PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Senecal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santino Gigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Senecal
vs
Gigante

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Senecal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santino Gigante!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senecal shoots in for a takedown but Gigante shows good takedown defense.

Senecal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Senecal lands a heavy elbow.
Gigante is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gigante tries to hold on but Senecal pushes him away.
Gigante is trying to stand up.
Senecal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Senecal working Gigante over with strikes here.
Senecal putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gigante tries to lock up and control but Senecal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Senecal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Senecal putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Senecal 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 one minute gone in the round.
Gigante keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Senecal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gigante can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Senecal is landing with some decent strikes but Gigante is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Senecal putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Senecal wants to control the pace but Gigante is squirming around nicely.
Gigante working to try and regain half guard.
Senecal wants to control the pace but Gigante is squirming around nicely.
Senecal with a couple of short strikes.
Gigante is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gigante can't escape the position.
Gigante looks gassed!
Senecal dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Senecal lands a nice shot to the head.

Gigante is rocked!
Senecal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee warns Gigante that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gigante is still in real trouble! Can Senecal finish him?
A nice elbow there by Senecal.
Gigante seems to have recovered his senses.
Senecal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Senecal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Senecal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gigante taking shots to the head.
Senecal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gigante on the ground.
Senecal working Gigante over with strikes here.
Senecal raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Senecal is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gigante has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Senecal working Gigante over with strikes here.
Senecal with good strikes from the mount here!

Senecal working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Senecal lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gigante is desperately trying to improve his position but Senecal has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Senecal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gigante tries to lock up and control but Senecal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Senecal with the ground and pound from mount.
Gigante in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gigante is bucking up trying to escape but Senecal cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Senecal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Senecal landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gigante is working to get back to half guard.
Senecal lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Senecal dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Senecal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gigante keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gigante is looking to control Senecal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gigante avoid being mounted?
Senecal is looking to take a break and control but Gigante is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gigante is trying to control but can't.
Gigante is breathing heavily.
Senecal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gigante is not content to let Senecal control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Senecal perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Senecal has closed the distance and engaged Gigante in a clinch.

Senecal jumps guard and drags Gigante to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Senecal 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.

Gigante decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Senecal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gigante is working to get back to half guard.
Senecal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gigante can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gigante is trying to escape the mount.
Gigante is in a horrible position here. Senecal smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gigante can't escape the position.

Senecal has control of Gigante's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gigante regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Senecal with the ground and pound from mount.
Gigante is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Senecal wants to finish this one by submission but Gigante is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Senecal.
Senecal with the ground and pound from mount.
Senecal breaks from Gigante's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Senecal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gigante hang on?
Senecal avoids the attempt from Gigante to control.
Gigante working to try and regain half guard.
Senecal lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gigante wants to control but Senecal is having none of it.
Senecal lands a big shot there that rocks Gigante but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Senecal lands a big elbow.
Senecal with good strikes from the mount here!
Senecal cracks Gigante with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Senecal avoids the attempt from Gigante to control.
Gigante's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Senecal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Senecal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Senecal lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Senecal dominated that second round.
That's time! Senecal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Senecal bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gigante manages to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Senecal there.
Gigante is holding on to half guard well.
Senecal drops an elbow to the side of Gigante's head.
Senecal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gigante does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Senecal passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gigante!
Gigante is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Senecal landing strikes from the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Senecal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gigante wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Senecal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gigante can do to turn this around?
Senecal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gigante is squirming around, avoiding Senecal's attempts to control the action.
Gigante wants to hold on but Senecal pushes him away.
Gigante is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Senecal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Senecal working the ground and pound effectively.
Senecal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Senecal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gigante can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gigante is looking to improve his position but Senecal isn't that keen on the idea.
Senecal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gigante?
Senecal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gigante's face.
Gigante is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Senecal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Senecal controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gigante flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Senecal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gigante wants to control but Senecal is having none of it.
Gigante regains half guard.
Gigante is refusing to be controlled, as Senecal sits in half guard.
Senecal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Senecal blocks the strikes from Gigante.
Alex Senecal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Senecal passes to full mount!
Senecal landing strikes from the mount.
Senecal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gigante is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gigante manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Senecal stalling away here and it's allowed Gigante to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gigante is trying to keep Senecal in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Senecal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Senecal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Senecal!