PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lou Alex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misha Aubin Mercier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex comes to the ring accompanied by Charged up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alex
vs
Aubin Mercier

183 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lou Alex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Misha Aubin Mercier!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aubin Mercier pushes Alex up against the ropes in a clinch.
Alex letting Aubin Mercier take a breather here.
Alex looking to throw knees to the head but Aubin Mercier is blocking nicely.

Aubin Mercier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alex fails with a takedown attempt.
Alex wants to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Aubin Mercier's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Alex shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aubin Mercier defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alex has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Alex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alex is breathing heavily.

Aubin Mercier looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Alex!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alex parries the strikes from Aubin Mercier easily there. Aubin Mercier is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Alex to escape.
Aubin Mercier throws an elbow but Alex slips to the side and avoids it well.
Aubin Mercier trying to control the position but Alex is working away.
Aubin Mercier wants to stand but Alex is controlling his arm.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Aubin Mercier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alex keeps working.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's two 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.
Alex tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Aubin Mercier easily slips into full mount!

Aubin Mercier looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Aubin Mercier wants to get back to his feet but Alex is holding on tight.
Aubin Mercier wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Alex tries to reverse the position but Aubin Mercier maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aubin Mercier scoring with strikes but Alex is staying in there.
Aubin Mercier can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alex is looking to escape.
Aubin Mercier misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aubin Mercier throwing strikes here but Alex is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Aubin Mercier unloads with some shots from mount but Alex bucks and avoids them well.

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.
Aubin Mercier trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Aubin Mercier looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Aubin Mercier trying to control but Alex is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Misha Aubin Mercier dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Aubin Mercier forces Alex back against the ropes and clinches.
Aubin Mercier avoiding damage as Alex throws knees to the body.

Aubin Mercier successfully pulls guard.
Alex looking to pass the guard.
Alex is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Aubin Mercier keeping moving, preventing Alex from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Aubin Mercier escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alex gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alex is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aubin Mercier can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aubin Mercier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alex doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alex manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aubin Mercier has a closed guard, preventing Alex from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alex postures up.
Alex trying to control the position from guard on top but Aubin Mercier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Aubin Mercier looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Alex passes into half guard.
Aubin Mercier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two 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.
Aubin Mercier is staying active underneath Alex, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aubin Mercier stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aubin Mercier wants it to stay on the feet.

Aubin Mercier has Alex up against the ropes in a clinch.
Aubin Mercier fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Aubin Mercier jumps guard.
Aubin Mercier controls Alex momentarily but Alex frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aubin Mercier looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aubin Mercier not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aubin Mercier wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Alex manages to pass to side control.
Aubin Mercier is looking to control Alex's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aubin Mercier avoid being mounted?
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Aubin Mercier tries to get to full guard but Alex has control of the leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

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.

Aubin Mercier rushes Alex and presses him up against the ropes.
Aubin Mercier lands a nice uppercut.
Alex is trying to drag Aubin Mercier to the mat but Aubin Mercier just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Aubin Mercier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alex wants to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alex fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Alex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alex wants to take the fight to the mat but Aubin Mercier manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Misha Aubin Mercier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Alex'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!

Aubin Mercier lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aubin Mercier wants to clinch.

Aubin Mercier scores with a takedown into Alex's guard.
Aubin Mercier postures up in Alex's guard and throws a big left but Alex blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aubin Mercier trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alex's guard.
Misha Aubin Mercier has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alex keeping moving, preventing Aubin Mercier from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aubin Mercier is looking to work some ground and pound but Alex has wrist control.
Aubin Mercier trying to control the position from guard on top but Alex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aubin Mercier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alex swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alex misses with a straight left.

Aubin Mercier gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Alex's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alex is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

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.

Aubin Mercier manages to pull guard.
Aubin Mercier looking to control but Alex passes into half guard.
Aubin Mercier wants to control but Alex is keeping busy.
Aubin Mercier is trying to stand back up but Alex is controlling him
Aubin Mercier is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alex seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We've been hearing that Alex has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alex not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aubin Mercier tries to get to full guard but Alex has control of the leg.
Alex takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alex wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aubin Mercier keeps working.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Aubin Mercier wants to control but Alex is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Aubin Mercier shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Aubin Mercier was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Alex tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alex is trying to escape the mount.
Aubin Mercier sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Aubin Mercier is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Alex is surviving well by controlling Aubin Mercier's body position as best he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aubin Mercier thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Misha Aubin Mercier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aubin Mercier 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Misha Aubin Mercier!