PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Leloup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Upton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leloup comes to the cage accompanied by krolithika. Upton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DL Incognito - Proof kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Leloup
vs
Upton

189 cm
26
186 lbs
13 - 3 - 1

182 cm
33
181 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Leloup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Upton!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leloup throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Upton throws a looping overhand right but Leloup ducks down to avoid it.
Luke Upton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Upton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Leloup did well to prevent Upton getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Upton is working for a submission of some sort.
Leloup works his way to full guard. Good work.
Leloup looking to control.

Upton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Upton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Leloup working a defensive guard here.
Leloup trying to control the position here.
Upton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leloup is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leloup is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Upton throwing strikes from guard but Leloup blocks nicely.
Upton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Leloup 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.
Leloup has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Upton is working away from the top position though.

Upton is working for a submission of some sort.

Upton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leloup trying to control but Upton postures up.
Upton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leloup defending well though.

Upton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Leloup tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Upton is working for a kimura but Leloup is defending it quite comfortably.
Upton thows a huge punch but Leloup dodges it nicely.
Leloup is looking for a sweep. Upton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Upton with the ground and pound but Leloup uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Leloup is trying to control the position but Upton postures up.
Upton throws a big right hand that misses.
Leloup wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Upton throwing strikes from guard but Leloup blocks nicely.
Leloup wants to stand but Upton is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Upton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Upton postures up in Leloup's guard and throws a big left but Leloup blocks it.
Upton tries to free his leg and advance position but Leloup is retaining full guard.

Leloup is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Upton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Upton is working Leloup over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Upton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Upton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Leloup looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Upton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Upton postures up and lands a big shot to Leloup's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Upton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Upton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leloup tries a head kick but it misses.

Upton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Leloup is concentrating on defense, preventing Upton from advancing position.

Upton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Leloup doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Upton.

Upton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Leloup sees it coming and defends easily.
Upton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Upton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leloup defends it well.
Leloup wants to control but Upton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Upton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Upton is looking for a kimura here.
Leloup desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leloup has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Upton is working away from the top position though.
Leloup blocking the ground and pound attempt from Upton.
Leloup blocking the ground and pound attempt from Upton.
Upton is looking to pass Leloup's guard but actually Leloup recovers to full guard.
Leloup managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leloup trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Leloup trying to control the position.
Upton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Upton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leloup works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Upton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Leloup's head.
Leloup trying to control the position.
Leloup is really struggling to control Upton but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Upton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Upton distracts Leloup with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Upton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Upton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Leloup pulls Upton in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Upton is looking to work some ground and pound but Leloup has wrist control.
Upton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Upton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Upton throwing strikes but missing.
Leloup is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Upton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Leloup misses with a shot to the body
and Upton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leloup misses with an uppercut
letting Upton counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Upton.
Upton looks for a takedown but Leloup sprawls well.
Leloup throws a solid leg kick but Upton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leloup.
Leloup ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Upton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leloup.
Upton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leloup pinned against the cage. Leloup gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Upton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Leloup makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leloup misses with a straight left.
Upton closes the distance and clinches up with Leloup, looking for a takedown. Upton pushes Leloup against the cage but Leloup circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jon Leloup has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Upton.
Upton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leloup tries to avoid it but Upton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leloup to the ground. Leloup escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leloup throws a predictable looking body shot
and Upton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Upton missing with a left hand there. Leloup was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leloup ducks under a wild hook from Upton.

Upton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Upton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Leloup is looking to control Upton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leloup avoid being mounted?
Leloup is looking for a sweep. Upton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Upton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Luke Upton has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Upton seems to be working for a kimura but Leloup defends the submission attempt.
Leloup is trying is best to control the position here.

Upton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Leloup doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Upton.
Leloup is trying to control but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Upton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leloup is trying to maintain the position but Upton is very close to passing his half guard.
Upton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Upton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leloup regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Upton.
Leloup is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Upton is looking to work some ground and pound but Leloup has wrist control.
Leloup utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Upton with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Upton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Upton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Leloup not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Upton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jon Leloup has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Upton is fighting to break Leloup's control of his arms but Leloup is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Upton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leloup swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Leloup is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Luke Upton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Upton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leloup swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Upton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Upton 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Upton!
Luke Upton made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I want to thank my family and my team for helping make this possible. '.