PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Gretzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Audet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gretzky comes to the cage accompanied by All shook up by Elvis Presley. Audet is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rammstein, fuer frei. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Gretzky
vs
Audet

188 cm
23
199 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

178 cm
22
189 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Serendipity Pharma

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayne Gretzky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Audet!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gretzky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gretzky doesn't manage to clinch there - Audet circles away.
Audet misses with a straight left.
Audet throws a lazy right hand but Gretzky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gretzky moves in looking to clinch but Audet pushes him off.
Audet fails to land with a series of punches.
Audet misses with a double jab.
Gretzky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Audet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gretzky staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Audet throws a right and a left that Gretzky avoids nicely.
Audet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mick Audet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Audet throws a hook but Gretzky avoids it easily.
Gretzky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Audet pinned against the cage. Audet gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet misses with a wild combination.
Gretzky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Audet keeps the fight on the outside.
Audet misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Audet misses.
A big right from Audet misses.
Audet works over Gretzky's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Wayne Gretzky has been cut.

Gretzky instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Audet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Audet wants to get back to striking at distance but Gretzky won't allow it.
Audet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gretzky has him pressed against the cage.
Gretzky tries for a takedown but Audet manages to get underhooks.
Audet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Audet is trying to force a seperation but Gretzky has the dominant position.
Gretzky is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Audet gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Gretzky. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gretzky manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Audet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Audet trying to control the position from guard on top but Gretzky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Audet forces his way into half guard.
Audet prevents Gretzky from improving his position.
Audet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Audet seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gretzky does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Audet trying to mount his opponent but Gretzky defends it.
Audet is trying to control the action in half guard but Gretzky is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Audet throws a right and a left that Gretzky avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gretzky closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Audet looks gassed!
Gretzky is keen to just control but Audet is a slippery customer.
Audet manages to get to full guard.
Gretzky lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gretzky sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Audet's guard.

Audet looking for submissions off his back.
Gretzky working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Audet trying to control from the bottom.
Audet wants to get back to full guard.

Audet looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Audet trying to control here.

Gretzky is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Audet sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gretzky is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Audet is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gretzky pulls his head out easily.
Audet is staying active underneath Gretzky, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Audet trying to hold on to Gretzky's head to control him but Gretzky postures up.

Gretzky seems to be working for a kimura but Audet defends the submission attempt.
Audet manages to get to full guard.

Audet has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gretzky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gretzky trying to control but Audet is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wayne Gretzky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wayne Gretzky's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Audet works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Audet scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Audet misses with a two punch combination.
Gretzky is looking to clinch but Audet is avoiding it.
Audet throws a series of punches but Gretzky moves out of range.
Audet misses with an uppercut.
Audet displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Audet lands an overhand right.
Audet fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed right hand from Audet misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet works over Gretzky's head and body with a nice combination.
Audet with a nice cross.
Audet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gretzky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Audet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Audet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Audet with a nice cross.
Audet throws a hook but Gretzky blocks it.

Gretzky closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Audet to the mat! Audet manages to get full guard.
Gretzky landing with the ground and pound.
Audet is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Audet might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gretzky kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Gretzky avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gretzky scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gretzky works over Audet with some ground and pound from guard.
Gretzky passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Audet is trying to get back to half guard.

Gretzky tries for a kimura but Audet is defending well.

Gretzky is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Audet knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Audet wants to control but Gretzky postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Audet tries to improve position but can't.
Audet is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gretzky moves out of range of the strikes.
Audet cracks Gretzky with an open hand slap.
Gretzky wants to clinch up but Audet keeps it at a distance.
Audet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Audet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gretzky.

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.
Gretzky drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Gretzky feints and as Audet raises his hands in defense, Gretzky changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gretzky 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.

Audet looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gretzky passes Audet's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Audet actively working from the bottom here.
Audet tries to kick Gretzky off but Gretzky keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Audet actively working from the bottom here.

Audet looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Audet is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gretzky pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mick Audet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wayne Gretzky's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Audet misses with a looping right.
Audet misses with the combination.
Audet looks to land a combination but Gretzky avoids it well.
Audet fails to land with a series of punches.
Audet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gretzky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gretzky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gretzky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Audet swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mick Audet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gretzky tries to clinch but Audet is having none of it.
Audet swats away the attempt to clinch by Gretzky.
Gretzky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A cross from Audet lands.
Audet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Audet catches Gretzky with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Audet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two 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.
Audet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gretzky.
Gretzky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Audet defends it nicely.
Audet misses with a double jab.
Audet might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Audet ducks under a wild hook from Gretzky.
Gretzky wants to clinch.
Gretzky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Audet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Audet lands.
Audet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Audet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Audet getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mick Audet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Audet throws a right hand that Gretzky ducks under and follows up with a left that Gretzky also avoids with ease.
Gretzky dodges the punch combination from Audet.
Audet throws an overhand right that lands on Gretzky's shoulder, as Gretzky tries to avoid the shot.

Gretzky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Audet is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Gretzky looking to finish Audet with some ground and pound. This is bad for Audet!
Audet can't escape the position.
Gretzky lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Audet is looking to improve his position but Gretzky isn't that keen on the idea.
Gretzky with a couple of short strikes.
Gretzky wants to control the pace but Audet is squirming around nicely.
Audet tries to hold on but Gretzky pushes him away.

Gretzky is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Audet is surviving well by controlling Gretzky's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Audet tries to lock up and control but Gretzky gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gretzky seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Audet is holding on tight.
Gretzky prevents Audet from getting the reversal.
Audet 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Gretzky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gretzky 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 William Peck 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... Wayne Gretzky!