PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gilles Le Gars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Jazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Le Gars
vs
Jazz

181 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gilles Le Gars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugh Jazz!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Gars tries a low kick but Jazz avoids it.
Le Gars takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Gilles Le Gars has been cut.
Le Gars throws a leg kick
and Jazz counters with a thumping low kick.
Jazz tries to close the distance and clinch but Le Gars swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Le Gars misses with a low kick as Jazz jumps back.
Le Gars misses with a leg kick
and Jazz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Le Gars throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jazz.
Jazz tries to clinch up.
Jazz checks a leg kick nicely.
Jazz tries to close the distance and clinch but Le Gars swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Le Gars misses with a leg kick
and Jazz counters with a low kick, right behind Le Gars 's knee.
Le Gars closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Gars throws a head kick that misses
and Jazz counters with a nice uppercut.
Jazz fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazz shoots for a double leg takedown but Le Gars sprawls well. He's pushed Jazz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jazz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jazz shoots in but no luck this time.
Gilles Le Gars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Jazz.
Jazz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Le Gars has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Le Gars throws a leg kick
and Jazz counters with a good, hard body kick but Le Gars shrugs it off.
Le Gars fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jazz is out of range.
Le Gars tries a low kick but Jazz avoids it.
Jazz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Le Gars as he avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Jazz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jazz tries to clinch but Le Gars is having none of it.
Le Gars wants to land a leg kick but Jazz is out of range.
Jazz wants to clinch up but Le Gars keeps it at a distance.
Jazz checks a leg kick.
Jazz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Le Gars circles away from the clinch attempt.
Le Gars loads up on a big right hand but Jazz slips the punch.
Le Gars thows a body kick. Jazz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Gars defending well as Jazz loads up on a big left hand.
Jazz tries to close the distance and clinch but Le Gars swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jazz misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Gars was well out of range. Poor timing from Jazz.
Jazz tries to clinch there but Le Gars circles away.
Le Gars throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Le Gars is predictable there
and Jazz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Le Gars tries to work over Jazz's front leg with a kick but Jazz checks it.
Le Gars throws a leg kick
and Jazz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Le Gars's knee momentarily.
Le Gars is looking to slow Jazz down with leg kicks.
Le Gars takes a jab right on the kisser.
Le Gars throws a low kick but Jazz avoids it.
Good leg kick by Jazz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jazz closes the distance and clinches up with Le Gars, looking for a takedown. Jazz pushes Le Gars against the cage but Le Gars circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Gars tries a low kick but Jazz avoids it.
Jazz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Le Gars is fending him off so far but Jazz persists. Nope, Le Gars circles away and we're back to standing.
Jazz looks gassed!
Jazz just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Gars will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Le Gars 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 Jazz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jazz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Le Gars throws a leg kick

and Jazz moves into the clinch.
Le Gars pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Jazz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jazz blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugh Jazz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gilles Le Gars's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jazz is looking to clinch but Le Gars is avoiding it.
Jazz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jazz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Le Gars eats them both and turns towards Jazz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jazz checks a low kick from Le Gars.
Jazz checks a low kick from Le Gars.
Le Gars throws a leg kick
and Jazz counters with a good low kick that Le Gars was not able to check.
Jazz fails with a takedown attempt.
Jazz tries for a takedown but Le Gars sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jazz misses with a wild combination.

Jazz moves into range and clinches up with Le Gars.
Le Gars misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazz working hard to break the clinch.
Le Gars throws a punch but it's blocked by Jazz.
Jazz blocks a body shot from Le Gars.
Le Gars misses with the head strike.
Le Gars is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Le Gars working aggressively here.
Le Gars just leaning against Jazz, taking a breather.
Le Gars misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Le Gars.
Le Gars taking a breather.

Jazz breaks from the clinch.
Le Gars blocks a head kick by Jazz.
Hugh Jazz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Gars swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jazz gets a clinch.
Le Gars misses with a body punch.

Jazz pulls guard effortlessly.
Le Gars looking to sit in guard and control but Jazz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Le Gars utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Le Gars trying to control the position.

Jazz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jazz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Le Gars circles away.
Gilles Le Gars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Jazz.
Jazz wants to clinch up but Le Gars keeps it at a distance.
Jazz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Le Gars swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jazz is defended easily by Le Gars.
Jazz is breathing heavily.
Le Gars throws a hook but Jazz avoids it easily.
Jazz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Le Gars.
A clash of legs there as Jazz blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jazz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Le Gars's sensitive parts.
Le Gars misses the jab.
Le Gars misses with a low kick.
Le Gars stuffs the takedown.
Jazz tries a head kick but it misses.
Le Gars does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jazz blocks a head kick by Le Gars.
Jazz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Le Gars misses with an uppercut. Jazz saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le Gars misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jazz doesn't manage to clinch there - Le Gars circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hugh Jazz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gilles Le Gars'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. This is the final round!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Le Gars lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jazz shoots for a takedown but Le Gars saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Le Gars throws a head kick but Jazz moves out of range.
Le Gars throws a leg kick

and Jazz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jazz looking to stall.
Jazz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Le Gars takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jazz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jazz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Le Gars wants to break free but Jazz has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Gars is pushing Jazz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Le Gars tries to throw a body punch but Jazz avoids it by throwing Le Gars back against the cage.

Jazz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jazz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gilles Le Gars is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jazz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Le Gars tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Le Gars is looking to score with low kicks.
Le Gars misses with a low kick.
Jazz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gilles Le Gars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Jazz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jazz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Gars is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jazz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jazz throws a right and a left that Le Gars avoids nicely.
Le Gars takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Le Gars shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jazz moves in looking to clinch but Le Gars pushes him off.
Jazz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Le Gars is looking to score with low kicks.
Jazz tries a head kick but it misses.
Le Gars stuffs the takedown.
Jazz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jazz. That's going to slow Le Gars down.
Gilles Le Gars has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jazz looks to land a left hand but Le Gars moved out of range nicely.
Le Gars throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le Gars connects with an inside leg kick.
Hugh Jazz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le Gars throws a nice inside leg kick.
Le Gars wants to slow Jazz down by chopping away at his legs.
Le Gars lands with a thumping leg kick.
Le Gars throws a front kick aimed at Jazz's knee but Jazz avoids it well.
Le Gars swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Le Gars takes a swing at Jazz's ribcage but misses.
Le Gars looks to score with a jab to the body but Jazz is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Gars tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jazz checks a low kick from Le Gars.
Le Gars is looking to chop away at Jazz's legs.
Jazz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Le Gars. That did some damage!
Le Gars wants to slow Jazz down by chopping away at his legs.
Jazz scores with a spinning back kick!
Jazz pushes Le Gars away with a front kick.
Le Gars throws a head kick but Jazz moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Jazz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jazz blocks a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gilles Le Gars showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jazz 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Jazz!