PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luc Gagnon (ranked 2888 p4p, 364 weight class) and Seong Jo (ranked 4162 p4p, 484 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gagnon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Annihilator - King of the Kill. Luc Gagnon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Gagnon
vs
Jo

185 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

181 cm
20
189 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sportivité
Sin City Allstars

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luc Gagnon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seong Jo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jo thuds his right hand into Gagnon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gagnon cracks Jo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Jo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Gagnon successfully pulls guard.
Jo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gagnon keeping moving, preventing Jo from controlling successfully.
Jo chips away with some ground and pound.
Gagnon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gagnon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jo controls the pace.

Gagnon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jo scoring with punches to the head and body.

Gagnon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Gagnon is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Jo frees his head nicely. Oh but Gagnon has switched to an armbar! Jo is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Luc Gagnon!
An out of breath and clearly excited Luc Gagnon thanked Sportivité for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).