PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Jogues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Francel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Voix de fait. The key to victory for Isaac Jogues has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jogues
vs
Francel

176 cm
21
184 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

176 cm
21
183 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

MADE IN GERMANY

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isaac Jogues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Francel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Francel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Francel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Francel moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jogues has worked his arm free - good work by Jogues!
Francel trying to control the action but Jogues is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jogues tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francel throws a strike aimed at the side of Jogues's head but Jogues avoids it well.
Francel is trying to move to mount but Jogues reverses beautifully and ends up in Francel's guard.
Jogues stopping the sweep attempt from Francel.

That's two 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.
Francel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Francel wants to stand but Jogues is controlling the position.
Francel is pulling down on Jogues's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jacques Francel wasn't active enough on the ground.
Francel misses with a few strikes there.
Jogues jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jogues works Francel's body with a nice hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jogues throws a right hand that Francel ducks under and follows up with a left that Francel also avoids with ease.
Francel cracks Jogues with an open hand slap.
Jogues ducks under a wild hook from Francel.
Francel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Francel looks to throw the jab but Jogues is out of range.
Jogues moves away from the strike by Francel.
Jogues is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Francel.
Jogues wants to clinch.
Jogues paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Isaac Jogues is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jogues doesn't manage to clinch there - Francel circles away.

Francel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francel wants to take a breather but Jogues is having none of it.
Jogues moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Francel is fighting to break Jogues's control of his arms but Jogues is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Francel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jogues works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Francel trying to control the position from guard on top but Jogues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jogues thumps Francel with a low kick.
Jacques Francel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Francel misses its intended target.
Jogues tries to clinch up but Francel circles away and keeps his distance.
Francel misses with an uppercut.
Jogues fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Francel manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Jogues.
Jogues slips under a jab.
Jogues fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Francel manages to avoid it.

Francel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jogues is trying to defend but Francel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Francel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jogues doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Francel.
Jogues trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Francel trying to control from half guard but Jogues is working away.
Francel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jogues's head.
Francel thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jogues to regain full guard.

That's two 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.
Francel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Francel throwing strikes but missing.
Jogues has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Francel has passed into side control.
Francel misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Francel.
Francel taking a break here but Jogues is having none of it and regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jogues keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Francel misses with a head shot. Jogues uses the momentum to regain guard.
Francel looking to pass the guard.

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.
Jogues is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jogues keeping full guard, as Francel tries to pass.
Francel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Francel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Francel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Francel looking to sit in guard and control but Jogues gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Isaac Jogues will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Francel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Francel ducks under a wild hook from Jogues.
Jogues takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jogues moves in looking to clinch but Francel pushes him off.
Francel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Francel throws a right hand that Jogues ducks under and follows up with a left that Jogues also avoids with ease.
Francel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Francel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jogues.
Francel scores with a hook to the body. Jogues takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jogues misses with a series of wild punches.
Francel misses with a hook. Jogues ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Francel looks to land a body kick but Jogues moved away.
Francel throws a sloppy head kick and Jogues moves out of range easily.
Jogues scores with a shot to the body.
A combination from Francel does no damage.
Isaac Jogues is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jogues slips under a jab.
Jogues tries to clinch but Francel is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jogues misses with a looping left.

Jogues has managed to clinch.
Jogues looking to stall.
Francel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jogues goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jogues swings wildly with an uppercut but Francel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Jogues on the inside.
Jogues struggles to land a body shot inside as Francel controls his hands.
Jogues lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jogues keeps control of Francel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Francel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Francel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Francel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Francel scores with a leg kick.
Francel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jogues lands a body shot.
Jogues misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jogues missing with a left hand there. Francel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jogues leaves Francel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Francel throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jogues tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Francel is in Jogues's guard.
Francel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Francel wants to stand and escape but instead Jogues has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Francel managing to control the position.
Francel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jogues is refusing to be controlled, as Francel sits in half guard.
Jogues keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Isaac Jogues is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Francel stands up and beckons Jogues to join him on the feet.
A punch combination from Jogues misses.
Francel throws a series of strikes that have Jogues backpedaling.

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.
Francel throws a series of punches but Jogues avoids them all with ease.
Francel swats away the attempt to clinch by Jogues.
Jogues moves out of range as Francel strikes.
Jogues throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Francel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jogues feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Francels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good standup being displayed there by Jogues as he connects with a hook.
Francel lands with a nice body punch.
Jogues cracks Francel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Francel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Francel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Francel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Isaac Jogues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques Francel.
Francel misses with a body punch
and Francel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jogues thows a body shot but no joy.
Francel cracks Jogues with an open hand slap.

Francel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Francel showed some decent athleticism there.
Francel tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jogues controls his leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacques Francel.
I think Jogues 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Jogues!