PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gleason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Senecal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gleason comes to the cage accompanied by last dollar. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gleason
vs
Senecal

190 cm
19
208 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Gleason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Senecal!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senecal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gleason is breathing heavily.

Senecal shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gleason manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Senecal content to stall in guard here.
Senecal is looking to work some ground and pound but Gleason has wrist control.
Senecal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Senecal wanted to stand there but Gleason had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Senecal passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Senecal throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Senecal stands up and beckons Gleason to his feet.
Gleason fails with the takedown

and Senecal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Senecal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gleason keeping full guard, as Senecal tries to pass.
Gleason being controlled here, momentarily.
Senecal trying to control the position from guard on top but Gleason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gleason is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senecal sitting in guard here, content to control.
Senecal stopping the sweep attempt from Gleason.

That's four 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.

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

Senecal scores a takedown into full mount!
Gleason can't escape the position.
Senecal lands with some strikes.
Gleason is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Senecal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Senecal misses with a wild combination.
Gleason with a poor takedown

and Senecal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gleason's guard.
Senecal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gleason wants to sweep but no luck.
Senecal sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gleason looking to hit a scissor sweep but Senecal is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Senecal stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gleason doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Senecal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Still in half guard, Senecal seems content to control.
Senecal throws a strike but Gleason avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gleason trying to control the position.
Senecal throwing strikes from guard but Gleason blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gleason keeping full guard, as Senecal tries to pass.
Senecal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Senecal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Senecal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gleason works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Senecal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gleason works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gleason with a lazy takedown attempt

and Senecal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gleason's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Gleason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Senecal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gleason is keeping the position for now.
Senecal controlling from the top position.
Senecal wants to control from the top but Gleason keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gleason can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Senecal controls the pace.
Senecal is in close to Gleason's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Senecal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Senecal wants to stand but Gleason is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Senecal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Gleason with a lazy takedown attempt

and Senecal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alex Senecal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gleason regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Senecal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Senecal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Senecal decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Senecal drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Senecal postures up.
Gleason working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Senecal.
Senecal thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Senecal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gleason works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Senecal throwing strikes from guard but Gleason blocks nicely.
Senecal wants to get up but he can't break Gleason's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gleason can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Senecal controls the pace.
Senecal throwing strikes from guard but Gleason blocks nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Senecal shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senecal is looking to advance position but Gleason won't allow it.
Senecal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Senecal trying to pass the guard but Gleason defending well.
Gleason blocking the ground and pound attempt from Senecal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senecal tries to pass to full mount but Gleason defends it.
Senecal wants to stand up but Gleason has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Gleason wants to get back to full guard.

Senecal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gleason tries for a takedown but Senecal circles away easily

and Senecal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Senecal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gleason blocking the ground and pound attempt from Senecal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gleason wants to get back to full guard.
Gleason blocking the ground and pound attempt from Senecal.
Gleason wants to control but Senecal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gleason is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
It looks like Senecal is going to stand back up.
Gleason wants to control but Senecal is keeping busy and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Senecal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Senecal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Senecal!