PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cosmin Stefanescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jourdaine Lebleu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebleu has chosen B-Un Ange En Danger by MC Solaar and Ron Carter as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stefanescu
vs
Lebleu

187 cm
23
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cosmin Stefanescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jourdaine Lebleu!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefanescu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lebleu.
Lebleu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stefanescu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lebleu throws a right and a left that Stefanescu avoids nicely.
Stefanescu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stefanescu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lebleu pinned against the cage. Lebleu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A right-left combo lands from Lebleu.
Lebleu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lebleu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lebleu wants it to stay on the feet.
Lebleu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Lebleu as Stefanescu shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cosmin Stefanescu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stefanescu tries to clinch up.
Lebleu tries to bum rush Stefanescu with a series of wild strikes but Stefanescu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Stefanescu lands a big head kick that sends Lebleu tumbling to the mat! Stefanescu takes a step backwards and waves Lebleu back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Lebleu is rocked!
Lebleu throws a nice looking combination but Stefanescu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jourdaine Lebleu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lebleu looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Lebleu.

Stefanescu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lebleu is still in real trouble! Can Stefanescu finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stefanescu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanescu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stefanescu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lebleu seems to have recovered his senses.
Stefanescu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lebleu?
Stefanescu 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.
Stefanescu with the ground and pound from mount.
Lebleu is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Stefanescu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lebleu is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebleu wants to get back to his feet.
Stefanescu thowing shots but they're missing.
Stefanescu trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefanescu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stefanescu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lebleu is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
You get the feeling that Lebleu really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Stefanescu controlling the pace for now.
Stefanescu wants to control the pace but Lebleu is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cosmin Stefanescu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lebleu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Lebleu misses.
Cosmin Stefanescu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Lebleu.
Stefanescu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lebleu as he avoids it easily.
Lebleu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stefanescu circles away quickly and effectively.
Lebleu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stefanescu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lebleu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stefanescu is looking to clinch.
Stefanescu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lebleu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stefanescu.

Stefanescu rushes Lebleu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lebleu misses with a body punch.
Stefanescu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lebleu backwards.

Stefanescu manages to break the clinch.
Lebleu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stefanescu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Stefanescu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stefanescu wants to take a breather but Lebleu is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanescu wants to stand but Lebleu has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Stefanescu wants to pass to mount but Lebleu is defending the position.
Stefanescu tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

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.
Lebleu is refusing to be controlled, as Stefanescu sits in half guard.
Stefanescu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stefanescu trying to mount his opponent but Lebleu defends it.
Stefanescu trying to control the action but Lebleu is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefanescu tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lebleu controls his leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stefanescu shoots for a double leg takedown but Lebleu sprawls well. He's pushed Stefanescu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cosmin Stefanescu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lebleu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stefanescu counters with a one-two to the body.
Lebleu throws a series of punches but Stefanescu moves out of range.
Lebleu swats away the attempt to clinch by Stefanescu.
A punch combination from Lebleu misses.

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.
Lebleu misses with a wild combination.
Nice body kick from Stefanescu.
Lebleu fails to land with a series of punches.
Stefanescu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stefanescu tries for a takedown but Lebleu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lebleu misses with a few strikes there.
Stefanescu dodges the punch combination from Lebleu.
Stefanescu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lebleu throws a right hand that Stefanescu ducks under and follows up with a left that Stefanescu also avoids with ease.
Jourdaine Lebleu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stefanescu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lebleu as he avoids it easily.
Stefanescu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lebleu.
Stefanescu lands a nice shot that snaps Lebleu's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cosmin Stefanescu dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lebleu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lebleu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stefanescu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stefanescu.
Stefanescu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lebleu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stefanescu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stefanescu fails with the takedown.
Stefanescu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lebleu but Lebleu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lebleu misses with a double jab
and Stefanescu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A combination from Stefanescu does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lebleu misses with a double jab
and Stefanescu counters with a nice leg kick.
Lebleu throws a combination that misses

and Stefanescu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stefanescu is looking to advance position but Lebleu won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanescu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lebleu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stefanescu wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Lebleu uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Jourdaine Lebleu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Stefanescu trying to control the position from guard on top but Lebleu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stefanescu is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lebleu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Lebleu pushes Stefanescu off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefanescu lands with a slapping head kick.
Lebleu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stefanescu counters with a head kick.
Stefanescu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cosmin Stefanescu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lebleu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Stefanescu or perhaps it was just good defense by Lebleu which made him look bad.
Stefanescu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stefanescu tries for a takedown but Lebleu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lebleu misses with a double jab
and Stefanescu counters with a head kick.
Lebleu misses with a double jab
and Stefanescu counters with a three punch combo that has Lebleu backing up. Lebleu nods at Stefanescu to acknowledge the strikes.

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.
Stefanescu tries to clinch up.
Lebleu blocks a head kick by Stefanescu.
Lebleu misses with a double jab
and Stefanescu counters with a nice leg kick.
Lebleu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stefanescu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lebleu throws a series of punches but Stefanescu avoids them all with ease.
Lebleu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stefanescu counters with a thumping low kick.
Lebleu throws a combination that misses
and Stefanescu counters with a good, hard body kick but Lebleu shrugs it off.
Lebleu misses with a double jab

and Stefanescu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stefanescu.
Stefanescu has Lebleu pressed against the cage, preventing Lebleu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lebleu has a couple of punches blocked by Stefanescu.
Stefanescu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lebleu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stefanescu has him pressed against the cage.

Stefanescu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Stefanescu clinches up against the cage.
Cosmin Stefanescu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lebleu is trying to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cosmin Stefanescu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stefanescu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cosmin Stefanescu!