PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dork Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Leks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fish
vs
Leks

180 cm
25
190 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
203 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Behold The Beast
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dork Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Leks!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leks moves out of range of the strikes.
Leks misses the jab.
Dork Fish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish swinging wilding here.
Fish lands a nice looking body shot.
Fish jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Justin Leks has been cut.
Fish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leks.
Fish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Leks.
A slow jab from Fish misses its intended target.
Fish misses with a series of wild punches.
Fish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leks scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leks takes a swing at Fish's ribcage but misses.
Fish missing with a left hand there. Leks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fish counters with a three punch combo that has Leks backing up. Leks nods at Fish to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leks digs a good hook to Fish's body.
Fish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leks misses with a low kick.
Leks punishes Fish's body with a nice straight punch.
Fish throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leks looks gassed!
Leks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fish.
Fish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fish cracks Leks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fish takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Jab by Leks.

It looks like Dork Fish has been cut.
Leks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fish.
Fish misses with a wild combination.
Fish misses with a combination
and Leks counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Leks.
Fish misses with a double jab
and Leks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fish throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fish takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fish getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fish looks to throw the jab but Leks is out of range.
Fish looks to throw the jab but Leks is out of range.
Fish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leks throws out the jab.
Leks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leks is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Fish had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Leks moves out of range as Fish strikes.
Fish throws a lazy right hand but Leks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Dork Fish's cut is getting worse.

Fish decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Leks trying to hold on to Fish's head to control him but Fish postures up.
Fish thows a huge punch but Leks dodges it nicely.
Fish sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leks defending well though.
Fish not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leks trying to hold on to Fish's head to control him but Fish postures up.

Fish seems to be looking for submissions.
Fish is pressing down on Leks's thigh, looking to free his foot. Leks is holding on for now.

Fish wants to work for an arm triangle but Leks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Leks throws a combination that misses
and Fish counters with a three punch combo that has Leks backing up. Leks nods at Fish to acknowledge the strikes.
Leks misses with a body shot.
Leks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justin Leks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Leks gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Leks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fish's guard.
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!

Leks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Leks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fish has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Leks has managed to get both his arms back between Fish's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Fish looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Justin Leks will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Leks connects with a single shot there.
Fish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Leks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leks misses with a double jab
and Fish counters with a straight right hand.
Leks throws a leg kick
and Fish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab from Fish.
Fish scoring well with a low kick there.
Leks is breathing heavily.
Fish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fish shoots in and drives through. Leks sprawls well.
Fish cracks a nice hook into Leks's ribs.
Fish listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Fish looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Leks!

Fish is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Leks can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Leks avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fish.

Fish working for a submission but Leks is keeping him at bay.
Leks tries to improve his position but instead Fish has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Leks preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Fish.

Leks is having to fend off submission attempts from Fish, who is looking to sink in the choke. Fish doesn't have the hooks in though and Leks manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.

Fish working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Leks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Leks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Fish throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Leks escapes and throws Fish's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish is looking to regain half guard here but Leks keeps moving and retains side control.
Fish gets back to half guard.
Leks passes to side control.
Fish is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Leks's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fish wants to control but Leks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Leks is taking a breather. Fish says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leks moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Fish.
Fish tries to buck Leks off but Leks is having none of it.
Fish regains half guard.

Fish looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Leks is controlling the pace.
Fish is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dork Fish dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Leks throws a nice looking combination but Fish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leks connects with a looping right hand.
Leks looks to land a combination but Fish avoids it well.
Leks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fish moves out of range as Leks strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fish.
Fish throws a combination that misses
and Leks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fish looks to land a combination but Leks avoids it well.
Jab by Fish.
Leks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fish misses with the combination.
Fish moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Leks is rocked!
Fish shoots in for a takedown but Leks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leks misses with a wild body shot.
Fish with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Leks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fish takes a swing at Leks's ribcage but misses.
Fish bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leks's head.
Fish fails with a takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Fish both land. Nice combination.
Leks is still on wobbly legs! Can Fish finish him?
Fish lands the left hand.
Leks seems to have recovered his senses.
Fish scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish misses with a double jab.
Fish looks to land a combination but Leks avoids it well.
Fish throws a series of punches but Leks moves out of range.
Leks misses the shot to the body.
Fish throws a series of punches but Leks avoids them all with ease.
Fish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leks.
Fish misses with a looping right.
Leks wants to land a leg kick but Fish is out of range.
Fish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leks counters with a thumping low kick.
Fish moves away from the strike by Leks.
Fish swinging wilding here.
Leks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fish misses the jab.
Leks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fish.
Dork Fish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leks circles away quickly and effectively.
Fish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fish fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Leks checks it well.
Fish throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leks swings for the body but Fish moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Fish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leks misses with a low kick.
Fish staying out of range there.
Fish throws a series of punches but Leks avoids them all with ease.
Fish lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish misses with a two punch combination.
Dork Fish is winning the standup battle so far.
Fish swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leks counters with a stiff right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leks, as that shot connected.
Fish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice jab there from Fish.
Leks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fish uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fish scores with a sloppy right hand. Leks should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Fish misses its intended target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leks!
Fish moves out of range of the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dork Fish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fish 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dork Fish!