PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Leblanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gandalf Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gandalf Grey acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Leblanc
vs
Grey

195 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jean Leblanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gandalf Grey!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leblanc shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grey pinned against the cage. Grey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Grey scores with a takedown into Leblanc's guard.

Leblanc isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Grey stacks Leblanc on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Grey!
Leblanc really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Leblanc tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grey wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grey tries to move to mount but Leblanc blocks the move with his legs.
Grey blocks the strikes from Leblanc.
Leblanc tries to control but Grey manages to take his back.
Leblanc tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good control from Grey.
Grey has the hooks in. Leblanc is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Leblanc is working hard here to advance position.
Leblanc just trying to survive but Grey is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Grey has the hooks in. Leblanc is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Grey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leblanc. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grey is trying to stick to Leblanc's back but Leblanc is turning into Grey. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Grey's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Leblanc.
Leblanc is breathing heavily.
Leblanc throwing strikes from guard but Grey blocks nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Grey scores a takedown into full mount!
Grey controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leblanc is trying desperately to improve position.
Leblanc swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Grey content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc is desperately trying to improve his position but Grey has a good base and remains in mount.
Leblanc flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Grey content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Grey has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Leblanc can't escape the position.
Leblanc throwing hammer fists to the chest of Grey. What's that going to do exactly?

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.
Leblanc is looking to improve his position but Grey isn't that keen on the idea.
Grey controlling from mount.
Grey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Grey controlling his opponent.
Leblanc throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leblanc swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Grey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gandalf Grey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Grey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leblanc shoots and misses
and Grey counters with a head kick.

Grey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Leblanc to the mat! Leblanc manages to get full guard.
Leblanc throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Leblanc trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Leblanc trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Grey looking to pass the guard.
Grey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Leblanc looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Grey passes into side control.
Grey is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Leblanc's shoulder. That is not cool.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grey decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Grey scores with a head kick.

Grey has taken the fight to the clinch.

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

Grey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Grey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Leblanc throwing hammer fists to the chest of Grey. What's that going to do exactly?
Leblanc really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Grey content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc is working to get back to half guard.
Grey controlling from the full mount.
Leblanc swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Leblanc throwing hammer fists to the chest of Grey. What's that going to do exactly?
Leblanc gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Leblanc looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Leblanc missing with punches from the bottom.

Leblanc is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Grey pulls his head out easily.

Leblanc looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Leblanc flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Leblanc misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Leblanc has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Grey escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Grey!
Leblanc striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Leblanc seems a little lost for a moment, as Grey dominates the positioning.
Leblanc misses with a strike from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Leblanc's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Leblanc tries to bench press Grey off him but Grey keeps the position.
Leblanc throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gandalf Grey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Grey moves into range and clinches up with Leblanc.
Leblanc tries to score a body lock takedown but Grey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Leblanc wants to break free but Grey has control.
Leblanc has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grey avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Grey works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Grey sitting in guard here, content to control.

Leblanc has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Grey is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Leblanc.
Gandalf Grey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grey tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Grey stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey lands with a nice combination. Leblanc backs away looking to recover.
A head kick from Grey lands but Leblanc takes it in his stride.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leblanc jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grey walks away with a smile on his face. Leblanc gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Leblanc. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Grey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Leblanc tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Leblanc is looking to regain half guard here but Grey keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc is trying to escape the position but Grey is controlling the position.
Grey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leblanc keeps working.
Leblanc 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.
Grey blocks the strikes from Leblanc.
Grey trying to control the action but Leblanc is working from the bottom.
Leblanc is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Grey closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grey gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Grey breaks the clinch.
Grey scores with a head kick.

Grey closes the distance and pushes Leblanc back into the cage.

Grey manages to break the clinch.
Grey's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Grey duly obliges.

Grey scores with a takedown into Leblanc's guard.

Leblanc working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Grey is sitting in close to Leblanc's body. Leblanc has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Grey is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Grey is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Leblanc.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jean Leblanc!