PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Downer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo St Denis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Denis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shall We Take A Trip kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Downer
vs
St Denis

176 cm
20
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

181 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Downer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo St Denis!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Denis misses with a wild combination.
Downer misses with the combination.
St Denis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Downer.
Downer falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Denis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
St Denis thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Downer is defended easily by St Denis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Downer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Downer tries to score a power double leg takedown but St Denis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Downer somewhat.
Downer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Downer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Downer misses with an uppercut
and St Denis counters with a head kick.
Downer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck St Denis on the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Downer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St Denis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St Denis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Downer lands with a straight right. St Denis didn't see that one coming.
Downer connects with a nice looking jab.
Downer tries to bum rush St Denis with a series of wild strikes but St Denis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Downer wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downer falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Denis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Downer tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Denis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Downer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Downer looks to clinch
and St Denis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Downer's knee momentarily.
St Denis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Denis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Downer.
St Denis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Downer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Downer misses with the combination.
Downer fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downer doesn't manage to clinch there - St Denis circles away.
Downer throws a quick inside leg kick.
St Denis connects with a nice looking jab.
St Denis scores with a punch to the head.
Downer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Denis but St Denis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Downer lands with a slapping head kick.
Downer dips to his left and cracks St Denis with an uppercut!
A jab from Downer does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downer closes the distance but St Denis moves to the side
and St Denis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Downer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Downer throws a lazy body kick
and St Denis counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Denis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St Denis cracks Downer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Downer tries to clinch but St Denis moves away
and St Denis counters with a big head kick but Downer shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Denis throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Denis throws a head kick that misses
and Downer counters with a nice body kick.
St Denis slaps away a takedown attempt from Downer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo St Denis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Downer throws a combination. St Denis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Downer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and St Denis counters with a stiff right hand.
Downer shoots in and drives through. St Denis sprawls well.
Downer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No luck for Downer with that takedown attempt.
St Denis misses with a head kick.
Downer misses with an uppercut
and St Denis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
St Denis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Downer's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from St Denis as Downer shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Downer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Denis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from St Denis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leo St Denis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Downer avoids the head kick by St Denis.
St Denis throws a poor cross that misses
and Downer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Downer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Denis has time to react.
St Denis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Downer.
St Denis swings widly with a right hand
and Downer counters with a nice uppercut.
Downer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Downer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Downer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Denis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Downer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Denis.
Leo St Denis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Denis.
St Denis throws a wild body kick that Downer sees coming a mile off.
A combination from Downer does no damage.
St Denis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Downer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Denis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Downer throws a leg kick
and St Denis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Downer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Downer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Denis counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Downer cracks St Denis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
St Denis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
St Denis throws a big shot that misses.
Downer tries to score a power double leg takedown but St Denis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Downer somewhat.
Downer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Denis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as St Denis backs up against the ropes.
St Denis lands a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Downer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Denis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Denis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Downer circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck for Downer with that takedown attempt.
Downer stalks St Denis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into St Denis's face. St Denis staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo St Denis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

St Denis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Downer backs up against the ropes.
Horrible takedown by Downer or perhaps it was just good defense by St Denis which made him look bad.
St Denis throws a looping overhand right but Downer ducks down to avoid it.
Downer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
St Denis throws a looping overhand right but Downer ducks down to avoid it.
Downer looks for a takedown but St Denis sprawls well.
A combination from St Denis does no damage.
Downer avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Denis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Downer's head backwards.
Downer throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Denis counters with a nice body kick.
St Denis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Downer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Downer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from St Denis.
Downer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Denis just misses with a punch to the body.
St Denis staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Denis lands with a slapping head kick.
Luke Downer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Downer tries to clinch
and St Denis counters with a body kick that stops Downer in his tracks momentarily.
Downer tries to clinch but St Denis is having none of it.

Downer drives through and clinches with St Denis against the ropes.
Downer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Downer is working for takedown but St Denis is calmly controlling the position for now.
St Denis is trying to break free.
St Denis can't break the clinch.
Downer managing to block the knees to the body from St Denis.
St Denis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
St Denis landing some nice looking knees to the body.

St Denis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Denis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Downer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Denis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Downer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Downer shoots in but no luck this time.
St Denis lands a head kick. Downer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
St Denis throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick by Downer misses
and St Denis counters with a nice uppercut.
Downer slips a jab from St Denis.
Downer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
St Denis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slow jab from St Denis misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downer scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick by Downer misses
and St Denis counters with a leg kick.
Downer moves to clinch but St Denis breaks away
and St Denis counters with a straight right hand.
Downer shoots in for a takedown but St Denis shows good takedown defense.
Downer throws a combination that misses
and St Denis counters with a head kick. That will keep Downer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Denis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Downer misses with a series of wild punches.
Luke Downer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from St Denis.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo St Denis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Denis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 for Leo St Denis!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Leo St Denis!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Leo St Denis!

Leo St Denis wins by unanimous decision!