PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Seagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Saint Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Saint Laurent's choice of entrance music: Welcome to the jungle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Seagal
vs
Saint Laurent

182 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
28
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Big right hand

ADCC Champion
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Seagal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bernard Saint Laurent!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saint Laurent tries to clinch up
and Seagal counters with a head kick.
Saint Laurent closes the distance but Seagal moves to the side
and Seagal counters with a big head kick but Saint Laurent shrugs it off.
Seagal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Seagal counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Laurent tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Seagal counters with a head kick. That will keep Saint Laurent thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Saint Laurent tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Seagal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saint Laurent tries to clinch there but Seagal circles away.

Saint Laurent moves into the clinch.
Seagal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Saint Laurent pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Seagal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Seagal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Laurent goes for a takedown in the clinch but Seagal prevents it.
Saint Laurent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Saint Laurent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saint Laurent tries to clinch
and Saint Laurent takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Laurent tries to clinch there but Seagal circles away.
Saint Laurent tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Seagal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seagal throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Bernard Saint Laurent has been cut.
Seagal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Seagal counters with a nice uppercut.
Chuck Seagal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagal throws a head kick that misses.
Seagal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saint Laurent takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Seagal goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Saint Laurent misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Laurent closes the distance looking to clinch
and Saint Laurent takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saint Laurent fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Saint Laurent does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seagal misses with a straight right.
Saint Laurent wants to clinch but Seagal slips to the side
and Seagal counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Seagal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernard Saint Laurent's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Seagal lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Saint Laurent has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saint Laurent and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saint Laurent closes the distance but Seagal moves to the side
and Seagal counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bernard Saint Laurent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint Laurent tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Seagal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saint Laurent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Laurent shoots in but Seagal avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saint Laurent gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saint Laurent wants a takedown.
Seagal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Seagal has Saint Laurent pressed against the cage.
Saint Laurent trying to control the position but instead, Seagal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saint Laurent into the cage.
Saint Laurent avoiding damage.
Saint Laurent throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal misses with an elbow over the top.
Saint Laurent trying to land knees to the body.
Saint Laurent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Seagal avoids it.
Seagal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Saint Laurent.
Chuck Seagal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernard Saint Laurent.
Seagal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Seagal avoiding damage.
Saint Laurent can't get the takedown.
Saint Laurent trying to control the position but instead, Seagal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saint Laurent into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Laurent is trying to drag Seagal to the mat but Seagal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Saint Laurent pushes off an throws an elbow but Seagal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saint Laurent is trying to pull guard but Seagal turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Saint Laurent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Seagal avoids it.
Seagal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Saint Laurent misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Seagal throws an elbow but misses.
Seagal prevents a takedown attempt there.
Seagal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Laurent drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Seagal is stalling here.
Saint Laurent is trying to maintain a safe position but Seagal gets an underhook and turns Saint Laurent into the cage.
Saint Laurent trying to land knees to the body.
Seagal misses with an elbow over the top.
Saint Laurent wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bernard Saint Laurent will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bernard Saint Laurent's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice uppercut there from Seagal.
Saint Laurent closes the distance but Seagal moves to the side
and Seagal counters with a straight right hand.
Saint Laurent wants to clinch but Seagal slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Saint Laurent throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Seagal counters with a stiff right hand.
Saint Laurent closes the distance and clinches up with Seagal, looking for a takedown. Saint Laurent pushes Seagal against the cage but Seagal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Seagal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Saint Laurent has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Seagal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Saint Laurent looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Saint Laurent working hard to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Saint Laurent just misses with a elbow thrown towards Seagal's brow.
Saint Laurent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seagal is defending well for now.
Seagal dodges an elbow strike from Saint Laurent.
Seagal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Seagal stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saint Laurent throws an elbow that misses.
Saint Laurent tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Seagal smiles and moves away.
Saint Laurent tries to clinch but Seagal moves away
and Seagal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saint Laurent tries to close the distance and clinch but Seagal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saint Laurent tries to clinch
and Seagal counters with a good low kick that Saint Laurent was not able to check.
Saint Laurent lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Laurent.
Seagal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Saint Laurent tries to clinch
letting Seagal counter with a right hand.
Saint Laurent tries to clinch but Seagal moves away
and Seagal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saint Laurent closes the distance but Seagal moves to the side
and Seagal counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagal misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saint Laurent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saint Laurent takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Saint Laurent tries to clinch but Seagal moves away
and Seagal counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint Laurent avoids the head kick by Seagal.
Saint Laurent tries to clinch
and Seagal counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Saint Laurent is lucky that one didn't land flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Seagal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Seagal 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Seagal!