PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leech Man (ranked 4457 p4p, 4545 weight class) and Test Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Man
vs
Two

195 cm
25
205
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
210
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leech Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Test Two!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Two wants to clinch
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Two gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Two tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Two is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Test Two seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Two fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man, pushing him back against the cage.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Two instigates a clinch.
Man slows down the pace here.
Man works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Two tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Two digs a right hand underneath Man's ribcage. Man let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Man is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Two fails to land.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Two creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Two is trying to stall.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Man.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Two tries to stall but Man uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Two's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Two backwards.
Two with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Two tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Man.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Two controls his hands.
Two tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Two lands an elbow that stopped Man in his tracks for a moment.
Two lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Two blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man presses Two against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Man scores with a shoulder strike.
Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Two pushes off an throws an elbow but Man leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Man tries to break free but Two pushes him back against the cage.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man lands an uppercut.
Two throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Two backwards.
Two misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
Two takes a shot to the head.

Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Two takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Man with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Man connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Man counters with a left to the body.

Two moves into the clinch.
Man blocks an elbow strike.
Two tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Two tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man connects with a jab.
Man cracks Two with an open hand slap.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Two.
Two drops his hands momentarily and Man takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Two wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man is looking to counter punch.
Man lands a body shot.
Two wants to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Two has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Man finds it's way round the side to connect with Two's head.
A jab from Man finds it's way through Two's defenses.
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Two tries to clinch up.
Two is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Two tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leech Man dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Man moves into range and connects with a jab.
A left lands for Man.
Two takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Test Two is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man scores with a decent looking hook.
Two tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Two wants to clinch.
It looked like Man wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Two tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Two shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Two moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Two instigates a clinch.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Twos head.
Two stalling in the clinch but Man improves position.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Two backwards.
Two misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Man.
Two swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Two trying to land knees to the body.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Two looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
Leech Man has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Man breaks the clinch.
Two fails with an attempt to clinch.
Two tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Two fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Two tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Man.
Leech Man is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Two tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Man swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Two tries to clinch
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Two.
Man tries to bum rush Two with a series of wild strikes but Two uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Two closes the distance looking to clinch
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Man.
Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two tries to clinch but Man moves away
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Two fails with an attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Man tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Two instigates a clinch.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Two can do to turn this around?
Two is stalling here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Two has Man pressed against the cage, preventing Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Two throws a knee to the head but misses.
Man blocks the elbow strike.
Two working aggressively here.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man blocking some punches.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Two controls the action.
Two throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Two struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Two misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Two fails to land.
Two misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Two tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Two.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Two backwards.
Two prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Man as Two tries to tie him up.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Two won't allow it.
Man just leaning against Two, taking a breather.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Two working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leech Man dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jab by Man.
Man lands a nice looking body shot.
Man scores with a crisp jab that stopped Two in his tracks.

Man gets tackled into the cage by Two. Two maintains the clinch.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Two backwards.
Two's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Man.
Two misses with some punches.
Man pushes Two back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Two, against the cage.
Two lands a shoulder strike.
Man is struggling to control the position.
Two throws a head punch that misses.
Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Two backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Man.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Two has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Man.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Two creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Two working aggressively here.
Two swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man blocking some punches.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Two controls his hands.
Two misses with a short punch on the inside.

Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Two wants to clinch
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Two tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Two moves to clinch but Man breaks away
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Two tries to clinch up
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Two moves to clinch but Man breaks away
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Two tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Two tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Two moves away from the strike by Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Two.
Man digs a good body shot into Two's ribs.
Two takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Two tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Two has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Man connects with a crisp jab.
Two tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Two tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Two tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Two tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Two.
Two is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two tries to clinch
and Man counters with a series of strikes. Two will be more careful next time no doubt.
Man scores with a jab. Two acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Two tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Man counters with a left to the body.

Two takes the fight into the clinch.
Man scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Two.
Man lands with a right to the head.
Two misses with a punch on the inside.
Man lands a right hand.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Two fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Two uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Test Two has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leech Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Two misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leech Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Man, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leech Man!