PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Tremblay (ranked 2916 p4p, 4087 weight class) and Ieuan Thomas (ranked 356 p4p, 439 weight class). Jacques Tremblay had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Tremblay
vs
Thomas

178 cm
25
145
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
153
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacques Tremblay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ieuan Thomas!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Tremblay moved away.
Tremblay staying out of range there.
Thomas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tremblay walks into a jab.
Tremblay dives in for a single leg takedown but Thomas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tremblay can't get the takedown.
Tremblay looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Tremblay. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tremblay is fighting off a takedown attempt but Thomas is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tremblay to the mat. Tremblay regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Tremblay punching to the body, from the bottom.
Thomas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thomas trying to move into half guard but instead Tremblay has managed to sweep!

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Thomas has his foot on Tremblay's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tremblay works his way back into a safe position though.
Tremblay sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremblay tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Tremblay sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tremblay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Thomas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tremblay is aware though and is defending well.
Tremblay engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tremblay wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
Tremblay not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tremblay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tremblay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thomas falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tremblay counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremblay controlling the pace.
Thomas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tremblay is working away from the top position though.
Tremblay is taking a breather. Thomas says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tremblay landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thomas tries to get to full guard but Tremblay has control of the leg.
Tremblay trying to control the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Tremblay decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Tremblay darts in looking for a takedown but Thomas gets double underhooks and turns Tremblay into the cage.
Tremblay drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thomas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tremblay fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tremblay is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thomas pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Thomas has Tremblay pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Thomas pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Tremblay tumbling to the mat - Thomas dives into Tremblay's guard.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tremblay trying to control the position here.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Tremblay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas is fighting to break Tremblay's control of his arms but Tremblay is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Thomas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tremblay is keeping the position for now.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to advance position but Tremblay has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Tremblay controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tremblay scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thomas?
Tremblay controlling from the full mount.
Tremblay's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thomas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tremblay scoring with strikes but Thomas is staying in there.
Thomas is working to get back to half guard.
Tremblay controlling the pace for now.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tremblay has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tremblay with good strikes from the mount here!
Thomas taking shots to the head.
Tremblay controlling his opponent.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tremblay dominating with strikes here.
Thomas taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tremblay lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Thomas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tremblay controlling the position easily from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Tremblay dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Thomas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tremblay on the side of the head.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tremblay was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Tremblay appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice shot lands for Thomas.
Thomas throws a leg kick

and Tremblay counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tremblay stays in close to Thomas's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tremblay seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Thomas for as long as he can get away with.
Tremblay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremblay continues to stall.
Tremblay passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Tremblay decides to stand up, so the ref orders Thomas to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thomas throws a leg kick

and Tremblay counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tremblay scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tremblay looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tremblay sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremblay working Thomas over with strikes.
Tremblay landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tremblay performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tremblay connects with a nice short shot to Thomas's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tremblay is figuring out what he wants to do next.
More hug and hope from Tremblay.
Nice strikes from Tremblay there.
Tremblay is controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ieuan Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thomas sizes up Tremblay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tremblay fails with the takedown.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Tremblay moved out of range.
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tremblay. That did some damage!
Tremblay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tremblay ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas misses with a double jab.

Thomas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tremblay manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tremblay wants to sweep here but Thomas controlling him for the moment.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tremblay controlling the position.
Tremblay is looking to stand up but Thomas isn't so interested in that idea.
Tremblay looking for a sweep. Not yet Tremblay, not yet.
Jacques Tremblay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tremblay is working hard here to advance position.
Tremblay keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas is looking to pass into half guard but Tremblay pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tremblay is in guard.

Ieuan Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tremblay passes Thomas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Tremblay seems content to control.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Tremblay.
Further stalling from Tremblay.
Thomas is looking to improve his position.
Tremblay not doing much here.

That's eight 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice defenses there by Tremblay.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Tremblay avoids it well.
Thomas misses with a leg kick

and Tremblay counters with a takedown into side control.
Tremblay tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tremblay passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Thomas!
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Tremblay lands with some strikes.
Tremblay sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thomas is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Tremblay controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tremblay continues to hold on tight.
Jacques Tremblay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Tremblay showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tremblay has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Jacques Tremblay!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Jacques Tremblay!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Jacques Tremblay!

Jacques Tremblay wins by unanimous decision!