PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Fall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance Boudreau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Boudreau 's choice of entrance music: Miracle - We Ain't Scared. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fall
vs
Boudreau

181 cm
34
185 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

185 cm
31
195 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

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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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Fall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chance Boudreau !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudreau attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Fall misses the target.
Boudreau lands with a hook. Fall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boudreau slips under a jab.
Fall tries for a takedown but Boudreau sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boudreau sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fall throws a poor cross that misses

and Boudreau holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boudreau stalling the fight.
Boudreau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fall backwards.
Boudreau misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boudreau .

It looks like Jack Fall has been cut.
Fall stalling against the cage.
Boudreau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fall blocking some punches.
Fall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boudreau pushes Fall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boudreau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boudreau stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Boudreau .
Fall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A bit of stalling here from Fall.
Boudreau swings wildly with an uppercut but Fall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fall is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Fall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fall trying to stall but Boudreau improves his position.
Boudreau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fall backwards.
Boudreau misses with some punches.
Boudreau has a couple of punches blocked by Fall.
Fall is looking to control Boudreau 's arms but Boudreau gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fall has his back to the cage.
Boudreau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fall dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Fall has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Boudreau clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fall throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boudreau is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Fall gets his way!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Fall looking for the RNC.
Boudreau is trying to break free.
Fall lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Boudreau trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Boudreau is in a bad position with Fall working for a choke. Boudreau manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Boudreau is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fall has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fall wants to sweep here but Boudreau controlling him for the moment.
Fall throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Boudreau is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've been hearing good reports from Fall's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Boudreau trying to control but Fall is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boudreau stopping the sweep attempt from Fall.
Boudreau not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fall trying to control the position.
Fall is looking to sweep but instead, Boudreau has passed into half guard.
Boudreau is thwarting Fall's attempts to control the position.
Well, if Boudreau is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chance Boudreau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Fall's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Boudreau slips under a jab.
Fall shoots in but no luck this time.
Boudreau has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fall is looking to slow Boudreau down with leg kicks.
Fall takes one on the button.
Fall is looking to score with low kicks.
Boudreau stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boudreau wants it to stay on the feet.
Fall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fall with a poor takedown

and Boudreau counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Fall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boudreau lands a nice knee to the body.
Boudreau lands a nice elbow.
Fall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreau lands a shoulder strike.
Boudreau tries a knee to the head but Fall blocks it.

Fall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boudreau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chance Boudreau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fall checks a leg kick nicely.
Fall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fall looks to throw the jab but Boudreau is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Boudreau as Fall shoots in.
Fall tries to bum rush Boudreau with a series of wild strikes but Boudreau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jack Fall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boudreau pinned against the cage. Boudreau gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boudreau . Boudreau obviously looking to wear him down.
Fall looks to throw the jab but Boudreau is out of range.
A jab from Boudreau misses.
Fall throws an off balance right hand

and Boudreau counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boudreau .
Fall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boudreau lands an elbow inside that Fall shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fall blocks an elbow strike from Boudreau .
Fall dodges an elbow strike from Boudreau .
Boudreau scores with a shoulder strike.
Fall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boudreau has him pressed against the cage.
Boudreau lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boudreau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Fall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fall gets a takedown into half guard.
Boudreau makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Boudreau .
Fall trying to control but Boudreau is working from the bottom.
Fall is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fall won't allow Boudreau to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fall postures up in Boudreau 's guard and throws a big left but Boudreau blocks it.
Jack Fall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fall working some strikes from top position.
Fall wants to control from the top but Boudreau keeps moving.
Boudreau keeping full guard, as Fall tries to pass.
Fall wants to control from the top but Boudreau keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boudreau leaves Fall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chance Boudreau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Fall's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Fall lands with a right hand.
Boudreau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boudreau lands with a straight right. Fall didn't see that one coming.

Fall gets the takedown into side control.
Fall tries to move to mount but Boudreau blocks the move with his legs.
Fall with the ground and pound but Boudreau regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fall content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Fall is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Boudreau still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Boudreau has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fall tries to bench press Boudreau off him but Boudreau keeps the position.
Fall is trying to control Boudreau 's posture but Boudreau avoids it.
Fall is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Boudreau prevents Fall from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boudreau takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fall works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fall 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.
Boudreau controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boudreau is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreau sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fall wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Boudreau is now in half guard.
Boudreau wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fall keeps working.
Fall is looking to control Boudreau 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fall avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fall looks to land a combination. Boudreau sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boudreau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fall there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Boudreau .
Fall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boudreau stuffs the takedown.
Jack Fall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fall is defended easily by Boudreau .

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 Jack Fall.
I think Boudreau has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chance Boudreau !
Chance Boudreau thanked the fans post fight for their support.