PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maxime Laforce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Readen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Laforce
vs
Readen

155 cm
23
137 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

168 cm
27
140 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxime Laforce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mac Readen!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laforce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Readen dodges the punch combination from Laforce.
Laforce fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Laforce lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Readen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Laforce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Readen.
Mac Readen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Laforce.
Laforce takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Readen cracks Laforce with a good jab.
Readen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Laforce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Readen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Readen has Laforce pressed against the cage.
Readen tries to circle away but Laforce has him pinned against the cage.
Readen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laforce tries for a takedown but Readen manages to get underhooks.
Laforce tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxime Laforce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Readen misses with a punch on the inside.
Readen is trying to break the clinch but Laforce has him pressed against the cage.
Readen is trying to break free.
Readen tries to break free but Laforce pushes him back against the cage.

Readen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Readen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Readen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laforce.
Readen stuns Laforce with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Laforce is breathing heavily.
Laforce slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Readen misses with a looping right.
Readen lands a lovely overhand right.
Readen scores with a nice head shot.
Readen scores with a jab. Laforce acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Readen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laforce.
Laforce takes a jab right on the kisser.
Laforce tries to close the distance and clinch but Readen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laforce dives in and grabs Readen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Readen pushes down on Laforce's head and hops out.
Readen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Readen throws a looping overhand right but Laforce ducks down to avoid it.
Readen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laforce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Readen.
Readen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Readen throws a shot from downtown. Laforce moves away and avoids it.
A left lands for Readen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laforce on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Readen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laforce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laforce takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Readen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Readen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Laforce had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Readen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of Laforce 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Laforce thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Readen jabs Laforce right on the nose. Laforce blinks but takes it well.
Laforce moves forwards but Readen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Laforce takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Readen throws a looping overhand right but Laforce ducks down to avoid it.
Laforce wants to clinch up but Readen keeps it at a distance.
Readen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Readen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Readen cracks Laforce with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Readen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Readen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laforce misses with a series of wild punches.
Readen misses with an uppercut.
Readen throws out a powerful jab.
Readen defending well as Laforce loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Readen as he connects with a hook.
Laforce just misses with a punch to the body.
Readen punishes Laforce's body with a nice straight punch.
Laforce gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Readen scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laforce takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Readen takes a swing at Laforce's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Laforce.
Laforce ducks under a wild hook from Readen.
Readen cracks Laforce with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Readen throws out a loose jab but Laforce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laforce looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Laforce darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Readen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laforce.
Laforce thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Readen to regain full guard.
Laforce won't allow Readen to sweep him here.
Laforce throws a strike but Readen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Laforce might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Readen throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laforce wants to stand but Readen is controlling the position.
Laforce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Readen wants to control from the top but Laforce keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Laforce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Readen moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Laforce.
Laforce defending well as Readen loads up on a big left hand.
Mac Readen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Laforce does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Readen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Readen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Readen there.
Nice defenses there by Laforce.
Maxime Laforce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Readen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Laforce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laforce. Readen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Readen looks to land a left hand but Laforce moved out of range nicely.
Laforce scoring well with a low kick there.
Readen just misses with a punch to the body.
Laforce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Readen manages to avoid it.
Laforce fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Readen.
Readen scores with a punch to the head.
Readen throws a jab but it's blocked by Laforce.
Readen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Laforce.
Readen defending well as Laforce loads up on a big left hand.
Laforce throws a right hand that Readen ducks under and follows up with a left that Readen also avoids with ease.
Readen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Laforce drops his hands momentarily and Readen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Laforce takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Readen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Readen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laforce.
Laforce misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laforce staying out of range there.
Laforce is looking to wear down Readen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Readen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Readen finds it's way through Laforce's defenses.
Laforce looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Readen dips to his left and cracks Laforce with an uppercut!
Readen connects with a body shot.
Readen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laforce slips a jab from Readen.
Readen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Laforce misses with the combination.
Laforce takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Readen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Readen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laforce.
Laforce tries to work over Readen's front leg with a kick but Readen checks it.
Readen scores with a decent looking hook.
Readen lands a jab.
Readen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Readen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laforce.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laforce slips under a jab from Readen.
Readen throws a shot to the body.
Laforce shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Readen sprawls well. Readen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Laforce gets slowly back to his feet.
Mac Readen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Readen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laforce takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Laforce walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Readen digs a good hook to Laforce's body.
Readen connects with a single shot there.
Readen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laforce manages to avoid it.
Readen looks to land a right hand but Laforce moved out of range.
Laforce keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A lazy left from Laforce finds it's target.
Readen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laforce changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Readen tries to avoid it but Laforce manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Readen to the ground. Readen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Readen connects with a body shot.
Laforce takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laforce shoots in for a takedown but Readen shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxime Laforce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Readen lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Readen slips under a jab from Laforce.
Laforce throws a low kick, looking for Readen's leg but Readen calmly moves out of range.
Readen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Laforce shoots in but Readen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Laforce is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Readen.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Readen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Readen misses the shot to the body.
Laforce throws a series of punches but Readen avoids them all with ease.
Readen throws a hook to the side of Laforce's head but Laforce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laforce defending well as Readen loads up on a big left hand.
Laforce misses with a wild combination.
Laforce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Readen.
Laforce misses with a series of wild punches.
Readen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Readen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laforce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Readen connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Readen scores with a jab to the body.
Laforce staying out of range there.
Laforce fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Readen looks to land a right hand but Laforce moved out of range.
Readen cracks Laforce with an open hand slap.
Laforce takes a swing at Readen's ribcage but misses.
Laforce walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Readen misses with a looping right.
Readen needs to keep his hands up - Laforce had a free shot at his head there.
Laforce fails with a takedown attempt.
Laforce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laforce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Readen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Readen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laforce tries to clinch up.
Decent striking displayed by Readen there.
A big left from Readen misses.
Readen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laforce.
A slow jab from Readen misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Readen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Readen lands with a good body shot.
Readen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Laforce has time to react.
Readen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laforce wants to clinch.
Readen connects with a crisp jab.
A big left from Readen misses.
A jab lands there for Laforce.
Readen throws a big shot that misses.
Readen misses with a hook to the body
and Laforce counters with a nice leg kick.
Laforce looks to land a body kick but Readen moved away.
Readen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laforce.
Readen with a nice cross.
Laforce misses with a looping left.
Readen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laforce momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Readen. That snapped Laforce's head back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laforce is looking to clinch.
Readen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laforce looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot lands for Readen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Readen throws a body punch but Laforce moves out of range.
Laforce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Readen.
Laforce takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Readen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laforce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Readen. No joy for Laforce on that attempt.
Readen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Laforce in his tracks.
Readen lands a glancing blow to the side of Laforce's head.
Readen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Readen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laforce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Readen.
Laforce connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laforce scoring well with a low kick there.
Readen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Readen.

Laforce closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Laforce lands in his opponent's guard.
Laforce stands and throws Readen's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laforce sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Readen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Readen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Readen is trying to stand.
Readen tries to get to full guard but Laforce has control of the leg.
Laforce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Laforce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Readen defending well though.
Laforce trying to advance position but Readen counters by regaining guard.

Readen manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Readen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laforce manages to avoid it.
Readen avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Readen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laforce manages to avoid it.

Laforce gets a takedown into half guard.
Readen is looking to control Laforce's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Readen avoid being mounted?

Laforce is looking for a kimura but Readen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Laforce to get the leverage.
Readen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laforce.
Laforce with the ground and pound but Readen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Readen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The referee warns Laforce that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Maxime Laforce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Readen landing strikes from the mount.
Readen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Laforce because Readen loaded up on that one.
Laforce blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Readen throws some wild stikes that Laforce manages to avoid easily.
A nice elbow there by Readen.
Readen working Laforce over with strikes here.
Readen controlling from mount.
Readen with shots to the head and body - Laforce looks very uncomfortable down there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mac Readen.
I've got Readen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Readen!