PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benton Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serge Letrou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Letrou has chosen Run the Jewels - Get It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clayton
vs
Letrou

169 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Sportsmanship Ltd.

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benton Clayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Serge Letrou!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton misses with a takedown attempt - Letrou sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clayton.
Letrou doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Clayton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Letrou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benton Clayton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Letrou works the jab nicely.

Letrou pushes Clayton up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clayton is trying to break the clinch but Letrou has him pressed against the cage.
Clayton is trying to break free.
Clayton jumps guard but Letrou stands there with Clayton around his waist. Clayton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clayton is trying to pull guard but Letrou has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton tries to circle away but Letrou has him pinned against the cage.
Clayton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Letrou has him pressed against the cage.
Letrou tries to pull guard but Clayton holds him up against the cage and eventually Letrou drops back down to his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clayton wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hand to the body from Letrou.

Clayton successfully pulls guard.

Letrou stands up from Clayton's guard - Letrou perhaps looking for a knockout.

Letrou closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Clayton quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letrou seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Letrou content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Clayton wants to control but Letrou is keeping busy.
Clayton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Letrou working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letrou is thwarting Clayton's attempts to control the position.
Clayton is looking to improve his position.
Letrou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Letrou slips a nice elbow through Clayton's hands, connecting with Clayton's forehead.
Letrou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clayton is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clayton keeping control of the position.
Clayton is breathing heavily.
Letrou seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Letrou tries to stand and escape but Clayton is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clayton dives in and grabs Letrou's left leg, looking for a takedown. Letrou pushes down on Clayton's head and hops out.
Letrou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serge Letrou dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice shot by Letrou.
Letrou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Clayton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Clayton showed some decent athleticism there.
Clayton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Letrou defending well though.
Letrou blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clayton.
Serge Letrou has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letrou avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clayton.
Clayton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Clayton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Letrou's head.
Letrou is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Letrou really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clayton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Letrou is looking to improve his position.
Clayton working Letrou over with strikes.
Letrou wants to get back to full guard.
Clayton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Letrou desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Clayton thows a huge punch but Letrou dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Letrou keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Letrou closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Clayton's guard.
Letrou wants to control from the top but Clayton keeps moving.
Clayton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Letrou trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Clayton manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Clayton throwing strikes from guard but Letrou blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letrou working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clayton.
Clayton wants to get up but he can't break Letrou's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Letrou is trying to keep Clayton in close.
Clayton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Clayton with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Clayton misses with a takedown
enabling Letrou to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Letrou lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Letrou looks to score with a jab to the body but Clayton is just out of range.
Clayton moves forwards but Letrou connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Letrou throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Clayton tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Letrou is in Clayton's guard.
Letrou throwing strikes from guard but Clayton blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Letrou throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serge Letrou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Clayton fails with the takedown.
Letrou now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Letrou lands a nice shot that snaps Clayton's head back.

Letrou clinches up against the cage.
Clayton tries to break the clinch but Letrou is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clayton is looking to control Letrou's arms but Letrou gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clayton has his back to the cage.
Clayton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Letrou breaks the clinch.
Clayton fails with a takedown attempt.
Letrou's coach down at Always Clean Double Elite was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Letrou's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Letrou just misses with a punch to the body.
Clayton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Letrou looks to score with a jab to the body but Clayton is just out of range.
Clayton avoids the body shot from Letrou.
It looked like Clayton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Letrou cracks a nice hook into Clayton's ribs.
Serge Letrou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clayton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benton Clayton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clayton walks into a straight right hand from Letrou.
Clayton takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton tries to clinch there but Letrou circles away.
Clayton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Letrou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Letrou bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Letrou working away.
Letrou working the head and body with strikes.
Letrou is working Clayton over with some ground and pound from side control.
Clayton can't do much from the bottom here.
Clayton tries to buck Letrou off but Letrou is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Letrou tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Letrou has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Letrou tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Clayton is looking for a sweep.
Letrou wants to stand but Clayton has his arm trapped.
Letrou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clayton wants to control but Letrou postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Letrou lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Clayton takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Clayton is rocked!

Letrou is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Clayton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Oh Clayton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
I wouldn't like to be where Clayton is right now.
Clayton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Letrou landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Letrou is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Clayton is hurt! He's hurt bad - Letrou fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Clayton from any more punishment! Congratulations to Letrou! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serge Letrou!