PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aguia Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacque Gauthier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Junior
vs
Gauthier

150 cm
24
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aguia Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacque Gauthier !
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gauthier if he has to take too many more of those.
Junior really is a fat lump.

Junior clinches up with Gauthier and pushes him back against the cage.
Gauthier tries to break free but Junior pushes him back against the cage.
Junior slows down the pace here.
Junior really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Junior lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Junior tries for a takedown. No joy.

Junior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gauthier looks to land a combination but Junior avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior misses with a wild combination.
Junior changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gauthier tries to avoid it but Junior manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gauthier to the ground. Gauthier escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior landing knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Junior.

Junior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Junior forces Gauthier back against the cage and clinches.
Gauthier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Junior breaks from the clinch.
Gauthier throws a lazy right hand but Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junior shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gauthier as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aguia Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gauthier throws a head kick that misses.

Junior has Gauthier up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Junior.
Gauthier tries to break free but Junior pushes him back against the cage.
Gauthier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Junior lands an elbow inside that Gauthier shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gauthier wants to get back to striking at distance but Junior won't allow it.

Junior has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gauthier uses from the top position.
Junior might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Junior holds on and takes a little breather.
Junior lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gauthier has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Junior has passed into side control.
Junior controlling the position.
Gauthier really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Junior. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Junior looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Junior staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Junior has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Junior cracks Gauthier with an open hand slap.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Junior is defended easily by Gauthier .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aguia Junior dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gauthier takes a swing at Junior's ribcage but misses.
Junior fails with a takedown attempt.
Gauthier misses the shot to the body.
Junior is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gauthier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Junior dives in and grabs Gauthier 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gauthier pushes down on Junior's head and hops out.
And Gauthier tries to counter it with a takedown but Junior pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gauthier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Junior shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Junior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gauthier can do to turn this around?
Gauthier slaps away a takedown attempt from Junior, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aguia Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior shoots for a takedown but Gauthier saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gauthier throws a big counter head kick but Junior avoids it with no problem.
Gauthier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gauthier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauthier scores with a hook.
Gauthier throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Junior.
Jacque Gauthier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gauthier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown attempt by Junior or perhaps it was just good defense by Gauthier , which made it look bad.
Gauthier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Junior avoids a punch combination nicely.
Junior looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gauthier is fending him off so far but Junior persists. Nope, Gauthier circles away and we're back to standing.
Gauthier is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gauthier . Those never looked like landing.
Junior fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Gauthier , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gauthier swinging wildly here.
Junior swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gauthier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aguia Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gauthier throws a low kick but Junior moves out of range easily.
Aguia Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior fails with the takedown.
Gauthier tries to counter with a clinch but Junior shakes him off and moves away.
Gauthier stuffs the takedown.
Junior shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gauthier but Gauthier pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gauthier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gauthier throws a series of strikes that have Junior backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from Gauthier .
Junior shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gauthier but Gauthier pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gauthier throws a right and a left that Junior avoids nicely.
Gauthier throws a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Junior.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gauthier moves into range and connects with a jab.
Junior moves out of range of the body kick.
Gauthier throws a right and a left that Junior avoids nicely.
Junior fails to land the takedown.
Gauthier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Junior circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Gauthier throws a right and a left that Junior avoids nicely.
Junior checks a low kick from Gauthier .
Gauthier takes a swing at Junior's ribcage but misses.
Gauthier is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Junior rather than just go for the knockout.
Junior fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacque Gauthier 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!

Junior shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gauthier as he avoids it easily.
Junior sets himself, and Gauthier steps forward looking for the clinch! Junior avoids it this time.
Junior misses with a double jab
and Gauthier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gauthier misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Gauthier looks to move away, Junior throws a big counter combo but Gauthier just gets out of the way.
Junior gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gauthier counters with a left and a right that stings Junior.

Junior instigates a clinch.

Junior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gauthier tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauthier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Junior is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Junior lands a left hand.
Junior tries to pull guard but Gauthier won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aguia Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junior tries to pull guard but Gauthier won't allow it.
Aguia Junior has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Junior wants a takedown but no success here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Junior is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gauthier gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gauthier tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Junior just stands there and leans against the cage.
Junior is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Junior tries to pull guard but Gauthier holds him up against the cage and eventually Junior drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gauthier is looking to break free of the clinch but Junior has double underhooks.
Junior is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gauthier to keep the fight standing.
Gauthier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Junior jumps guard and drags Gauthier to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gauthier has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Junior is proving hard to escape from.

Gauthier avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Junior controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gauthier wanted to stand there but Junior had control of the position.
Gauthier must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Junior is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gauthier presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Junior tries to pull guard but Gauthier won't allow it.
Junior slowing the pace effectively.

Junior ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Junior no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Junior working for a triangle but Gauthier defends it easily.
Gauthier trying to stand up but can't free himself from Junior's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gauthier trying to stand up but can't free himself from Junior's guard.

Junior has his foot on Gauthier 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gauthier works his way back into a safe position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aguia Junior showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Junior has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight for Jacque Gauthier !
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Jacque Gauthier !
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Jacque Gauthier !

Jacque Gauthier wins by unanimous decision!