PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Levesque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Walter
vs
Levesque

219 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Denis Levesque!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levesque throws a low kick but Walter avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Walter misses the target.
A big right from Levesque misses.
Levesque lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Walter doesn't manage to clinch there - Levesque circles away.
Levesque swings for the body but Walter moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Levesque as Walter shoots in.
Levesque unleashes a big counter combination but Walter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Walter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levesque looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Levesque misses with a double jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Walter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levesque throws a head kick but Walter moves out of range.
Walter seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Walter misses with a straight left.
Levesque now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Walter moves into the clinch successfully.
Walter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Levesque just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Levesque smiles and moves away.
Walter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Levesque gets tackled into the cage by Walter. Walter maintains the clinch.

Levesque manages to break the clinch.
Levesque throws a head kick that misses.
Walter throws a quick counter kick to the body but Levesque avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter moves out of range of the body kick.
Levesque fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Walter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've been informed that Levesque has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Walter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Levesque.
Denis Levesque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Levesque looks to score with a jab to the body but Walter is just out of range.
Levesque will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Levesque thows a body kick. Walter tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levesque scores with a jab to the head.
Walter blocks a head kick by Levesque.
Levesque jabs at Walter's body.
Walter shoots in looking for a takedown. Levesque tries to sprawl out of it but Walter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Levesque manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Walter blocks a head kick by Levesque.

Walter clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walter manages to pull guard.
Walter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Levesque throws a big right hand that misses.
Walter wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Levesque throwing strikes but missing.
Walter seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Levesque loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Levesque throws an elbow that misses. Walter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Levesque's guard. Nice move by Walter!

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Levesque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walter manages to avoid it.
Walter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Levesque.
Levesque's jab looks to have found its range, popping Walter under the eye.
Levesque missing with a left hand there. Walter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Denis Levesque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Levesque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Levesque throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levesque throws a nice looking combination but Walter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Walter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Walter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Levesque has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walter stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Walter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Levesque counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walter thinking.

Walter gets a clinch.
Levesque looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Walter jumps guard but Levesque stands there with Walter around his waist. Walter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Levesque just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Levesque is looking to break free of the clinch but Walter has double underhooks.
Walter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Levesque to keep the fight standing.
Levesque tries to break free but Walter pushes him back against the cage.

Walter manages to pull guard.
Levesque throws an elbow that misses. Walter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Levesque's guard. Nice move by Walter!

Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Walter postures up and lands a big shot to Levesque's brow.
Walter distracts Levesque with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Walter stops Levesque from standing up.
Walter postures up in Levesque's guard and throws a big left but Levesque blocks it.
Walter is standing up over Levesque. Levesque looks to escape but Walter dives into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Levesque takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Walter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Levesque to see if he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walter is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Levesque is trying to escape and Walter transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Levesque is forced to tap! Nice work there by Walter! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pierre Walter!