PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pierre La Plante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guigui Borgne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

La Plante
vs
Borgne

176 cm
26
164 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

169 cm
28
160 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre La Plante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guigui Borgne!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Borgne.
Borgne tries a head kick but it misses.
La Plante scores with a hook.
Borgne throws a combination that misses
letting La Plante counter with a right hand.
Borgne lands with a nice combination. La Plante backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Pierre La Plante has been cut.
A head kick misses from Borgne.
La Plante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
La Plante throws the left hand but Borgne avoids the punch easily.
No luck for Borgne with that takedown attempt.
Borgne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but La Plante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
La Plante circles away from the clinch attempt
and La Plante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Borgne.
La Plante throws a combination. Borgne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borgne shoots in and drives through. La Plante sprawls well.
La Plante sizes up Borgne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgne looks to clinch
and La Plante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Borgne looks gassed!
La Plante connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Borgne is rocked!

La Plante closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
La Plante tries to pull guard but Borgne holds him up against the cage and eventually La Plante drops back down to his feet.
Borgne content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Borgne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
La Plante is trying to push Borgne away but Borgne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
La Plante tries to score a body lock takedown but Borgne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Borgne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
La Plante has had enough of the clinch but Borgne keeps him there for the moment.

Borgne jumps into guard, dragging La Plante to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Borgne is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. La Plante is aware though and is defending well.
La Plante postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
La Plante looking to sit in guard and control but Borgne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Borgne with a flurry of punches that miss.
La Plante looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borgne is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Plante is trying to control the position but Borgne postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borgne tries to stand but La Plante is controlling from the bottom.

La Plante looking for a guillotine here but Borgne defends easily.
La Plante will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
La Plante looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borgne is one step ahead there.
Borgne won't allow La Plante to get back to his feet.

Borgne thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Borgne slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgne wants to stand but La Plante has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Borgne is thwarting La Plante's attempts to control the position.
La Plante is looking to improve his position.
La Plante manages to get to full guard.
La Plante tries to strike from the bottom.

Borgne got a little sloppy there for a moment and La Plante has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Borgne has managed to get both his arms back between La Plante's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borgne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

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.
Borgne stands and throws La Plante's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Borgne decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Borgne wants to clinch but La Plante slips to the side
and La Plante counters with a left to the body.
Borgne ducks under a wild hook from La Plante.
Borgne is looking to clinch but La Plante is avoiding it.
Borgne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Borgne wants to clinch but La Plante slips to the side

and La Plante counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by La Plante.
Borgne tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Borgne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
La Plante postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
La Plante trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre La Plante dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pierre La Plante's cut.
That's time! La Plante's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Borgne misses with a kick to the body
and La Plante counters with a left and a right that stings Borgne.
Borgne tries to clinch
and La Plante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Borgne tries to clinch
and La Plante counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Borgne throws a sloppy head kick and La Plante moves out of range easily.
Borgne lands a head kick. La Plante smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pierre La Plante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
La Plante missing with a left hand there. Borgne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

La Plante clinches with his opponent.
La Plante is trying to break the clinch but Borgne has him pressed against the cage.
Borgne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
La Plante is trying to maintain a safe position but Borgne gets an underhook and turns La Plante into the cage.
Borgne trying to control the position but instead, La Plante has worked for underhooks and has pushed Borgne into the cage.
Borgne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
La Plante working hard to break the clinch.
Borgne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite La Plante's efforts to push away.
La Plante tries to pull guard but Borgne holds him up against the cage and eventually La Plante drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on La Plante's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Borgne is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
La Plante tries for a takedown but Borgne manages to get underhooks.
Borgne lands a left hand that snaps the head of La Plante backwards.

La Plante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Borgne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borgne goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
La Plante misses with a looping right.
Borgne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from La Plante.

La Plante clinches up against the cage.
Borgne connects with a knee to the head.

La Plante breaks the clinch.
Borgne misses with the combination.
La Plante slips a jab and a cross from Borgne.
Borgne tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and La Plante counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for La Plante. That snapped Borgne's head back.
Borgne tries to clinch but La Plante is having none of it.
La Plante connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Borgne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and La Plante counters with a lovely shot to the body.

La Plante moves into the clinch successfully.
Borgne lands a nice uppercut.
Borgne is looking to control La Plante's arms but La Plante gets an underhook and turns him. Now Borgne has his back to the cage.
La Plante looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
La Plante tries to throw a body punch but Borgne avoids it by throwing La Plante back against the cage.
Borgne lands a nice knee to the body.
La Plante tries to pull guard but Borgne holds him up against the cage and eventually La Plante drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre La Plante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borgne scores with a shot to the side of La Plante's head.
La Plante wants to break free but Borgne has control.
La Plante tries to score a body lock takedown but Borgne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Borgne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
La Plante tries to break the clinch but Borgne is controlling the position.
Borgne lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
La Plante wants to break free but Borgne has control.
Still in the clinch, Borgne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Borgne stalling in the clinch but La Plante improves position.
Borgne landing knees to the head.
Borgne digs a right hand into La Plante's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on La Plante's gas tank.
Borgne unloads a knee to the mid-section. La Plante lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Borgne keeps control of La Plante as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
La Plante tries to pull guard but Borgne holds him up against the cage and eventually La Plante drops back down to his feet.
Borgne lands a body punch.
La Plante swings wildly with an uppercut but Borgne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borgne stalling in the clinch but La Plante improves position.
A frustrated look appears on La Plante's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Borgne controlling the action here for a moment.
La Plante tries for a takedown. No joy.
Borgne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Borgne prevents a takedown attempt there.
La Plante has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Borgne avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Borgne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
La Plante goes for a takedown attempt but Borgne pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Borgne clinches.
A head punch on the inside from La Plante fails to land.
Borgne with a knee to the head.
A short right from Borgne on the inside.
Borgne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
La Plante throws a punch but it's blocked by Borgne.
Borgne lands a nice shot to the body.
La Plante is working for takedown but Borgne is calmly controlling the position for now.
Borgne has La Plante pressed against the cage.

Borgne decides to pull guard.

Borgne escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. La Plante gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
La Plante trying to control but Borgne is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Guigui Borgne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pierre La Plante's cut.
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!

Borgne tries a head kick but it misses.
Borgne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borgne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
La Plante is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Borgne throws a head kick but La Plante moves out of range.
Borgne throws a sloppy head kick
and La Plante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
La Plante is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Borgne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and La Plante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good shot there by La Plante.
La Plante swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Borgne misses with a takedown attempt
and La Plante counters with a two punch combo.
Borgne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
La Plante misses with a looping left.
La Plante connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgne throws a combination that misses
and La Plante counters with a right hand to the body.
Borgne looks to clinch
and La Plante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
La Plante misses with the combination.
Borgne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Borgne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borgne checks the leg kick nicely there.
La Plante throws a sloppy head kick and Borgne moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Borgne.
La Plante connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

La Plante rushes Borgne and presses him up against the cage.
Borgne jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as La Plante walks away with a smile on his face. Borgne gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pierre La Plante is winning the standup battle so far.
La Plante tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Plante stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
La Plante looks to score with a jab to the body but Borgne is just out of range.
Borgne throws a lazy head kick
and La Plante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Borgne.
La Plante lands a right hook to the body.
La Plante dives in and grabs Borgne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Borgne pushes down on La Plante's head and hops out.
Borgne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but La Plante paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Borgne rushes La Plante and presses him up against the cage.
La Plante can't break the clinch.
Borgne lands a good knee to the midsection. La Plante won't want to take too many of those.
La Plante can't get the takedown.
Borgne scores a nice knee to the body.
La Plante trying to control the position but instead, Borgne has worked for underhooks and has pushed La Plante into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Borgne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgne prevents a body shot from La Plante.
Borgne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Borgne lands a knee to the body.
La Plante tries to pull guard but Borgne won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre La Plante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
La Plante tries to circle away but Borgne has him pinned against the cage.
La Plante tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Borgne just stands there and leans against the cage.
La Plante is trying to break the clinch but Borgne has him pressed against the cage.
Borgne connects with a nasty looking knee right to La Plante's face.
La Plante is trying to break the clinch but Borgne has him pressed against the cage.
Borgne stalls.
Borgne is pressed up against the cage. La Plante has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Borgne down to the mat. Borgne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borgne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borgne looks to clinch
and La Plante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Borgne throws a sloppy head kick and La Plante moves out of range easily.

La Plante gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Borgne.
Borgne gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from La Plante.
Borgne keeps control of La Plante as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgne working La Plante over with knees to the body.
Borgne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
La Plante is looking to break free of the clinch but Borgne has double underhooks.
Borgne lands with a short shot to the head.
La Plante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borgne connects with a nasty looking knee right to La Plante's face.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
La Plante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Borgne tries a knee to the head but La Plante blocks it.
La Plante wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Borgne has him pressed against the cage.
La Plante is trying to push Borgne away but Borgne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Come on Borgne - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

La Plante escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borgne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. La Plante manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Borgne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Borgne tries to clinch but La Plante is having none of it.
La Plante ducks right into an uppercut from Borgne.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre La Plante showed his dominance in that final round.
I think La Plante 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre La Plante!