PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason White (ranked 5397 p4p, 428 weight class) and Remy Lebeau (ranked 4992 p4p, 415 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

White
vs
Lebeau

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Remy Lebeau!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lebeau lands with a nice combination. White backs away looking to recover.
Lebeau misses with a series of wild punches.
Lebeau tries to clinch up

and White counters with a nice double leg into guard.
White throwing strikes but missing.
White stops Lebeau from standing up.
Lebeau lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Lebeau trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lebeau wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebeau trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
White seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
White keeping full guard, as Lebeau tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

White is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Lebeau presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

White has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lebeau uses from the top position.
Lebeau trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lebeau slips nicely into half guard.

Lebeau is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and White defends it well.
Lebeau is keen to just control but White is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebeau is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White wants to get back to his feet.
Lebeau moves into full mount! White won't be happy about that!
White is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lebeau tries to control but White wriggling away.

Lebeau working for a submission but White is keeping him at bay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lebeau trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lebeau throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Lebeau dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lebeau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
White walks into a stiff left hand from Lebeau.
Lebeau tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice sprawl there from Lebeau as White shoots in.
Lebeau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lebeau stalks White and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into White's face. White staggers backwards, shaken.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lebeau tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lebeau to the ground. Lebeau escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

White moves into the clinch successfully.

White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lebeau moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Lebeau feints a jab promting White to slip. Lebeau then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. White slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lebeau scores with the left hand. White knows he should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lebeau lands a jab-cross combination.
A combination from White does no damage.
White throws a series of punches but Lebeau moves out of range.
As White backs off Lebeau throws a huge counter combo but White manages to avoid it all.
Jason White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lebeau uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lebeau lands a slapping body shot.
Lebeau's jab looks to have found its range, popping White under the eye.
White misses with a head kick.
Lebeau scores with a three punch combo!
White walks into a stiff left hand from Lebeau.
A left and a right from Lebeau both land. Nice combination.

Oooooh!!! Lebeau has knocked White down with a huge combo! Lebeau steps away and waves a wobbly White back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

White is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Lebeau! White is backing up but he can't get away as Lebeau lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops White and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Remy Lebeau!