PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philippe Leclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chap Muay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Leclair might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drowning Pool - One Finger and a Fist. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Leclair
vs
Muay

225 cm
17
280 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

196 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Philippe Leclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chap Muay!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leclair swinging wildly here.
Muay is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Muay closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Muay pushes Leclair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Leclair prevents a takedown attempt there.
Muay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muay lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leclair or not.
Leclair is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muay prevents Leclair from breaking the clinch.
Muay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muay lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leclair or not.
Muay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leclair backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muay softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muay lands with a light punch inside.
Leclair looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leclair blocks an elbow strike.
Leclair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leclair is looking to break free of the clinch but Muay has double underhooks.
I was talking to Leclair's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Muay softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leclair is trying to break the clinch but Muay is controlling him.

Muay breaks from the clinch.
Muay avoids a punch combination nicely.

Muay clinches up against the cage.
Muay has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Leclair after a bit of a struggle.
Muay digs a right hand into Leclair's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leclair's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muay stalling against the cage.
Leclair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muay.
Leclair tries to break the clinch but Muay is controlling the position.
Muay jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leclair walks away with a smile on his face. Muay gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Philippe Leclair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chap Muay.
Muay walks into a jab.

Muay has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leclair tries to circle away but Muay has him pinned against the cage.

Muay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muay has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Muay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leclair fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No luck for Muay with that takedown attempt.
Philippe Leclair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Muay has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Muay.
Muay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leclair tries to break the clinch but Muay is controlling the position.
Leclair wants to break free but Muay has control.

Muay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leclair throws a body punch but Muay moves out of range.
Muay moves out of range as Leclair strikes.
Leclair falls off balance throwing a combination

and Muay counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leclair working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Muay scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muay prevents Leclair from breaking the clinch.
Muay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leclair can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Muay - that landed with a thud.
Muay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leclair looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Muay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leclair backwards.
Leclair is trying to push Muay away but Muay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Muay lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Muay.

Muay breaks from the clinch.
Muay scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chap Muay dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nice cross by Leclair.
Philippe Leclair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Muay gets a clinch.
Muay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leclair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muay has him pressed against the cage.
Muay lands a left hand.
Muay lands a hook that snaps the head of Leclair backwards.
Muay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leclair backwards.
Muay pushes Leclair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muay pushes Leclair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Muay drops Leclair onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Leclair is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Leclair is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leclair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Leclair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Muay drops Leclair onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Leclair is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Leclair can't break the clinch.
Leclair really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Muay breaks from the clinch.

Muay drives through and clinches with Leclair against the cage.
Leclair seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A hook to the body from Muay.
Muay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Muay.

Muay breaks the clinch.

Muay moves into the clinch successfully.
Muay prevents Leclair from breaking the clinch.
Muay tries for a takedown but Leclair manages to get underhooks.
Muay manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Muay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leclair backwards.
Leclair tries to break the clinch but Muay is controlling the position.
A right hand to the body from Muay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Muay breaks the clinch.

Muay clinches.
Leclair is trying to force a seperation but Muay has the dominant position.
Muay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muay has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Leclair avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Leclair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leclair tries to circle away but Muay has him pinned against the cage.
Muay stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Muay lands an elbow that stopped Leclair in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Muay.
Muay lands with a light punch inside.
Muay scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leclair breaks from the clinch.
Philippe Leclair is winning the standup battle so far.
Leclair misses with a wild combination.
Muay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leclair.
Muay tries to counter by closing the distance.
Leclair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leclair tries to bum rush Muay with a series of wild strikes but Muay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leclair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muay was well out of range. Poor timing from Leclair.
Muay on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab by Muay.

Muay closes the distance and pushes Leclair back into the cage.

Muay breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Muay rushes Leclair and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leclair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muay has him pressed against the cage.
Leclair tries to circle away but Muay has him pinned against the cage.
Muay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leclairs head.
A shot in the inside from Muay.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muay struggles to land a body shot inside as Leclair controls his hands.
Muay tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Leclair smiles and moves away.
Philippe Leclair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chap Muay.

Muay clinches up with Leclair and pushes him back against the cage.
Leclair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Muay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leclair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muay has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chap Muay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Leclair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muay moves away.
Leclair sets himself, and Muay steps forward looking for the clinch! Leclair avoids it this time.

Muay gets a clinch.
A short left from Muay.
Muay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leclair tries to circle away but Muay has him pinned against the cage.
Leclair can't break the clinch.
Muay lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Muay takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Muay keeps control of Leclair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muay.
Leclair is trying to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Muay breaks the clinch.

Muay clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leclair blocks an elbow strike from Muay.
Muay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leclair backwards.
Muay slowing the pace effectively.

Muay manages to break the clinch.
Leclair misses with a hook.
Muay tries to counter with a clinch but Leclair shakes him off and moves away.
Muay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muay on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Muay moves into the clinch successfully.
Muay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leclair backwards.
Leclair looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Muay's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Philippe Leclair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chap Muay is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Muay.
Muay throws a punch but it's blocked by Leclair.
Muay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leclair is trying to break the clinch but Muay has him pressed against the cage.
Leclair is trying to break free.
Leclair has had enough of the clinch but Muay keeps him there for the moment.
Leclair is trying to break the clinch but Muay is controlling him.
Muay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leclair working hard to break the clinch.
Leclair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muay lands with a right to the head.
Muay gets through Leclair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chap Muay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leclair can't break the clinch.
Leclair is trying to force a seperation but Muay has the dominant position.
Muay lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Leclair is looking to break free of the clinch but Muay has double underhooks.
Leclair wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Leclair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muay avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muay lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Leclair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leclair is trying to break the clinch but Muay is controlling him.

Muay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leclair takes a swing at Muay's ribcage but misses.
Leclair throws a right and a left that Muay avoids nicely.
Leclair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Muay moves into range and clinches up with Leclair.
A frustrated look appears on Leclair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leclair is trying to break the clinch but Muay has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chap Muay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Muay 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chap Muay!