PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Guillaume Leblanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Audiomachine - Guardians At The Gate as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Leblanc
vs
Gracie

165 cm
27
130 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

177 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Fightworld Formula
-OVERDOSE Factory-

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guillaume Leblanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renzo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Leblanc takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leblanc to score with a decent uppercut.
Guillaume Leblanc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leblanc punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Leblanc stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leblanc keeps the fight on the outside.
Leblanc tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leblanc as he jumps to the side.
Leblanc moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leblanc tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Leblanc fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie tries to pull guard but Leblanc forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Guillaume Leblanc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblanc goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Gracie gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leblanc is keeping the position for now.
Leblanc wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Leblanc keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Leblanc is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Renzo Gracie has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Leblanc pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Leblanc as the two fighters clinch.

Leblanc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Leblanc shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Leblanc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Leblanc which made him look bad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leblanc fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Leblanc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leblanc throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Leblanc wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leblanc is looking to clinch.
Leblanc tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.

Leblanc drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Leblanc scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leblanc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leblanc displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Leblanc closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Leblanc's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Gracie is rocked!
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!
Gracie walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Leblanc swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Guillaume Leblanc!