PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Leclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leclair comes to the cage accompanied by king crimson - 21st century schizoid man . Jean Leclair has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Leclair
vs
Thomas

175 cm
26
183 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

182 cm
31
178 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Leclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws a push kick but Leclair slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas misses with a leg kick

and Leclair counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leclair.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Leclair avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Thomas is trying to force a seperation but Leclair has the dominant position.
Leclair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Leclair.
Leclair is looking to control Thomas's arms but Thomas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leclair has his back to the cage.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike from Leclair.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leclair connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leclair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas lands a head kick. Leclair smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thomas feints and then cracks Leclair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leclair down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leclair avoids the head kick by Thomas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a low kick but Leclair moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Ash Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leclair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leclair throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Leclair moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Leclair misses.
Leclair throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas lands with a kick to the temple. Leclair shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Jean Leclair has been cut.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leclair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leclair thuds his shin into the meat of Thomas's side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leclair takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leclair on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leclair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Leclair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leclair takes a step back to recover.
Thomas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Leclair throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas throws out a leg kick but Leclair moves out of range and Thomas only half commits.
Leclair is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from Leclair.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Thomas misses.
Thomas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leclair.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Leclair is just out of range.
Thomas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Leclair moves into the clinch.
Leclair tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leclair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Leclair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Leclair saw that one coming.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leclair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leclair throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Leclair is just out of range.
Thomas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leclair tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Nice body kick from Thomas.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Leclair does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leclair is looking to clinch.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ash Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Leclair's cut.
That's time! Leclair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thomas misses with a leg kick.
Leclair tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leclair can pounce on him.
Leclair changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leclair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas throws a chopping leg kick but Leclair manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leclair tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick from Thomas misses.
Leclair scores with a leg kick.
Ash Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leclair was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Leclair checks it.
Jean Leclair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Leclair.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leclair.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Leclair throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas works Leclair's body with a nice hook.
Leclair throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Leclair avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leclair moves out of range of the body kick.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Leclair ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas wants to land a leg kick but Leclair is out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Leclair.
Leclair tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Leclair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leclair blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to chop away at Leclair's legs.
Leclair checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leclair takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Leclair clinches up with Thomas and pushes him back against the cage.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leclair's elbow.
Leclair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Leclair pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leclair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Leclair tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leclair.
Leclair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thomas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Leclair avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leclair obliges.
Leclair tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leclair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Leclair.
Leclair works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thomas 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.
Thomas being controlled against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leclair has him pressed against the cage.
Leclair misses with an elbow over the top.
Jean Leclair has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thomas tries to work over Leclair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leclair lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Ash Thomas has been cut.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leclair stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leclair is looking to control Thomas's arms but Thomas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leclair has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Leclair dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Leclair tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leclair stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas.
Leclair throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Leclair takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Thomas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leclair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leclair keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leclair pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leclair. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
Donk. Thomas catches Leclair right on the button with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Leclair counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leclair moves out of range of the body kick.
No joy there for Leclair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid body kick from Leclair.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leclair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leclair is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Leclair misses with a body kick.
Leclair moves out of range of the body kick from Thomas.
Leclair is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thomas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leclair - the referee stops the clock and Thomas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leclair. Thomas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Leclair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leclair tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Leclair is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leclair takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Leclair drives through and clinches with Thomas against the cage.
Come on Leclair - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leclair lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thomas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Leclair is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Leclair blocks an uppercut.
Leclair wants to stall.

Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leclair throws out a leg kick but Thomas moves out of range and Leclair only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Leclair moves out of range easily.
Leclair throws a front kick aimed at Thomas's knee but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. Leclair looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thomas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
Thomas keeps Leclair at a distance using the push kick.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leclair checks a low kick from Thomas.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leclair tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ash Thomas.
I think Thomas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ash Thomas!
Ash Thomas decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.