PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stephane Ouelet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Chuin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ouelet's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Chien Fou . Chuin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Remo WIlliams Theme. Stephane Ouelet is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ouelet
vs
Chuin

180 cm
24
165 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

173 cm
31
168 lbs
15 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephane Ouelet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Master Chuin!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ouelet's head.
Chuin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ouelet counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ouelet wants to stand but Chuin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ouelet wants to stand and escape but instead Chuin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ouelet is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Chuin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chuin wants to control from the top but Ouelet keeps moving.
Ouelet is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouelet keeping full guard, as Chuin tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Stephane Ouelet wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chuin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chuin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ouelet's head.
Horrible takedown by Chuin or perhaps it was just good defense by Ouelet which made him look bad.
Stephane Ouelet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Master Chuin.
Chuin misses with a takedown
enabling Ouelet to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuin fails with the takedown

and Ouelet moves into the clinch.

Chuin successfully pulls guard.
Ouelet throws a big elbow that misses.
Ouelet trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chuin's guard.

Chuin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ouelet defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ouelet's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!

Chuin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ouelet defends well.

Chuin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ouelet doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ouelet manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ouelet has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Chuin looking for a guillotine here but Ouelet defends easily.
Chuin wants to sweep but no luck.
Ouelet seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ouelet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Ouelet avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ouelet trying to control but Chuin is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet sitting in guard here, content to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Stephane Ouelet wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ouelet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chuin.
Chuin shoots in looking for a takedown. Ouelet tries to sprawl out of it but Chuin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ouelet manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chuin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chuin tries for a takedown but Ouelet circles away easily
and Ouelet counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Master Chuin 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.

Chuin shoots in for a takedown but Ouelet shows good takedown defense.
Chuin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ouelet but Ouelet pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Chuin closes the distance and clinches.
Ouelet lands a nice elbow.
Chuin wants to take the fight to the mat but Ouelet manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stephane Ouelet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Master Chuin.
Ouelet scores a nice knee to the body.
Ouelet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chuin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chuin has Ouelet pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ouelet manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ouelet misses with some punches.
Ouelet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ouelet throws an elbow but misses.
Ouelet connects with a knee to the head.
Chuin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chuin blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Ouelet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuin tries to pull guard but Ouelet won't allow it.
Ouelet lands an elbow that stopped Chuin in his tracks for a moment.
Chuin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ouelet pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chuin is breathing heavily.

Chuin has picked Ouelet up - he's going for a ride! Chuin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ouelet is looking to escape.

Ouelet manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Chuin has his takedown stuffed

and Ouelet counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chuin blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Chuin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouelet looking for a sweep. Not yet Ouelet, not yet.
Chuin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ouelet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chuin on the ground.
Ouelet lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chuin!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuin is working to get back to half guard.
Ouelet looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ouelet wants to control the pace but Chuin is squirming around nicely.
Ouelet prevents Chuin from getting the reversal.
Ouelet wants to control the pace but Chuin is squirming around nicely.
Ouelet breaks from Chuin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chuin wants to control but Ouelet is having none of it.
Ouelet takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuin tries to hold on but Ouelet pushes him away.
Ouelet content just to control the position here.
Chuin is trying to escape the mount.
Ouelet landing shots from mount.
Chuin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chuin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ouelet wants to sweep here but Chuin controlling him for the moment.
Chuin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ouelet swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Chuin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ouelet is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ouelet has escaped and now he's on top!
Ouelet is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chuin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ouelet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Chuin jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ouelet is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ouelet and Chuin has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephane Ouelet dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Chuin rushes Ouelet and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ouelet lands a nice elbow.
Chuin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ouelet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chuin blocks an elbow strike.

Chuin pulls guard effortlessly.

Chuin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ouelet defends it easily.
Ouelet controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ouelet content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ouelet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ouelet trying to control but Chuin is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouelet slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Stephane Ouelet.

Chuin darts in and clinches Ouelet up against the cage.
Ouelet misses with a body punch.

Chuin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Chuin wants to hit a switch here but Ouelet passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Chuin there!
Ouelet wants to control the pace but Chuin is squirming around nicely.
Chuin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Chuin is looking to control Ouelet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chuin avoid being mounted?
Ouelet trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chuin actively working from the bottom here.
Chuin wants to get back to full guard.
Ouelet is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ouelet seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ouelet controlling the action here.
Chuin wants to control but Ouelet is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Stephane Ouelet.
Chuin tries a head kick but it misses.

Chuin pushes Ouelet up against the cage in a clinch.
Chuin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ouelet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chuin.
Chuin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ouelet walks away with a smile on his face. Chuin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chuin misses with a head kick.
Chuin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chuin has his takedown stuffed

and Ouelet counters by clinching up.
Ouelet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ouelet misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet lands a damaging elbow.
Chuin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ouelet after a bit of a struggle.
Stephane Ouelet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Master Chuin.
Ouelet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ouelet tries to land knees in the clinch but Chuin avoids the damage to the body.
Chuin takes an elbow to the temple.

Chuin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ouelet regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouelet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chuin trying to control the position from guard on top but Ouelet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Chuin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ouelet dives on top into guard.
Ouelet controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouelet trying to control the position from guard on top but Chuin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ouelet stands up from Chuin's guard - Ouelet perhaps looking for a knockout.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephane Ouelet showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ouelet has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephane Ouelet!
After winning the bout, Stephane Ouelet thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.