PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Isaacson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles de Gaule (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isaacson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is -. de Gaule comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amsterdam by Jaques Brel kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Samuel Isaacson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charles de Gaule's chin.

Isaacson
vs
de Gaule

182 cm
24
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

185 cm
21
189 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Isaacson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles de Gaule!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Gaule lands with an overhand left.
de Gaule shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Isaacson but Isaacson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
de Gaule throws the left hand but Isaacson avoids the punch easily.
Isaacson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but de Gaule moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
de Gaule misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by de Gaule.
Isaacson fails to land with a series of punches.
de Gaule lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
de Gaule has a takedown stuffed.
Isaacson just misses with a punch to the body.
de Gaule showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Isaacson.
Isaacson falls off balance throwing a combination

and de Gaule counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Isaacson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
de Gaule looking to pass the guard.
de Gaule trying to control but Isaacson is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Gaule preventing the sweep.
de Gaule trying to control the position from guard on top but Isaacson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
de Gaule pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Isaacson is keeping the position for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
de Gaule displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Isaacson avoids the body shot from de Gaule.
de Gaule misses with a looping left.
de Gaule uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Isaacson.
Isaacson throws an overhand right that lands on de Gaule's shoulder, as de Gaule tries to avoid the shot.

de Gaule looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Isaacson!
de Gaule trying to control but Isaacson is having none of it.
Isaacson is desperately trying to improve his position but de Gaule has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Gaule wants to control the pace but Isaacson is squirming around nicely.
Isaacson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
de Gaule trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Isaacson is trying to stand up.
Isaacson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
de Gaule tries to control but Isaacson wriggling away.

de Gaule is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Isaacson is surviving well by controlling de Gaule's body position as best he can.
de Gaule wants to control the pace but Isaacson is squirming around nicely.
Isaacson wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isaacson is desperately trying to improve his position but de Gaule has a good base and remains in mount.
de Gaule trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Isaacson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
de Gaule with the ground and pound from mount.
Isaacson is desperately trying to improve his position but de Gaule has a good base and remains in mount.
de Gaule scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Isaacson?
de Gaule prevents Isaacson from getting the reversal.
de Gaule working away from the top, dropping strikes.
de Gaule with shots to the head and body - Isaacson looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

de Gaule wants to finish this one by submission but Isaacson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from de Gaule.
de Gaule can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Isaacson is looking to escape.
de Gaule takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
de Gaule can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Isaacson is looking to escape.
Isaacson tries to reverse the position but de Gaule maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

de Gaule has control of Isaacson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Isaacson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Isaacson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles de Gaule 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.

de Gaule swings and misses with a hook to the body.
de Gaule throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Isaacson avoids a punch combination nicely.
de Gaule misses with a takedown attempt - Isaacson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
de Gaule misses with a few strikes there.
de Gaule fails to land with a series of punches.
de Gaule shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Isaacson pinned against the cage. Isaacson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Isaacson thows a body shot but no joy.
de Gaule is breathing heavily.
No joy there for de Gaule, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Isaacson misses with a hook. de Gaule ducked under it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Isaacson. No joy for de Gaule on that attempt.
Samuel Isaacson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles de Gaule.
de Gaule takes a swing at Isaacson's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Isaacson.
Isaacson lands with a big left! de Gaule is wobbled badly! Isaacson comes in with a flurry of punches and drops de Gaule to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Samuel Isaacson!