PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eleuando Le Fleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanchez
vs
Le Fleur

195 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
24
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eleuando Le Fleur!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Le Fleur looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sanchez!
Le Fleur is chipping away with strikes.
Le Fleur lands a decent elbow from side control.
The referee asks Le Fleur politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Le Fleur prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is trying to control Le Fleur's posture but Le Fleur avoids it.
Le Fleur trying to control the position but Sanchez is working away.
Le Fleur landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
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!

Le Fleur thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Le Fleur working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sanchez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Le Fleur on the ground.
Sanchez wants to control but Le Fleur postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Le Fleur working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sanchez is pushing Le Fleur's head away, looking to escape. Le Fleur manages to hold on to the position though.

Le Fleur stands up.
Le Fleur avoids a punch combination nicely.

Le Fleur clinches.
Le Fleur manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Le Fleur lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanchez won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Le Fleur turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sanchez seems a little lost for a moment, as Le Fleur dominates the positioning.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom here.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Fleur is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Le Fleur has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Le Fleur trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Le Fleur in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Le Fleur decides to stand back up.

Le Fleur clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Le Fleur.
Le Fleur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.

Le Fleur has picked Sanchez up - he's going for a ride! Le Fleur dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Le Fleur with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Le Fleur seems to be looking for submissions.
Le Fleur passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sanchez!

Le Fleur with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Fleur landing strikes from the mount and Sanchez is in trouble!
Le Fleur content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Le Fleur connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Le Fleur landing strikes from the mount.
Le Fleur looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Le Fleur scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sanchez?

Sanchez is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Le Fleur is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sanchez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Le Fleur takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Juan Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sanchez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Le Fleur manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Eleuando Le Fleur has got the better of the ground game so far.
Le Fleur bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanchez's guard.
Le Fleur engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Le Fleur lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Le Fleur lands a couple of digs.
Le Fleur with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez can't keep his opponent in guard - Le Fleur advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Le Fleur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Le Fleur is working for a kimura but Sanchez is defending it quite comfortably.

Le Fleur is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanchez defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Fleur controlling the action here.
Sanchez wants to control but Le Fleur is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Le Fleur is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Le Fleur counters with a nice leg kick.

Le Fleur gets the takedown into side control.

Le Fleur tries for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Fleur controls the position.
Sanchez tries to bench press Le Fleur off him but Le Fleur keeps the position.
Le Fleur is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sanchez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Le Fleur has hold of Sanchez's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Sanchez seems comfortable defending it but Le Fleur has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Sanchez is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Sanchez is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Le Fleur couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eleuando Le Fleur!