PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Leclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony D Amico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leclair comes to the cage accompanied by king crimson - 21st century schizoid man . Jean Leclair has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Leclair
vs
D Amico

175 cm
21
183 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

172 cm
24
182 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Leclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony D Amico!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Leclair enables D Amico to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Leclair manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
D Amico missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
D Amico throwing strikes from guard but Leclair blocks nicely.
D Amico makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
D Amico postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
D Amico lands a couple of digs.
Leclair throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
D Amico trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
D Amico in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leclair working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from D Amico.
D Amico lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
D Amico throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
D Amico looking to pass the guard.
D Amico works over Leclair with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amico postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
D Amico throwing strikes but missing.
D Amico trying to control but Leclair is working from the bottom.
D Amico is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells D Amico's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
D Amico content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
D Amico throwing strikes from guard but Leclair blocks nicely.
D Amico has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
D Amico makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
D Amico slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amico prevents Leclair from improving his position.
D Amico sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leclair defending well though.
D Amico is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
D Amico throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
D Amico looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leclair with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Leclair taking some punishment here, with D Amico in his half guard.
D Amico is trying to control the action in half guard but Leclair is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
D Amico working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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!
Leclair is trying to defend against the ground and pound but D Amico scores with a couple of nice shots.

D Amico is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amico throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leclair is breathing heavily.

D Amico seems to be working for a kimura but Leclair defends the submission attempt.
Leclair on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Leclair tries to get out of the position.

D Amico is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
D Amico passes to side control.

D Amico is working to tighten is grip on Leclair's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Leclair has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but D Amico is really squeezing tight and eventually Leclair passes out! D Amico breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Anthony D Amico!