PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stephane Ouelet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ouelet's entrance music is Chien Fou . A fine choice. Damian Kramer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Ouelet
vs
Kramer

180 cm
26
165 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

175 cm
25
168 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephane Ouelet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer scores with a punch to the head.
Ouelet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kramer sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Ouelet instigates a clinch.
Kramer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ouelet misses with a knee to the head.
Ouelet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ouelet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kramer is looking to break free of the clinch but Ouelet has double underhooks.

Ouelet gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kramer regains guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kramer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kramer keeping full guard, as Ouelet tries to pass.
Ouelet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kramer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ouelet has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ouelet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kramer wants to sweep here but Ouelet controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ouelet trying to control but Kramer is working from the bottom.
Ouelet stopping the sweep attempt from Kramer.
Ouelet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ouelet looking to pass the guard.

Kramer kicks Ouelet off and gets to his feet.
Kramer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Donk. Ouelet catches Kramer right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ouelet has closed the distance and engaged Kramer in a clinch.
Kramer avoids the elbow strike from Ouelet, against the cage.

Ouelet has picked Kramer up - he's going for a ride! Ouelet dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've been hearing that Ouelet has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kramer trying to control from the bottom.
Ouelet seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kramer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kramer tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kramer tries to get to full guard but Ouelet has control of the leg.
Kramer wants to control but Ouelet is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ouelet throwing shots but Kramer is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ouelet lands a nice short elbow.
Ouelet not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Ouelet decides to return to a standing position.
Kramer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kramer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ouelet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ouelet misses with a body shot.
Ouelet's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kramer under the eye.
Damian Kramer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouelet misses with a low kick as Kramer jumps back.

Kramer has Ouelet up against the cage in a clinch.
Kramer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kramer wants to break free but Ouelet has control.
Kramer takes an elbow to the temple.
Ouelet tries to land a knee to the head but Kramer blocks with his arms.
Ouelet misses with some punches.
Ouelet lands an elbow just above Kramer 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kramer.

Ouelet gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kramer wants to get back to full guard.
Ouelet wants to stand up but Kramer is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouelet throwing shots but Kramer is blocking nicely.
Ouelet wants to take a breather but Kramer is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kramer trying to control but Ouelet postures up.
We've been informed that Kramer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kramer wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground and pound from Ouelet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephane Ouelet dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ouelet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kramer.

Ouelet closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kramer to the mat! Kramer manages to get full guard.
Kramer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ouelet!
Ouelet really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Poor strikes thrown by Kramer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ouelet avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kramer.
Ouelet is squirming around, avoiding Kramer's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer unloads with some shots from mount but Ouelet bucks and avoids them well.
Ouelet is looking to get to half guard.
Kramer controlling the pace for now.
Kramer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kramer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet is looking to get to half guard.
Kramer tries to control but Ouelet wriggling away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kramer landing strikes from the mount and Ouelet is in trouble!

Kramer working for a guillotine from mount but Ouelet is in no mood to give up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet is working to get back to half guard.
Kramer scoring with strikes but Ouelet is staying in there.
Kramer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ouelet is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kramer raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ouelet is looking to improve his position but Kramer isn't that keen on the idea.
Ouelet is squirming around, avoiding Kramer's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kramer jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ouelet manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Kramer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ouelet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Kramer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ouelet tries to clinch there but Kramer circles away.
Ouelet lands a nice shot to the body.
Kramer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ouelet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ouelet swings wildly with an uppercut but Kramer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kramer blocks an elbow strike from Ouelet.
Ouelet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ouelet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Ouelet has clasped his hands together around Kramer's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouelet works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kramer is trying to buck Ouelet off.
Ouelet scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kramer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ouelet connects with a decent elbow.
Ouelet postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kramer is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ouelet's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kramer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ouelet is working away from the top position though.
Ouelet trying to control the action but Kramer is working from the bottom.
Ouelet lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kramer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stephane Ouelet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ouelet is looking to stand up but Kramer won't let him.
Ouelet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ouelet content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kramer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ouelet's guard.
Kramer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ouelet is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kramer trying to control the position from guard on top but Ouelet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer is looking to work some ground and pound but Ouelet has wrist control.
Kramer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kramer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ouelet swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kramer trying to control the position from guard on top but Ouelet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Damian Kramer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
No joy there for Kramer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ouelet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by Kramer or perhaps it was just good defense by Ouelet which made him look bad.
Kramer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ouelet circles away quickly and effectively.
Ouelet is looking to clinch but Kramer is avoiding it.
Kramer misses with a body shot.
Ouelet throws a leg kick that misses.
Kramer tries to bum rush Ouelet with a series of wild strikes but Ouelet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kramer shoots in for a takedown but Ouelet shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Damian Kramer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kramer misses with a double jab.
Kramer slips a jab from Ouelet.
Kramer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stephane Ouelet.
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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephane Ouelet!
Our winner, Stephane Ouelet, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.