PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Tremblay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Fagundes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tremblay
vs
Fagundes

184 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

182 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Hades ®

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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Tremblay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fabio Fagundes!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fagundes tries to clinch but Tremblay moves away
and Fagundes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fagundes fails with the takedown
and Tremblay counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Fagundes does no damage.
Tremblay misses with a left hand
enabling Fagundes to counter with a crisp jab.
Fagundes jabs at Tremblay's body.
Fagundes misses with a takedown

and Tremblay counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tremblay.
Fagundes wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Tremblay is now in half guard.
Tremblay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fagundes's head.
Tremblay 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.
Tremblay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagundes wants to improve his position but Tremblay is controlling well.
Fagundes is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Fagundes tries to hold on but Tremblay postures up.
Fagundes is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tremblay trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fagundes is working to get back to half guard.
Fagundes is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Tremblay with good strikes from the mount here!
Tremblay working the ground and pound effectively.
Tremblay takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremblay trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tremblay controlling the pace for now.
Fagundes tries to hold on but Tremblay postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tremblay prevents Fagundes from getting the reversal.
Fagundes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

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.
Tremblay trying to control but Fagundes is having none of it.
Tremblay lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tremblay controlling from mount.
Fagundes swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Tremblay dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fagundes misses with a takedown attempt

and Tremblay counters with a single leg into guard. Fagundes didn't expect that.

Fagundes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fagundes keeping full guard, as Tremblay tries to pass.
Fagundes looking to control but Tremblay passes into half guard.
Tremblay lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tremblay controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tremblay stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Fagundes to get to his feet.
Tremblay throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fagundes.
Fagundes misses with a takedown

and Tremblay counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fagundes!
Fagundes can't escape the position.
Fagundes wants to hold on but Tremblay pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tremblay can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fagundes is looking to escape.
Fagundes working to try and regain half guard.
Fagundes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fagundes is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagundes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tremblay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tremblay controlling his opponent.
Fagundes is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tremblay lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tremblay working the ground and pound effectively.
Fagundes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fagundes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fagundes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Tremblay.
Fagundes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tremblay landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Tremblay dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Fagundes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tremblay.
No luck for Tremblay with that takedown attempt.
Tremblay avoids a punch combination nicely.

Fagundes feints and as Tremblay raises his hands in defense, Fagundes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fagundes wants to stand but Tremblay is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagundes is looking to advance position but Tremblay has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Fagundes is looking to improve his position but Tremblay isn't that keen on the idea.
Tremblay dominating with strikes here.
Fagundes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tremblay lands a nice short elbow.
Fagundes has a hand on Tremblay's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tremblay takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fagundes is desperately trying to improve his position but Tremblay has a good base and remains in mount.
Tremblay looking to control but Fagundes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fagundes is in a horrible position here. Tremblay smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tremblay avoids the attempt from Fagundes to control.
Fagundes is squirming around, avoiding Tremblay's attempts to control the action.
Pierre Tremblay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagundes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tremblay looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tremblay's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fagundes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fabio Fagundes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tremblay controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Tremblay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tremblay, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Tremblay!