PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyson LeBlanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lleyton Stiels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stiels is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You're going down by Sick Puppies. 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.

LeBlanc
vs
Stiels

169 cm
23
148 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

172 cm
26
130 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson LeBlanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lleyton Stiels!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeBlanc displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stiels.
Stiels tries to clinch

and LeBlanc counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stiels won't be happy with that.

LeBlanc tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no LeBlanc has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stiels is not content to let LeBlanc control the position.
Stiels is pushing LeBlanc's head away, looking to escape. LeBlanc manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

LeBlanc is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stiels is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

LeBlanc working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

LeBlanc looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiels is pushing LeBlanc's head away, looking to escape. LeBlanc manages to hold on to the position though.
LeBlanc trying to control the action but Stiels is working from the bottom.

LeBlanc has hold of Stiels's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Stiels tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - LeBlanc cranks the arm and Stiels screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Stiels, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tyson LeBlanc!
A very excited looking Tyson LeBlanc made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.