PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Gillette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emile Graton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gillette
vs
Graton

188 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

181 cm
20
198 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Gillette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Emile Graton!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillette misses with an uppercut. Graton saw that one coming.

Graton moves into range and clinches up with Gillette.
Gillette lands with a light punch inside.
Graton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A knee to the head by Graton.

It looks like Jacques Gillette has been cut.
A knee to the head by Gillette.

It looks like Emile Graton has been cut.
Gillette lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gillette with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gillette lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Graton gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gillette is refusing to be controlled, as Graton sits in half guard.

Gillette manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Graton has managed to clinch.
Graton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gillette has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Graton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gillette stalling in the clinch but Graton improves position.
Graton throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gillette throws an elbow but misses.
Graton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Graton tries to pull guard but Gillette holds him up against the cage and eventually Graton drops back down to his feet.
Graton wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillette looking to throw knees to the head but Graton is blocking nicely.
Gillette misses with a knee strike.
Graton working hard to break the clinch.
Graton wants to get back to striking at distance but Gillette won't allow it.
A short left from Gillette.
Graton stalling in the clinch but Gillette improves position.
Graton tries to pull guard but Gillette won't allow it.
Gillette blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gillette misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gillette misses with the head strike.

Gillette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gillette throws a body kick that misses.

Gillette gets tackled into the cage by Graton. Graton maintains the clinch.
Graton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gillette pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jacques Gillette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emile Graton.

Graton gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Graton breaks the clinch.
Gillette takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Gillette moves into the clinch.
Graton is looking to break free of the clinch but Gillette has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Graton breaks the clinch.
Gillette is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gillette lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Graton.

Graton gets a clinch.
Graton tries to land a knee to the head but Gillette blocks with his arms.
Come on Gillette - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gillette misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gillette takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Graton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gillette smiles and moves away.
Gillette lands with a hook. Graton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Graton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gillette.

Graton clinches up with Gillette and pushes him back against the cage.
Graton takes a shot to the head.
Gillette swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillette tries to throw a body punch but Graton avoids it by throwing Gillette back against the cage.
Graton blocking some punches.
Graton blocks an uppercut.
Gillette throws a punch but it's blocked by Graton.
Gillette throws a head punch that misses.
Graton with a knee to the head.
Gillette blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Graton stalling in the clinch but Gillette improves position.
Gillette lands an uppercut.
Gillette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gillette misses with a punch to the body.
Gillette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graton jumps guard but Gillette stands there with Graton around his waist. Graton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gillette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gillette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gillette takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Graton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gillette gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gillette.
Gillette avoiding damage as Graton throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graton looking to stall.
Gillette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gillette lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gillette throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graton.
Gillette misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gillette.

Graton manages to break the clinch.

Graton instigates a clinch.
Gillette swings wildly with an uppercut but Graton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gillette lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graton backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Gillette.
A short left from Gillette.

Graton manages to break the clinch.
Graton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gillette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graton avoids the body shot from Gillette.
Gillette feints and then cracks Graton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Graton down.
Emile Graton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gillette has managed to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gillette works on Graton's body with a couple of short punches.
Gillette misses with some punches.
Gillette pushes Graton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gillette looking to stall.
Gillette working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jacques Gillette will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Graton drives through and clinches with Gillette against the cage.
Graton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gillette scores with a nice hook to the head.

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

Graton has managed to clinch.
Graton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Graton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gillette prevents it.
Gillette working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gillette lands a hook to the side of the head.

Graton is rocked!
Jacques Gillette has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gillette lands an uppercut.
Graton is still on wobbly legs! Can Gillette finish him?
Gillette digs a right hand underneath Graton's ribcage. Graton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gillette creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Graton with a big uppercut! Graton tries to clinch up but Gillette pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Graton to the mat! Graton covers up and Gillette unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jacques Gillette!