PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucien Lachance (ranked 2344 p4p, 292 weight class) and Georges Moxley (ranked 2364 p4p, 294 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Lachance
vs
Moxley

187 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

189 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucien Lachance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georges Moxley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lachance throws a poor cross that misses
and Moxley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moxley digs a good body shot into Lachance's ribs.
Lachance pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moxley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lachance looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Moxley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lachance is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Moxley.
Lachance misses with an uppercut. Moxley saw that one coming.
Moxley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lachance darts in trying to clinch
and Moxley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moxley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachance throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moxley lands an overhand right.
Lachance throws out a loose jab but Moxley uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lachance misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachance pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moxley looks to land a right hand but Lachance moved out of range.
As Moxley tries to get set, Lachance tries to push him back and clinch up but Moxley manages to avoid the attempt.
Lachance moves in looking to clinch but Moxley pushes him off.
Moxley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lachance swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moxley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lachance.
Lachance comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moxley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moxley cracks Lachance with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lachance misses with a straight right.
A jab from Lachance does it's job there.
Moxley walks into a jab.
Moxley misses with a double jab.
Lachance is looking to clinch but Moxley is avoiding it.
Moxley defending well as Lachance loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moxley! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lachance stuns Moxley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moxley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Lachance as he connects with a hook.
Moxley misses the jab.
Moxley throws a big shot that misses.
Lachance misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moxley! But no joy.
Lachance thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lachance scores with a punch to the head.
Moxley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lachance throws out the jab.
Moxley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lachance misses with a lunging right hand
and Moxley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moxley misses with a looping right.
Moxley walks into a stiff left hand from Lachance.
Lachance misses with a left hand
and Moxley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachance connects with a nice looking jab.
Lachance throws a jab when Moxley was well out of range.
Lachance with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moxley to score with a decent uppercut.
Moxley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lachance throws out the jab.
Lachance tries to close the distance and clinch but Moxley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moxley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lachance waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moxley.
Lachance throws a body punch but Moxley moves out of range.
Moxley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Moxley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lachance.
Moxley walks into a straight right hand from Lachance.
Lachance loads up on a big right hand but Moxley slips the punch.
Lachance misses with an uppercut
and Moxley counters with a nice uppercut.
Moxley slips a straight right by Lachance.
Lachance lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachance throws a body shot but no joy.
Moxley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Lucien Lachance has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lachance tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moxley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moxley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lachance lands with a straight right. Moxley didn't see that one coming.
Lachance moves out of range of the strikes.
Moxley defending well as Lachance loads up on a big left hand.
Moxley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lachance fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moxley manages to avoid it.
Moxley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moxley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lachance.
Moxley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moxley scores with a body shot.
Lachance changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucien Lachance dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucien Lachance's cut.
That's time! Lachance's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Moxley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lachance.
Nice defenses there by Moxley.
Lachance misses with a jab to the body
and Moxley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Lachance. Beautiful body shot.
Moxley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lachance lands with a hook. Moxley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lachance slips under a jab.
Lachance fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lachance takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lachance displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moxley throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachance misses with an uppercut
and Moxley counters with a stiff right hand.

Lachance is rocked!
Moxley slips a jab from Lachance.
Lachance punishes Moxley's body with a nice straight punch.
Lachance lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moxley.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Moxley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lachance has got the better of the exchanges.
Lachance uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moxley.
Lachance looks to land a left hand but Moxley moved out of range nicely.
Moxley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lachance lands a jab to the nose.
Lachance is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moxley can do to turn this around?
Lachance misses with a straight left.
Lachance takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice body punch from Lachance.
Lachance closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lachance takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Lachance.
Moxley moves out of range as Lachance strikes.
Moxley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lachance swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lachance throws a jab but it's blocked by Moxley.
Moxley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lachance misses the jab.
Lachance slips a straight right by Moxley.
Moxley misses with a wild body shot.
Lachance seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lachance. Moxley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moxley blocks a jab.
Lachance misses with a straight left.
Moxley takes one to the side of the head.
Moxley lands a nice hook to Lachance's body. Lachance takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lachance tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moxley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moxley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lachance throws an overhand right that lands on Moxley's shoulder, as Moxley tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Moxley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut there from Lachance.

Lachance fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moxley, pushing him back against the cage.

Moxley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Lachance coming out on top.
Lachance thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Moxley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moxley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lucien Lachance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Lachance.
Lachance misses with a straight left.
Moxley throws a body punch but Lachance moves out of range.
Lachance throws a hook but Moxley avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachance moves out of range of the strikes.
Lachance tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Moxley manages to circle out of the way.
Lachance tries to clinch
and Moxley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moxley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lachance misses with an uppercut.

Lachance closes the distance and clinches.
Moxley working aggressively here.
Moxley lands with a right to the head.

Moxley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lachance misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moxley counters with a right hand to the body.
Moxley throws a big shot that misses.
Moxley misses the jab.
Moxley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lachance scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Lachance.
Moxley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucien Lachance dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucien Lachance's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lachance fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moxley manages to avoid it.

Lachance has managed to clinch.
Lachance has a couple of punches blocked by Moxley.
A hook to the body from Lachance.

Moxley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lachance misses with a straight right.
Moxley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moxley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Lachance clinches.
Moxley pushes Lachance back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Moxley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lachance throws a right hand that misses
and Moxley counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachance keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moxley.
Lachance tries to counter by clinching up but Moxley breaks away and moves out of range.
Lachance misses with an uppercut. Moxley saw that one coming.
Moxley unleashes a big counter combination but Lachance bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lucien Lachance is winning the standup battle so far.
Lachance throws a jab when Moxley was well out of range.
It seemed like Moxley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lachance misses with an uppercut
and Moxley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley defending well as Lachance loads up on a big left hand.
Moxley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lachance tries to clinch there but Moxley circles away.
Lachance tries to clinch but Moxley moves away
enabling Moxley to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Lachance is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lachance doesn't manage to clinch there - Moxley circles away.
A jab from Lachance misses.
A little jabbing left from Moxley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lachance seems to have got his legs back now.
Lachance connects with a single shot there.
Lachance swings for the body but Moxley moves out of range.
Moxley avoids the body shot from Lachance.
Lachance tries to clinch up.
Lachance moves to clinch but Moxley breaks away
letting Moxley counter with a right hand.
Georges Moxley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lachance wants to clinch but Moxley slips to the side
and Moxley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Lachance darts in and clinches Moxley up against the cage.
Lachance is trying to pull guard but Moxley has him pressed against the cage.
Lachance misses with a punch on the inside.
Lachance misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Moxley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Moxley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lachance scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moxley in his tracks.
Lachance throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lachance misses with an uppercut
enabling Moxley to counter with a crisp jab.
Lachance swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moxley tests Lachance's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moxley throws a looping overhand right but Lachance ducks down to avoid it.
Moxley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lachance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachance lands a slapping body shot.
Moxley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moxley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lachance sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moxley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lachance manages to avoid it.
Moxley throws a lazy right hand but Lachance sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Lachance has closed the distance and engaged Moxley in a clinch.
Lucien Lachance is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Moxley manages to break the clinch.
Lachance looks to land a right hand but Moxley moved out of range.
Lachance tries to clinch up but Moxley circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the body from Lachance misses
and Moxley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lachance tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moxley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lachance throws a lazy right hand but Moxley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moxley! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachance wants to clinch up but Moxley keeps it at a distance.
Moxley throws a hook but Lachance avoids it easily.
Lachance throws a body punch but Moxley moves out of range.
Moxley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lachance misses with a looping right.
Lachance lands a slapping body shot.
Moxley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lachance misses with a hook. Moxley ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Moxley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lachance throws a hook to the side of Moxley's head but Moxley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lachance loads up on a big right hand but Moxley slips the punch.
Moxley moves out of range as Lachance strikes.
Moxley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lachance to score with a decent uppercut.
Lachance lands with a cross.

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 Lucien Lachance.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lachance, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucien Lachance!
Lucien Lachance thanked the fans post fight for their support.