PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pepo Vinkela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Paul Leblanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vinkela
vs
Paul Leblanc

189 cm
27
220 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

189 cm
28
193 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Pepo Vinkela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Paul Leblanc!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vinkela closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Leblanc to the mat! Leblanc manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vinkela with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vinkela pushing down on Leblanc's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vinkela is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Leblanc on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Vinkela is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leblanc defends it well.
Vinkela is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vinkela working Leblanc over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinkela is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Leblanc taking some punishment here, with Vinkela in his half guard.
Leblanc is trying to control but can't.
Vinkela working Leblanc over with strikes.
Leblanc is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vinkela scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Vinkela seems content to control.
Leblanc taking some punishment here, with Vinkela in his half guard.

It looks like Jean Paul Leblanc has been cut.
Vinkela seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Vinkela is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leblanc defends it well.
Vinkela seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Leblanc trying to hold on to Vinkela's head to control him but Vinkela postures up.
Still in half guard, Vinkela seems content to control.
Vinkela looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leblanc with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Leblanc wants to improve his position but Vinkela is controlling well.
Leblanc has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vinkela is working away from the top position though.
Vinkela scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinkela is nestled in close to Leblanc, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Leblanc tries to roll over but Vinkela keeps him under control.
Vinkela looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leblanc with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Vinkela is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Leblanc sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vinkela lands with a punch from half guard.
Vinkela working the head and body with strikes.
Vinkela performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Vinkela is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vinkela scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinkela stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vinkela is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leblanc defends it well.
Vinkela slips a nice elbow through Leblanc's hands, connecting with Leblanc's forehead.
Vinkela scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Vinkela is working for a submission of some sort.
Vinkela content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Vinkela scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinkela takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vinkela seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Leblanc is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vinkela pulls his head out easily.
Vinkela is nestled in close to Leblanc, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vinkela scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vinkela lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Leblanc is rocked!
Leblanc looks winded!
Leblanc misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Vinkela sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Vinkela.
Vinkela is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Leblanc is still in real trouble! Can Vinkela finish him?
Vinkela takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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!

Vinkela is working for a kimura but Leblanc is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepo Vinkela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Paul Leblanc's cut.
That's time! Vinkela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Leblanc has his takedown stuffed

and Vinkela counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Leblanc seems to have recovered his senses.
Leblanc tries to get to full guard but Vinkela has control of the leg.
Vinkela seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vinkela controlling the action here.
Leblanc taking some punishment here, with Vinkela in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinkela is controlling the pace.
Leblanc tries to roll over but Vinkela keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vinkela is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Leblanc sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vinkela is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vinkela working Leblanc over with strikes.

Vinkela is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leblanc defends it well.
Vinkela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leblanc can do to turn this around?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vinkela lands a nice short elbow.
Leblanc wants to improve his position but Vinkela is controlling well.

Vinkela is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Leblanc doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vinkela.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vinkela connects with a nice short shot to Leblanc's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinkela is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vinkela lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vinkela in particular looking to stall.

Vinkela is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vinkela content to control rather than advance.

Vinkela is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Leblanc doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vinkela.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinkela is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vinkela looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leblanc with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vinkela connects with a nice short shot to Leblanc's temple.

Leblanc looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vinkela slows the pace down in half guard.
Vinkela scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vinkela sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vinkela looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leblanc with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Vinkela.
Vinkela performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pepo Vinkela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leblanc wants to control but Vinkela is keeping busy.
Leblanc is breathing heavily.
Vinkela working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vinkela sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vinkela winds up and cracks Leblanc with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vinkela working over Leblanc with some ground and pound. Leblanc looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vinkela keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vinkela lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That has opened up Jean Paul Leblanc's cut even more.
Leblanc is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vinkela scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepo Vinkela dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jean Paul Leblanc's cut.
That's time! Vinkela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Leblanc wants to clinch

and Vinkela counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vinkela controlling the action here.
Vinkela working over Leblanc with some ground and pound. Leblanc looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vinkela drops an elbow to the side of Leblanc's head.
Vinkela slips a nice elbow through Leblanc's hands, connecting with Leblanc's forehead.
Leblanc taking some punishment here, with Vinkela in his half guard.

The cut above Jean Paul Leblanc's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vinkela drops an elbow to the side of Leblanc's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinkela controlling the action here.
Vinkela is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vinkela lands a big elbow - Leblanc is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Vinkela!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pepo Vinkela!
Post fight, an emotional Pepo Vinkela said 'Vinkelo ne proshtava!'.