him.
Lapierre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapierre is looking to clinch but Grand Jacques is avoiding it.
Grand Jacques's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grand Jacques drops his hands momentarily and Lapierre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Lapierre finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Lapierre closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grand Jacques as Lapierre tries to tie him up.
Lapierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Grand Jacques avoids the damage to the body.

Lapierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Lapierre.
Grand Jacques lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lapierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Lapierre misses with a body shot.
Lapierre lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lapierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lapierre lands a jab to Grand Jacques's midsection.

Lapierre gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grand Jacques tries to break the clinch but Lapierre is controlling the position.
Grand Jacques on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lapierre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grand Jacques tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lapierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Grand Jacques avoids the damage to the body.
Lapierre lands a knee to the head.
Lapierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grand Jacques avoids it.
Lapierre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lapierre tries to break free but Grand Jacques pushes him back against the ropes.
Lapierre can't break the clinch.
Lapierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grand Jacques can do to turn this around?
Lapierre avoids the elbow strike from Grand Jacques, against the ropes.
Lapierre avoids a wild elbow strike from Grand Jacques.

Lapierre breaks from the clinch.
Lapierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lapierre misses the shot to the body.
Lapierre looks for the body kick but Grand Jacques saw that one coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lapierre - that will leave a mark!
Grand Jacques takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lapierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grand Jacques tries to clinch but Lapierre moves away

and Lapierre moves into the clinch.
Lapierre throws an elbow that misses.
Grand Jacques misses with an elbow over the top.

Lapierre breaks from the clinch.
Grand Jacques has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lapierre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lapierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grand Jacques manages to avoid it.

Lapierre moves into the clinch.
Grand Jacques tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grand Jacques lands a nice knee to the body.

Lapierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lapierre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grand Jacques keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grand Jacques shoots for a takedown but Lapierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lapierre cracks Grand Jacques with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

Lapierre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lapierre trying to land knees to the body.
Lapierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grand Jacques is defending well for now.

Grand Jacques has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lapierre regains guard immediately.
Grand Jacques won't allow Lapierre to get back to his feet.

Lapierre pushes Grand Jacques off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre scores with a leg kick.
Grand Jacques closes the distance but Lapierre moves to the side
and Lapierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grand Jacques stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lapierre.
Grand Jacques tries to clinch but Lapierre moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Lapierre clinches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Grand Jacques throws an elbow but misses.
Lapierre looking to throw knees to the head but Grand Jacques is blocking nicely.
Grand Jacques trying to land knees to the body.
Lapierre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grand Jacques's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lapierre lands a nice elbow.

Lapierre breaks the clinch.
Lapierre lands a slapping body shot.
Lapierre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lapierre cracks a nice hook into Grand Jacques's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Lapierre dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lapierre has Grand Jacques up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lapierre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grand Jacques lands a shoulder strike.
Lapierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grand Jacques is defending well for now.
Grand Jacques landing knees to the head.
Lapierre landing knees to the body.
Grand Jacques tries to land knees in the clinch but Lapierre avoids the damage to the body.

Lapierre breaks the clinch.
Michael Lapierre is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Lapierre there.
Lapierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grand Jacques moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lapierre connects with a leg kick. Grand Jacques looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lapierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grand Jacques tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Lapierre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

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

Lapierre gets a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lapierre has had enough of the clinch but Grand Jacques keeps him there for the moment.
Grand Jacques avoiding damage as Lapierre throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Grand Jacques fails to land.
Lapierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grand Jacques avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grand Jacques looking to throw knees to the head but Lapierre is blocking nicely.

Lapierre manages to break the clinch.
Lapierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Grand Jacques circles away.
Lapierre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grand Jacques's calf.
Grand Jacques takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Lapierre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grand Jacques, pushing him back against the ropes.
Michael Lapierre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lapierre dodges an elbow strike from Grand Jacques.
Grand Jacques takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lapierre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lapierre tries to break free but Grand Jacques pushes him back against the ropes.

Lapierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grand Jacques takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grand Jacques takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lapierre.
Lapierre tries to clinch up but Grand Jacques circles away and keeps his distance.
Lapierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grand Jacques avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lapierre throws a push kick but Grand Jacques slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre throws a chopping leg kick but Grand Jacques manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grand Jacques tries to clinch but Lapierre is having none of it.

Lapierre pushes Grand Jacques up against the ropes in a clinch.
Grand Jacques throws an elbow but it misses.
Lapierre missing with knees to the body.
Lapierre gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grand Jacques.

Lapierre breaks the clinch.
Lapierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grand Jacques is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Grand Jacques uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lapierre.
Lapierre connects with an inside leg kick.
Lapierre throws a leg kick that is checked

and Grand Jacques counters by clinching up.
Grand Jacques tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lapierre is trying to break the clinch but Grand Jacques has him pressed against the ropes.

Lapierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lapierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grand Jacques is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gilbert Grand Jacques has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre tries to land a leg kick but Grand Jacques saw it coming and moves away.
Grand Jacques shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lapierre pinned against the cage. Lapierre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michael Lapierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbert Grand Jacques.
Lapierre throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lapierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lapierre throws a head kick that misses
and Grand Jacques counters with a series of strikes. Lapierre will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lapierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grand Jacques was well out of range. Poor timing from Lapierre.

Grand Jacques takes the fight into the clinch.
Grand Jacques fails to pull guard.
Lapierre can't break the clinch.

Lapierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lapierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lapierre dips to his left and cracks Grand Jacques with an uppercut!
Lapierre scores with a head kick. Grand Jacques tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grand Jacques takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lapierre 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.
Lapierre misses with an uppercut.
Grand Jacques tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lapierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grand Jacques shoots in and drives through. Lapierre sprawls well.

Lapierre clinches up against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Lapierre.
Lapierre trying to land knees to the body.

Lapierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grand Jacques checks a leg kick.
Grand Jacques tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Lapierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lapierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lapierre circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lapierre counters with a good, hard body kick but Grand Jacques shrugs it off.
Michael Lapierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lapierre moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lapierre thumps Grand Jacques with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Lapierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lapierre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Michael Lapierre!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Michael Lapierre!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Michael Lapierre!

Michael Lapierre wins by unanimous decision!