PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zack Fair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Desbatailles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fair
vs
Desbatailles

185 cm
27
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zack Fair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Desbatailles !
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desbatailles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Desbatailles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fair's calf.
Desbatailles throws a jab when Fair was well out of range.
Desbatailles misses with a body shot.
Fair shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Desbatailles sprawls well. Desbatailles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fair gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Desbatailles , right into the meat.
Fair takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fair checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fair moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desbatailles throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Desbatailles tenderised Fair's leg. Fair is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fair on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Desbatailles scores with a body shot.
Fair avoids the head kick by Desbatailles .
Desbatailles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Desbatailles wants it to stay on the feet.
Fair moves out of range of the leg kick from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles misses with a straight left.
Fair on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Desbatailles throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fair takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fair moves out of range of the body kick from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles lands a front kick.
Desbatailles does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Desbatailles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Fair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fair fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Desbatailles avoids it really well and circles away.
Good work by Fair as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Desbatailles . Fair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Desbatailles lands with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Fair.
Desbatailles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fair stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles is looking to chop away at Fair's legs.
John Desbatailles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Desbatailles lands with a kick to the temple. Fair shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Desbatailles throws a body kick that misses.
Desbatailles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Desbatailles throws a body punch but Fair moves out of range.

Fair gets tackled into the cage by Desbatailles . Desbatailles maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fair blocks a body shot from Desbatailles .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desbatailles misses with an elbow strike.
Fair blocks an uppercut.
Fair is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Desbatailles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Desbatailles throws a punch but it's blocked by Fair.
Desbatailles has a couple of punches blocked by Fair.
Fair fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fair tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Desbatailles just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fair tries to pull guard but Desbatailles won't allow it.
Fair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Desbatailles throws a head punch that misses.
Fair tries to pull guard but Desbatailles forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desbatailles taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Desbatailles can't find room to land a body shot as Fair controls the action.
Desbatailles lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Desbatailles fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Desbatailles 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.

Desbatailles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fair.
Desbatailles shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Desbatailles is looking to slow Fair down with leg kicks.
Desbatailles misses with an uppercut. Fair saw that one coming.
No luck for Fair with that takedown attempt.
Fair takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Desbatailles cracks the inside of Fair's front leg.
Fair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Desbatailles does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Desbatailles moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fair jumps guard but Desbatailles turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Desbatailles misses with some punches.
Desbatailles is trying to stall.
Desbatailles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Desbatailles throws an elbow but misses.
Fair tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Desbatailles just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Fair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Desbatailles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Desbatailles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Fair. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Desbatailles darts in and clinches Fair up against the cage.
Desbatailles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Desbatailles leaning his opponent against the cage.
Desbatailles lands with a right to the head.
Fair jumps guard but Desbatailles turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles lands a shoulder strike.
Desbatailles pushes Fair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Desbatailles breaks the clinch.
Desbatailles lands a nice looking body kick.
Fair gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fair moves out of range of the strikes.
Desbatailles misses with a low kick.
Desbatailles tries to land a front kick but Fair steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
John Desbatailles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fair tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fair closes the distance and clinches up with Desbatailles , looking for a takedown. Fair pushes Desbatailles against the cage but Desbatailles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fair shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Desbatailles sprawls well. Desbatailles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fair gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles scores with a leg kick.
Desbatailles connects with a solid leg kick.
John Desbatailles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Desbatailles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Desbatailles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Desbatailles drives through and clinches with Fair against the cage.
Desbatailles throws an elbow that misses.
Desbatailles is pressed up against the cage. Fair has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Desbatailles down to the mat. Desbatailles avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Desbatailles throws a hook to the side of Fair's head but Fair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fair blocks a head kick by Desbatailles .

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Desbatailles misses with the head strike.

Desbatailles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fair avoids the head kick by Desbatailles .

Desbatailles moves into range and clinches up with Fair.
Fair tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Desbatailles smiles and moves away.
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!
Desbatailles tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desbatailles throws a leg kick which misses Fair's front leg but catches the back leg as Fair tries to avoid it.
Desbatailles misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Desbatailles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Desbatailles throws a series of punches but Fair moves out of range.
Desbatailles tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fair blocks a head kick by Desbatailles .
Desbatailles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Desbatailles .
Desbatailles looks to land a right hand but Fair moved out of range.
Desbatailles misses with a body shot.

Fair dives in and scores a takedown into Desbatailles 's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Desbatailles keeping moving, preventing Fair from controlling successfully.
Desbatailles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Fair drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Desbatailles dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fair is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Desbatailles trying to control but Fair is working from the bottom.
Desbatailles landing with the ground and pound.
Desbatailles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Desbatailles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Desbatailles throws an elbow that misses. Fair uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Desbatailles 's guard. Nice move by Fair!
Desbatailles is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Desbatailles keeping moving, preventing Fair from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fair looking to sit in guard and control but Desbatailles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fair utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Fair looking for a guillotine here but Desbatailles defends easily.
Desbatailles wants to control from the top but Fair keeps moving.
John Desbatailles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fair had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Desbatailles defends it easily.
Desbatailles wants to control from the top but Fair keeps moving.
Zack Fair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Desbatailles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Desbatailles with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Desbatailles .
I've got Desbatailles winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Desbatailles !