PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luc Gagnon (ranked 813 p4p, 116 weight class) and Jeff Mma (ranked 1493 p4p, 203 weight class). Gagnon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Annihilator - King of the Kill. Luc Gagnon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Gagnon
vs
Mma

185 cm
21
195 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

182 cm
21
190 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Phantom Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luc Gagnon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Mma!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Mma.
Gagnon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mma throws a poor cross that misses

and Gagnon counters by clinching up.
Gagnon tries to pull guard but Mma forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Gagnon manages to pull guard.

Gagnon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Gagnon looking for a guillotine here but Mma defends easily.
Mma is looking to stand up but Gagnon won't let him.
Gagnon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Gagnon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gagnon prevents Mma from standing back up.

Gagnon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mma tries to kick Gagnon off in order to stand up. Gagnon Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gagnon asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mma parries the strikes from Gagnon easily there. Gagnon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mma to escape.
Gagnon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mma keeps working.
Mma wants to get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from Gagnon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mma being controlled for a moment.
Mma is trying to get back to his feet.
Gagnon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mma is trying to buck Gagnon off.

That's two 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.
Gagnon trying to control the position but Mma is working away.
Mma pushes Gagnon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gagnon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gagnon wants to control but Mma is keeping him busy.
Mma is trying to buck Gagnon off.

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

Gagnon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mma has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mma wants to get back to his feet.
Gagnon trying to control the position but Mma is working away.
Gagnon prevents Mma from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mma is being controlled here.
Gagnon advances nicely into full mount.
Gagnon won't let Mma get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gagnon tries to control but Mma wriggling away.
Mma is trying to stand.
Gagnon trying to control but Mma is having none of it.
Gagnon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gagnon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Mma has left one of his arms exposed and Gagnon doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Mma screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon retains his middleweight title!
Luc Gagnon made sure to mention his sponsor, Phantom Fightwear in his post fight interview.