PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice De La Rue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lews Therin Telamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lews Therin Telamon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

De La Rue
vs
Therin Telamon

188 cm
27
210 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

196 cm
20
209 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maurice De La Rue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lews Therin Telamon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Rue throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Telamon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De La Rue wants to improve his position but Telamon is controlling well.
De La Rue wants to control the action here but instead Telamon manages to pass to full mount!
Telamon wants to stand but De La Rue is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
De La Rue wants to control but Telamon is having none of it.
De La Rue is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Telamon tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
De La Rue is wriggling around trying to escape.
De La Rue tries to improve his position but instead Telamon has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Rue looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Telamon slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telamon is trying to stand.
De La Rue wants to escape the position.
De La Rue trying to control the hands but Telamon breaks the grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telamon has the hooks in. De La Rue is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
I would not like to be De La Rue right now.
De La Rue holding on to Telamon's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Telamon controls the action.
De La Rue just trying to survive but Telamon is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Telamon is riding his opponent, not letting De La Rue buck him off.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

De La Rue has managed to clinch.
Telamon goes for a takedown attempt but De La Rue pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
De La Rue missing with a left hand there. Telamon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maurice De La Rue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Rue scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Telamon staying out of range there.
De La Rue swings widly with a right hand

and Telamon counters with a single leg into guard. De La Rue didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lews Therin Telamon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

De La Rue throws an off balance right hand

and Telamon moves into the clinch.
De La Rue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De La Rue is trying to stall.
Telamon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. De La Rue is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Telamon can't get the takedown.
De La Rue is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Maurice De La Rue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lews Therin Telamon.
Telamon is looking to take this one to the mat.
De La Rue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Telamon as De La Rue tries to tie him up.
De La Rue is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Telamon's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
De La Rue utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De La Rue working Telamon over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Telamon wants a takedown but no success here.
De La Rue misses with a knee to the head.
De La Rue misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Telamon as De La Rue tries to tie him up.
De La Rue landing knees to the head.
De La Rue tries a knee to the head but Telamon blocks it.
De La Rue with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Telamon wants a takedown.
De La Rue tries a knee to the head but Telamon blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Rue with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De La Rue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De La Rue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Telamon blocks it with crossed arms.
De La Rue tries a knee to the head but Telamon blocks it.
De La Rue trying to control the position but instead, Telamon has worked for underhooks and has pushed De La Rue into the cage.
Telamon takes a knee right on the jaw!
De La Rue tries to stall but Telamon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De La Rue tries to land knees in the clinch but Telamon avoids the damage to the body.
De La Rue misses with a knee to the head.
Telamon letting De La Rue take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Rue misses with a knee to the head.
De La Rue misses with a knee strike.
De La Rue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De La Rue landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Telamon gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Telamon has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, De La Rue works to full guard.

De La Rue working for a triangle but Telamon defends it easily.
Telamon tries to stand but De La Rue is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Rue controls Telamon momentarily but Telamon frees himself.
Telamon wants to get up but he can't break De La Rue's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Rue is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
De La Rue is trying to control the position but Telamon postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maurice De La Rue dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

De La Rue scores with a decent looking hook.
De La Rue throws an off balance right hand

and Telamon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for De La Rue!
De La Rue is trying to control Telamon's posture but Telamon avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De La Rue tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De La Rue wants to control but Telamon postures up.
Telamon tries to stand but De La Rue is controlling his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Rue wants to control but Telamon postures up.
A control attempt from De La Rue but he's now mounted!
Telamon is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
De La Rue can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Rue tries to hold on but Telamon pushes him away.
De La Rue is trying to escape the mount.

Telamon stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
De La Rue misses with a hook

and Telamon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for De La Rue!
Telamon has control of an arm but De La Rue manages to advance to Telamon's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - De La Rue's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telamon wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Rue is looking to control Telamon but Telamon is wriggling around and keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lews Therin Telamon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Telamon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lews Therin Telamon!
A relieved looking Lews Therin Telamon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.