PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Psa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Leigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Psa
vs
Leigh

193 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Psa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Leigh!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leigh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leigh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Psa wants to clinch.
Leigh tries to clinch but Psa is having none of it.
Psa throws a sloppy head kick and Leigh moves out of range easily.
Psa looks to land a body kick but Leigh moved away.
Leigh tries a head kick but it misses.
Psa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Psa pushes Leigh up against the cage in a clinch.
Psa is stalling here.
Psa trying to land knees to the body.
Psa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Psa.
Leigh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leigh throws a punch but it's blocked by Psa.
Leigh jumps guard but Psa stands there with Leigh around his waist. Leigh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Psa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Psa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Psa.
Leigh looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Psa crunches a lovely knee into Leigh's ribcage.
Psa stalling in the clinch.
Psa working Leigh over with knees to the body.
Psa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leighs head.
Leigh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Psa walks away with a smile on his face. Leigh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sam Psa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Leigh.
Psa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leigh takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Danny Leigh has been cut.
Psa lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Psa clinches with his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Psa obliges.
Psa lands a knee to the body.
Psa lands a knee to the head.
Psa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Psa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Psa landing knees to the head.
Psa digs a right hand underneath Leigh's ribcage. Leigh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leigh is looking to control Psa's arms but Psa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leigh has his back to the cage.
Psa slows down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Psa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psa landing knees to the head.
Psa lands a good knee to the midsection. Leigh won't want to take too many of those.
Psa connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Psa.

Leigh is rocked!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Leigh is still on wobbly legs! Can Psa finish him?
Psa lands a nice knee to the body.
Psa landing knees to the head.
Leigh seems to have recovered his senses.
Psa landing knees to the head.
Psa lands a good knee to the midsection. Leigh won't want to take too many of those.
Psa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Psa working Leigh over with knees to the body.
Leigh fails to pull guard.
Psa controlling the action here for a moment.
Leigh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Psa scores with a knee to the head.
Psa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Psa landing knees to the body.
Leigh tries to circle away but Psa has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psa working Leigh over with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Psa lands a body punch.
Leigh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Psa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Psa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leigh looking for a takedown.
Psa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Psa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leigh drops down looking for an ankle pick but Psa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Psa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Leigh.
Psa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leigh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Psa.
Sam Psa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Psa, as that shot connected.

Psa moves into range and clinches up with Leigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Psa.
Psa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Psa.
Psa working Leigh over with knees to the body.
Psa lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Psa.
Psa landing knees to the body.
Psa scores with a knee to the head.
Psa landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Psa obliges.
Leigh tries for a takedown but Psa manages to get underhooks.
Psa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leigh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Psa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Leigh up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Psa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leigh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Psa is keeping busy.
Psa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Psa blocks the elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Psa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Psa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Leigh's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Leigh takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Leigh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Psa scores with a head kick.
Psa lands a head kick. Leigh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Psa takes the fight into the clinch.
Psa stalling the fight.
A short uppercut from Psa.
Psa stops a takedown attempt from Leigh.
Psa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Leigh's face.
Psa lands a knee to the body.
Psa presses Leigh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Psa.
A short body shot lands from Psa as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Psa stalling against the cage.
Psa pushes Leigh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Psa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Leigh's face.
Psa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leigh can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Psa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leigh tries to pull guard but Psa holds him up against the cage and eventually Leigh drops back down to his feet.
Sam Psa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Leigh.
Psa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leigh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Psa smiles and moves away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Leigh steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Psa. That one must have hurt.
Psa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leigh. Leigh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Psa throws a head kick that Leigh semi-blocks.

Psa moves into the clinch successfully.
Psa scores with a knee to the head.
Leigh takes a knee to the side of the body.
Psa lands a body shot.
Psa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Psa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Psa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Psa lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psa landing knees to the body.
Leigh tries for a takedown but Psa manages to get underhooks.
Sam Psa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Psa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Psa lands a nice uppercut.
Psa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leigh tries to break the clinch but Psa is controlling the position.
Psa stalls.
Psa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Psa crunches a lovely knee into Leigh's ribcage.
Leigh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Psa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leigh working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Psa obliges.
Psa lands a knee to the head.
Psa prevents a body shot from Leigh.
Psa scores a nice knee to the body.
Leigh has had enough of the clinch but Psa keeps him there for the moment.
Leigh tries to pull guard but Psa holds him up against the cage and eventually Leigh drops back down to his feet.
Leigh working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Psa.
Psa landing knees to the head.
Leigh tries to pull guard but Psa holds him up against the cage and eventually Leigh drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Leigh's face.
Psa is looking to control Leigh's arms but Leigh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Psa has his back to the cage.
Psa scores a nice knee to the body.
Psa scores a nice knee to the body.
Psa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Psa is pressed up against the cage. Leigh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Psa down to the mat. Psa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Psa clinches up with Leigh and pushes him back against the cage.
Leigh tries to pull guard but Psa won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Psa.
Leigh tries to pull guard but Psa holds him up against the cage and eventually Leigh drops back down to his feet.
Psa working Leigh over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Psa.
Psa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Psa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leigh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee is keeping an eye on Psa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Psa lands a good knee to the midsection. Leigh won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Psa.
Leigh misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Psa.
Psa lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psa is leaning against Leigh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Psa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leigh fails to pull guard.
Psa scores a nice knee to the body.

Leigh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Psa takes the fight into the clinch.
Leigh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leigh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Psa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Leigh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Psa smiles and moves away.

Psa clinches up with Leigh and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Psa scores with a shot to the side of Leigh's head.
Psa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Psa stalls.
Psa is leaning against Leigh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Psa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Leigh's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Psa is fighting off a takedown attempt but Leigh is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Psa to the mat. Psa regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Leigh preventing the sweep.
Psa is working hard here to advance position.
Psa trying to keep a closed guard but Leigh is proving a slippery customer.
Psa keeping moving, preventing Leigh from controlling successfully.
Psa is controlling Leigh's posture.
Psa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leigh on the ground.
Psa wants to sweep here but Leigh controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Psa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Psa wants to get back to his feet but Leigh is holding on tight.

Psa get's back to his feet.
Psa lands a nice shot to the body.
Psa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sam Psa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Psa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Psa moves into the clinch successfully.
Leigh takes a knee to the side of the body.
Psa lands a good knee to the midsection. Leigh won't want to take too many of those.
Psa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leigh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A hook to the body from Psa.
A short right from Psa.
Psa crunches a lovely knee into Leigh's ribcage.
Leigh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Leigh manages to pull guard.

Psa stands and steps away. Leigh gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Psa closes the distance and clinches.
Leigh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Psa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Psa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Psa lands a good knee to the midsection. Leigh won't want to take too many of those.
Psa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leigh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Psa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sam Psa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Leigh.
Psa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leigh backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Psa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Psa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leigh has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Psa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Psa connects with a knee to the head.
Leigh tries to stall but Psa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Psa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Psa obliges.
Leigh has Psa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Psa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Psa lands a knee to the body.
Psa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leigh wants a takedown but no success here.
Psa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Psa is stalling here.
Psa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leigh backwards.
Leigh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leigh is trying to break the clinch but Psa has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sam Psa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Psa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Leigh's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leigh takes a knee to the side of the body.
Psa lands a shot to the body.
Psa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leigh wants a takedown.
Psa gets underhooks to prevent Leigh's takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Psa.
Leigh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Psa smiles and moves away.
Psa lands a head kick. Leigh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Psa takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Psa.
Knees to the body from Psa.
Psa slows down the pace here.
Psa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Leigh's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Psa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Psa 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Psa!