PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Rougeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Brazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rougeau comes to the cage accompanied by Ned's Atomic Dustbin- Kill Your Television. Brazier has chosen Decisions as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rougeau
vs
Brazier

193 cm
26
251 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

195 cm
28
265 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

King of Clothes

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Rougeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Brazier!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brazier throws a body punch but Rougeau moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Rougeau has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Brazier scores with the left hand. Rougeau knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Jacques Rougeau has been cut.
Conor Brazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brazier throws a body punch but Rougeau moves out of range.
Rougeau scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Conor Brazier has been cut.
Rougeau throws a body punch but Brazier moves out of range.
Brazier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rougeau.
Brazier misses with a hook.
Brazier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brazier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brazier misses with a hook.
Brazier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rougeau manages to avoid it.
Brazier is looking to clinch.
Rougeau moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rougeau throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brazier tries to clinch but Rougeau is having none of it.
Rougeau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brazier lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rougeau listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rougeau keeps the fight on the outside.
Brazier misses with a wild combination.
Brazier throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rougeau.
Rougeau half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice jab there from Brazier.
Rougeau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brazier circles away quickly and effectively.
Brazier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brazier misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rougeau rushes Brazier and presses him up against the cage.
Brazier is trying to stall.
Rougeau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brazier backwards.
Come on Brazier - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rougeau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rougeau misses with a knee strike.
Rougeau lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rougeau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rougeau. Brazier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brazier looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brazier lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brazier walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rougeau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rougeau half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brazier is looking to clinch but Rougeau is avoiding it.
Rougeau attempts a counter takedown but Brazier avoids it well and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rougeau blocks a low kick nicely.
Rougeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brazier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brazier looks to score with a jab to the body but Rougeau is just out of range.
Brazier scores with a decent looking hook.
Brazier throws a leg kick but Rougeau sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brazier wants to clinch.
Brazier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rougeau looks for the body kick but Brazier saw that one coming.
Rougeau backing away here, and Brazier unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brazier throws a body shot but no joy.
Brazier is looking to chop away at Rougeau's legs.
Nice defenses there by Rougeau.
Brazier misses with a looping right.
Rougeau throws a lazy uppercut
and Brazier counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Brazier.
Good work by Rougeau as he checks the leg kick.
Brazier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Rougeau decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brazier's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brazier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rougeau prevents Brazier from getting back to his feet.
Rougeau looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Conor Brazier will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brazier throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Brazier misses

so Rougeau counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rougeau trying to control the position from guard on top but Brazier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rougeau postures up in Brazier's guard and throws a big left but Brazier blocks it.
Rougeau scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rougeau connects with a couple of short punches.
Rougeau pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brazier is keeping the position for now.
Rougeau scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rougeau postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rougeau working some strikes from top position.
Brazier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rougeau.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rougeau stands up over Brazier, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rougeau is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rougeau wants to pass the guard but Brazier is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rougeau throws a strike but Brazier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Rougeau is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brazier's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rougeau looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brazier is one step ahead there.
Brazier is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brazier stopping the sweep attempt from Rougeau.
Brazier trying to control but Rougeau is working from the bottom.
Brazier must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rougeau pulls Brazier in close to prevent any damage.
Brazier wants to stand but Rougeau has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rougeau keeping moving, preventing Brazier from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brazier misses with a body shot.
Rougeau defending well as Brazier loads up on a big left hand.
Rougeau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brazier works Rougeau's body with a nice hook.
Brazier just misses with a punch to the body.
Brazier throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Rougeau counters with a takedown into side control.
Rougeau fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jacques Rougeau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rougeau postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rougeau is putting a hurting on Brazier here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rougeau fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Rougeau crashes against the mat.
Rougeau laying and praying for a moment but Brazier takes advantage and regains half guard.
Rougeau thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brazier's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brazier keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rougeau scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That has opened up Conor Brazier's cut even more.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rougeau thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brazier's head.
Rougeau is keen to just control but Brazier is a slippery customer.
Rougeau missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Rougeau dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rougeau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brazier at a distance.
Brazier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brazier ducks right into an uppercut from Rougeau.
Rougeau tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brazier has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brazier there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rougeau is looking to chop away at Brazier's legs.
Brazier looks to throw the jab but Rougeau is out of range.
Rougeau tries to counter with a takedown but Brazier is quick to defend against it.
Brazier misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rougeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conor Brazier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Brazier misses.
Brazier throws a leg kick that is checked

and Rougeau counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brazier won't be happy with that.
Brazier tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rougeau misses with an elbow to the head.
Brazier trying to control the action but Rougeau just sinks the hooks in.
Brazier covering up well under a series of strikes from Rougeau.
Brazier looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Rougeau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brazier can do to turn this around?
Brazier trying to control the hands but Rougeau won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brazier is trying to get back to his feet but Rougeau has full control of the position and if anything, Brazier has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rougeau misses with punches from the back.
Rougeau struggling to keep hold of the position.
Rougeau just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Brazier covering up well under a series of strikes from Rougeau.
Rougeau thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Rougeau punishes Brazier with strikes from the back mount.
Brazier grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

Conor Brazier's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Conor Brazier's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jacques Rougeau!
Jacques Rougeau tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.