PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Baptiste Reno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Guillet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Baptiste Reno
vs
Guillet

178 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
159 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Baptiste Reno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kelvin Guillet!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guillet shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baptiste Reno pinned against the cage. Baptiste Reno gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Baptiste Reno shoots in but Guillet avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Guillet shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baptiste Reno pinned against the cage. Baptiste Reno gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guillet shoots for a takedown but Baptiste Reno saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jean Baptiste Reno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelvin Guillet.
Guillet tries for a takedown but Baptiste Reno sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Baptiste Reno closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Guillet's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Baptiste Reno tries to free his leg and advance position but Guillet is retaining full guard.
Baptiste Reno wants to control from the top but Guillet keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baptiste Reno is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Guillet is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Guillet has escaped and now he's on top!
Guillet is stalling in the full guard.
Baptiste Reno wants to sweep but no luck.
Guillet's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste Reno pulls Guillet in to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Guillet closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Baptiste Reno did well to prevent Guillet getting side control.

Guillet is working for a submission of some sort.
Guillet wants to pass to mount but Baptiste Reno is defending the position.
Baptiste Reno wants to control but Guillet is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Guillet controlling the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guillet is just content to waste time from the top position. Baptiste Reno takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Guillet sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste Reno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Baptiste Reno being controlled here, momentarily.
Guillet passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baptiste Reno gets full guard.
Baptiste Reno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guillet is one step ahead there.
Baptiste Reno pulls Guillet in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guillet sitting in guard here, content to control.
Baptiste Reno has his hands on Guillet's head, controlling the position.
Guillet controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Guillet closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baptiste Reno circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Guillet scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baptiste Reno tries to improve position but can't.
Guillet taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelvin Guillet dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Guillet shoots for a double leg takedown but Baptiste Reno sprawls well. He's pushed Guillet's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baptiste Reno slaps away a takedown attempt from Guillet, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Baptiste Reno or perhaps it was just good defense by Guillet which made him look bad.
Baptiste Reno shoots for a double leg takedown but Guillet sprawls well. He's pushed Baptiste Reno's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baptiste Reno dives in and grabs Guillet's left leg, looking for a takedown. Guillet pushes down on Baptiste Reno's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Baptiste Reno. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Guillet closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Baptiste Reno is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baptiste Reno wants to control but Guillet postures up.
Guillet tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Guillet advances to full mount.
Guillet controlling his opponent.
Guillet wants to take his opponent's back but Baptiste Reno doesn't allow it.
Guillet sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillet wants to control the pace but Baptiste Reno is squirming around nicely.
Baptiste Reno keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Guillet working for a submission but Baptiste Reno is keeping him at bay.
Baptiste Reno tries to hold on but Guillet postures up.
Baptiste Reno is squirming around, avoiding Guillet's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste Reno regains half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Guillet in particular looking to stall.
Baptiste Reno wants to improve his position but Guillet is controlling well.
Guillet is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Baptiste Reno!
Baptiste Reno tries to hold on but Guillet postures up.
Guillet controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guillet can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baptiste Reno is looking to escape.
Guillet controlling his opponent.
Baptiste Reno is squirming around, avoiding Guillet's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Guillet working for a submission but Baptiste Reno is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelvin Guillet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Horrible takedown by Baptiste Reno or perhaps it was just good defense by Guillet which made him look bad.
Baptiste Reno with a poor takedown

and Guillet counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Guillet.
Guillet is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Baptiste Reno not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Guillet is stalling in the full guard.
Baptiste Reno keeping moving, preventing Guillet from controlling successfully.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guillet looking to pass the guard.
Guillet won't allow Baptiste Reno to sweep him here.
Baptiste Reno keeping moving, preventing Guillet from controlling successfully.
Baptiste Reno is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Guillet shoots in for a takedown but Baptiste Reno shows good takedown defense.
Baptiste Reno shoots in but Guillet avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Baptiste Reno. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Guillet bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste Reno is looking to reverse the position.
Guillet wants to control but Baptiste Reno is keeping him busy.
Baptiste Reno tries to bench press Guillet off him but Guillet keeps the position.
Guillet is looking to take a break and control but Baptiste Reno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baptiste Reno prevents Guillet from improving position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste Reno can't do much from the bottom here.
Guillet throws a strike aimed at the side of Baptiste Reno's head but Baptiste Reno avoids it well.
Baptiste Reno is not content to let Guillet control the position.
Baptiste Reno stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Baptiste Reno sneaks back into half guard.
Guillet looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kelvin Guillet was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Guillet dives in and scores a takedown into Baptiste Reno's guard.
Guillet showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baptiste Reno looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelvin Guillet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Guillet 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelvin Guillet!
Our winner, Kelvin Guillet, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.