PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yves Jabouin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter McBain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabouin comes to the cage accompanied by Trobule On My Mind- Pusha T and Tyler The Creator. McBain is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Harder Than You Think by Public Enemy. Peter McBain is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Jabouin
vs
McBain

175 cm
30
145 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

182 cm
34
137 lbs
16 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yves Jabouin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peter McBain!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McBain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McBain throws a nice looking combination but Jabouin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McBain swinging wildly here.
Jabouin tries to counter by clinching up but McBain breaks away and moves out of range.
Good shot there by McBain.
Jabouin takes a swing at McBain's ribcage but misses.
McBain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jabouin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McBain throws a series of punches but Jabouin moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jabouin. McBain does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabouin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut there from McBain.
Jabouin scores with a body shot.

McBain gets tackled into the cage by Jabouin. Jabouin maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabouin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jabouin misses with a punch on the inside.
McBain blocking some punches.
McBain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jabouin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jabouin lands a hook that snaps the head of McBain backwards.
Jabouin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jabouin lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Jabouin.
Jabouin tries to work over McBain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jabouin throws a head punch that misses.
McBain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch on the inside from Jabouin fails to land.

McBain breaks the clinch.
Jab from McBain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Peter McBain has been cut.
McBain looks to land a combination. Jabouin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Jabouin.
Jabouin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBain lands a jab.
Jabouin throws a body shot but no joy.
McBain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jabouin looks to score with a jab to the body but McBain is just out of range.
Good exchange - McBain coming out on top.
Peter McBain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabouin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McBain was well out of range. Poor timing from Jabouin.
McBain now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McBain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jabouin.
McBain throws a right hand that Jabouin ducks under and follows up with a left that Jabouin also avoids with ease.
Jabouin throwing a counter right hand but McBain manages to avoid it.
Jabouin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin misses with a jab to the body
and McBain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McBain shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jabouin eats them both and turns towards McBain to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McBain jabs Jabouin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jabouin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jabouin tries a head kick but it misses.
Jabouin throws a sloppy head kick and McBain moves out of range easily.
McBain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McBain goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McBain misses with a body shot.
McBain tries to bum rush Jabouin with a series of wild strikes but Jabouin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jabouin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McBain lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McBain.
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!
McBain lands a head kick. Jabouin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McBain misses with a double jab
and Jabouin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McBain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McBain swinging wildly here.
Jabouin lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McBain misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by McBain. Beautiful body shot.
Jabouin scores with a jab to the body.
McBain falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Jabouin counter with a right hand.
McBain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McBain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McBain fails to land with a series of punches.
McBain swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter McBain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter McBain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McBain lands a jab to the nose.
McBain misses with a jab, cross combination.
McBain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jabouin.
Jabouin tries to clinch but McBain is having none of it.
As Jabouin backs off McBain throws a huge counter combo but Jabouin manages to avoid it all.
Peter McBain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jabouin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McBain let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McBain looks to land a combination but Jabouin avoids it well.
McBain misses with a head kick.
McBain slips under a jab from Jabouin.
Peter McBain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabouin tries to close the distance and clinch up but McBain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jabouin lands a head kick!
McBain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jabouin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McBain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jabouin circles away quickly and effectively.
McBain throws a series of strikes that have Jabouin backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabouin tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from McBain.
Jabouin misses with a jab, cross combination.
McBain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jabouin.
McBain is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jabouin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McBain.
Jabouin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McBain manages to avoid it.
McBain scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McBain throws the kick towards the body but Jabouin avoids it.
McBain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jabouin.
Jabouin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jabouin staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBain throws a poor cross that misses
and Jabouin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from McBain misses.
McBain lands with an uppercut that bounces Jabouin off the cage and back into range.
McBain closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McBain throws a lazy head kick
and Jabouin counters with a right hand to the body.
McBain does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An attempted straight right counter from Jabouin misses the target.
McBain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jabouin counters with a nice uppercut.
McBain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jabouin counters with a nice uppercut.
McBain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jabouin lands with a nice body punch.
Jabouin is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jabouin clinches up against the cage.
Jabouin struggles to land a body shot inside as McBain controls his hands.
Jabouin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jabouin misses with the head strike.
McBain blocking some punches.

McBain manages to break the clinch.
Jabouin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jabouin is looking to wear down McBain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McBain misses with a body shot.
McBain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McBain misses with the combination.
McBain lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jabouin backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Jabouin misses.
McBain staying out of range there.
McBain misses with a hook
and Jabouin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jabouin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabouin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from McBain misses.
Jabouin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jabouin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McBain moves away.
A little jabbing left from McBain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McBain scores with a hook to the body. Jabouin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jabouin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jabouin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McBain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter McBain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter McBain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jabouin avoids the body shot from McBain.
McBain swings for the body but Jabouin moves out of range.
Jabouin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McBain.
The fighters circling - McBain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jabouin missing with a left hand there. McBain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jabouin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick from Jabouin lands but McBain takes it in his stride.
McBain throws a right hand that Jabouin ducks under and follows up with a left that Jabouin also avoids with ease.
Jabouin throws a hook but McBain blocks it.
McBain swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jabouin at a distance.
A head kick misses from Jabouin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBain moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jabouin connects with a jab.

That has opened up Peter McBain's cut even more.
McBain connects with an inside leg kick.
Jabouin misses the body punch
and McBain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jabouin throws a shot from downtown. McBain moves away and avoids it.
McBain swinging wildly here.
Jabouin is looking to counter punch.
McBain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from McBain.
McBain just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJabouin.
McBain connects with a right hand. Jabouin shakes it off.
Yves Jabouin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - McBain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jabouin swings for the body but McBain moves out of range.
McBain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jabouin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McBain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McBain tries to bum rush Jabouin with a series of wild strikes but Jabouin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McBain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McBain throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jabouin's head.
Jabouin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jabouin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jabouin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McBain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McBain throws a nice looking combination but Jabouin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McBain slips a jab from Jabouin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBain connects with a high kick.
McBain scores with the left hand. Jabouin knows he should have avoided that one.
McBain falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jabouin counters by clinching up.
McBain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jabouin misses with a body punch.
McBain is looking to break free of the clinch but Jabouin has double underhooks.
Jabouin swings wildly with an uppercut but McBain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabouin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jabouin misses with the head strike.
Jabouin throws a punch but it's blocked by McBain.
McBain is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin tries to throw a body punch but McBain avoids it by throwing Jabouin back against the cage.
Jabouin throws a punch but it's blocked by McBain.
A head punch on the inside from Jabouin fails to land.
Jabouin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jabouin lands a shoulder strike.
Jabouin misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Jabouin.
Jabouin misses with a punch to the body.
McBain blocking some punches.
McBain blocks an uppercut.
Jabouin tries to throw a body punch but McBain avoids it by throwing Jabouin back against the cage.
McBain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter McBain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McBain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter McBain!
Peter McBain looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I want to thank all you fans for coming out tonight, Fury for helping me be strong, Modern Wear Apparel for making me look so good, the gang at Montreal Fighter's Gym, all of my loved ones back home, and Kyle F for letting me fight here in the HMFL!! Thank you!!'.