PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ohad Bin Chaden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Paul Leblanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bin Chaden
vs
Paul Leblanc

192 cm
21
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

189 cm
27
193 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ohad Bin Chaden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Paul Leblanc!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Chaden lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Jean Paul Leblanc has been cut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Leblanc or perhaps it was just good defense by Bin Chaden, which made it look bad.
Bin Chaden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bin Chaden seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Bin Chaden drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bin Chaden grinds an elbow into Leblanc's temple.
Leblanc is being controlled here.
Leblanc regains half guard.
Bin Chaden keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bin Chaden throwing shots but Leblanc is blocking nicely.
Leblanc is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bin Chaden scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bin Chaden lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Chaden takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bin Chaden is looking to advance position but Leblanc won't allow it.
Bin Chaden with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bin Chaden working over Leblanc with some ground and pound. Leblanc looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bin Chaden knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leblanc on the ground.
Nice strikes from Bin Chaden there.
Bin Chaden scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Leblanc trying to hold on to Bin Chaden's head to control him but Bin Chaden postures up.
Bin Chaden content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Chaden prevents Leblanc from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bin Chaden drops an elbow to the side of Leblanc's head.
Bin Chaden controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Chaden is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Leblanc!
Leblanc is trying desperately to improve position.
Bin Chaden working the ground and pound effectively.
Bin Chaden lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bin Chaden landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bin Chaden punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bin Chaden controlling from the full mount.
Bin Chaden lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Chaden scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Leblanc is looking to get to half guard.
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!
Bin Chaden lands a big shot there that rocks Leblanc but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bin Chaden working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bin Chaden lands a big shot there that rocks Leblanc but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bin Chaden has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Leblanc's face.
Leblanc wants to control but Bin Chaden is having none of it.
Bin Chaden breaks from Leblanc's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Leblanc is bucking up trying to escape but Bin Chaden cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ohad Bin Chaden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Paul Leblanc's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Leblanc shoots in for a takedown but Bin Chaden shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bin Chaden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leblanc fails with the takedown.
Bin Chaden went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bin Chaden misses with a wild combination.
And Leblanc tries to counter it with a takedown but Bin Chaden pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Leblanc shoots for a double leg takedown but Bin Chaden sprawls well. He's pushed Leblanc's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ohad Bin Chaden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Paul Leblanc.
Leblanc closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bin Chaden counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bin Chaden decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bin Chaden sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblanc is trying to control but can't.
Ohad Bin Chaden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bin Chaden is looking to advance position but Leblanc won't allow it.
Bin Chaden slows the pace down in half guard.

Leblanc looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Leblanc taking some punishment here, with Bin Chaden in his half guard.
Leblanc moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bin Chaden content to stall in guard here.
Bin Chaden postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Leblanc wants to sweep but no luck.
Leblanc can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bin Chaden controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Chaden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bin Chaden cracks Leblanc with a solid left hand.
Bin Chaden is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bin Chaden is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bin Chaden is stalling in the full guard.
Bin Chaden postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bin Chaden is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bin Chaden distracts Leblanc with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bin Chaden throwing strikes but missing.

Bin Chaden avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bin Chaden has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bin Chaden sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leblanc is trying to control the position but Bin Chaden postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ohad Bin Chaden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jean Paul Leblanc's cut.
That's time! Bin Chaden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Leblanc fails with a takedown attempt.
Leblanc fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bin Chaden throws a big counter combination but Leblanc scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Leblanc tries to clinch
and Bin Chaden counters with a two punch combo.
A shot to the liver by Bin Chaden. Beautiful body shot.
Bin Chaden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leblanc can do to turn this around?
Bin Chaden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leblanc.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Leblanc enables Bin Chaden to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Leblanc manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bin Chaden is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bin Chaden is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leblanc is trying to keep Bin Chaden in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblanc tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bin Chaden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leblanc is keeping the position for now.
Bin Chaden sitting in guard here, content to control.

Leblanc has his foot on Bin Chaden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bin Chaden works his way back into a safe position though.
Leblanc takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Leblanc is on top in guard.

Leblanc stops Bin Chaden from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bin Chaden is looking to stand up but Leblanc isn't so interested in that idea.
Leblanc trying to control the position from guard on top but Bin Chaden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leblanc trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leblanc pushes down on Bin Chaden's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leblanc is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bin Chaden is trying to stand up here but Leblanc is controlling him well.

Leblanc is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bin Chaden has managed to free his arm - good work.

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

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Bin Chaden gets a takedown into half guard.
Bin Chaden is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ohad Bin Chaden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bin Chaden has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ohad Bin Chaden!
Our winner, Ohad Bin Chaden, 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.