PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ADRIAN ROBLES (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ROBLES has chosen THE FINAL COUNT DOWN as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Leben
vs
ROBLES

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Rivers Edge Nutrition

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Leben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, ADRIAN ROBLES!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

ROBLES closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Leben to the mat! Leben manages to get full guard.
Leben looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Leben has a closed guard, preventing ROBLES from standing up.
ROBLES stays in close to Leben's body and controls the position.
ROBLES trying to control but Leben is working from the bottom.
Leben avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
ROBLES pushing down on Leben's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
ROBLES wants to pass to mount but Leben is defending the position.
ROBLES not doing much here.
ROBLES trying to control from half guard but Leben is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben trying to control but ROBLES postures up.
ROBLES frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Leben that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Leben that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
ROBLES is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ROBLES lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
ROBLES controlling from mount.
ROBLES raining down shots from the mount!

ROBLES is going olschool here, as he tries to force Leben to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Leben shrugs it off.
ROBLES looking to control but Leben is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
ROBLES controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ROBLES looking to control but Leben is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
ROBLES content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

ROBLES with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
ROBLES lands a nice shot to the head.
ROBLES lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
ROBLES scoring with strikes but Leben is staying in there.
ROBLES looking to control but Leben is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Leben is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ADRIAN ROBLES dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

ROBLES closes the distance and clinches up with Leben, looking for a takedown. ROBLES pushes Leben against the cage but Leben circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
ROBLES tries to clinch up but Leben circles away and keeps his distance.
ROBLES changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leben tries to avoid it but ROBLES manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leben to the ground. Leben escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leben leaves ROBLES with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Michael Leben has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ADRIAN ROBLES.
ROBLES tries a head kick but it misses.
Leben misses with a wild body shot.
ROBLES tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leben swivels and escapes.
Leben is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ROBLES throws a head kick but Leben moves out of range.
ROBLES tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leben sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten ROBLES somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Leben drives through and clinches with ROBLES against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from ROBLES.
Leben fails to pull guard.
Leben has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. ROBLES avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
ROBLES tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Leben tries to pull guard but ROBLES won't allow it.
ROBLES is looking to break free of the clinch but Leben has double underhooks.
Leben fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for ROBLES.
Leben can't break the clinch.
Leben looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
ROBLES jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leben walks away with a smile on his face. ROBLES gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
ROBLES fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
ROBLES fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
ROBLES is trying hard to land a takedown here. Leben sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leben looks to score with a jab to the body but ROBLES is just out of range.
ROBLES shoots in looking for a takedown. Leben tries to sprawl out of it but ROBLES keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leben manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Leben looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
ROBLES doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Leben counters by moving into the clinch.
Leben can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ROBLES misses with a short punch on the inside.

ROBLES manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Leben prevents ROBLES from getting back to his feet.
Leben wants to control from the top but ROBLES keeps moving.
ROBLES tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ROBLES can't keep his opponent in guard - Leben advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Leben tries to pass to full mount but ROBLES defends it.
ROBLES trying to hold on to Leben's head to control him but Leben postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Leben is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Leben is looking to take a break and control but ROBLES is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
ROBLES is looking to clinch but Leben is avoiding it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
ROBLES with a lazy takedown attempt

and Leben counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Leben is looking to take a break and control but ROBLES is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
ROBLES wants to sweep but Leben has passed to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Leben dominated that second round.
That's time! Leben's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

ROBLES misses with a body kick.

ROBLES forces Leben back against the cage and clinches.
ROBLES wants to break free but Leben has control.
ROBLES tries to pull guard but Leben won't allow it.
Leben tries to pull guard but ROBLES won't allow it.
ROBLES missing with knees to the body.
ROBLES is trying to break free.
ROBLES wants to break the clinch but can't.

Leben manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for ROBLES, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Excellent takedown into side control there by ROBLES.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leben tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but ROBLES presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
ROBLES trying to control but Leben is having none of it.

ROBLES goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Leben turns into him and now he's in ROBLES's guard.
ROBLES is trying to control the position but Leben postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
ROBLES might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Leben kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Leben trying to control but ROBLES is working from the bottom.
Leben scoring with some ground and pound.

ROBLES is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Leben wants to control from the top but ROBLES keeps moving.
ROBLES is pulling down on Leben's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ROBLES throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - ROBLES looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Leben drives through and clinches with ROBLES against the cage.
ROBLES wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
ROBLES jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leben walks away with a smile on his face. ROBLES gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Michael Leben is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leben falls off balance throwing a combination

and ROBLES holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Leben pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leben pulls out of a head kick attempt.
ROBLES throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
ROBLES throws a sloppy head kick and Leben moves out of range easily.

Leben gets caught flat footed, as ROBLES shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Leben manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Leben closes the distance and pushes ROBLES back into the cage.
ROBLES fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Michael Leben has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ADRIAN ROBLES.

Leben's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Leben shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Leben was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Leben landing punches.
ROBLES is working to get back to half guard.
Leben takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

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 Michael Leben.
I think Leben has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Leben!