PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard LeRoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and goerge pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard LeRoi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

LeRoi
vs
pierre

183 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard LeRoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, goerge pierre!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pierre swings for the body but LeRoi moves out of range.

pierre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. LeRoi is trying to defend but pierre finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
pierre prevents LeRoi from standing back up.
pierre trying to control from half guard but LeRoi is working away.
LeRoi trying to control but pierre postures up.
LeRoi wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from pierre there.
LeRoi tries to kick pierre off but pierre keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

LeRoi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
pierre gets full guard.
pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet pierre, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pierre is trying to keep LeRoi in close.
LeRoi preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LeRoi stands and throws pierre's legs to the side, diving into side control.
LeRoi working away.
pierre is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on LeRoi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
pierre tries to bench press LeRoi off him but LeRoi keeps the position.
pierre looks gassed!
LeRoi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at pierre to see if he's OK.
pierre taking a bit of punishment here - LeRoi scoring with strikes.
pierre taking punishment in the form of punches.
pierre is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeRoi working the ground and pound.
LeRoi scoring with punches from side control.
pierre sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
pierre taking some punishment here, with LeRoi in his half guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
LeRoi stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows pierre to get to his feet.
LeRoi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
LeRoi with a poor takedown

so pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
pierre postures up.

pierre is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! LeRoi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! LeRoi has escaped and now he's on top!
LeRoi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeRoi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of pierre's head.
LeRoi postures up and lands a big shot to pierre's brow.
LeRoi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

pierre has his foot on LeRoi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. LeRoi works his way back into a safe position though.
LeRoi lands a couple of elbows.
LeRoi with a nice head shot there.
LeRoi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of pierre's head.
LeRoi 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.
LeRoi postures up.
LeRoi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

pierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and LeRoi defends well.
LeRoi trying to control the position from guard on top but pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
LeRoi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of pierre's head.
LeRoi preventing the sweep.
LeRoi works over pierre with some ground and pound from guard.
LeRoi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
LeRoi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of pierre's head.
LeRoi passes pierre's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
LeRoi prevents pierre from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LeRoi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks pierre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
LeRoi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard LeRoi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

LeRoi shoots and misses

and pierre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for LeRoi!
pierre looking to control but LeRoi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
pierre is in the full mount, landing strikes.
LeRoi is squirming around, avoiding pierre's attempts to control the action.
LeRoi tries to control the position but pierre now has his back.

pierre is looking for the choke from the back position but LeRoi is controlling his hands well.
LeRoi manages to reverse the position and now he's in pierre's guard. Nice work there by LeRoi.
LeRoi is working pierre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
LeRoi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
LeRoi chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LeRoi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
LeRoi working some strikes from top position.
pierre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
LeRoi trying to control but pierre is working from the bottom.
LeRoi is working pierre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
pierre trying to keep a closed guard but LeRoi is proving a slippery customer.
pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but LeRoi is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
LeRoi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

LeRoi shoots in and bounces pierre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
LeRoi postures up and lands a big shot to pierre's brow.
LeRoi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
LeRoi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of pierre's head.
LeRoi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
LeRoi distracts pierre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
LeRoi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pierre trying to keep a closed guard but LeRoi is proving a slippery customer.
LeRoi distracts pierre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
pierre trying to keep a closed guard but LeRoi is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

LeRoi scores a takedown into full mount!
LeRoi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
pierre wants to hold on but LeRoi pushes him away.
pierre taking shots to the head.
LeRoi is landing with some decent strikes but pierre is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
LeRoi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
LeRoi landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeRoi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
pierre is in all sorts of trouble here.
LeRoi with good strikes from the mount here!
LeRoi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
pierre bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
LeRoi wants to stand up but pierre is controlling him.
pierre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
LeRoi keeping moving, preventing pierre from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard LeRoi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

LeRoi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

pierre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
LeRoi is looking to regain half guard here but pierre keeps moving and retains side control.
pierre working away.
pierre wants to control but LeRoi is keeping him busy.
LeRoi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but pierre is controlling him well.
LeRoi keeps pierre under control for a moment.
pierre scores with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

pierre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by LeRoi, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

LeRoi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
pierre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
LeRoi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
LeRoi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
pierre is trying to maintain the position but LeRoi is very close to passing his half guard.
LeRoi scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
pierre tries to roll over but LeRoi keeps him under control.
LeRoi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
pierre is looking to improve his position.
pierre wants to control but LeRoi is keeping busy.
pierre is looking to improve his position.
pierre looks like he's trying to stand up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

LeRoi scores a takedown into full mount!
pierre tries to hold on but LeRoi postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but LeRoi has a good base and remains in mount.
LeRoi lands a heavy elbow.
LeRoi avoids the attempt from pierre to control.
LeRoi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Richard LeRoi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
LeRoi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
LeRoi looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
LeRoi controlling the position easily from mount.
pierre tries to hold on but LeRoi postures up.
LeRoi looking to control and managing it successfully.
pierre tries to hold on but LeRoi pushes him away.
goerge pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but LeRoi has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard LeRoi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for LeRoi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard LeRoi!