PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Leblanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Leblanc
vs
McGregor

179 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

176 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Arcticus University: London
Max Octane Fight Wear

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Danilo Leblanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGregor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Leblanc looking to score a takedown here. McGregor is defending well but Leblanc drives through and ends up in McGregor's guard.
Leblanc stopping the sweep attempt from McGregor.
Leblanc is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

McGregor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leblanc defends it easily.
McGregor working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leblanc postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leblanc stands up from guard. Let's bang!
McGregor throws a series of punches but Leblanc moves out of range.
Leblanc dives in and grabs McGregor's left leg, looking for a takedown. McGregor pushes down on Leblanc's head and hops out.
Leblanc takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

McGregor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Leblanc!
Leblanc is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McGregor off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Leblanc is persistently looking for the submission but McGregor is defending it well.
Leblanc is not going to allow McGregor to sit and survive in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc controls the action.
Leblanc has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Leblanc throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Leblanc controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Leblanc is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. McGregor defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
McGregor is trying to stand back up.

That's four 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.

Leblanc is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. McGregor defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Leblanc missing with strikes.
McGregor has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Leblanc.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leblanc is not going to allow McGregor to sit and survive in this position.
Leblanc somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danilo Leblanc dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Leblanc fails with a takedown attempt.
Leblanc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGregor can do to turn this around?
McGregor thumps Leblanc with a low kick.
McGregor tries to clinch up.

McGregor shoots in and gets a takedown into Leblanc's guard.
Danilo Leblanc overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Leblanc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leblanc not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Leblanc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGregor throws a big right hand that misses.
McGregor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Leblanc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGregor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Leblanc is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Leblanc doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McGregor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McGregor misses with the combination.

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.
McGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGregor is looking to clinch.
Conor McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Leblanc.
Leblanc misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leblanc laying and praying for a moment but McGregor takes advantage and regains half guard.
McGregor is trying to maintain the position but Leblanc is very close to passing his half guard.
Leblanc drops an elbow to the side of McGregor's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Leblanc seems content to control.
McGregor wants to get back to full guard but Leblanc has passed into side control.
McGregor is trying to get back to his feet.
Leblanc moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Leblanc misses with the ground and pound.

That's four 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.
Leblanc wants to control but McGregor is keeping him busy.
McGregor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Leblanc's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Leblanc content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leblanc not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor McGregor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Leblanc shoots in for a takedown but McGregor shows good takedown defense.
Danilo Leblanc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGregor is looking to clinch.
McGregor just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLeblanc.

McGregor takes the fight into the clinch.

McGregor breaks the clinch.

McGregor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Leblanc manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Leblanc manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Leblanc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGregor.
Leblanc looks to land a body kick but McGregor moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor stuffs the takedown.
Leblanc tries to score a power double leg takedown but McGregor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leblanc somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danilo Leblanc. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor lands a nice hook to Leblanc's body. Leblanc takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leblanc looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGregor unleashes a big counter combination but Leblanc bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Leblanc gets caught napping as McGregor dives in and scores a takedown. Leblanc manages to retain guard.

Leblanc pushes McGregor off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

McGregor manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Leblanc on his heels. He'll look to pass Leblanc's guard now, I'm sure.
Leblanc is looking to stand back up but McGregor counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Leblanc.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Leblanc tries to get to full guard but McGregor has control of the leg.
Leblanc trying to control but McGregor postures up.
McGregor trying to control the pace.
Leblanc is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leblanc keeps working.
McGregor controlling the action here.
McGregor prevents Leblanc from improving his position.
McGregor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leblanc flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

McGregor stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

McGregor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Leblanc avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGregor.
Leblanc is trying to maintain the position but McGregor is very close to passing his half guard.
Leblanc tries to roll over but McGregor keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Conor McGregor.
I think McGregor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor McGregor!
Conor McGregor gave a mention to Arcticus University: London in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).