PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Pierre Archambeau (ranked 2501 p4p, 2382 weight class) and Tim Orsetti (ranked 324 p4p, 306 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Archambeau
vs
Orsetti

165 cm
19
157
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
24
165
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

UNDEFEATED

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Pierre Archambeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Orsetti!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Orsetti.
Archambeau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orsetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Orsetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orsetti lands a jab to the head.
Orsetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Archambeau moves away.

Archambeau shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Archambeau passes into side control, despite Orsetti's attempt to control the position.
Orsetti struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsetti tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Archambeau easily slips into full mount!
Orsetti wants to control but Archambeau is having none of it.
Archambeau controlling the position easily from mount.
Orsetti felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Orsetti tries to reverse the position but Archambeau maintains control.
Orsetti looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsetti trying to control the action but Archambeau just sinks the hooks in.

Archambeau working for a choke but Orsetti is defending well.
Archambeau controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Orsetti's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archambeau biding his time, controlling Orsetti.
Archambeau seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Orsetti for as long as he can get away with.
Orsetti rolls, trying to escape but Archambeau keeps control of the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Archambeau controlling the positon.
Orsetti is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Archambeau off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

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.
Archambeau keeps control of the position as Orsetti tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good control from Archambeau.
Orsetti turns into Archambeau and is now in his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orsetti throws an elbow that misses. Archambeau uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Orsetti's guard. Nice move by Archambeau!

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Pierre Archambeau 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.

Orsetti catches Archambeau with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tim Orsetti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Archambeau wants to clinch
and Orsetti counters with a right hand to the body.
Orsetti tests Archambeau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orsetti misses with a looping right.
Archambeau tries to counter with a takedown but Orsetti is quick to defend against it.
Archambeau lands a jab to Orsetti's midsection.

Archambeau shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Archambeau slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Archambeau taking a breather here.
Orsetti is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archambeau controlling from side mount.
Orsetti trying his best to control but Archambeau has mounted him.
Archambeau controlling from the full mount.
Orsetti is looking to improve his position but Archambeau isn't that keen on the idea.
Orsetti is controlling an arm, preventing Archambeau from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

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.
Orsetti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Orsetti tries to control Archambeau's body but Archambeau pushes him off. Orsetti squirms to his side and now Archambeau has his back!
Archambeau just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Archambeau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orsetti can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archambeau has the hooks in. Orsetti is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Archambeau is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Orsetti defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Orsetti is in bad spot here.
Orsetti manages to reverse the position and now he's in Archambeau's guard. Nice work there by Orsetti.
Archambeau is pulling down on Orsetti's head. It's preventing any offense from Orsetti, at least for the moment.
Archambeau keeping moving, preventing Orsetti from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsetti throwing strikes from guard but Archambeau blocks nicely.
Archambeau keeping moving, preventing Orsetti from controlling successfully.

Archambeau working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Orsetti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Orsetti manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Archambeau is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Orsetti has his hands clasped together but Archambeau extends and breaks Orsetti's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Archambeau.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jean Pierre Archambeau!
An out of breath Jean Pierre Archambeau thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.