PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gayle Albert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Telesphoros Bullens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Telesphoros Bullens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Albert
vs
Bullens

190 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

157 cm
18
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gayle Albert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Telesphoros Bullens!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Albert shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bullens's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bullens working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Albert doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Albert manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Albert pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bullens is keeping the position for now.

Bullens looking for a guillotine here but Albert defends easily.
Albert slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Albert throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Albert decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bullens to his feet.

Albert shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bullens manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullens has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Albert has passed into side control.
Bullens dodges the ground and pound from Albert.
Albert wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bullens keeps working.
Bullens tries to improve position but can't.
Bullens tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Albert taking a breather here.

Albert tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Albert stands up.
Bullens misses with a wild body shot.

Albert drives through with a takedown into Bullens's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Bullens looking for a guillotine here but Albert defends easily.
Bullens should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Bullens looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albert wants to control from the top but Bullens keeps moving.

Bullens looking for a guillotine here but Albert defends easily.
Albert knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bullens on the ground.

Bullens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Albert defends it easily.

Bullens escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Albert gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bullens pulls Albert in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bullens isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Albert stacks Bullens on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Albert!
Albert content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bullens sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bullens is staying active underneath Albert, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bullens wants to control but Albert is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gayle Albert dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bullens gets caught flat footed, as Albert shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Bullens throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Albert working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bullens keeping moving, preventing Albert from controlling successfully.

Bullens throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Albert engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Albert will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Bullens looking for a guillotine here but Albert defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullens not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Albert wants to pass the guard but Bullens is keeping the position.
Albert controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Albert stopping the sweep attempt from Bullens.
Albert looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullens controls Albert momentarily but Albert frees himself.

Telesphoros Bullens has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Albert shoots in and bounces Bullens off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Bullens isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Albert stacks Bullens on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Albert!
Bullens is looking for a sweep.
Bullens struggling a bit here.
Bullens stops Albert from passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullens is looking to reverse the position.

Albert stands up and beckons Bullens to his feet.
Albert moves in looking to clinch but Bullens pushes him off.

Albert shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Bullens looking for a guillotine here but Albert defends easily.
Bullens looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gayle Albert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bullens wants to stand and escape but Albert is having none of it.

Bullens is looking for a triangle here but Albert uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bullens is looking for a sweep.
Albert tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bullens's legs.
Bullens is letting Albert control him for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bullens is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Albert asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Albert working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gayle Albert dominated that second round.
That's time! Albert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Albert feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bullens has eaten all the pies!
Bullens is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Albert wanted to stand there but Bullens had control of the position.

Bullens has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Albert can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Bullens looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Albert passes into half guard.
Albert passes to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bullens's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bullens is looking to regain half guard here but Albert keeps moving and retains side control.

Albert goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bullens has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Albert but great work by Bullens.
Bullens is looking to take a break and control but Albert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bullens tries to stand but Albert is controlling his head.
Telesphoros Bullens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albert is not content to let Bullens control the position.
Albert tries to buck Bullens off but Bullens is having none of it.
Bullens wants to stand but Albert has his arm trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Albert tries to buck Bullens off but Bullens is having none of it.
Bullens trying to control the position but Albert is working away.
Bullens throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Bullens crashes against the mat.
Bullens tries to stand but Albert is controlling his head.

Bullens tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bullens throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Albert is not content to let Bullens control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bullens tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bullens has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bullens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Albert keeps working.

Bullens tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bullens working the ground and pound but Albert is defending the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Telesphoros Bullens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Albert has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gayle Albert!