PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Army Jr (ranked 1146 p4p, 1853 weight class) and Ace Leon (ranked 151 p4p, 251 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Army Jr
vs
Leon

189 cm
20
204
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
27
215
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Army Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ace Leon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leon misses with a lunging right hand
and Army Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Army Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Dick Army Jr has been cut.
Leon throws a hook to the side of Army Jr's head but Army Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leon fails with a takedown attempt.
Leon moves out of range of the strikes.
Army Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leon.
A big right from Leon misses.
Leon looks to clinch
and Army Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leon misses with a hook
and Army Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Leon pushes Army Jr up against the cage in a clinch.

Army Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Army Jr misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Leon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Leon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Army Jr throws a shot to the body.
Leon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leon throws a right hand that misses
letting Army Jr counter with a right hand.
Dick Army Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leon throws a right hand that misses
and Army Jr counters with a left to the body.
Leon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Army Jr misses with an uppercut.
Army Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Army Jr lands a jab to Leon's midsection.
Army Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leon was well out of range. Poor timing from Army Jr.

Leon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Army Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Leon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leon is looking to stand up but Army Jr won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leon postures up in Army Jr's guard and throws a big left but Army Jr blocks it.
Leon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Army Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Army Jr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Leon wanted to stand there but Army Jr had control of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Army Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Army Jr's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ace Leon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leon closes the distance but Army Jr moves to the side
enabling Army Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Army Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leon defending well as Army Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Leon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Army Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Army Jr cracks Leon with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Army Jr has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Leon to stand back up!

Leon is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leon misses with a right hand
and Army Jr counters with a huge right that knocks Leon out cold! Army Jr is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dick Army Jr!
A relieved looking Dick Army Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.