PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Geffrey Lefebvre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jam Part (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lefebvre
vs
Part

168 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Geffrey Lefebvre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jam Part!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Part tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lefebvre checks a low kick from Part.
Part thows a leg kick but Lefebvre checks it

and Lefebvre counters with a shoot takedown. Part fights it but they end up in guard.
Part controls Lefebvre momentarily but Lefebvre frees himself.
Lefebvre wants to control from the top but Part keeps moving.
Lefebvre won't allow Part to sweep him here.
Lefebvre wants to pass the guard but Part is keeping the position.
Lefebvre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lefebvre preventing the sweep.
Part manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lefebvre manages to get himself to full guard.

Lefebvre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Part defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefebvre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefebvre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Part wants to control but Lefebvre is keeping busy.

Lefebvre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lefebvre is trying to control. Part wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Part wants to control but Lefebvre is keeping busy.
Part is positioning himself well to prevent Lefebvre advancing to mount.
Lefebvre looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Part is not content to let Lefebvre control the position.
Lefebvre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Part gets back to full guard.
Part wants to hit a switch here but Lefebvre passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Part there!
Part sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lefebvre wants to free his trapped foot but Part is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Lefebvre is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Part avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lefebvre.
Part is staying active underneath Lefebvre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Part preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Part is looking to control Lefebvre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Part avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Part is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Part gets full guard.
Lefebvre is looking to work some ground and pound but Part has wrist control.
Part is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lefebvre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Part looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Part is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Part wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lefebvre trying to control the position from guard on top but Part is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Part manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lefebvre manages to get himself to full guard.

Lefebvre is trying to keep Part in close.
Lefebvre has a closed guard, preventing Part from standing up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Lefebvre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Part defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geffrey Lefebvre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Good work by Lefebvre as he checks the leg kick.
Lefebvre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Part wants to land a leg kick but Lefebvre is out of range.
Lefebvre feinted with a counter takedown.
Lefebvre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Part can do to turn this around?

Part gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Part escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Part attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lefebvre feinted with a counter takedown.
Lefebvre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lefebvre checks a leg kick nicely.
Part tries to close the distance and clinch but Lefebvre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Part tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lefebvre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Part fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lefebvre gets tackled into the cage by Part. Part maintains the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Part.
Part slowing the pace effectively.
Part is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Part's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jam Part is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Part moves in looking to clinch but Lefebvre pushes him off.
Part throws a low kick, looking for Lefebvre's leg but Lefebvre calmly moves out of range.
Part throws a leg kick

and Lefebvre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Part's guard.
Lefebvre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Part looking to control.
Lefebvre passes into half guard.
Lefebvre is thwarting Part's attempts to control the position.
Lefebvre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Part has his hands clasped together around Lefebvre's back. He's all about the action.

Lefebvre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lefebvre trying to mount his opponent but Part defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre is thwarting Part's attempts to control the position.
Part is positioning himself well to prevent Lefebvre advancing to mount.

Lefebvre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Part wants to control but Lefebvre is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Lefebvre is trying to work for a kimura but Part is defending well.
Lefebvre wants to pass to mount but Part is defending the position.
Part trying to control here.
Lefebvre wants to pass to mount but Part is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre wants to take a breather but Part is having none of it.
Part is holding on to half guard well.
Lefebvre wants to control but Part is keeping him busy.
Part keeping control of the position.
Part tries to get to full guard but Lefebvre has control of the leg.
Lefebvre trying to pass the guard but Part defending well.
Lefebvre wants to take a breather but Part is having none of it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Part is looking to chop away at Lefebvre's legs.
A leg kick checked by Lefebvre.
Lefebvre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Part sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Part rushes Lefebvre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Part is pushing Lefebvre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Part leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Part's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

Part breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Part clinches.
Part leaning his opponent against the cage.

Part's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Part tries to close the distance and clinch but Lefebvre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lefebvre half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Part gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Part manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jam Part showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Part breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lefebvre shoots in looking for a takedown but Part manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lefebvre's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Good work by Lefebvre as he checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Part looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Part closes the distance and pushes Lefebvre back into the cage.
Lefebvre is trying to break the clinch but Part is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Part leaning his opponent against the cage.

Part breaks from the clinch.
Lefebvre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Part avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Part misses.
Lefebvre changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Part closes the distance and clinches.

Part pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Part closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Part breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lefebvre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Part quickly recovers to half guard.
Part manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lefebvre is looking to work some ground and pound but Part has wrist control.
Part looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lefebvre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Part is trying to control the position but Lefebvre postures up.
Lefebvre is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Part controls Lefebvre momentarily but Lefebvre frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Part is on top in guard.

Part got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lefebvre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Part has managed to get both his arms back between Lefebvre's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Part has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lefebvre is proving hard to escape from.
Lefebvre has his hands on Part's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lefebvre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Part preventing the sweep.
Part has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lefebvre is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lefebvre is on top in guard.

Lefebvre preventing the sweep.
Part is still trying to improve position.
Lefebvre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Part pulls Lefebvre in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Part manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lefebvre manages to get himself to full guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lefebvre looking for a sweep. Not yet Lefebvre, not yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jam Part comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Part 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight for Geffrey Lefebvre!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Jam Part!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Jam Part!

Jam Part wins by split decision!