PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Legus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Boutlier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Legus
vs
Boutlier

184 cm
28
237 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

195 cm
21
270 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Legus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Curtis Boutlier!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legus throws a nice looking combination but Boutlier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boutlier misses with the combination.
Boutlier should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Boutlier is looking to clinch but Legus is avoiding it.

Legus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Legus trying to control the pace.
Boutlier moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Legus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boutlier has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boutlier keeping moving, preventing Legus from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andrew Legus.

Legus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Boutlier is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Legus off and has taken his back!
Will Boutlier go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Boutlier is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Legus rolls, trying to escape but Boutlier keeps control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legus manages to reverse the position and now he's in Boutlier's guard. Nice work there by Legus.
Legus trying to control but Boutlier is working from the bottom.
Legus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Legus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Boutlier throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boutlier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Legus wants to control from the top but Boutlier keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boutlier seems keen to control Legus's posture.
Legus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Legus trying to control the position from guard on top but Boutlier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

We're going to have a standup here because Andrew Legus wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Legus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Boutlier manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Legus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Legus wants to control from the top but Boutlier keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Legus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrew Legus wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Legus shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Legus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Legus 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.

Boutlier gets caught napping as Legus dives in and scores a takedown. Boutlier manages to retain guard.
Legus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Legus stays in close to Boutlier's body and controls the position.
Andrew Legus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Legus wants to pass the guard but Boutlier is keeping the position.
Boutlier bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Legus's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Legus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Legus tries to get out of the position.
Boutlier wants to control from the top but Legus keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Legus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Legus passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Boutlier!
Boutlier really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legus trying to control but Boutlier is having none of it.
Legus dominating with strikes here.
Legus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Boutlier's face.
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!
Legus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Boutlier is looking to get to half guard.
Boutlier wants to control but Legus is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legus scoring with strikes but Boutlier is staying in there.
Boutlier is breathing heavily.

Boutlier defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Legus.
Legus controlling the pace for now.
Legus wants to control the pace but Boutlier is squirming around nicely.
Legus landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Legus scoring with strikes but Boutlier is staying in there.
Legus controlling the position easily from mount.

Legus swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Boutlier is now in Legus's guard. A big mistake from Legus there, giving up the dominant position!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Legus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boutlier gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Legus dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Legus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Legus looking to control but instead Boutlier has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Boutlier wants to control but Legus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Legus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Legus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boutlier defending well though.
Legus not doing much here.

Boutlier is defending against the submission attempts here by Legus.
Legus wants to control but Boutlier is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boutlier trying to hold on to Legus's head to control him but Legus postures up.

Legus is working for a kimura but Boutlier is defending it quite comfortably.
Legus working over Boutlier with some ground and pound. Boutlier looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boutlier has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Legus is working away from the top position though.
Legus is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boutlier has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Legus is working away from the top position though.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Legus with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Andrew Legus wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Legus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legus trying to control the action but Boutlier is working from the bottom.
Boutlier has hold of Legus's hands but Legus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Legus wants to pass the guard but Boutlier is defending well.
Boutlier is looking for a sweep. Legus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Curtis Boutlier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Legus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legus blocks the strikes from Boutlier.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Legus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Legus 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Legus!