PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between My Time (ranked 738 p4p, 689 weight class) and Gervais Lavigne (ranked 89 p4p, 79 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Time
vs
Lavigne

176 cm
35
147
29 - 19 - 0

169 cm
30
144
20 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, My Time!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gervais Lavigne!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavigne missing with a left hand there. Time was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Time tried to counter with a leg kick but Lavigne avoided it.
Time buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lavigne misses the jab.
Time throws a quick inside leg kick.
Time is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lavigne throws a hook but Time blocks it.
Time throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lavigne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lavigne staying out of range there.
Time misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Time ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Time shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Time lands with a hook. Lavigne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Time misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Lavigne as he connects with a hook.
Time throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Time with a nice cross.
Time uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lavigne has time to react.
Lavigne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lavigne stuns Time with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lavigne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Time throws a head kick that misses
letting Lavigne counter with a right hand.

It looks like My Time has been cut.
Lavigne moves out of range of the leg kick from Time.
Time throws a hook to the side of Lavigne's head but Lavigne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lavigne throws a hook but Time blocks it.
Lavigne throws an overhand right that lands on Time's shoulder, as Time tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne throws out a leg kick but Time moves out of range and Lavigne only half commits.
Time moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Time lands with a kick to the ribs.
Time with a hook.
My Time seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lavigne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Time walks into a straight right hand from Lavigne.
A shot to the liver by Lavigne. Beautiful body shot.
Time goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lavigne missing with a left hand there. Time was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Time lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lavigne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Time misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Time.
Lavigne misses the jab.
A good leg kick by Time.
The crowd cheers as Lavigne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Time doesn't seem phased though.
Lavigne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Time.
Time steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lavigne.
Nice defenses there by Time.
Time lands a head kick!
Time tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Time throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Time throws a right and a left that Lavigne avoids nicely.
Lavigne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne tries to score with a low kick but Time moves his leg out of the way.
Lavigne connects with an inside leg kick.
Time throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lavigne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Time finds it's way round the side to connect with Lavigne's head.
Lavigne throws a shot from downtown. Time moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Time, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lavigne walks into a stiff left hand from Time.
Lavigne looks to land a left hand but Time moved out of range nicely.
Time seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Time lands the left hand.
Lavigne throws a body punch but Time moves out of range.
Time keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

My Time dominated that round.
The cut man is working on My Time's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Time looks to throw the jab but Lavigne is out of range.
Time tried to score with a low kick but Lavigne checks it.
Time swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Time lands with a nice body punch.
Time pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lavigne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Time.
Lavigne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Time throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavigne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Time misses with a few strikes there.
Lavigne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Time lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Time pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lavigne in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Time throws a hook but Lavigne avoids it easily.
Lavigne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Time swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lavigne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Time.
Lavigne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Time.
Time is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lavigne can do to turn this around?
Time pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lavigne is out of range and Time settles back down.
Time defending well as Lavigne loads up on a big left hand.
Lavigne ducks right into an uppercut from Time.
Lavigne misses with an uppercut.
Time tried to score with a low kick but Lavigne checks it.
Time's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lavigne under the eye.
Lavigne blocks a head kick by Time.
Lavigne looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Time throws a half hearted mid kick.
Time will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lavigne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Time tries to score with a low kick but Lavigne moves his leg out of the way.
Lavigne connects with a right hand. Time shakes it off.
A jab from Lavigne misses.
Time throws a low kick, looking for Lavigne's leg but Lavigne calmly moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Time takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Time walks into a stiff left hand from Lavigne.
Time takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Time moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Time.
Time connects with a jab.
Time is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Time lands with a thumping leg kick.
It looks like Time has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lavigne misses with a looping right.
Lavigne defending well as Time loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, jab by Time - just one landing.
Time throws a shot to the body.
Lavigne tries to score with a low kick but Time moves his leg out of the way.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lavigne might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Time has got the better of the exchanges.
Time feints and then cracks Lavigne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lavigne down.
My Time is winning the standup battle so far.
Time waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lavigne.
Time doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Time lands a jab to the nose.
Time misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Time throws a nice inside leg kick.
Time tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lavigne was well out of range. Poor timing from Time.
Lavigne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lavigne misses the target.
Lavigne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Time lands the left hand.
Lavigne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Time.
Time waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lavigne.
Time uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lavigne.
Lavigne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

My Time dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on My Time's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lavigne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Time momentarily.
Time scores with a head kick.
Lavigne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Time.
Time tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Time misses with a looping left.
Time looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Time defending well as Lavigne loads up on a big left hand.
Time misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lavigne! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Time misses the target.
Time misses with a jab to the body
and Lavigne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Time feints and then cracks Lavigne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lavigne down.
Nice defenses there by Time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne misses the shot to the body.
Time throws a lazy head kick
and Lavigne counters with a straight right hand.
Time throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lavigne throws a good cross that connects.
Time is looking to slow Lavigne down with leg kicks.
Lavigne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Time.
Lavigne throws out a loose jab but Time uses good head movement to avoid it.
Time lands a jab to the head.
Lavigne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Time.
Lavigne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Time's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Time tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Time takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Time throws a body shot but no joy.
Time throws an off balance right hand
and Lavigne counters with a slapping leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Time scores with a four punch combination!
Lavigne checks a leg kick nicely.
Lavigne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Time tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Time keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Time walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lavigne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lavigne misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Time lands.
Lavigne moves out of range of the leg kick from Time.
Time misses with a hook.
Lavigne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Time pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lavigne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Time scores with a nice head shot.
Time connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lavigne dodges the punch combination from Time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lavigne! But no joy.
Time throws a leg kick but Lavigne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gervais Lavigne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Time throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lavigne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
My Time is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Time is rocked!
Time throws an off balance right hand
and Lavigne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Time thinking.
Oh Time is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lavigne drops Time with a huge uppercut! Time drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lavigne is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gervais Lavigne!
A relieved looking Gervais Lavigne thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.