PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alain Hainault (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Latendresse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latendresse comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Gotta Feeling kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hainault
vs
Latendresse

175 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alain Hainault!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonathan Latendresse!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Latendresse misses with a takedown attempt - Hainault sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Latendresse looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hainault moves in looking to clinch but Latendresse pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Hainault.

Latendresse tries to keep at a distance but Hainault has taken the fight into the clinch.
Latendresse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Latendresse jumps guard and drags Hainault to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hainault wants to control from the top but Latendresse keeps moving.
Hainault preventing the sweep.
Hainault trying to control the position from guard on top but Latendresse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hainault is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hainault is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Latendresse looking to control.
Latendresse keeping moving, preventing Hainault from controlling successfully.

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

Hainault clinches with his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hainault.
Latendresse takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Jonathan Latendresse has been cut.
Hainault tries to land knees in the clinch but Latendresse avoids the damage to the body.
Hainault unloads a knee to the mid-section. Latendresse lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee calls for Hainault to work.
Hainault tries to land knees in the clinch but Latendresse avoids the damage to the body.
Latendresse wants to break free but Hainault has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hainault misses with a knee strike.
Hainault using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Latendresse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hainault using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Latendresse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hainault misses with a knee to the head.
Hainault stalling.
Hainault tries a knee to the head but Latendresse blocks it.
Hainault pressing his opponent against the cage.
Latendresse wants a takedown.

Hainault pulls guard.
Latendresse trying to control but Hainault is working from the bottom.
Hainault has his hands on Latendresse's head, controlling the position.
Hainault controls Latendresse momentarily but Latendresse frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latendresse stopping the sweep attempt from Hainault.
Latendresse wants to stand but Hainault is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hainault looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hainault might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hainault has a closed guard, preventing Latendresse from standing up.
Hainault bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Latendresse's guard.
Hainault controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Latendresse looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alain Hainault dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Latendresse's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Latendresse circles away from the clinch attempt.

Latendresse scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Latendresse is looking to take a break and control but Hainault is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Latendresse working away.
Hainault is looking to regain half guard here but Latendresse keeps moving and retains side control.
Hainault wants to control but Latendresse postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hainault defending against the ground and pound.
Hainault can't do much from the bottom here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hainault is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hainault doesn't manage to clinch there - Latendresse circles away.
Latendresse circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hainault.
Latendresse swats away the attempt to clinch by Hainault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hainault tries to clinch up but Latendresse circles away and keeps his distance.
Latendresse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

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

Hainault breaks from the clinch.
Latendresse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hainault is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Latendresse fails with a takedown attempt.
Hainault is looking to clinch but Latendresse is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hainault looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hainault wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hainault looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

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

Latendresse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hainault is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Hainault has managed to clinch.
Latendresse wants to get back to striking at distance but Hainault won't allow it.
Hainault comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Latendresse wants a takedown.
Hainault with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hainault throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Latendresse blocks it with crossed arms.
Hainault with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hainault scores a nice knee to the body.
Hainault prevents the takedown attempt.
Alain Hainault has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Latendresse.
Latendresse managing to block the knees to the body from Hainault.
Latendresse managing to block the knees to the body from Hainault.
Hainault wants to stall.
Latendresse goes for a takedown attempt but Hainault pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Latendresse swats away the attempt to clinch by Hainault.

Latendresse decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hainault is holding on to half guard well.
Hainault won't allow Latendresse to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jonathan Latendresse will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Latendresse's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hainault tries to close the distance and clinch up but Latendresse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hainault is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Hainault moves into the clinch successfully.
Hainault is pressed up against the cage. Latendresse has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hainault down to the mat. Hainault avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hainault fails with an attempt to clinch.
Latendresse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hainault shoots in but Latendresse avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Latendresse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hainault moves into the clinch successfully.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Latendresse has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hainault avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hainault scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hainault lands a left hand that snaps the head of Latendresse backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hainault as Latendresse tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hainault drags the fight down to the ground.
Hainault trying to control the position here.
Latendresse trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hainault's guard.
Latendresse looking to sit in guard and control but Hainault gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Latendresse is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hainault distracts Latendresse with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hainault has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hainault trying to control the position from guard on top but Latendresse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Latendresse wants to stand but Hainault is controlling the position.
Hainault preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainault wants to control from the top but Latendresse keeps moving.
Latendresse trying to strike off his back.
Latendresse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hainault wants to clinch.
Hainault tries to clinch but Latendresse is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Hainault pushes Latendresse up against the cage in a clinch.
Latendresse missing with knees to the body.
Hainault tries a knee to the head but Latendresse blocks it.
Hainault tries a knee to the head but Latendresse blocks it.
Latendresse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hainault.
Latendresse fails to pull guard.
Alain Hainault has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Latendresse.

Latendresse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hainault tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Latendresse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hainault is looking to clinch but Latendresse is avoiding it.
Hainault is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hainault throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alain Hainault is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hainault tries to clinch there but Latendresse circles away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Latendresse.
Hainault is looking to reverse the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alain Hainault showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hainault 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alain Hainault!