PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Leclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leclair has chosen king crimson - 21st century schizoid man as his entrance music. Dominic Vera has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Vera
vs
Leclair

188 cm
32
202 lbs
26 - 19 - 1

175 cm
28
183 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Jihad Fight Gear-Outkast Infidels Version
Jihad Fight Gear-Outkast Infidels Version

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 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Leclair!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera misses with a low kick.
Vera misses with a lunging right hand
and Leclair counters with a nice body kick.
Leclair lands with a kick to the ribs.
Leclair moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Dominic Vera has been cut.
Vera just misses with a punch to the body.
Vera misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vera throws a leg kick that misses.
Vera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leclair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vera looks to land a right hand but Leclair moved out of range.

Vera tries to keep at a distance but Leclair has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leclair - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Leclair softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leclair pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vera is trying to break the clinch but Leclair has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leclair manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leclair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vera.
Leclair lands an elbow inside.

Vera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leclair looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vera wants to land a leg kick but Leclair is out of range.
Leclair shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Vera.
Vera lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vera checks a leg kick.
Vera throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Leclair counters with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leclair thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vera if he has to take too many more of those.
Good standup being displayed there by Leclair as he connects with a hook.
Leclair misses with a body kick.
Vera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vera throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Vera. Those never looked like landing.
Vera is breathing heavily.
Leclair avoids the body shot from Vera.
Leclair blocks a leg kick.
Vera throws a right hand that misses
and Leclair counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vera thinking.
Leclair lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vera's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leclair with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vera to score with a decent uppercut.
Leclair works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vera throws an off balance right hand
and Leclair counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vera misses with a left hand
and Leclair counters with a leg kick.
Vera on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vera throws a poor cross that misses
and Leclair counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vera's knee momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Leclair as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leclair moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leclair jabs at Vera's body.
Vera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leclair can pounce on him.
Dominic Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Leclair moves into the clinch.
Leclair displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vera up against the cage.
Vera fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Leclair - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leclair lands an elbow inside that Vera shrugs off.
Leclair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leclair lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Leclair looking to throw knees to the head but Vera is blocking nicely.

Vera pulls guard successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vera wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leclair stays in close to Vera's body and controls the position.
Vera manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Leclair manages to get himself to full guard.
Vera wanted to stand there but Leclair had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Leclair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Vera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A nice leg kick lands there from Vera.
Leclair looks to land a body kick but Vera moved away.
Leclair looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leclair with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leclair looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leclair tests Vera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leclair takes one to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leclair. That's going to slow Vera down.
Vera lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Vera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leclair's hands.
Leclair is looking to slow Vera down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leclair bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leclair tries a head kick but it misses.
Leclair misses with a low kick.
Vera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leclair moves away.
A jab lands there for Leclair.
Vera misses with a double jab
and Leclair counters with a straight right hand.

Leclair closes the distance and clinches.
Vera fails to pull guard.
Leclair lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leclair has Vera pressed against the cage.
Vera is looking to break free of the clinch but Leclair has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leclair is stalling here.
Vera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Leclair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leclair lands a knee to the body.
Leclair lands an elbow that stopped Vera in his tracks for a moment.
Vera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Vera manages to pull guard.
Leclair wants to control from the top but Vera keeps moving.
Vera keeping full guard, as Leclair tries to pass.
Leclair is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leclair sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vera's guard.
Vera wants to control but Leclair is keeping busy.
Vera keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Vera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vera is trying to stand back up but Leclair is controlling him
Leclair missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leclair is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Leclair works his way into full mount!
Leclair looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vera is looking to improve his position but Leclair isn't that keen on the idea.
Leclair postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vera looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leclair looking to finish Vera with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vera!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vera can't escape the position.
Leclair takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Leclair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dominic Vera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Vera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leclair.
Leclair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leclair.
Vera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vera stalks Leclair and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leclair's face. Leclair staggers backwards, shaken.
Leclair delivers a nice body kick.
Leclair dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vera. That did some damage!
Vera misses with a two punch combination.

Leclair has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leclair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Leclair is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leclair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vera is defending well for now.
Leclair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vera looking for a takedown.
Leclair lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Leclair.
Leclair avoiding damage.
A short uppercut from Leclair.
Leclair just leaning against Vera, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leclair walks away with a smile on his face. Vera gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Leclair has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leclair tries to land knees in the clinch but Vera avoids the damage to the body.
Leclair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leclair taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Leclair lands a body punch in the clinch.
Come on Leclair - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vera wants to take the fight to the mat but Leclair manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vera takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leclair is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jean Leclair seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jean Leclair.
Vera misses with a straight right.
Jean Leclair seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vera takes a swing at Leclair's ribcage but misses.
Leclair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jean Leclair is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leclair avoids the head kick by Vera.
Leclair moves away from the strike by Vera.

Leclair moves into the clinch successfully.
Vera tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Leclair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vera.
Leclair is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Leclair lands an elbow that stopped Vera in his tracks for a moment.

Dominic Vera's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leclair lands a shoulder strike.
Vera letting Leclair take a breather here.
Vera will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Leclair lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dominic Vera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leclair working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vera jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leclair walks away with a smile on his face. Vera gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leclair - that will leave a mark!
Vera throws a hook but Leclair blocks it.
Vera throws a right hand that misses
and Leclair counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Leclair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leclair 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Leclair!
A relieved looking Jean Leclair thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.