PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darin Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaspard Leblong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaspard Leblong has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Darin Reed's chin.

Reed
vs
Leblong

182 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

213 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darin Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaspard Leblong!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reed moves into the clinch.
Reed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leblong is trying to force a seperation but Reed has the dominant position.
Reed stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A frustrated look appears on Leblong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reed has Leblong pressed against the cage, preventing Leblong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reed stalling the fight.
Leblong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leblong.
Leblong prevents Reed from breaking the clinch.
Reed keeps control of Leblong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leblong is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Reed as the two fighters clinch.
Reed has Leblong pressed against the cage, preventing Leblong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reed has Leblong pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblong wants to get back to striking at distance but Reed won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Reed.
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 circle away but Reed has him pinned against the cage.
Leblong is looking to break free of the clinch but Reed has double underhooks.
Leblong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reed has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Leblong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reed leaning his opponent against the cage.
Leblong tries to work over Reed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leblong blocks an uppercut.
Leblong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reed avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Reed fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leblong, pushing him back against the cage.
Reed has Leblong pressed against the cage, preventing Leblong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reed taking a breather.
Reed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leblong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reed just leaning against Leblong, taking a breather.
Leblong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reed has had enough of the clinch but Leblong keeps him there for the moment.
Leblong can't break the clinch.
Reed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A frustrated look appears on Leblong's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed looking to throw knees to the head but Leblong is blocking nicely.

Leblong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leblong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leblong moves in looking to clinch but Reed pushes him off.
Reed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leblong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leblong wants to clinch up but Reed keeps it at a distance.

Leblong shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Reed makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reed.
Leblong looks winded!

Reed pushes Leblong off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leblong looks to score with a jab to the body but Reed is just out of range.
Darin Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leblong wants to clinch.
Leblong fails with an attempt to clinch.

Reed fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leblong, pushing him back against the cage.
Reed leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leblong is trying to break free.
Reed prevents Leblong from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Darin Reed will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Reed enables Leblong to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Reed manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Reed throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Reed pushes Leblong off and scrambles back to his feet.
Leblong throws a series of punches but Reed moves out of range.
Leblong moves to clinch but Reed breaks away
and Reed counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Reed has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Reed takes the fight into the clinch.

Leblong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leblong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leblong lands with a straight right. Reed didn't see that one coming.
Leblong is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leblong tries to clinch but Reed moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Leblong wants to break free but Reed has control.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Leblong wants to break free but Reed has control.
Leblong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leblong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leblong's efforts to push away.
Leblong trying to stall but Reed improves his position.
Leblong wants to break the clinch but can't.

Leblong is trying to trip Reed. He has hold of a leg but Reed is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Leblong persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reed manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Reed clinches.
Reed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leblong.

Leblong decides to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Reed stands and steps away. Leblong gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Reed is looking to clinch but Leblong is avoiding it.
Reed tries to clinch there but Leblong circles away.
Leblong throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.
We've been informed that Leblong has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Leblong tries to clinch but Reed is having none of it.

Leblong shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Reed manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Reed has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Leblong is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leblong blocks an uppercut.
Reed stalls.
Leblong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reed stalling against the cage.
Reed misses with a body punch.
Leblong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Darin Reed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reed struggles to land a body shot inside as Leblong controls his hands.
Leblong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leblong being controlled against the cage.
Leblong wants to get back to striking at distance but Reed won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed swings wildly with an uppercut but Leblong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reed is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Leblong is trying to break free.
Reed has Leblong pressed against the cage, preventing Leblong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leblong is trying to push Reed away but Reed has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leblong's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reed can't find room to land a body shot as Leblong controls the action.
Leblong has had enough of the clinch but Reed keeps him there for the moment.
Reed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gaspard Leblong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Leblong wants to clinch up but Reed keeps it at a distance.
Leblong wants to clinch but Reed slips to the side
and Reed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leblong fails in his attempt to clinch.

Reed clinches up against the cage.
Leblong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leblong is trying to break the clinch but Reed has him pressed against the cage.

Leblong ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Leblong no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Leblong is working an open guard so Reed takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gaspard Leblong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed fails in his attempt to clinch.

Reed has Leblong up against the cage in a clinch.
Leblong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leblong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reed has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reed has him pressed against the cage.
Leblong is trying to force a seperation but Reed has the dominant position.
Leblong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leblong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reed has him pressed against the cage.
Reed misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Reed.
Leblong wants to break the clinch but can't.
A bit of stalling here from Reed.
Leblong prevents a body shot from Reed.
Reed stalling the fight.
Leblong blocks the elbow strike.
Reed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leblong blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leblong's efforts to push away.
Leblong has had enough of the clinch but Reed keeps him there for the moment.
Leblong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reed has a couple of punches blocked by Leblong.
Leblong can't break the clinch.
Reed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leblong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Reed fails to land.
Leblong is trying to break the clinch but Reed is controlling him.
Leblong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Leblong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reed content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Leblong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed is struggling to control the position.
Leblong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Leblong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reed prevents Leblong from breaking the clinch.
Reed effectively controlling the action here.
Leblong is trying to break free.
Reed missing with knees to the body.
Leblong wants to break free but Reed has control.
Leblong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leblong blocks a body shot from Reed.
The referee calls for Reed to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leblong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reed has him pressed against the cage.
Reed throws an elbow but it misses.
Reed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leblong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leblong is trying to push Reed away but Reed has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reed stalling.
Leblong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Reed breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leblong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leblong moves to clinch but Reed breaks away
and Reed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Reed has managed to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Darin Reed.
I think Reed 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Darin Reed!