PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claude LeBlanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Chick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeBlanc comes to the cage accompanied by Professor Green ft. Maverick Sabre - Jungle. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

LeBlanc
vs
Chick

184 cm
24
218 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

190 cm
29
220 lbs
22 - 8 - 1

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claude LeBlanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andy Chick!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chick throws an overhand right that lands on LeBlanc's shoulder, as LeBlanc tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Chick misses.
LeBlanc sizes up Chick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
LeBlanc throws out a loose jab but Chick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but LeBlanc is out of range.
LeBlanc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chick circles away quickly and effectively.
LeBlanc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
LeBlanc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chick ducks under a wild hook from LeBlanc.
A lazy left from LeBlanc finds it's target.
LeBlanc fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chick.
LeBlanc is looking to chop away at Chick's legs.
LeBlanc cracks Chick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
LeBlanc moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LeBlanc tries to work over Chick's front leg with a kick but Chick checks it.
Chick misses with a low kick.
Chick throws a hook but LeBlanc blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from LeBlanc.
Chick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LeBlanc.
An attempted straight right counter from LeBlanc misses the target.
LeBlanc lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chick tries to close the distance and clinch up but LeBlanc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chick checks the leg kick.
Chick is looking to slow LeBlanc down with leg kicks.
Chick scores with a spinning back kick!
LeBlanc ducks under a wild hook from Chick.
Chick throws a right hand that LeBlanc ducks under and follows up with a left that LeBlanc also avoids with ease.
Chick misses with a leg kick.
LeBlanc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chick.
Chick throws a hook to the side of LeBlanc's head but LeBlanc sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab, jab by LeBlanc - just one landing.
LeBlanc bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chick's head backwards.
Andy Chick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
LeBlanc lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LeBlanc lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chick's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chick momentarily.
Chick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Andy Chick has been cut.
Chick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chick.
Chick lets loose with a powerful body kick. LeBlanc will feel that in the morning.
Chick avoids the head kick by LeBlanc.
Chick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chick misses with a head kick.
LeBlanc feints and then cracks Chick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chick down.
LeBlanc lands with an uppercut that bounces Chick off the cage and back into range.
Chick misses with an uppercut.
LeBlanc comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Chick 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chick blocks a jab.
Chick throws a chopping leg kick but LeBlanc manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chick misses with a shot to the body
and LeBlanc counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chick is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Chick counters with an inside leg kick.
Chick tries to land a front kick but LeBlanc steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
LeBlanc throws a sloppy head kick and Chick moves out of range easily.
LeBlanc wants to land a leg kick but Chick is out of range.
Chick scoring well with a low kick there.
LeBlanc throws out a leg kick but Chick moves out of range and LeBlanc only half commits.
LeBlanc takes a swing at Chick's ribcage but misses.
LeBlanc stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chick throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Chick just misses with a punch to the body.
Chick checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chick wants to clinch up but LeBlanc keeps it at a distance.
LeBlanc with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
LeBlanc throws an off balance right hand
and Chick counters with a nice body shot.
Chick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from LeBlanc, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chick throws a leg kick but LeBlanc sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chick tries to clinch up but LeBlanc circles away and keeps his distance.
LeBlanc lands with a straight right. Chick didn't see that one coming.
LeBlanc attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
LeBlanc throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chick throws a push kick but LeBlanc slaps the foot to one side.
Chick lands a nice looking kick to the body. LeBlanc takes a step back to recover.
LeBlanc keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chick moves away from the strike by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LeBlanc lands a nice looking body kick.
Chick scores with a spinning back kick!
LeBlanc looks to score with a jab to the body but Chick is just out of range.
Chick throws a push kick but LeBlanc slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claude LeBlanc dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Chick'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.

Chick fails with an attempt to clinch.
LeBlanc throws a leg kick but Chick sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chick lands a front kick.
LeBlanc misses with a low kick.
A low kick from LeBlanc misses
and Chick counters with a thumping low kick.
It looks like LeBlanc has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A low kick from Chick misses

and LeBlanc counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chick won't be happy with that.
LeBlanc in side control, throwing shots but Chick defends.
Chick is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chick is not content to let LeBlanc control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chick managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by LeBlanc.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBlanc trying to control the action but Chick is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The strikes coming from LeBlanc are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
LeBlanc throws an elbow but Chick slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chick is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chick makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chick.
LeBlanc trying to control but Chick is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.
LeBlanc sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chick's guard.
LeBlanc controlling the pace.
Chick blocking the ground and pound attempt from LeBlanc.
Chick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
LeBlanc is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chick wants to control but LeBlanc is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc connects with an inside leg kick.
Chick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LeBlanc manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc scores with a kick to the body.
Chick misses with a low kick.
Chick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LeBlanc jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
LeBlanc fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chick checks it well.
Chick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LeBlanc.
Chick looks to land a left hand but LeBlanc moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from LeBlanc misses its target.
Chick throws a series of punches but LeBlanc avoids them all with ease.
LeBlanc will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before LeBlanc can pounce on him.
Chick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
LeBlanc looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
LeBlanc checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
LeBlanc attempts a counter takedown but Chick avoids it well and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A leg kick checked by Chick.
LeBlanc tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chick sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten LeBlanc somewhat.
LeBlanc on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LeBlanc lunges at Chick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chick's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chick. LeBlanc does a little dance to reset his feet.
LeBlanc will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
LeBlanc avoids the head kick by Chick.
Claude LeBlanc is winning the standup battle so far.
LeBlanc takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling LeBlanc to score with a decent uppercut.
LeBlanc looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
LeBlanc walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chick checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before LeBlanc has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Claude LeBlanc will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andy Chick'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. This is the final round!

LeBlanc misses with a body shot.
Chick now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
LeBlanc pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
LeBlanc fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chick.
Chick connects with a looping right hand.
LeBlanc connects with a solid leg kick.
LeBlanc on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chick. Chick obviously looking to wear him down.
Chick throws a leg kick but LeBlanc moved away.
It looked like LeBlanc wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donk. Chick catches LeBlanc right on the button with a cross.
Chick takes a kick to the side of the head.
LeBlanc connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
LeBlanc throws the left hand but Chick avoids the punch easily.
LeBlanc moves out of range of the body kick from Chick.
The fighters circle momentarily. LeBlanc darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
LeBlanc throws a poor cross that misses
and Chick counters with a body kick that stops LeBlanc in his tracks momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by LeBlanc.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
LeBlanc misses with a wild body shot.
Chick throws a leg kick which misses LeBlanc's front leg but catches the back leg as LeBlanc tries to avoid it.
LeBlanc looks to land a right hand but Chick moved out of range.
LeBlanc throws a sloppy head kick and Chick moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Chick releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chick tries a low kick but LeBlanc avoids it.
Chick tries to land a leg kick but LeBlanc saw it coming and moves away.
LeBlanc drops his hands momentarily and Chick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Chick moves into the clinch.
LeBlanc lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chick or not.
Chick misses with a body punch.

Chick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chick 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.
LeBlanc goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chick appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
LeBlanc fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Andy Chick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chick throws a push kick but LeBlanc slaps the foot to one side.
LeBlanc is looking to counter punch.
LeBlanc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
LeBlanc avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
LeBlanc changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
LeBlanc jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chick cracks the inside of LeBlanc's front leg.
Chick misses with a body shot.
Chick misses with the body kick
and LeBlanc counters with an outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Chick blocks the leg kick.
LeBlanc is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chick takes one to the chin there.
LeBlanc is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
LeBlanc scores with a hook to the body. Chick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
LeBlanc ducks under a wild hook from Chick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc's corner calls for a 1-2. LeBlanc obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
LeBlanc feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chick's calf.
LeBlanc takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chick misses with a kick to the body.
LeBlanc throws a solid leg kick but Chick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at LeBlanc.
LeBlanc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by LeBlanc.
Chick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling LeBlanc to score with a decent uppercut.
LeBlanc with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chick to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Chick lands an impressive looking overhand right. LeBlanc doesn't seem phased though.
Chick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chick connects with a leg kick. LeBlanc looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chick misses with a low kick as LeBlanc jumps back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chick checks a leg kick.
Chick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chick throws a leg kick but LeBlanc moved away.
LeBlanc lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from LeBlanc misses its intended target.
Chick throws out a counter right but LeBlanc avoids it with no problem.
LeBlanc misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Chick misses its intended target.
LeBlanc changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A low kick from Chick is predictable there
and LeBlanc counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chick attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
LeBlanc throws a head kick but Chick moves out of range.
Claude LeBlanc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Chick lands a big right hand that sends LeBlanc crashing to the mat! Chick stays standing though and waves LeBlanc back to his feet!

LeBlanc is rocked!

It looks like Claude LeBlanc has been cut.
LeBlanc thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh LeBlanc is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LeBlanc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
LeBlanc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chick.
A good leg kick by Chick.
Chick avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andy Chick.
I think LeBlanc 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claude LeBlanc!
Claude LeBlanc decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.