PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Arthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adelard Desormeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelard Desormeaux told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Arthur
vs
Desormeaux

182 cm
19
181 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
20
186 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joseph Arthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adelard Desormeaux!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desormeaux shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arthur sprawls well. Arthur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Desormeaux gets slowly back to his feet.
Arthur thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Desormeaux if he has to take too many more of those.
Arthur throws a leg kick which misses Desormeaux's front leg but catches the back leg as Desormeaux tries to avoid it.

Arthur has Desormeaux up against the cage in a clinch.
Arthur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Desormeaux blocks it with crossed arms.
Arthur misses with a knee to the head.
Arthur misses with a knee to the head.
Arthur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arthur trying to land knees to the body.
Arthur connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Arthur.
Arthur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Desormeaux blocks it with crossed arms.
Arthur stalling against the cage.
Arthur seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthur scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Arthur breaks from the clinch.
Adelard Desormeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Desormeaux.
Desormeaux shoots for a double leg takedown but Arthur sprawls well. He's pushed Desormeaux's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joseph Arthur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adelard Desormeaux.
Arthur cracks Desormeaux with a good jab.
Desormeaux looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arthur is fending him off so far but Desormeaux persists. Nope, Arthur circles away and we're back to standing.
Desormeaux fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Desormeaux shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Arthur moves into the clinch.
Desormeaux is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur connects with a knee to the head.
Arthur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arthur crunches a lovely knee into Desormeaux's ribcage.
Desormeaux looks gassed!
Arthur lands a knee to the head.
Arthur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Desormeaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arthur unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arthur lands a nice uppercut.

Arthur breaks from the clinch.
Arthur throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Arthur throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Desormeaux's head.
Desormeaux throws a poor cross that misses
and Arthur counters with a slapping leg kick.
Desormeaux doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Arthur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Arthur lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthur lands a nice knee to the body.
Arthur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Desormeaux's face.
Desormeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Arthur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arthur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Desormeaux's sensitive parts.
Arthur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Desormeaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Desormeaux keeps the fight on the outside.
Arthur tries a head kick but it misses.
Desormeaux blocks a head kick by Arthur.
Desormeaux throws a sloppy head kick
and Arthur counters with a good low kick that Desormeaux was not able to check.
Desormeaux throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Arthur counters with a good low kick that Desormeaux was not able to check.
Arthur thuds a left hand into Desormeaux's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desormeaux throws a lazy body kick

and Arthur counters by moving into the clinch.
Arthur tries to land knees in the clinch but Desormeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Arthur lands with a left to the head.
Arthur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Desormeaux tries to pull guard but Arthur won't allow it.
Arthur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Desormeaux takes a knee right on the jaw!
Desormeaux tries to pull guard but Arthur won't allow it.
Arthur lands a good knee to the midsection. Desormeaux won't want to take too many of those.
Arthur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Desormeaux's face.

Arthur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Arthur fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Desormeaux, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arthur looking to throw knees to the head but Desormeaux is blocking nicely.
Arthur throws an elbow that misses.
Arthur lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Arthur dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Desormeaux misses with a lunging right hand
and Arthur counters with a slapping leg kick.
Arthur lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Desormeaux falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arthur counters with a low kick, right behind Desormeaux 's knee.

Desormeaux gets tackled into the cage by Arthur. Arthur maintains the clinch.
Arthur slows down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Arthur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Desormeaux's brow.
Desormeaux wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arthur is struggling to control the position.
Arthur misses with an elbow strike.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desormeaux shoots in looking for a takedown but Arthur manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Desormeaux's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Desormeaux throws a lazy head kick
and Arthur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Desormeaux is breathing heavily.
Desormeaux throws a lazy uppercut
and Arthur counters with a head kick. That will keep Desormeaux thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Desormeaux changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arthur tries to avoid it but Desormeaux manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arthur to the ground. Arthur escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Desormeaux shoots in for a takedown but Arthur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joseph Arthur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adelard Desormeaux.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arthur.

Arthur rushes Desormeaux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arthur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Desormeaux is trying to break the clinch but Arthur has him pressed against the cage.
Arthur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Arthur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Desormeaux's brow.
Arthur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arthur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Desormeaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Arthur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Desormeaux with a poor takedown
and Arthur counters with a big head kick but Desormeaux shrugs it off.
Desormeaux shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Arthur counters with a head kick.
Arthur wants to clinch.
Arthur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Desormeaux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Desormeaux throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Arthur counters by clinching up.

Arthur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arthur.
Desormeaux takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Arthur closes the distance and clinches.

Arthur breaks from the clinch.
Desormeaux is trying desperately to land a takedown but Arthur is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Desormeaux.
Desormeaux throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Arthur throws a head kick that misses.
Arthur bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Desormeaux gets tackled into the cage by Arthur. Arthur maintains the clinch.
Desormeaux takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arthur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Desormeaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arthur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arthur with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desormeaux fails to pull guard.
Arthur stalling the fight.
Arthur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Desormeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arthur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Desormeaux goes for a takedown in the clinch but Arthur prevents it.
Arthur scores with a knee to the head.

Arthur breaks from the clinch.
Desormeaux falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Arthur counter with a right hand.
Desormeaux throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Arthur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Arthur stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Arthur 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Desormeaux swats away the attempt to clinch by Arthur.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arthur.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Desormeaux is defended easily by Arthur.
A head kick by Desormeaux misses
and Arthur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Arthur. No joy for Desormeaux on that attempt.
Desormeaux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Desormeaux fails with a takedown attempt.
Joseph Arthur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adelard Desormeaux.
Desormeaux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arthur rushes Desormeaux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arthur holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Arthur breaks the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Arthur!
Desormeaux doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Arthur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Desormeaux takes a knee right on the jaw!
Joseph Arthur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arthur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arthur misses with a knee strike.
Arthur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Desormeaux can do to turn this around?
Arthur lands a knee to the head.

Arthur manages to break the clinch.

Arthur has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arthur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Desormeaux blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arthur obliges.
Arthur connects with a knee to the head.
Arthur stalling in the clinch.
Arthur lands a knee to the body.
Arthur misses with a knee strike.
Arthur tries a knee to the head but Desormeaux blocks it.

Arthur breaks the clinch.
Arthur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Desormeaux is defended easily by Arthur.
Desormeaux throws a left and a right that both miss

and Arthur counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arthur.
Arthur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Desormeaux's face.
Arthur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Desormeaux blocks it with crossed arms.
Arthur misses with a knee to the head.
Arthur is trying to maintain a safe position but Desormeaux gets an underhook and turns Arthur into the cage.
Arthur tries a knee to the head but Desormeaux blocks it.
Arthur tries to land knees in the clinch but Desormeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Desormeaux tries to circle away but Arthur has him pinned against the cage.
Arthur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arthur tries to land a knee to the head but Desormeaux blocks with his arms.
Desormeaux tries to pull guard but Arthur won't allow it.
Desormeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arthur tries to circle away but Desormeaux has him pinned against the cage.
Arthur landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Desormeaux ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Desormeaux no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Desormeaux tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Desormeaux is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Desormeaux is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Desormeaux is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Arthur has his hands clasped together but Desormeaux extends an breaks Arthur's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Desormeaux.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adelard Desormeaux!