PBP Commentary

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

Loiseau
vs
Union

187 cm
26
185 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

178 cm
23
182 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Loiseau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bregan Union!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Union.
Loiseau gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Union.
Union throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Union uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loiseau.
Loiseau lands a body shot.
Union scores with a sloppy right hand. Loiseau should have avoided that one.
Bregan Union seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loiseau tries to score with a low kick but Union moves his leg out of the way.
Union scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Loiseau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Union.
Loiseau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loiseau cracks Union with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Bregan Union has been cut.
Union lands a body shot.
Loiseau scores with a leg kick.

Loiseau feints and as Union raises his hands in defense, Loiseau changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Loiseau has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Union looking to hit a scissor sweep but Loiseau is one step ahead there.
Union is still trying to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Union keeping moving, preventing Loiseau from controlling successfully.
Loiseau passes Union's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Union keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Loiseau has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Loiseau has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Loiseau looking to ground and pound but Union is blocking nicely.
Loiseau throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loiseau raining down hammerfists from mount.
Union is wriggling around trying to escape.
Union holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Loiseau tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Loiseau there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Union blocking the ground and pound.
Union is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Union regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loiseau winds up and cracks Union with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Loiseau scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loiseau tries to pass the half guard into mount. Union knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Loiseau throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Union tries to roll over but Loiseau keeps him under control.
Loiseau keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Loiseau throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Loiseau missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Loiseau is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Loiseau throwing shots but Union is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loiseau trying to pass the guard but Union defending well.
Loiseau keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Loiseau missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Loiseau stalling away here and it's allowed Union to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Union keeping full guard, as Loiseau tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Loiseau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Union wants to sweep here but Loiseau controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Loiseau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bregan Union's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Loiseau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Loiseau misses with a hook. Union ducked under it nicely.
Loiseau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Union dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Union throws a left and a right that both miss
and Loiseau counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Loiseau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Loiseau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Loiseau throws a leg kick but Union sees it coming and moves out of range.
Union looks to land a right hand but Loiseau moved out of range.
Loiseau moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Union throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Union misses with a looping left.
Loiseau thumps Union with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loiseau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Union throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Union throws the left hand but Loiseau avoids the punch easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Loiseau.
A big left from Loiseau misses.
Loiseau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Union walks into a left hand.
Loiseau wants to clinch up but Union keeps it at a distance.
Union bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Loiseau's head backwards.
Loiseau looks to score with a jab to the body but Union is just out of range.
Union ducks under a wild hook from Loiseau.
Loiseau fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Union lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Loiseau at a distance.
Union slaps away a takedown attempt from Loiseau, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Loiseau lands a leg kick that knocks Union off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Loiseau finds it's way through Union's defenses.
Union misses with a double jab.
Henry Loiseau is winning the standup battle so far.
Loiseau looks to land a body kick but Union moved away.
Loiseau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Union.
Union avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Loiseau shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Union keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Loiseau missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Loiseau wants to take a breather but Union is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loiseau slows the pace down in half guard.
Union is pressing down on Loiseau's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Union looking to control.

Loiseau drops back, looking for a kneebar! Union looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Union looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Union!
Union wants to stand but Loiseau has his arm trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loiseau is not content to let Union control the position.
Loiseau is looking for a sweep.

Union decides to stand back up.
A jab from Union does it's job there.
Union has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Union works the jab nicely.
Bregan Union is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Union connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Union gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Union lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Union.

Loiseau is rocked!
Loiseau cracks Union with an open hand slap.
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 Henry Loiseau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bregan Union's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Loiseau ducks under a wild hook from Union.
Oh Loiseau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loiseau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Union ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Loiseau seems to have got his legs back now.
Union swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Union fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Loiseau to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Loiseau looks to clinch but Union throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Loiseau taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bregan Union!