PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stephane Ouelet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Brandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Stephane Ouelet has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Stephane Ouelet seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Ouelet
vs
Brandy

180 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
26
166 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

1337 ANZAC

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephane Ouelet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Brandy!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandy missing with a left hand there. Ouelet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouelet is looking to clinch but Brandy is avoiding it.
A big left from Brandy misses.
Ouelet tries to clinch but Brandy moves out of range.
Brandy swings for the body but Ouelet moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ouelet.
Ouelet fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Ouelet shoots in and bounces Brandy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brandy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brandy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Brandy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Brandy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brandy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ouelet is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Brandy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Brandy controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ouelet is looking to escape.
Brandy throws some wild stikes that Ouelet manages to avoid easily.
Brandy is trying to control here but Ouelet has managed to regain half guard.
Brandy is trying to control. Ouelet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ouelet tries to get to full guard but Brandy has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet is not content to let Brandy control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tom Brandy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ouelet shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouelet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouelet shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brandy defends it nicely.
Ouelet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Ouelet darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ouelet throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Brandy to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet throws an elbow that misses. Brandy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ouelet's guard. Nice move by Brandy!
Brandy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ouelet working a defensive guard here.
Ouelet is pulling down on Brandy's head. It's preventing any offense from Brandy, at least for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandy forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tom Brandy will probably get the nod.
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.

Ouelet fails in his attempt to clinch.

Brandy tries to sprawl but Ouelet drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ouelet misses with a head shot. Brandy uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ouelet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ouelet throws an elbow that misses. Brandy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ouelet's guard. Nice move by Brandy!
Brandy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ouelet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brandy on the ground.
Brandy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ouelet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandy throws an elbow that misses. Ouelet uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brandy's guard. Nice move by Ouelet!
Ouelet with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ouelet postures up in Brandy's guard and throws a big left but Brandy blocks it.
Ouelet has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brandy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ouelet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brandy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ouelet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ouelet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brandy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet throws a big right hand that misses.
Brandy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ouelet's guard.
Brandy stands and throws Ouelet's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Brandy stands up.
Brandy throws a shot from downtown. Ouelet moves away and avoids it.
Ouelet tries to clinch up
and Brandy counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandy thows a body shot but no joy.

Ouelet shoots in and gets a takedown into Brandy's guard.
Ouelet throws a big right hand that misses.
Ouelet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brandy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ouelet stands up over Brandy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stephane Ouelet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ouelet throws a big elbow that misses.
Ouelet throws a strike but Brandy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brandy chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ouelet swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brandy wants to control from the top but Ouelet keeps moving.
Ouelet wants to get back to his feet but Brandy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brandy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandy tries to free his leg and advance position but Ouelet is retaining full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ouelet has control of Brandy's left arm, preventing Brandy from doing any damage.
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 Stephane Ouelet will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ouelet wants to clinch.
Ouelet shoots in but no luck this time.

Brandy gets tackled into the cage by Ouelet. Ouelet maintains the clinch.
Brandy looking to stall.
Ouelet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ouelet lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Tom Brandy has been cut.
Ouelet wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandy.
Ouelet has Brandy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brandy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouelet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Brandy fails to land.
Ouelet misses with a knee strike.
Brandy throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ouelet blocks an uppercut.

Ouelet gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Brandy is trying to maintain the position but Ouelet is very close to passing his half guard.
Ouelet misses with a head shot. Brandy uses the momentum to regain guard.
Brandy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ouelet throws a strike but Brandy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brandy looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet is trying to control the position but Brandy postures up.
Brandy trying to control but Ouelet is working from the bottom.
Brandy wants to stand but Ouelet is controlling his posture from full guard.
Brandy trying to control but Ouelet is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tom Brandy.
Ouelet with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brandy counters with a three punch combo that has Ouelet backing up. Ouelet nods at Brandy to acknowledge the strikes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ouelet.
Brandy stalling in the clinch.
Ouelet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ouelet lands an elbow inside.
Brandy takes an elbow to the temple.
Brandy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ouelet.
Ouelet looking to throw knees to the head but Brandy is blocking nicely.
Ouelet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brandy tries to throw a body punch but Ouelet avoids it by throwing Brandy back against the cage.
Ouelet pushes off an throws an elbow but Brandy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ouelet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandy blocks the elbow strike.
Brandy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ouelet has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brandy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brandy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brandy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brandy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Ouelet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouelet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brandy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ouelet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ouelet is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brandy pressing his opponent against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brandy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ouelet uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Brandy fails to land.

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 Stephane Ouelet.
I think Ouelet 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Stephane Ouelet!