PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Estevan Ledesma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ledesma is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mark Ronson ft Q-Tip - Bang Bang. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Gautier
vs
Ledesma

187 cm
28
202 lbs
19 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
210 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 - Green Bay Packer's 13-0
Seven Sins™

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Gautier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estevan Ledesma!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gautier misses with a low kick.
Gautier slips under a jab from Ledesma.
Ledesma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ledesma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ledesma looks to score with a jab to the body but Gautier is just out of range.
Gautier has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ledesma finds it's way round the side to connect with Gautier's head.
Gautier misses with a hook. Ledesma ducked under it nicely.
Gautier throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gautier throws a leg kick that misses.
Gautier throws a leg kick
and Ledesma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gautier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ledesma.
Gautier walks into a jab.
Ledesma throws a big shot that misses.
Ledesma misses with a hook. Gautier ducked under it nicely.
Gautier misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gautier throws a sloppy head kick and Ledesma moves out of range easily.
Gautier scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledesma misses with a double jab
and Ledesma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ledesma throws an overhand right that lands on Gautier's shoulder, as Gautier tries to avoid the shot.
Gautier moves out of range as Ledesma strikes.
Gautier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ledesma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gautier lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gautier looks to score with a jab to the body but Ledesma is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ledesma.
Ledesma swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gautier is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ledesma.
Nice jab there from Gautier.
Gautier lands a high kick!
Gautier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ledesma looks gassed!
Ledesma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gautier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gautier defending well as Ledesma loads up on a big left hand.
Gautier lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gautier throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ledesma.
A leg kick checked by Ledesma.
Gautier swings for the body but Ledesma moves out of range.
Ledesma throws a looping overhand right but Gautier ducks down to avoid it.
Ledesma ducks under a wild hook from Gautier.
Ledesma connects with a jab.

Gautier gets tackled into the cage by Ledesma. Ledesma maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ledesma.

Ledesma breaks the clinch.
Gautier connects with a solid leg kick.
Gautier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gautier scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ledesma.
Ledesma looks to land a left hand but Gautier moved out of range nicely.
Gautier chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ledesma looks to land a right hand but Gautier moved out of range.
Ledesma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gautier throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gautier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gautier lands a glancing blow to the side of Ledesma's head.
Ledesma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gautier lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ledesma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gautier scores with a nice strike.
That kick from Gautier tenderised Ledesma's leg. Ledesma is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ledesma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ledesma might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ledesma drops his hands momentarily and Gautier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gautier chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gautier lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ledesma's sensitive parts.
Ledesma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ledesma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gautier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gautier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gautier feints and then cracks Ledesma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ledesma down.
Gautier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gautier.
Gautier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ledesma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gautier throws a leg kick which misses Ledesma's front leg but catches the back leg as Ledesma tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Gautier.
Gautier scores with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Ledesma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Gautier dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

An inside leg kick lands from Gautier.
Gautier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gautier throws a right hand that Ledesma ducks under and follows up with a left that Ledesma also avoids with ease.
That kick from Gautier tenderised Ledesma's leg. Ledesma is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ledesma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gautier scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gautier throws a leg kick which misses Ledesma's front leg but catches the back leg as Ledesma tries to avoid it.
Ledesma loads up on a big right hand but Gautier slips the punch.
Gautier chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gautier scores with a hook.
Gautier fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ledesma is out of range.
Gautier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ledesma's calf.
Ledesma is breathing heavily.
Gautier throws a leg kick which misses Ledesma's front leg but catches the back leg as Ledesma tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gautier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier misses with a body shot.
Gautier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gautier throws a head kick that misses.
Gautier connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ledesma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gautier cracks the inside of Ledesma's front leg.
Gautier is looking to chop away at Ledesma's legs.
Gautier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ledesma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Ledesma blocks the leg kick.
Ledesma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Gautier.
Gautier cracks the inside of Ledesma's front leg.
Gautier throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gautier tests Ledesma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gautier throws an overhand right that drops Ledesma like a sack of potatoes! Gautier dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Gautier!
Pierre Gautier retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Pierre Gautier thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.