PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marc Brodeur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marc Brodeur could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wolfgang Strong's chin.

Brodeur
vs
Strong

170 cm
18
173 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marc Brodeur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wolfgang Strong!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brodeur lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Wolfgang Strong has been cut.

Brodeur dives in and scores a takedown into Strong's guard.
Brodeur wants to control from the top but Strong keeps moving.
Brodeur throws a strike but Strong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Strong controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brodeur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Strong is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strong looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong controlling from the top position.
Strong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Strong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Wolfgang Strong hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brodeur is looking to clinch but Strong is avoiding it.

Strong shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brodeur's guard.
Strong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Strong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Strong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Strong pushes down on Brodeur's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Strong performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Wolfgang Strong hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Strong gets caught napping as Brodeur dives in and scores a takedown. Strong manages to retain guard.
Strong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Strong managing to control the position.
Brodeur wants to stand but Strong has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brodeur wants to stand and escape but instead Strong has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Strong tries to free his leg and advance position but Brodeur is retaining full guard.
Strong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Strong is pushing down on Brodeur's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brodeur is fighting to maintain full guard but Strong has managed to sneak the leg through.
Strong is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Brodeur wants to control but Strong is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Strong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Strong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Brodeur tries to clinch but Strong moves away

and Strong counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Strong passes to full mount!
Strong tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brodeur is in a horrible position here. Strong smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Strong controlling the pace for now.
Brodeur wants to control but Strong is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong breaks from Brodeur's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Strong looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brodeur in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Strong working Brodeur over with strikes here.
Strong controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Strong connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Strong landing strikes from the mount and Brodeur is in trouble!
Strong cracks Brodeur with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong with shots to the head and body - Brodeur looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Strong.
Brodeur is in a horrible position here. Strong smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Strong lands a heavy elbow.
Strong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wolfgang Strong has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong with good strikes from the mount here!
Strong looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Strong connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Strong unloading with bombs!
Strong controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Brodeur 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.
Strong frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strong sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Strong looking to score a takedown here. Brodeur is defending well but Strong drives through and ends up in Brodeur's guard.
Strong stays in close to Brodeur's body and controls the position.
Brodeur has momentary wrist control but Strong slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Strong's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Strong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brodeur knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Strong on the ground.
Strong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong advances to half guard.
Strong looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Strong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Strong with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brodeur with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong working Brodeur over with strikes.
Strong slows the pace down in half guard.
Brodeur could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Wolfgang Strong hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Brodeur shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Strong regains half guard.
Brodeur wants to stand up but Strong manages to regain full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Strong can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong has control of Brodeur's left arm, preventing Brodeur from doing any damage.
Strong wants to sweep but no luck.
Strong lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brodeur!

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.
Strong controlling from the full mount.
Strong raining down hammerfists from mount.
Strong controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Strong 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.
Strong is in the full mount, landing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Strong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Strong 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Strong!