PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Watch Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Therrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Out
vs
Therrien

180 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Watch Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michel Therrien!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Therrien gets a clinch.

Out breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Out throws an overhand right that lands on Therrien's shoulder, as Therrien tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, jab by Therrien - just one landing.
Out looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Therrien stuffs the takedown.
Out tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Therrien defends well and Out ends up having to push Therrien into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Out moves into the clinch successfully.
Out tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Out is working Therrien over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Out.
Therrien fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Out escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Out connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Therrien's hands.

Out has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Therrien takes a shot to the head.
Therrien is trying to pull guard but Out has him pressed against the cage.
Out leaning against his opponent.
Out throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Therrien blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out lands a hook to the side of the head.
Therrien letting Out take a breather here.
Out lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Out scores with a nice short uppercut.
Therrien wants a takedown but no success here.
Watch Out has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Therrien.

Out breaks the clinch.
Therrien looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Out is fending him off so far but Therrien persists. Nope, Out circles away and we're back to standing.
Therrien displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Out.

Out moves into range and clinches up with Therrien.
Out works on Therrien's body with a couple of short punches.

Out breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Out has Therrien up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out has Therrien pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Therrien manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Out lands with a light punch inside.
Therrien tries to pull guard but Out won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Out working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Out with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Therrien is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Out pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Therrien is trying to drag Out to the mat but Out just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right from Out on the inside.
Therrien is trying to pull guard but Out turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Therrien looks winded!
Out cracks Therrien with a nice body shot.
Out stalling against the cage.

Out decides to pull guard.
Out is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Therrien wants to control from the top but Out keeps moving.
Therrien scoring with some ground and pound.
Out is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Out is controlling Therrien's posture.
Out throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Out looking for a sweep. Not yet Out, not yet.
We've been informed that Therrien has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Therrien loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Therrien drops back looking for a leg! Out is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Out manages to kick Therrien off! Therrien jumps back into Out's guard.
Out is looking to sweep but instead, Therrien has passed into half guard.

That's four 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.
Out is trying to get back to full guard.
Out knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Therrien on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Out is in trouble now - Therrien has advanced to mount!

Therrien with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Out is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Watch Out dominated that round.
That's time! Out's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Out forces Therrien back against the cage and clinches.
Therrien drops down looking for an ankle pick but Out pulls his leg out and moves away.
Out is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Therrien can do to turn this around?

Out closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Therrien is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Out gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Therrien has Out pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Out manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Watch Out has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Therrien.
Out lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Out.
Out lands with a right to the head.
Out lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Out escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Therrien shoots in and drives through. Out sprawls well.

Out fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Therrien, pushing him back against the cage.

Out manages to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Therrien trying to control but Out is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Therrien stopping the sweep attempt from Out.
Out looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Out has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Therrien scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Out looking to hit a scissor sweep but Therrien is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Out uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Out has Therrien up against the cage in a clinch.
Therrien is working for takedown but Out is calmly controlling the position for now.
Out misses with a knee to the head.
Therrien is trying to drag Out to the mat but Out just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Out lands a right hand.
Therrien is breathing heavily.
Out lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Out.
Therrien wants a takedown but no success here.
Therrien is working for takedown but Out is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Therrien takes an elbow to the forehead.
Out lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Out lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Therrien backwards.
Therrien's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Therrien tries to score a body lock takedown but Out shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Watch Out has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Out lands an uppercut.
Out lands a left hand.
Out has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Therrien avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Out scores with a shoulder strike.
Out lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Out breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Out has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Out gets through Therrien's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Out as the two fighters clinch.
Out lands a right hand.
Out working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Therrien prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out lands a hook that snaps the head of Therrien backwards.
Out leaning against his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Out.
Out taking a breather.
Out digs a right hand underneath Therrien's ribcage. Therrien let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Out has Therrien pushed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Out scores with a nice short uppercut.
Out lands a hook that snaps the head of Therrien backwards.
Out effectively controlling the action here.
Out lands a hook to the side of the head.
Therrien stops a takedown attempt from Out.
Therrien jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Out walks away with a smile on his face. Therrien gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Out moves into range and clinches up with Therrien.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Watch Out dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Out gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Therrien looking for a takedown.
Out is looking to take this one to the mat.
Therrien has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Therrien is looking for a takedown.
Therrien prevents a takedown attempt there.
The referee calls for Out to work.
Out manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Out for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Out lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Therrien backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Out pulls guard successfully.
Out is looking to stand up but Therrien isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Out is pulling down on Therrien's head. It's preventing any offense from Therrien, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out keeping moving, preventing Therrien from controlling successfully.
Out is pulling down on Therrien's head to control his posture.
Therrien sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Out's guard.
Therrien scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Out is looking for a sweep. Therrien is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Out controlling the position well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Therrien is keen to just control but Out is a slippery customer.

Therrien wants to work for an arm triangle but Out is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Therrien is working for a submission of some sort.
Out is looking for a sweep. Therrien is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Therrien is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Out is looking for a sweep. Therrien is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Michel Therrien has got the better of the ground game so far.
Therrien working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Therrien seems to be looking for submissions.
Out keeping control of the position.
Out wants to get back to full guard.
Out is concentrating on defense, preventing Therrien from advancing position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Out.
Therrien trying to control the action but Out is working from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Out is looking to improve his position.
Therrien looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Out is trying is best to control the position here.
Therrien looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Out with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Out tries to get to full guard but Therrien has control of the leg.

Therrien seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Out is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Michel Therrien!
Michel Therrien decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.