PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Leoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mclean has chosen Oasis - F**king in the bushes as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Leoni
vs
Mclean

189 cm
19
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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5th Round

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Leoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Mclean!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Leoni misses.
Leoni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Leoni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mclean.
Leoni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mclean throws a series of punches but Leoni moves out of range.
Leoni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mclean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leoni.
Leoni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mclean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leoni fails with the takedown.
Mclean with a nice cross.
Leoni misses with a double jab
and Mclean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mclean lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leoni on the side of the head.
Leoni misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Leoni is breathing heavily.
Mclean lands with an overhand left.
Leoni throws a low kick but Mclean avoids it.
Mclean moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mclean displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Leoni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mclean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mclean throws a right and a left that Leoni avoids nicely.
Mclean cracks a nice hook into Leoni's ribs.
Mclean cracks Leoni with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mclean misses with a series of wild punches.
Leoni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mclean throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leoni slips a jab and a cross from Mclean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclean works over Leoni's head and body with a nice combination.
Mclean stuns Leoni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mclean fails to land with a series of punches.
Leoni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mclean lands a glancing blow to the side of Leoni's head.
Mclean tries to land a front kick but Leoni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mclean connects with a nice looking jab.
Leoni shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mclean sprawls well. Mclean wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leoni gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Leoni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mclean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mclean is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Leoni had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good work by Leoni as he checks the leg kick.
Mclean thuds his right hand into Leoni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leoni takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leoni tries to clinch but Mclean moves away
and Mclean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brandon Leoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mclean lands with an uppercut that bounces Leoni off the cage and back into rage.
Leoni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mclean pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leoni takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Leoni misses the target.
Mclean connects with a right hand. Leoni shakes it off.
Mclean scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good standup being displayed there by Mclean as he connects with a hook.
Mclean scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Leoni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mclean clobbers Leoni with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Leoni. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Mclean scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leoni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mclean lands with a cross.
Mclean cracks a nice hook into Leoni's ribs.
Mclean throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mclean misses with a wild combination.
Mclean ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mclean scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Leoni takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mclean keeps the fight on the outside.
Leoni connects with a body shot.
Leoni takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Leoni throws a big shot that misses.
Lenny Mclean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mclean throws a right hand that Leoni ducks under and follows up with a left that Leoni also avoids with ease.
Leoni shoots in looking for a takedown. Mclean tries to sprawl out of it but Leoni keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mclean manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mclean throws a shot to the body.
Mclean jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leoni shoots for a takedown but Mclean saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some wild striking there from Mclean.
Leoni takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leoni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mclean counters with a one-two to the body.
Leoni takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leoni has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Leoni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mclean misses with a two punch combination.
Leoni misses with a straight right.
Leoni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mclean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mclean lands a jab.
Mclean paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leoni could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mclean takes a swing at Leoni's ribcage but misses.
Mclean scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leoni in his tracks.
No joy there for Mclean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leoni shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mclean counters with a left to the body.
Mclean scores with a jab.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leoni shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mclean as he avoids it easily.
Mclean lands a jab-cross combination.
Mclean scores with a nice head shot.
Mclean lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mclean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leoni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Well,Leoni is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Leoni wants to clinch but Mclean slips to the side
and Mclean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leoni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mclean counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Leoni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leoni slips a jab and a cross from Mclean.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leoni.
Leoni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Leoni will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mclean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lenny Mclean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leoni throws a sloppy head kick
and Mclean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mclean darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mclean misses with a double jab.
Mclean digs a good hook to Leoni's body.

Leoni looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mclean really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leoni. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mclean wants to get back to his feet but Leoni is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mclean looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mclean is trying to keep Leoni in close.
Brandon Leoni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Leoni throwing strikes but missing.
Mclean is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mclean working a defensive guard here.
Leoni tries to stand but Mclean is controlling from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mclean wants to sweep here but Leoni controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lenny Mclean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mclean has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Lenny Mclean!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Lenny Mclean!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Lenny Mclean!

Lenny Mclean wins by unanimous decision!