PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Courchesne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmer Octopulus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Courchesne comes to the cage accompanied by Lux Aeterna By Clint Mansell. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Courchesne
vs
Octopulus

177 cm
21
148 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonathan Courchesne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmer Octopulus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Octopulus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Courchesne takes a step back to recover.
Octopulus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Octopulus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Courchesne. Courchesne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Octopulus misses with a leg kick

and Courchesne counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Octopulus's guard now.
Courchesne wants to control from the top but Octopulus keeps moving.
Octopulus wants to stand and escape but Courchesne is having none of it.
Courchesne wants to pass the guard but Octopulus is keeping the position.
Courchesne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Courchesne is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Octopulus is on top in 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!
Octopulus trying to control the position from guard on top but Courchesne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Courchesne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Octopulus manages to get himself to full guard.
Courchesne tries to free his leg and advance position but Octopulus is retaining full guard.
Courchesne preventing the sweep.
Octopulus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Courchesne passes Octopulus's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Courchesne takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Courchesne trying to mount his opponent but Octopulus defends it.
Courchesne working Octopulus over with strikes.

Octopulus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Courchesne pulls his head out easily.
Courchesne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Octopulus's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courchesne thows a huge punch but Octopulus dodges it nicely.
Octopulus won't allow Courchesne to pass to mount.
Courchesne looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Octopulus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Octopulus trying to hold on to Courchesne's head to control him but Courchesne postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Octopulus manages to get to full guard.
Octopulus looking for a sweep. Not yet Octopulus, not yet.
Courchesne passes into half guard.
Courchesne is controlling the pace.
Octopulus is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courchesne is keen to just control but Octopulus is a slippery customer.
Octopulus trying to control from the bottom.
Octopulus punching from the bottom.
Courchesne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Octopulus trying to control from the bottom.
Courchesne trying to mount his opponent but Octopulus defends it.
Courchesne uses his free foot to push down on Octopulus's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Octopulus.
Courchesne looking to finish Octopulus with some ground and pound. This is bad for Octopulus!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Courchesne scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Octopulus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Courchesne postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Octopulus looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Courchesne working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Courchesne raining down hammerfists from mount.
Courchesne prevents Octopulus from getting the reversal.
Octopulus tries to hold on but Courchesne pushes him away.
Courchesne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Octopulus is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
A nice elbow there by Courchesne.
Courchesne scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Octopulus can't escape the position.
Courchesne looking to control but Octopulus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Octopulus is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Courchesne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Courchesne sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Octopulus keeps Courchesne at a distance using the push kick.
Octopulus jabs Courchesne right on the nose. Courchesne blinks but takes it well.
Octopulus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Octopulus lands but Courchesne takes it in his stride.
A jab from Octopulus finds it's way through Courchesne's defenses.
Courchesne checks a leg kick.
Courchesne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Courchesne checks a leg kick.
Octopulus throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Octopulus throws a leg kick but Courchesne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Octopulus throws a leg kick

and Courchesne counters with a nice double leg into side control. Octopulus won't be happy with that.
Courchesne looks up at the clock and then as Octopulus takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Courchesne smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Courchesne working away.
Courchesne scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jonathan Courchesne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Courchesne 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.
Octopulus struggling a bit here.
Courchesne trying to control the action but Octopulus is working from the bottom.
Courchesne misses with the ground and pound.
Courchesne cracks Octopulus with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Courchesne scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus is working to avoid the ground and pound but Courchesne connects with a decent elbow.
An elbow from Courchesne crashes against the mat.
Courchesne cracks Octopulus with a big right hand but Octopulus just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Courchesne creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Octopulus sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Courchesne tries to advance to mount but Octopulus denies him.
Octopulus is looking to reverse the position.
Courchesne lands an elbow.
Courchesne tries to score with some ground and pound. Octopulus controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Octopulus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Courchesne trying to control the action but Octopulus is working from the bottom.
Octopulus taking a bit of punishment here - Courchesne scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Octopulus missing with punches from the bottom.
Courchesne performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Courchesne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Courchesne is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Octopulus manages to get to full guard.
Courchesne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Courchesne seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Octopulus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courchesne is working Octopulus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Octopulus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Courchesne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Courchesne wants to control from the top but Octopulus keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Courchesne being controlled here momentarily.
Courchesne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Octopulus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Courchesne landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Courchesne dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Octopulus feints and then cracks Courchesne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Courchesne down.
Octopulus throws the kick towards the body but Courchesne avoids it.
Jimmer Octopulus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Octopulus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Courchesne's head.
Octopulus misses with a body kick.
Octopulus throws a sloppy head kick and Courchesne moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Courchesne blocks the low kick.

Octopulus closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Octopulus lands in his opponent's guard.
Courchesne looking for a sweep. Not yet Courchesne, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Courchesne trying to strike off his back.
Octopulus stopping the sweep attempt from Courchesne.
Courchesne throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Octopulus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Octopulus is looking to work some ground and pound but Courchesne has wrist control.
Courchesne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Courchesne wants to sweep but no luck.
Courchesne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Octopulus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Octopulus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Courchesne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Octopulus's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courchesne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Octopulus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Octopulus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Courchesne trying to control the position from guard on top but Octopulus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Octopulus looking for a sweep. Not yet Octopulus, not yet.
Courchesne wants to control from the top but Octopulus keeps moving.
Courchesne with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Octopulus holds on and takes a little breather.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Octopulus throws a leg kick which misses Courchesne's front leg but catches the back leg as Courchesne tries to avoid it.

Octopulus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Courchesne!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courchesne is holding Octopulus down, trying to stall.
Jimmer Octopulus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Octopulus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Octopulus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Octopulus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Courchesne keeps working.
Courchesne is looking to regain half guard here but Octopulus keeps moving and retains side control.
Courchesne is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Courchesne is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Octopulus scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courchesne misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Octopulus is keen to just control but Courchesne is a slippery customer.
Courchesne wants to get back to full guard.
Courchesne is working hard here to advance position.
Courchesne is pressing down on Octopulus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Courchesne working a defensive guard here.
Courchesne is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Octopulus is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Octopulus preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Octopulus postures up and lands a big shot to Courchesne's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Courchesne is adopting a defensive guard.
Jonathan Courchesne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Octopulus with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmer Octopulus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Courchesne 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Courchesne!
Jonathan Courchesne decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.