PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fre Ledanch (ranked 5015 p4p, 459 weight class) and Hopeful Junior (ranked 5197 p4p, 467 weight class). Hopeful Junior has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ledanch
vs
Junior

200 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Excellent boxer
Powerful

Condemned

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fre Ledanch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hopeful Junior!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ledanch throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Hopeful Junior has been cut.
Junior avoids the head kick by Ledanch.
Ledanch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ledanch lands a high kick!
Junior blocks a head kick by Ledanch.
Junior steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ledanch.
Junior scores with a hook.

It looks like Fre Ledanch has been cut.
Junior jabs Ledanch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ledanch misses the jab.
A head kick by Ledanch misses
and Junior counters with a series of strikes. Ledanch will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior misses with a two punch combination.
Junior has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ledanch checks a leg kick.
Ledanch misses with a head kick.
Junior tries to clinch but Ledanch is having none of it.
Junior tries to clinch there but Ledanch circles away.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ledanch paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Ledanch misses.
Ledanch throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
Junior wants to counter with a clinch but Ledanch pushes him away.
Ledanch moves out of range of the body kick from Junior.
Ledanch was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Junior is looking to score with low kicks.
Junior tries to clinch up but Ledanch circles away and keeps his distance.
Junior wants to clinch.
Ledanch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Junior throws a sloppy head kick and Ledanch moves out of range easily.
Ledanch throws a counter high kick but Junior was just alert enough to avoid it.
Junior throws a chopping leg kick but Ledanch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledanch throws a head kick but Junior moves out of range.
Ledanch throws a jab but it's blocked by Junior.
Junior doesn't manage to clinch there - Ledanch circles away.
Junior tries to clinch but Ledanch is having none of it.
Junior displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ledanch throws out the jab.
Ledanch throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ledanch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Junior lands a really nice looking cross but Ledanch seems unphased.
Ledanch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Junior is predictable there
and Ledanch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ledanch misses with a head kick.
Ledanch swings for the body but Junior moves out of range.
Ledanch dodges the punch combination from Junior.
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 Fre Ledanch will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Junior avoids the head kick by Ledanch.
Junior tries to clinch but Ledanch moves away
and Ledanch counters with a head kick.
Ledanch throws a jab when Junior was well out of range.
Junior slips a straight right by Ledanch.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but Ledanch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Junior looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ledanch just misses with a punch to the body.
Ledanch keeps the fight on the outside.
Ledanch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ledanch tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior connects with a body shot that sends Ledanch's belly button to the back.
Junior will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledanch throws a head kick but Junior moves out of range.
Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Junior counters with a body kick.
Ledanch throws a head kick that misses.
Junior tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ledanch counters with a nice uppercut.
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ledanch misses the target.
Junior tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ledanch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Junior misses with a leg kick.
Ledanch throws a head kick but Junior moves out of range.
Ledanch throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
Junior wants to clinch.
Junior tries to clinch up but Ledanch circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledanch throws a jab when Junior was well out of range.
Ledanch walks into a jab.
Ledanch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Junior avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Junior unleashes a big counter combination but Ledanch bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ledanch looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ledanch throws a head kick but Junior moves out of range.
Junior moves to clinch but Ledanch breaks away
and Ledanch counters with a head kick. That will keep Junior thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior throws a right and a left that Ledanch avoids nicely.
Ledanch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ledanch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ledanch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fre Ledanch dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ledanch swats away the attempt to clinch by Junior.
Ledanch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ledanch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Ledanch is looking to counter punch.
Ledanch looks to score with a jab to the body but Junior is just out of range.
Junior takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ledanch misses with a head kick.
Junior throws a solid leg kick but Ledanch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Junior.
Ledanch throws an overhand right that lands on Junior's shoulder, as Junior tries to avoid the shot.
Ledanch checks a low kick from Junior.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ledanch throws a counter high kick but Junior was just alert enough to avoid it.
Junior defending well as Ledanch loads up on a big left hand.
Ledanch throws a shot from downtown. Junior moves away and avoids it.
Ledanch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ledanch misses with a head kick.
Junior swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ledanch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Junior sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Junior pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ledanch back to the ropes. Junior follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ledanch throws a head kick but Junior moves out of range.
Junior wants to counter with a clinch but Ledanch pushes him away.
Fre Ledanch is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Junior ducks under a wild hook from Ledanch.
Ledanch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ledanch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Junior is looking to clinch.
Fre Ledanch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior is looking to clinch.
Ledanch keeps the fight on the outside.
Ledanch blocks a head kick by Junior.
Junior jabs Ledanch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Ledanch misses
letting Junior counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Ledanch misses
and Junior counters with a nice body shot.
Junior tries to clinch up.
Junior tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ledanch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Ledanch throws a counter high kick but Junior was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ledanch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ledanch counters with a flying knee. Nice.

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 Fre Ledanch.
Well Ledanch 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Fre Ledanch!
Fre Ledanch managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Condemned, into his post fight interview.