PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estie Langlaise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gator Bait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Langlaise might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pepe et sa guitare Le mangeux de bine. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Langlaise
vs
Bait

191 cm
27
212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
21
202 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Estie Langlaise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gator Bait!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langlaise bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Bait shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Langlaise's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bait preventing the sweep.
Bait with a flurry of punches that miss.
Langlaise trying to control the position.
Langlaise working a defensive guard but Bait passes into half guard.
Bait tries to pass the half guard into mount. Langlaise knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bait thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bait not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Langlaise blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bait.
Bait trying to pass the guard but Langlaise defending well.
Bait missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bait thows a huge punch but Langlaise dodges it nicely.
Langlaise is looking to control Bait's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Langlaise avoid being mounted?
Bait trying to control from half guard but Langlaise is working away.
Langlaise is looking to control Bait's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Langlaise avoid being mounted?
Bait seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gator Bait wasn't active enough on the ground.
Langlaise thows a body shot but no joy.
Estie Langlaise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bait keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Langlaise swings for the body but Bait moves out of range.
Langlaise throws a lazy uppercut
and Bait cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bait circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bait counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langlaise moves in looking to clinch but Bait pushes him off.
Bait misses with a combination

and Langlaise moves into the clinch.
Langlaise taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Langlaise wants to stall.
Bait blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Langlaise.
Langlaise lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bait backwards.

Bait breaks from the clinch.

Bait scores with a takedown into Langlaise's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langlaise keeping moving, preventing Bait from controlling successfully.
Bait stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Langlaise swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bait looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Langlaise working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Langlaise pulls Bait in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gator Bait dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bait misses the jab.
Langlaise tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bait paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Estie Langlaise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Langlaise takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Langlaise fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gator Bait is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bait scores with a body shot.
Langlaise misses with an uppercut. Bait saw that one coming.
Bait throws a jab when Langlaise was well out of range.
Langlaise misses with a body punch
and Bait counters with a right hand to the body.
Bait avoids the body shot from Langlaise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Bait. Beautiful body shot.
Bait looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sloppy strikes from Bait. Those never looked like landing.
Langlaise takes a swing at Bait's ribcage but misses.

Langlaise forces Bait back against the cage and clinches.
Langlaise cracks Bait with a nice body shot.
Langlaise can't find room to land a body shot as Bait controls the action.
Bait changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Langlaise fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Langlaise looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Langlaise is looking to wear down Bait with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Langlaise clinches up with Bait and pushes him back against the cage.
Langlaise lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bait blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Langlaise misses with a punch to the body.
Langlaise presses Bait against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Langlaise tries to throw a body punch but Bait avoids it by throwing Langlaise back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langlaise gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bait.
Estie Langlaise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gator Bait.
Langlaise throws a punch but it's blocked by Bait.
Langlaise lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Langlaise slowing the pace effectively.
Langlaise lands a shot to the body.
Bait blocking some punches.
Langlaise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Langlaise content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Bait gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bait thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Langlaise's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bait throwing shots but Langlaise is blocking nicely.
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!
Bait is keen to just control but Langlaise is a slippery customer.

Bait is working for a submission of some sort.
Bait has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Langlaise is looking for a sweep. Bait is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Langlaise is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Langlaise avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bait.
Langlaise is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Estie Langlaise dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Langlaise tries to clinch but Bait moves out of range.
Langlaise avoids a punch combination nicely.
Langlaise swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Langlaise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bait swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Langlaise looks to score with a jab to the body but Bait is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bait. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bait takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Langlaise avoids a kick to the body.
Langlaise misses with a few strikes there.
Langlaise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bait has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bait tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Langlaise was well out of range. Poor timing from Bait.
Langlaise tests Bait's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bait is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Langlaise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langlaise scores with a nice strike.
Langlaise is looking to clinch.
Langlaise throws a body punch but Bait moves out of range.
Bait takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bait throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Langlaise counters by clinching up.
Langlaise struggles to land a body shot inside as Bait controls his hands.
Langlaise swings wildly with an uppercut but Bait uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bait prevents a body shot from Langlaise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bait's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bait swats away the attempt to clinch by Langlaise.
Langlaise moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Langlaise misses with a wild body shot.

Bait looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bait seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bait performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langlaise trying to control from the bottom.
Langlaise won't allow Bait to pass to mount.
Langlaise taking some punishment here, with Bait in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Langlaise trying to hold on to Bait's head to control him but Bait postures up.
Bait wants to free his trapped foot but Langlaise is holding on for dear life with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Langlaise blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bait.

And that's the end of the fight!
Estie Langlaise showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Langlaise 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Estie Langlaise!