PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Geffrey Lefebvre (ranked 3745 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Motts (ranked 5017 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Lefebvre
vs
Motts

168 cm
34
192 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

170 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Sportivité

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Geffrey Lefebvre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Motts!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lefebvre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lefebvre trying to pass the guard but Motts defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lefebvre looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lefebvre with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lefebvre frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motts is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lefebvre avoids the attempt from Motts to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefebvre controlling the position easily from mount.
Motts is squirming around, avoiding Lefebvre's attempts to control the action.
Lefebvre fails to take his opponent's back.

Lefebvre is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Motts to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Motts shrugs it off.

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.

Lefebvre is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Motts has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Motts in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lefebvre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lefebvre seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Motts for as long as he can get away with.
Lefebvre prevents Motts from getting the reversal.
Lefebvre has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Lefebvre trying to control but Motts is having none of it.
Lefebvre content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre moves to back control.
Motts tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lefebvre controlling his opponent.
Lefebvre is stalling here but it's allowed Motts to get half guard.
Lefebvre working the head and body with strikes.

Lefebvre wants to work for an arm triangle but Motts is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Motts should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lefebvre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Motts is in trouble now - Lefebvre has advanced to mount!
Lefebvre is landing with some decent strikes but Motts is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lefebvre cracks Motts with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lefebvre content just to control the position here.

Lefebvre looking for a guillotine from mount but Motts is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Motts tries to reverse the position but Lefebvre maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lefebvre gets the takedown into side control.
Geffrey Lefebvre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lefebvre trying to control the position but Motts is working away.
You can see the frustration on Motts's face as Lefebvre controls the position.

Lefebvre is trying to get an arm triangle but Motts is defending well.
Motts struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefebvre tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lefebvre advances nicely into full mount.
Lefebvre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Motts can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefebvre fails to move to back control.
Lefebvre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Lefebvre has control of Motts's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Motts regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lefebvre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lefebvre prevents Motts from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre controlling from mount.
Motts really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lefebvre looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lefebvre lands a heavy elbow.
Lefebvre with the ground and pound from mount.
Motts prevents Lefebvre from taking his back.

Lefebvre has control of Motts's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Motts regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lefebvre with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lefebvre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lefebvre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lefebvre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Motts stops Lefebvre from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Lefebvre can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Motts is looking to escape.

Lefebvre is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Motts has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lefebvre's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Motts is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lefebvre raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lefebvre with a couple of short strikes.
Lefebvre dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geffrey Lefebvre dominated that second round.
That's time! Lefebvre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lefebvre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lefebvre showed some decent athleticism there.
Lefebvre sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lefebvre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lefebvre trying to pass the guard but Motts defending well.
Lefebvre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Motts with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefebvre winds up and cracks Motts with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Lefebvre is trying to work for a kimura but Motts is defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lefebvre connects with a nice short shot to Motts's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefebvre wants to pass to mount but Motts is defending the position.

Lefebvre is working for a kimura but Motts is defending it quite comfortably.
Lefebvre is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lefebvre is pressing down on Motts's thigh, looking to free his foot. Motts is holding on for now.
Motts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

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.
Lefebvre controlling the pace.

Lefebvre is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Lefebvre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lefebvre lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Motts!
Lefebvre looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lefebvre pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre landing shots from mount.
Lefebvre looking to finish Motts with some ground and pound. This is bad for Motts!
Lefebvre trying to control but Motts is having none of it.
Lefebvre controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lefebvre with shots to the head and body - Motts looks very uncomfortable down there.
Henry Motts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lefebvre takes Motts's back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geffrey Lefebvre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lefebvre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geffrey Lefebvre!
Geffrey Lefebvre managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sportivité, into his post fight interview.