PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jafoste Outravez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Vongkhamchanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Vongkhamchanh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Outravez
vs
Vongkhamchanh

210 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jafoste Outravez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Vongkhamchanh!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vongkhamchanh throws a head kick but Outravez moves out of range.

Outravez clinches up against the cage.
Outravez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Outravez tries to land a knee to the head but Vongkhamchanh blocks with his arms.
Outravez lands a knee to the head.
Vongkhamchanh throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Outravez fails to land.
Outravez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vongkhamchanh.
Outravez slows down the pace here.
Outravez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Outravez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vongkhamchanh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vongkhamchanh is trying to break free.
Outravez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vongkhamchanh tries to land knees in the clinch but Outravez avoids the damage to the body.
Outravez lands with a light punch inside.
Outravez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Outravez working aggressively here.
Outravez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Outravez takes an elbow to the temple.
Vongkhamchanh misses with an elbow strike.
Vongkhamchanh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Outravez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vongkhamchanh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Outravez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Outravez.
Outravez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vongkhamchanh or not.
Outravez misses with a knee to the head.
Outravez is breathing heavily.
Outravez is trying to drag Vongkhamchanh to the mat but Vongkhamchanh just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Outravez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Outravez tries to land a knee to the head but Vongkhamchanh blocks with his arms.
Outravez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vongkhamchanh is defending well for now.
Vongkhamchanh managing to block the knees to the body from Outravez.
Vongkhamchanh misses with a knee strike.
Outravez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Outravez.
Outravez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vongkhamchanh is defending well for now.
Vongkhamchanh misses with a knee strike.
Outravez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Outravez stalling in the clinch but Vongkhamchanh improves position.
Vongkhamchanh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Outravez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh wants to break free but Outravez has control.
Vongkhamchanh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vongkhamchanh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vongkhamchanh working hard to break the clinch.
Vongkhamchanh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vongkhamchanh is trying to maintain a safe position but Outravez gets an underhook and turns Vongkhamchanh into the cage.
Vongkhamchanh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vongkhamchanh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vongkhamchanh tries to circle away but Outravez has him pinned against the cage.
Vongkhamchanh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Outravez smiles and moves away.
Outravez stuffs the takedown.
Vongkhamchanh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh throws a head kick but Outravez moves out of range.
Vongkhamchanh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vongkhamchanh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh misses with a few strikes there.
Vongkhamchanh tries to clinch there but Outravez circles away.
Vongkhamchanh doesn't manage to clinch there - Outravez circles away.
A head kick misses from Vongkhamchanh.
Outravez blocks a head kick by Vongkhamchanh.
Outravez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vongkhamchanh cracks the inside of Outravez's front leg.
Outravez circles away from the clinch attempt

and Outravez counters by clinching up.
Outravez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vongkhamchanh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vongkhamchanh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vongkhamchanh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jafoste Outravez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh avoiding damage as Outravez throws knees to the body.
Outravez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vongkhamchanh is defending well for now.
Outravez with a knee to the head.
Vongkhamchanh misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Outravez tries to land a knee to the head but Vongkhamchanh blocks with his arms.
Vongkhamchanh is trying to stall.
Outravez prevents Vongkhamchanh from breaking the clinch.
Vongkhamchanh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Outravez's defenses.
Vongkhamchanh tries to break free but Outravez pushes him back against the cage.
Vongkhamchanh misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Outravez.
Vongkhamchanh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vongkhamchanh has had enough of the clinch but Outravez keeps him there for the moment.
Vongkhamchanh working hard to break the clinch.
Outravez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vongkhamchanh blocks it with crossed arms.
Vongkhamchanh wants to break free but Outravez has control.
Outravez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Outravez tries a knee to the head but Vongkhamchanh blocks it.
Outravez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vongkhamchanh avoiding damage as Outravez throws knees to the body.
Outravez is looking to break free of the clinch but Vongkhamchanh has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jafoste Outravez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vongkhamchanh scores with a head kick.
Outravez keeps the fight on the outside.
Vongkhamchanh throws a combination that misses

and Outravez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Outravez.
Vongkhamchanh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Outravez missing with knees to the body.
Vongkhamchanh trying to land knees to the body.
Outravez trying to land knees to the body.
Outravez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Outravez prevents Vongkhamchanh from breaking the clinch.
Vongkhamchanh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Outravez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vongkhamchanh.
Outravez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh managing to block the knees to the body from Outravez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Still in the clinch, Outravez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vongkhamchanh is trying to force a seperation but Outravez has the dominant position.
Vongkhamchanh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vongkhamchanh misses with an elbow over the top.
Vongkhamchanh tries to pull guard but Outravez won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vongkhamchanh tries to land a knee to the head but Outravez blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Outravez tries for a takedown but Vongkhamchanh manages to get underhooks.
Vongkhamchanh has had enough of the clinch but Outravez keeps him there for the moment.
Outravez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vongkhamchanh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Outravez.
Outravez managing to block the knees to the body from Vongkhamchanh.

Vongkhamchanh successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Outravez trying to control but Vongkhamchanh is working from the bottom.
Outravez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vongkhamchanh is trying to keep Outravez in close.

Vongkhamchanh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Outravez defends it easily.

Vongkhamchanh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Outravez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Outravez moves out of range of the strikes.
Vongkhamchanh wants to clinch

and Outravez counters by clinching up.
Vongkhamchanh blocks an elbow strike from Outravez.
Outravez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vongkhamchanh backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Outravez walks away with a smile on his face. Vongkhamchanh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jafoste Outravez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Outravez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Outravez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vongkhamchanh takes a swing at Outravez's ribcage but misses.
Outravez tries to clinch up but Vongkhamchanh circles away and keeps his distance.
Vongkhamchanh closes the distance but Outravez moves to the side

and Outravez counters by clinching up.
Outravez effectively controlling the action here.
Vongkhamchanh blocks a body shot from Outravez.
Vongkhamchanh tries to circle away but Outravez has him pinned against the cage.
Vongkhamchanh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vongkhamchanh pushes off an throws an elbow but Outravez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Outravez digs a right hand underneath Vongkhamchanh's ribcage. Vongkhamchanh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vongkhamchanh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Outravez has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vongkhamchanh tries to break free but Outravez pushes him back against the cage.
Outravez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vongkhamchanh blocks it with crossed arms.
Outravez scores a nice knee to the body.
Vongkhamchanh tries to land a knee to the head but Outravez blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vongkhamchanh throws an elbow but misses.
Outravez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vongkhamchanh lands an elbow that stopped Outravez in his tracks for a moment.
Outravez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vongkhamchanh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vongkhamchanh is trying to maintain a safe position but Outravez gets an underhook and turns Vongkhamchanh into the cage.
Vongkhamchanh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Outravez blocks it with crossed arms.
Vongkhamchanh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Outravez blocks it with crossed arms.
Vongkhamchanh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Outravez avoids it.
Outravez tries to land a knee to the head but Vongkhamchanh blocks with his arms.
Vongkhamchanh is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Vongkhamchanh.
Outravez can't find room to land a body shot as Vongkhamchanh controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Vongkhamchanh 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!

Vongkhamchanh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Outravez takes the fight into the clinch.
Outravez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vongkhamchanh avoids it.
Outravez throws an elbow that misses.
Vongkhamchanh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Outravez has him pressed against the cage.
Vongkhamchanh tries to pull guard but Outravez holds him up against the cage and eventually Vongkhamchanh drops back down to his feet.
Vongkhamchanh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Outravez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Outravez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vongkhamchanh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vongkhamchanh wants to break free but Outravez has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vongkhamchanh managing to block the knees to the body from Outravez.
Vongkhamchanh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Outravez smiles and moves away.
Jafoste Outravez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh tries to clinch there but Outravez circles away.
Vongkhamchanh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Outravez fails in his attempt to clinch.
A lazy body kick from Vongkhamchanh

and Outravez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vongkhamchanh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Outravez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vongkhamchanh avoiding damage as Outravez throws knees to the body.
Vongkhamchanh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vongkhamchanh trying to land knees to the body.
Vongkhamchanh tries to break the clinch but Outravez is controlling the position.
Outravez trying to land knees to the body.
Vongkhamchanh throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Vongkhamchanh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vongkhamchanh tries to circle away but Outravez has him pinned against the cage.
Vongkhamchanh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Outravez.

Vongkhamchanh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Outravez tries to clinch up but Vongkhamchanh circles away and keeps his distance.

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.
Outravez tries to clinch up.
Vongkhamchanh throws a head kick but Outravez moves out of range.
Outravez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vongkhamchanh misses with a head kick.
Vongkhamchanh misses with a head kick.
Outravez tries to clinch but Vongkhamchanh is having none of it.
Vongkhamchanh throws a lazy body kick

and Outravez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vongkhamchanh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Outravez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Outravez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vongkhamchanh blocks it with crossed arms.
Outravez managing to block the knees to the body from Vongkhamchanh.
Outravez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Outravez has Vongkhamchanh pressed against the cage, preventing Vongkhamchanh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Outravez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Outravez tries to pull guard but Vongkhamchanh won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh tries to pull guard but Outravez won't allow it.
Outravez lands a nice uppercut.
Vongkhamchanh tries a knee to the head but Outravez blocks it.
Vongkhamchanh has had enough of the clinch but Outravez keeps him there for the moment.
Outravez struggles to land a body shot inside as Vongkhamchanh controls his hands.
Outravez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vongkhamchanh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Vongkhamchanh pulls guard effortlessly.
Vongkhamchanh trying to control the position.
Vongkhamchanh is looking to stand up but Outravez isn't so interested in that idea.

Outravez stands up and waves to Vongkhamchanh to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Outravez tries to clinch there but Vongkhamchanh circles away.
Outravez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vongkhamchanh is looking to slow Outravez down with leg kicks.
Vongkhamchanh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vongkhamchanh throws a head kick that misses.
Billy Vongkhamchanh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vongkhamchanh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Outravez rushes Vongkhamchanh and presses him up against the cage.
Outravez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Outravez keeps control of Vongkhamchanh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Outravez tries to pull guard but Vongkhamchanh holds him up against the cage and eventually Outravez drops back down to his feet.
Vongkhamchanh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Outravez blocks an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jafoste Outravez.
I think Outravez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jafoste Outravez!