PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joel Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaspard Leblong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marquez
vs
Leblong

166 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

213 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ White 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joel Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaspard Leblong!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Leblong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Leblong showed some decent athleticism there.
Marquez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Marquez gets full guard.
Leblong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marquez wants to sweep but no luck.
Leblong wants to stand and escape but instead Marquez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Marquez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Marquez stands and steps away. Leblong gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Marquez really is a fat lump.
Leblong closes the distance but Marquez moves to the side

and Marquez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Marquez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Leblong tries to clinch up

and Marquez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez won't allow Leblong to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Marquez stands and steps away. Leblong gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Leblong tries to land a leg kick but Marquez saw it coming and moves away.
Leblong looks to score with a jab to the body but Marquez is just out of range.
Leblong tries to clinch up.
Marquez misses with a looping right.
Leblong looks to clinch

and Marquez counters with a single leg into guard. Leblong didn't expect that.
Marquez throwing strikes from guard but Leblong blocks nicely.
Marquez controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Joel Marquez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Marquez circles away from the clinch attempt

and Marquez counters with a shoot takedown. Leblong fights it but they end up in guard.

Marquez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Leblong tries to close the distance and clinch but Marquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leblong is looking to clinch.
Leblong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leblong tries to clinch there but Marquez circles away.

Leblong feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Marquez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leblong throws a big elbow that misses.
Marquez is controlling Leblong's posture.

Marquez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leblong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Leblong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marquez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Leblong manages to get himself to full guard.
Marquez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez throwing strikes but missing.

Marquez stands and steps away. Leblong gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gaspard Leblong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leblong tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Marquez counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marquez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Marquez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Marquez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Marquez stands up and beckons Leblong to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Leblong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leblong doesn't manage to clinch there - Marquez circles away.
Leblong looks to clinch

and Marquez counters with a single leg into guard. Leblong didn't expect that.
Marquez throws a big elbow that misses.

Marquez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Marquez keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leblong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Marquez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Leblong napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marquez controls the position from side control.
Marquez'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 one minute gone in the round.
Marquez scoring with punches from side control.
A lull in the action here as Marquez stalls from top position.

Marquez decides to stand back up.
Joel Marquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leblong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leblong tries to clinch up but Marquez circles away and keeps his distance.

Marquez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Leblong is trying to defend but Marquez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marquez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Leblong taking some punishment here, with Marquez in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez content to control rather than advance.

Marquez stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Leblong tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Marquez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Marquez gets control of Leblong's arms and successfully pulls guard. Marquez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Marquez has a closed guard, preventing Leblong from standing up.
Leblong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marquez. 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 three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marquez is on top in guard.
Marquez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Marquez lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez is working Leblong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Marquez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marquez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Leblong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marquez.
Marquez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Joel Marquez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Leblong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Marquez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Leblong moves to clinch but Marquez breaks away

and Marquez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Marquez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marquez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Marquez stands up from Leblong's guard - Marquez perhaps looking for a knockout.

Marquez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Marquez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leblong defends it well.

Marquez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Leblong sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marquez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Leblong is just riding it out for now. Marquez eventually gives up the hold.

Marquez decides to return to a standing position.
Marquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leblong can do to turn this around?
Marquez throws a leg kick which misses Leblong's front leg but catches the back leg as Leblong tries to avoid it.

Leblong drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Marquez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Leblong wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Marquez uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Leblong wants to stand and escape but instead Marquez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Marquez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Leblong wants to sweep here but Marquez controlling him for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marquez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Marquez stands and steps away. Leblong gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Marquez circles away from the clinch attempt

and Marquez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Leblong's guard now.
Marquez is looking to work some ground and pound but Leblong has wrist control.
Marquez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leblong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leblong is working an open guard so Marquez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Leblong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leblong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Leblong looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Marquez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marquez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Leblong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marquez.
Marquez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marquez's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Marquez stands and steps away. Leblong gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gaspard Leblong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joel Marquez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leblong wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joel Marquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marquez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joel Marquez!