PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Irving Leblanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Gemme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Leblanc
vs
Gemme

156 cm
18
151 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

U.S.F. Wear ||Bear Inc.||

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Irving Leblanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Gemme!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Leblanc scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gemme sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Leblanc is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gemme is just riding it out for now. Leblanc eventually gives up the hold.
Leblanc seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Leblanc moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Gemme.
Gemme is looking to regain half guard here but Leblanc keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gemme throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Gemme tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Gemme tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Leblanc wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gemme has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leblanc content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Leblanc really is a fat lump.
Leblanc wants to stand but Gemme has his arm trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gemme throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Gemme on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Leblanc is looking to take a break and control but Gemme is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gemme gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Leblanc sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gemme missing with punches from the bottom.
Gemme misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gemme tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Leblanc blocks the strikes from Gemme.
Gemme flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Leblanc takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gemme is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Leblanc jumps into side control!
Gemme is trying to get back to half guard.

Leblanc is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gemme is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gemme tries to bench press Leblanc off him but Leblanc keeps the position.
Leblanc happy to just control the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leblanc trying to control the action but Gemme is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gemme's legs.
Leblanc connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gemme some visible discomfort.
Gemme throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

Leblanc thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Leblanc avoids the strikes from the bottom by Gemme.
Gemme tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

Leblanc stands up.
Gemme fails with a takedown attempt.
Jeremy Gemme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gemme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gemme swinging wildly here.

Leblanc feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gemme looks winded!
Leblanc's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Leblanc has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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!
Gemme throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leblanc won't allow Gemme to sweep him here.
Gemme throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gemme throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irving Leblanc dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Leblanc keeps the fight on the outside.
Gemme misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Leblanc changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gemme looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gemme tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Leblanc wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Leblanc avoids the strikes from the bottom by Gemme.
Leblanc advances nicely into full mount.
Gemme throwing hammer fists to the chest of Leblanc. What's that going to do exactly?
Leblanc tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gemme tries to reverse the position but Leblanc maintains control.
Leblanc takes Gemme's back, avoiding a couple of desperation strikes from the bottom.
Gemme is breathing heavily.
Leblanc is trying to stick to Gemme's back but Gemme is turning into Leblanc. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Leblanc's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gemme.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gemme preventing the sweep.
Leblanc pulls Gemme in close to his closed guard and prevents Gemme from doing any damage or advancing position.

Gemme postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Leblanc is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gemme, into his guard.
Leblanc stands up over Gemme, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Leblanc trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gemme's guard.
Gemme throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Leblanc slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gemme scores with a few weak punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gemme throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Leblanc stalling.
Leblanc passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gemme flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leblanc landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Leblanc.
Gemme is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Gemme is trying desperately to improve position.
Gemme swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc looking to finish Gemme with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gemme!
Leblanc prevents Gemme from getting the reversal.
Gemme taking shots to the head.
Leblanc controlling from the full mount.
Leblanc lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gemme hang on?
Leblanc controlling the position easily from mount.
Leblanc blocks Gemme's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Gemme throwing hammer fists to the chest of Leblanc. What's that going to do exactly?
Gemme is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc controlling from the full mount.
Leblanc has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Leblanc putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Leblanc controlling from the full mount.
Gemme flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gemme keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Leblanc blocks Gemme's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
BOOM! Leblanc connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irving Leblanc dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gemme throws a head kick that misses.
Gemme throws a head kick but Leblanc moves out of range.
Gemme looks for the body kick but Leblanc saw that one coming.
Gemme closes the distance but Leblanc moves to the side

and Leblanc counters by moving into the clinch.
Gemme is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Leblanc gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gemme blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Leblanc turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gemme throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Gemme tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gemme takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leblanc wants to stand but Gemme has his arm trapped.
Gemme throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblanc is putting a hurting on Gemme here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gemme throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Gemme throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

Leblanc is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gemme has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gemme looks to move to half guard but instead Leblanc has passed into mount! Damn!
Gemme flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gemme swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Leblanc controlling from the full mount.
Gemme is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gemme tries to reverse the position but Leblanc maintains control.
Gemme flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Leblanc lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Leblanc blocks Gemme's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Leblanc landing strikes from the mount.
Leblanc looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gemme is looking to improve his position but Leblanc isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leblanc has hold of Gemme's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gemme manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gemme is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Gemme throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Gemme is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

Leblanc working for a guillotine from mount but Gemme is in no mood to give up.
Gemme swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Leblanc working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gemme throwing hammer fists to the chest of Leblanc. What's that going to do exactly?
Irving Leblanc overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leblanc controlling the position easily from mount.
Gemme is looking to improve his position but Leblanc isn't that keen on the idea.
Gemme regains half guard.
Gemme flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leblanc wants to get back to his feet.
Jeremy Gemme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irving Leblanc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gemme is trying to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Irving Leblanc.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leblanc, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irving Leblanc!
The defeated Jeremy Gemme had this to say: 'Congratulation for the good combat.'.