PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maxence Laurentian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osiris Wingate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wingate is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In The End by Linkin Park. Maxence Laurentian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Laurentian
vs
Wingate

177 cm
22
181 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

184 cm
22
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxence Laurentian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Osiris Wingate!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurentian misses with the combination.
Laurentian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wingate moves away from the strike by Laurentian.
Nice straight punches there by Wingate. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wingate.
Wingate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Laurentian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wingate ducks under a wild hook from Laurentian.
Laurentian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laurentian throws a series of punches but Wingate moves out of range.
Laurentian misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wingate avoids the body shot from Laurentian.
Wingate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laurentian pinned against the cage. Laurentian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Laurentian misses with a hook. Wingate ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurentian throws a shot from downtown. Wingate moves away and avoids it.
Maxence Laurentian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laurentian misses the shot to the body.
Laurentian thows a body shot but no joy.
Laurentian works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wingate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laurentian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Wingate counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Laurentian!
Laurentian is squirming around, avoiding Wingate's attempts to control the action.
Laurentian wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Wingate with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wingate trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wingate throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Laurentian on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Laurentian tries to get out of the position.
You get the feeling that Laurentian really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Laurentian bucks Wingate off and manages to get back to his feet!
Laurentian misses with a looping left.
Wingate slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Laurentian.
Wingate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laurentian misses with a jab, cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Wingate.
Wingate throws a nice head kick!
Wingate walks into a left hand.
Laurentian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wingate counters with a series of strikes. Laurentian will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maxence Laurentian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laurentian is breathing heavily.
Wingate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laurentian.
Wingate lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wingate.
Laurentian looks to land a right hand but Wingate moved out of range.
Laurentian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laurentian is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Laurentian's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wingate ducks under a wild hook from Laurentian.
Wingate misses with a series of wild punches.
Wingate slips a straight right by Laurentian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wingate staying out of range there.
Laurentian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laurentian throws a lazy body kick
and Wingate makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wingate misses with a few strikes there.
Wingate throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laurentian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wingate's hands.
Wingate connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Laurentian's hands.
Laurentian misses with a few strikes there.
Wingate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laurentian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wingate finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wingate moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Laurentian throws a combination that misses
and Wingate counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osiris Wingate dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice cross by Wingate.
Laurentian misses with a combination
and Wingate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laurentian thinking.
Wingate moves out of range as Laurentian strikes.
Laurentian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wingate.
Laurentian misses with a double jab
and Wingate makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Laurentian's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Laurentian duly obliges.
Nice defenses there by Wingate.
Wingate lands a body shot.
Maxence Laurentian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wingate misses with a few strikes there.
Laurentian throws a body punch but Wingate moves out of range.
Laurentian looks to throw the jab but Wingate is out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wingate misses with a double jab.
Laurentian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurentian looks to land a right hand but Wingate moved out of range.
Wingate tries to score with a low kick but Laurentian moves his leg out of the way.
Laurentian misses with an uppercut.
Laurentian wants to clinch but Wingate slips to the side
and Wingate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wingate scores with a jab to the jaw.
Laurentian misses with a wild body shot.
Laurentian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laurentian misses with an uppercut. Wingate saw that one coming.
Laurentian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wingate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wingate lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wingate lands with a nice combination. Laurentian backs away looking to recover.
Wingate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wingate throws a series of punches but Laurentian avoids them all with ease.
Laurentian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wingate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wingate misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Wingate misses.
Wingate misses with a series of wild punches.
Laurentian throws out a loose jab but Wingate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wingate takes one to the side of the head.
Wingate explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wingate swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laurentian.
Laurentian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wingate staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Wingate.
Laurentian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wingate.
Wingate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laurentian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wingate dodges the punch combination from Laurentian.
Wingate scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wingate fails to land with a series of punches.
Laurentian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wingate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Wingate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Wingate shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wingate has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Laurentian is proving hard to escape from.
Wingate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laurentian is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wingate has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Laurentian is proving hard to escape from.
Wingate trying to control the position from guard on top but Laurentian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Laurentian kicks Wingate off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osiris Wingate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Laurentian misses with a body punch
and Wingate counters with a one-two to the body.
Laurentian throws a hook to the side of Wingate's head but Wingate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laurentian swings for the body but Wingate moves out of range.
Wingate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laurentian.
Wingate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wingate goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wingate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wingate misses the shot to the body.
Wingate staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurentian looks to land a left hand but Wingate moved out of range nicely.
Laurentian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Laurentian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wingate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wingate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wingate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wingate throws a right hand that Laurentian ducks under and follows up with a left that Laurentian also avoids with ease.
Wingate ducks under a wild hook from Laurentian.
Laurentian misses with a combination
and Wingate counters with a body kick that stops Laurentian in his tracks momentarily.
Laurentian throws a hook but Wingate blocks it.
Wingate defending well as Laurentian loads up on a big left hand.
Laurentian on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wingate lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wingate moves out of range as Laurentian throws a body kick.
Laurentian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Laurentian misses with a hook. Wingate ducked under it nicely.
Wingate keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wingate moves out of range as Laurentian throws a body kick.
Laurentian takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wingate misses with a body kick.

Wingate drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wingate is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wingate stays in close to Laurentian's body and controls the position.
Wingate trying to control but Laurentian is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wingate pushing down on Laurentian's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Laurentian wants to get back to his feet.

Laurentian kicks off Wingate and gets to his feet.
Maxence Laurentian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wingate misses with a jab to the body
and Laurentian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laurentian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laurentian is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wingate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wingate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laurentian.
Wingate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wingate misses with a few strikes there.
Laurentian misses with a wild body shot.
Osiris Wingate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wingate slips under a jab from Laurentian.
Wingate walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wingate dodges the punch combination from Laurentian.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laurentian misses with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Osiris Wingate.
Well Wingate has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osiris Wingate!