PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlisson Rousseff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Leclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rousseff comes into the arena with Mail Man Blues - Sleepy John Estes blaring out of the sound system. Leclair has chosen king crimson - 21st century schizoid man as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Rousseff
vs
Leclair

171 cm
20
179 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
21
183 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlisson Rousseff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Leclair!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rousseff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rousseff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Rousseff misses.
Rousseff lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A shot to the liver by Rousseff. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to the liver by Rousseff. Beautiful body shot.
Rousseff misses with the combination.
Leclair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rousseff manages to avoid it.

Leclair clinches with his opponent.
Leclair misses with a knee strike.
Leclair wants to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rousseff is looking to control Leclair's arms but Leclair gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rousseff has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousseff avoiding damage as Leclair throws knees to the body.
Leclair manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leclair tries to land a knee to the head but Rousseff blocks with his arms.
Leclair prevents Rousseff from breaking the clinch.
Leclair keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rousseff's efforts to push away.
Leclair is pushing Rousseff up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two 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.
Leclair is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jean Leclair.
Leclair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rousseff.
Leclair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leclair bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Leclair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rousseff.
Leclair tries to clinch there but Rousseff circles away.
Rousseff misses with a body shot
and Leclair counters with a thumping low kick.
Rousseff with a jab.
Rousseff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leclair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rousseff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leclair counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousseff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leclair counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rousseff is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rousseff. Leclair does a little dance to reset his feet.

Leclair closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leclair crunches a lovely knee into Rousseff's ribcage.
Leclair misses with a knee strike.
Leclair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rousseff being controlled against the cage.
Leclair stalling in the clinch but Rousseff improves position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leclair obliges.
Leclair avoiding damage.
Leclair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousseff is looking to break free of the clinch but Leclair has double underhooks.
Leclair is pushing Rousseff up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rousseff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Rousseff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rousseff misses with a double jab
and Leclair makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rousseff really felt that one!
Rousseff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leclair counters with a low kick, right behind Rousseff 's knee.
Rousseff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leclair counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rousseff's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Leclair dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Leclair throws a sloppy head kick and Rousseff moves out of range easily.
Leclair fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leclair moves out of range as Rousseff strikes.
Rousseff moves out of range as Leclair strikes.
Nice body punch from Rousseff.
Charlisson Rousseff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rousseff misses with a body shot.
Rousseff misses with a double jab
and Leclair makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rousseff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leclair.
Rousseff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by Rousseff.
Rousseff fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousseff misses with a body punch
and Leclair counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rousseff misses with a double jab
and Leclair counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rousseff misses with a combination
and Leclair counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Leclair moves into the clinch.
Leclair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leclair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leclair leaning his opponent against the cage.
Leclair trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leclair slows down the pace here.
Rousseff has had enough of the clinch but Leclair keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leclair.
A bit of stalling here from Leclair.
Leclair can't find room to land a body shot as Rousseff controls the action.
Rousseff tries to stall but Leclair uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leclair stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rousseff is trying to push Leclair away but Leclair has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leclair slowing the pace effectively.

Rousseff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rousseff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leclair moves away.
Rousseff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leclair makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rousseff throws a right hand that Leclair ducks under and follows up with a left that Leclair also avoids with ease.
Rousseff misses with a combination
and Leclair counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rousseff missing with a left hand there. Leclair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charlisson Rousseff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Rousseff does no damage.
Rousseff is looking to wear down Leclair with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leclair moves away from the strike by Rousseff.
Rousseff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leclair counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leclair drops his hands momentarily and Rousseff takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rousseff misses with a hook.
Rousseff swings away with a body shot that misses

and Leclair counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Leclair preventing the sweep.
Rousseff pulls Leclair in close to prevent any damage.
Leclair stopping the sweep attempt from Rousseff.
Rousseff pulls Leclair in close to prevent any damage.
Rousseff wants to sweep here but Leclair controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Leclair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Leclair slips a straight right by Rousseff.
Leclair tries to move into range but Rousseff moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leclair connects with an inside leg kick.
Rousseff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leclair counters with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Rousseff. Those never looked like landing.
Rousseff throws a predictable looking body shot
and Leclair counters with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rousseff misses the target.
Rousseff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leclair counters with an inside leg kick.
Rousseff thows a body shot but no joy.
Rousseff throws a combination that misses
and Leclair counters with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leclair.
Charlisson Rousseff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Rousseff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rousseff is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousseff misses the shot to the body.
Rousseff scores with a jab to the body.
Leclair walks into a stiff left hand from Rousseff.
Rousseff stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rousseff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leclair counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rousseff is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rousseff thows a body shot but no joy.
Rousseff misses with a combination
and Leclair counters with an outside leg kick.
Leclair connects with a solid leg kick.
Rousseff misses with the combination.
A good leg kick by Leclair.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousseff misses with a wild combination.
Rousseff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Leclair has closed the distance and engaged Rousseff in a clinch.
Leclair throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Come on Leclair - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leclair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rousseff in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leclair lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rousseff being controlled against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rousseff leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Leclair to work.
Jean Leclair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leclair lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Charlisson Rousseff has been cut.
Rousseff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leclair stalling in the clinch.

That's four 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.
Rousseff tries to break the clinch but Leclair is controlling the position.
The referee calls for Leclair to work.
Rousseff has a couple of punches blocked by Leclair.
Rousseff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rousseff.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Leclair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leclair 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Leclair!